The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-11-06

AS a growing proposition there is
nothing better than spring pig.
Horses must be unheaded, have
spirit and finish and be fast walkers.
II the SOW is fed on sour, dirty
swill the effect is quickly seen in the
pigs.
Undue excitement during hot wealth
er often proves fatal to overfat
fowls.
Clean earth is one of the best alb
sorbents that can be used in the poul-
try house.
The dairy farm is highly develop
ed business establishment and should
be SO operated
Whitewashing the nests, inside and
out, is a good means of keeping them
free from vermin.
1t takes a stockman's eye to detect
the first symptoms of failing condi-
lions of his stock
Little chicks need a feeding coop
where they can eat in peace away
from the older fowls.
Those who have silos full of silage
find winter feeding easy and satisfac-
tory to the live stock.
A poultryman too careless to keep
the henhouse free from vermin does
not deserve to succeed
A good feeding creep for chicks may
be made by lacking some coarse mesh |
poultry wire over frame
A quarter spent for a batch of but
ter paper is morev we'll invested |
where butter is marketed
Young pigs kept in dry, dusty lots
and fed on corn exclusively will not
make money for their owner
A quarter 49, dairv thermome-
ter and NJ irvman can make
better investment OF two bits
No hones- breeder W. sell a culled
ram TO an ipro~o-,t fa--,o- It is as
bad as passing ccuSterfeit money
Milk, cream. and butter are sus-
,eptible to all manner OF faint and
he result 10 sr+i~'~atcd butter prod
lets
Drought can be largely controlled
~ care OF the physical condition of
he soil and in the preparation of the
eed bed
Dust sitting hens with pyrethrum
'owdcr twice or three times before
he eggs hatch and there will be no
Ice on the chicks
Poultry and fruits are closely al
led Both do well together and they
eadilv thrive on the same land with
ut hindering each other
The sun has q purifying effect on T
lilk mans and pals but they should
Q covered with Iipht screen cloth so
ne flies cannot chase over them
Any woman who manages well can a
nd an hour during the day when she L
an shut herself in from all outside @
orries end -no'irn relax and rest 8
1t is just as necessary to plow or :
herwise cultivate the peach orchard
hen II bears rot peach as 1t is t
hen the trees are to be loaded with 0
uit.
Decaying matter of any kind left ~
z around at this time OF the year
ay prove very costly bit Of care
ssness to anyone that is raiisng
ickens.
It is in favor OF the sheep that 1t
II yield a profit Under conditions so
favorable that other farm animals
der the same conditions will be
profitable.
Ducks can be raised without free
nge In fact they should be kept
-ay from the hog lots or stock yards,
lere the clumsy birds are at the
,rcy OF the stock.
Unless the stock turkeys are large
is almost impossible to get the
ung ones to a good weight. 1t is
st to purchase the largest and finest
ck obtainable to breed from.
Wheat Is just as capable of In
'ased yields as oats and corn, and
use farmers who have combined
ence common sense) with their
'iculture. have reaped not IA bush
but 80 to so bushels per acre for
series of years.
Breeding stock should be selected
health, strength. vigor and ma