Putnam patriot., 1913-05-09
Practical Poultry Advice Keep after the weeds.

Keep all refuse out of the garden.
 Kindness beats gru1ness in getting
 work out of horses. If you find an extra good pumpkin
 pr squash be sure to save the seeds
 Equal parts of corn and oats are hard to excel as a grain feed for sheep.
 A pile of coal ashes and salt will keep the hogs close to any spot where 1t lies.
 l Every farmer should have small wheel seeder and a small wheel gar l Sen hoe. Sheep are almost essential in main taining the fertility and cleanliness of the land
 Selling all the hay and grain raised on the farm Is a sure method of sell ing the farm.
 Ewes that are broad and long will make good mothers and produce wig orous offspring.
 Creamery butter has an advantage over all the other kinds because of it's greater uniformity.
 The value of corn silage to the beef producer is not limited to its use fu winter feeding alone.
 To secure a good brood SOW, an even development is required from pig brood to maturity.
 Do you return your saw and ham mer to any particular place when you are through with them?
 No land is so rich that its owner can afford to waste the manure that is made by his farm stock.
 It Is estimated that ten years or single cropping will wear out any but the very richest of soil.
 The development of the young horse requires the exercise of tho best judgment in handling him.
 Water thoroughly when the soil Is dry to touch, but never sprinkle" roses when they need watering.
 Crops must be gathered in proper condition and sent to the market fresh and clean. Careful grading is essential.
 This is the month when most of the silos in the corn belt are filled It costs money to do this now, but next winter the dividends will surely be collected.
 It is generally conceded that the best time to sell chickens is from November.
 The bright eye, red comb, smooth. bright, well-kept plumage, activity and a keen appetite, indicate the healthy fowl.
 Good sheep require good care to maintain their excellence. Poor sheep are always a burden upon the rest of the flock.
 Toss those aggravating rocks from the wagon track before the freeze-up or you may just count on jolting over them all winter long.
 Alfalfa growers of Kansas consider the best antidote for grasshoppers to be turkey or two to the acre to range over their alfalfa fields.
 The pig is merely a meat-produc- ing machine, and the more he Is fed-with good judgment, of course the more meat he will turn over.
 The man with a clear conscience and patches on his trousers gets moro out of this world than the man who goes beyond his means to be fashion able
 Rats are an enemy to squabs. The pigeon loft should be made proof against them. Rid the premises Of them by the aid of traps as fast as possible.
 Select breed and stick to it. Con siderable time is required to build up ] good flock and nothing is made by continual changing. Always keep pure olooded stock
 The time to lay in plenty of winter 'eed is when you can get it. This month is the one to cut corn and while you are cutting, cut enough so you will then be likely to have about enough.
 To insure the highest per cent Of ertility in the eggs. stock ducks leed bathing water but this does lot necessarily mean that they must lave stream or lake on which to lisport themselves.
 There has been much complaint re- 'ently of the large percentage of spoiled eggs to the case. Some of this rouble, it is declared. is due to the storage of eggs near onions, oils or 'ther things with pronounced odors.
 The feed now in sight will give you pretty good idea as to how much tock you can carry over winter. It $ he best policy to hay A little too