Putnam patriot., 1913-09-26
Test all matching eggs.

Iuattention produces bad results Use insect powder freely to extermi nate lice
 Green bone Is very rich in phos phate of lime.
 Not enough care is given to teach ing colts to work.
 well-ventilated cellar is the best place to operate the incubator The modern farm buildings should be go arranged that they will be rat proof
 Boost the acre yield. cut down on the acres. and so solve the hired help question
 welldrained yards and pens will help to keep the hogs more thrifty and profitable.
 The peach tree responds more quickly to good treatment than any other fruit tree.
 Shallow cultivation following deep blowing precedes clean fields and profitable crops.
 Norway spruce trees make good windbreas. and right now is good time to plant them.
 Whole corn is good feed for sit ting hens Water grit, and dust baths should also be provided.
 Beans are very susceptible to frost and should never be planted until all danger from that source is past New planting Of blaekberries. rasp. berries. entrants or gooseberries may now be made. Cut back the plants. Tn Europe cows serve q triple pur- pose. They are used for the produc- ton of milk and meat and for draft purposes.
 Trees a.d small fruits generally like application of ashes and bone dust. By ferdHzing liberally good crops may be assured.
 Pure breds should be culled as well as the grades Many poor producers result from the idea that pure bred fig without flaws.
 aF 1rv COW Every pound lost in flesh before calying time will he taken out of the next milking period.
 The early bird catches tho worm and the first hen out for feed and last on the roost with full crop is the one to depend on for eggs.
 The native wild highbush cranberry doewood, Juneberry. black haw. and wild grape ali make good plants foi the home yard if properly set.
 Improved implements will do much to increase the efficiency of the men on tho farm and will at the same timc increase the productive capacity of the land
 For average yields f has been esti. mated that it takes 100 tons Of water 10 grow a clover crop; for corn it takes $50 tons; oats. 375 tons. and DO tatoes. 450 tons
 There is little doubt that the incu bator has not always been given the credit 1t deserves for having brought the poultry industry up to it's present enviable position
 Where alfalfa hay Is fed as tho roughage part of ration for farm horses at hard work less grain ii necessary to prevent them from losnt weight than where timothy hay Is fed Tn the case where cowpea hay ana silage are fed together. there Is n' question but that better results would ensue were alfalfa hay used instead of tho cowpea roughage for this pur pose.
 The cows that gives fifteen quart! every milking. and kicks over th' pail as she Is being stripped. Is like good many people whose good in tentions and virtues are spoiled by on' mean trait
 breeding SOW should have plenty Of nourishing food. such food as vii cause a healthy growth and develop ment without inducing the laying or of surplus fat, as a fat SOW often ha, difficulty in farrowing.
 Top-working apple trees may be don' now Try setting a few grafts. 1t il not very difficult operation and it il always interesting to watch the re suits Many worthless seeding tha are hardy may be changed to be goo, fruit.
 Tomatoes are best grown upon sin gle stalks. All suckers should be kept of. allowing only the original stem tC grow. and this should be tisd te a stake. This prevents rot, and makes better fruit. Dwarf. medium-sized va rieties give the best results.
 The moving machine that chugs under ordinary conditions is sadly in need of attention. In nine eases out of ten the fault will be found In one or the other or both of the cutting edges. The sickle may be dull or the