Putnam patriot., 1913-08-22
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 Keep the weeds zewn E
 4 hen can be kept too long. Clean up and burn. the rrhbish-
 Don't conhne the chicks closely.
 The dust bath Is a natural enemy to lice.
 A female ay vin depoza 150 eggs
 st laying
 Filth in the summer months should l never be allowed
 Broody hens should be moved to the
 permanent sitting nest at night Do not depend too much upon the ram for improvement. select your ewes as
 well
 Foliage and fruit diseases are usu. ally controlled with little difficulty by spraying.
 Poultryuen should select their
 breeding stock carefully and then take
 care of it
 When spraying. if showers come and wash CT the poison. spray those trees a second time.
 Eggs saved for matching purposes
 should not be subjected to high or low temperatures.
 Setting hens should be placed where the rest of the flock will disturb them as little as possible If you have no trees in your chicken yards plant some corn 10 make shade while the trees are growing Be sure 10 keep plenty Of fresh va l ter before the hens. A great amount l of water is used 10 form the egg Do not let the ambition for keeping i all the new breeds you hear of cause you to make asfailure with poultry. Before any new chicks come see ] that there are-no scales on the hens 1 legs-no mites or lice tn the poultry quarters.
 In seasons when dought prevails a better stand Of clover can be se- l cured by sowing the seed without a nurse crop. i If chicks have no stamina. get stunted. or are diseased. il is the care 1 less. ignorant or lazy earetaker who is to blame. Calves can well be fed corn ensilage as soon as they are old enough to De 1 fed solid food stuffs, but they must not be oyerfed. l Tools and implements in their places and in good repair when not in use save lots of time when those busy spring days come. | A reeerd should be kept of each i hatch. showing the date set number and kind of eggs. number tested out I and tha chickens matched The bill of fare should have a va riety Fowls do not wish to be con- fined to single article of food any more than men do. and it is not good l for them.
 Light blows are all right for land i that is free from stone: but look out 1 for your ribs where there are many 1 stones. For such land better get heavier blow.
 Potatoes planted in old land or rien | garden soil are apt to be scabby anu worm eaten; a teaspoonful Of sulphur thrown onto the tubers when dropped will prevent both evils. l It Is muscle and bone that are re- | ouired to withstand hardship and in- active colts never develop either Ike ! those which have the advantage ei plenty of exercise every day. Chilled eggs are responsible for B | good deal of bad luck" with incuoa~ tors. but as general thing eggs m the process of matching will stand more cooling than many people think
 Use labor-saving devices The hsn price of labor and importance or | prompt planting, cultivating. sprayins etc, make il absolutely necessary to use effective tools and farm msehin- cry.
 Lambs should be docked when they are from to 10 days old. according to the advice of the Minnesota e1' pertinent station. Al that time the young animal receives practically no setback
 Fresh bones contain . small quanity of animal matter which is useful Tor food. They are in theiy best condition | when fresh and unearned- burnlhx or charring consumes the animal mAf | ter and makes them just SO much ie7s valuable.