Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Little Savings that Count.

Small potatoes should be sorted out
and stored away at digging time, and
used in a cooked mash for the poultry
during the winter months.
l. Odd heads of cabbage, beets, turnips,
etc., also come in handy for feeding the
poultry at time when they cannot Sc
cure the essential grssness from other
sources. These also are good appetizers
for the dairy cows.
We never burn any brush on our
place. Any that is at hand will make
good filing for the damaging washes
about the farm. We also try to keep all
old scraps of wire picked up around the
premises, to avoid anything getting in
jured on it. These dangerous pieces OF
wire are safest in some ditch, and as a
preventative of further washing they are
unequaled.
Far too much money is paid out by
most farmers for various repairing about
the farm and household. We have a
cobbler's outfit with which We repair
the harness and shoes on rainy or idle
days. These items look small when be-
ing paid out one at time to the repair
men in town, but they amount to con
siderable sum in the course of q whole
year, and had as we'll be saved as not.
know a few farmers who 60 little
farther than the cobbler's outfit land al
of us should.) They own small black
smithing outfit, and with 1t they effect q
great saving every year by doing their
own plow-sharpening, woodwork, wag
on repairing, welding, making bolts,
taps, etc. Not only do these outfits save
much money, but they enable one to Sc
cure his repairs 30 much quicker during
rush seasons than If one bad to lose the
time to drive to town after them.
Every scrap Of old hay, straw, and es
pecially the straw stack, should be made
good use Of In cases of emergency
stock will pick over straw and secure
consid derable good feed from it, the re
fuse being utilized as bedding, which
later turns to q most desirable feetilizer
Where straw is not made use of In some
way during the winter months, every
forkful of 1t should be hauled out in th'
spring and scattered over the fields, the
manure-spreader being best adapted t
an even distribution. Straw also is val
liable as q mulch for trees and vines
serving to keep down weeds and retaiI
the moisture Of the soil against the &C
ton of dry weather.
Drop or fallen apples (which are con
sidered waste or by y.product on mos
farms) can be turned to considerable
profits In different ways. We hav'
wrapped the smooth, solid drop apples
in thin paper, placing them in layers il
barrels and boxes, and setting then
away in . cool, dry place, where the!
kept till the following March. Some o
the best ones can be peeled ant
canned for winter use. Others may b.
cooked up and converted into apple
butter, which comes in very handy ant
economical during tho winter months q
q change OF ratiOns. A go0dly suppl,
of cider also be secured BY utilizing tn
drop apples. This 10 wholesome an
Iinexpsnsive drink while fresh, and afte
IL ages, 1t can be converted into vinegar
for which there 10 always . ready an
profitable sale. Finally, all drop apple
that are not utilized by some OF thes
plans can be turned into profits BY feed
log them to the hogs, cattle and sheer
why are not some or all Of these plan
much more desirable than allowing th
apples to rot in the orchard, forming
winter harbor for insect pests whic
prey on the fruit?