The state herald., 1914-03-27
Don't burn the straw.

Keep the good breeding ewes.
"One apple a day will help to keep
the doctor away"
Ewes that are successful breeders
should be kept as long as possible.
Guinea fowls are the most persist.
ent bug eaters of all the poultry
tribe.
good, reliable equipment is abso.
utely necessary for profitable poultry
raising.
The old-fashioned, well-kept, well.
selected garden Is not now as common
as 1t should be.
Mate up the teams intended for
work in the spring at least q few days
before they are needed.
A ventilated corncrib built Of per.
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farm of Its Illinois designer.
The coolest weather does not kill
the Insects. Therefore spraying Is the
safest method Of killing them.
The incubator is not changeable.
After 1t is once started 1t will set
persistently until the end Of the hatch.
Give the poultry access to charcoal
and also a chance at coal screenings.
They relish and make good use of
them.
Never plant young trees among old
and diseased ones. because the worms
and Insects are almost certain to de.
stroy them.
1t Is estimated that every year 60.
100000 tons Of potash are carried into
the oceans by the streams which
empty into them.
Get all fruit trees planted at the
very earliest chance. SO that they may
make all growth possible the first
year after setting out.
Much land that refuses to grow red
clover may be put by cowpeas into a
state Of fertility that will insure a per.
feet stand of clover.
Horses should never be made to eat
moldy hay. as nothing is worse in lead
ing to worrying. whistling and other
arrangements OF the wind.
This Ia good time to buy that pure
bred male. or that breeding pen Of fine
fowls. Breeders will sell a little
cheaper now than they will little
later.
In the dairy ration or in feeding
young and growing stock and breeding
stock. oats take practically the same
place. pound for pound. as bran OF
shorts.
Vegetables should be carefully pre-
pared for market. Supply what your
market can use and put 1t up fresh
and In the most attractive package
possible.
There is great loss OF time and
money In attending auctions to buy
worn'out tools and machinery that Ia
out OF date. The first wear Is the bes,
on all farm tools.
Trees must not have wet feet. The
level OF the standing water in the soil
must be at least three feet below the
surface. and II is better for the trees
II IL Is twice this distance.
A general rule for feeding dairy
cows; Feed one pound OF grain a
day for each pound OF butter fat pro
duced per week. or one pound OF grain
per day for each three pounds OF milk
II you cultivated your orchard late
you may have some dead trees on
your hands next spring from freezing
Cultivation should be stopped In time
to allow the sap to retreat into the
roots.
Plan to be ready for the trees as
soon as they come from the nursery
by ordering early and being ready
when the trees arrive you will be
likely to get good trees and get them
started properly.
II the room II very warm. keep q
dish OF water standing among the
flowers. or on the stove. II the house
In heated with furnace the water pan
underneath should always be kept full
The average house plant likes best y
temperature OF 90 TO 6b degrees. and .
room without heat. opening on from .
warm room. Ia an ideal place for them
II the farmer OF the present day
does not succeed II will not be be
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