The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-09-03


t Watch your horses breathing.
Overlooking the hens is harmful.
: Litter should cover the hen house
feeding floor.
Satisfied profitable pigs will grunt
. but they do not squeal.
Mill feed can in most cases be pur-
chased and fed to brood sows at a
profit.
A horse will require more feed
when allowed to run out, than if kept
In the barn.
Study your hogs Hog growing, like
any branch of live stock, cannot be
learned in a day
There is never a time in the year
when the fruit grower Has no use for
his pruning knife
The demand for the bacon hog is
growing. The large Yorkshire is the
favorite bacon breed.
Shelter all the stock. The increased
manure and thrift of stock pay big
dividends for the trouble.
II the screenings are fed the manure
should be thoroughly composted. 9TH
erwise weeds will continue to grow.
Brush out the heels of the horse at
night. If dirt is allowed to cake,
scratches and grease-heel may result
Don't begrudge the grain the poul-
try eats. They are returning higher
price for 1t than any stock on the
farm.
Farming is becoming more sys-
tematized business. This is one thing
that has removed the drudgery from
the work
A mule never seems to be really
frightened at anything. When he
runs away he does It through pure
love of mischief.
Lounging along in the harness is
bad for any horse, young or old. 1t is
q sure sign of a slouchy driver. Either
drive or let it alone.
Keep the pigs busy from start to
finish. i.e., making hogs of themselves.
Afford comfort, plenty of feed and
drink, and give 1t regularly.
The ideal peach tree is one which
has a spread of branches almost dou-
be its height and we'll feathered with
'ruiting branches almost to the
ground
There is less talk in our time about
he general purpose COW and more
about the utility cow The latter sort
IAN be depended upon to pay the rent
when all else fails.
Contrary to the general belief, 1t
loes not hurt a horse to give him !
water in moderate quantities, even {
yhen he is very hot. providing the {
water is not very cold Il
The brood sow is a pig factory, not
erself pork barrel filler She is, r
r should be, a creator of strong, r
earty pigs. Feed her then so she r
an fulfill her real mission. II
There is just as much danger in
yer feeding farm stock as there is in .
nder feeding You have to watch =
he animals in order to knosy when =
GU have the right kind of a ration. :,
Remember that the horse is the
lost nervous of all animals, and that ).
tile things annoy and irritate him. =
emember that he will be contented .
: miserable accordingly as you treat :
m =
Good housing Is one of the essentials
r egg production, and consequently =,
lould be given proper consideration. e.
hen that is comfortable and happy -
more apt to be profitable than one -
at is uncomfortable. :,
A recommended treatment for warts
cows teats: Put some water in a o.,
title and add as much alum as the RI
ater will dissolve. After each milk m
g touch the warts with this mixture SO
d they will soon disappear m
Ice water to drink when the mercury
on still hunt for the bottom of the ia
brings the shivers to the fr,
W, and that means that her owner he
II SILVER when be looks into his Sc
cketbook for the profit from her ws
eping. tn
The poor COW would complain
ainst the short course il she had sis
2 opportunity to speak herself. She sn
the one that mu fear lest her 70,
ID fortune be destroyed when the tbi