The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-03-26

Get out the blankets and use them.
The draft horse is always in de-
mand.
A well-fed, well-nourished eve will
shear heavy fleece.
Grade cows with good production
records are nothing to be ashamed Of
Hogs often have sore throat, quinsy,
etc., from exposure to drafts and cold.
If your pigs squeal they are either
cold, hungry or uncomfortable in some
way.
Isn't the first month of the year a
first-rate time to begin testing the
cows?
Feed the heifers so they will keep
on milking and form the habit of per-
sistency.
fSA "~eCA anu hOtC4 oAOPo al 2 oOOe~
equal to south wind and sea water as
swine feed.
"a COW lying on a bare floor cannot
be expected to make much OF a show
in the dairy.
Every man who handles horses
should have the fundamental gift of
common sense.
Keep your separator and milk house
clean. What is worth doing at all. is
worth doing we'll
Do not let the flock rush through
narrow doors. You may lose both eve
and lamb in that way.
If you have horse which the wom-
en- and children can drive safely,
think twice before you sell it.
Clean up the yard and farmstead
generally. Plan to set out a few
more ornamental trees and plants.
Land which receives the same
treatment year after year rapidly de-
preciates in its crop producing power.
This winter viii again find the
cream can the meal ticket on many a
western farm-that and the egg bas-
ket.
Sudden fright and excitement at
once tells on the egg crop. Never al
low strange dogs about where the
hens are.
Do not forget to salt the horse once
week; or. better still. keep salt al
ways before him. He knows best how
much he needs
The dairy farmer who has a good
bunch of hogs to cat up his by-prod-
ucts on the farm is sure to make
money in the deal
In hot weather or in drawing heavy
loads, watch your horses breathing.
II he breathes hard. or short and
quick, it is time to stop.
The implement dealers best friend
is the farmer who houses his farm
machines at the side of a barb wire
fence or under the shade of leafless
tree.
Butter or cream may be hauled to
market at less expense than any 9TH
er farm crop And you are selling
less fertility off the farm than with
any other crop.
Remember that vigor and good d.
gestion are more necessary to egg pro-
duction than the exact color OF the
feathers. though it is possible to have
both in the same bird.
Because of the fact that the weather
is cold, do not neglect giving the hens
all the fresh water they can drink 1t
should be slightly warmed to keep it
from freezing up at once-
Forcing a COW for short period
cannot always be accepted as the le-
Ultimate measure OF her capacity of
any breed. no matter how well anthem
ticated any great performance may be.
The most profitable method Of
starting tomato plants is to SOW. the
seeds in dirt bands in the hotbed. and
shift the plants to the field at setting
time with the dirt band and soil In
tact
1t takes about the same amount OF
dry matter to make a pound Of butter
as a pound of beef. Beef may sell
for $3.50 per hundred and butter for
$40 The latter leaves more fertility
on the farm
Some of the most inter esting parts
of the papers that are published now
adays are the advertiseme nts- There
Is no reason why a person should skip
these; in fact, some writers say that
they judge magazine by the adver-
ffciu0 II orrioc