Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15

anv stumps on which to injure the
cutter when harvesting the shoots
next spring.
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A good dairy bull should be kept
until he Is twelve or fifteen years old;
IN fact, as long as he is a sure sire.
Real good sires are SO rare that when
We do find one he should die only q
aaio old age.
There is less waste in feeding silage
than in feeding fodder. Good silase
properly fed is all consumed. SilaGe
is very palatable. and. like other sue
cnlent feeds. has a beneficial effect
npon the digestive organs. More
stock can be kept on a given area OF
land when silage is the basis OF the
ration.
sas4 The productive life OF the average
hen is only two years some mems
are good layers at three and FOUR
years but these are exceptions 10
ss5a the rule. As a general thing Il VII
not pay to keep a hen after she :
three years old
Right now, in the middle OF the
summer. Is the time 10 force ma
turity of pullets for early fal azle
winter laying They must be led,
watered and handled to make Iarse
- ana rand growth Of bone and flesh
with the least amount possible o. Ia.
Straight growth is what Is wanted
To milk a COW requires time ana
patience- The milk should be drawn
slowly and steadily. some cows nave
tender teats and II You want a we'll
disposed COW, be gentle IN your treas-
rnent towards her. 4 good COW !
- naturally impatient With Constant
Irritation, any COW viii ian n oAah-
tity Of milk
- Beautifying the farm home seldom
- requires more than a small OUTLAY
en- money and not so very mucn o.
: time The ordinary farmhouse. paint
lad and in good, repair. STANDING n
the midst OF a green lawn. VIII
- hrubbery and large shade trees m
- ferspersed here and there. makes a
- ,ictnrasoue scene. The barns and
- nutb1Iildings. though of ordinary con-
str,,ction. may have neat appear
- - ance. using a little paint. simply ap-
.ss sled by the farmer himself
IS quart of grain to ten hens per
= iced is about right.
= Probably the best season Tor capoI-
,a~szine Is the latter part of August or
The beginning Of September
! Lawn clippings, lettuce and radish
: OPS make ideal green food.
: - The yolk of the egg spells much
: quicker than the white.
. : Water is cheap and plentiful;
s<,hickens need it and should have all
They want.
small patch Of ground beneath
1 shady tree, spaded up and mace
Ane. furnishes the chickens with an
excellent bath.
plan now to provide comfortable
: ,-1arters for the poultry during the
winter, when the price of eggs Is
highest.
Poultry which is not intended to
winter should be fattened before
really severe weather comes on, II
good profit is TO be obtained.
The growing chick that has free
range in the orchard will make gooo
Growth and will also destroy lots OF
bugs, worms and insects Wnlcn Would
damage the fruit.
I.eghorns are natural foragers A
Ieghorn mother will never hang
: around the back door with her brood
!, unless you spoil her by throwing out
i feed.
!, One of the best places for growing
chicks is the cornfeld, where they
+. will have plenty Of shade and where
they viii find lots of bugs and worms
!. TO improve their diet.
Be sure and set a few hens the
first or during the middle OF August,
Z as chicks raised at that time are
practically no trouble and expense
{ And you can raise every one hatched
If you give them one-half the care
{ given early chicks.
/, Many people prefer TO buy their
eggs from those who keep poultry in
+, yards and not on range, declaring
these eggs to be made of clean green
f stuff and grain, while the eggs from
/ the farms are liable to be made OF
all manner of filth.
I, The first symptoms Of Timber neck
are a dark comb, closed eyes. rougn
+ plumage appearance Of general col
lapse. No time should be lost in
/, treating ailing birds. A half tea
spoonftll of turpentine with a little
lard should be given to each fowl and
the birds separated from the others
for few days and fed ngnJ ulet.
+ Bread softesed in milk is all the food
+. they need.
Sunfower seed acts both as food
I and medicine 1t is a grain rich in
3 oil. which produces redness to the
comb and lustre to the feathers. The
f, seeds should never be dried in the
4 heads, but always shelled as soon as
: ripe and spread out on dry floor
where air and light will reach them,
thus allowing them to dry before be-
coming musty.
It is useless to expect to build up
a paying business without adopting
business methods. The poultry bust
saaess bears strong resemblance to
The business OF manufacturing goods,
and TO be put upon paying basis
aattention must be given to certain
.-.weI known principles-quality OF
goods. cost Of production and the OBJ
Gaining of a market.
The long list of hardy perennials-
11hlox, fox-glove delphinium, cereop-
sis gaiilardia, ete.--may be sown this
month, but it is not easy to get good
results. To insure quick termination
soak the weeds over night. 1t is a
good plan to kill weed seeds in the
-ss soil where parrenials are to be planted
-.--4.,y baking in the oven; otherwise the
e EVERY GARDEN REQUISITE
ALSO