The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-22

out special permission-l
A pan OF fresh. clean water kept on
the lawn viii De- appreciated by the
nlrds
Guinea fowls make a good deal OF
racket. but they are the must persist
out hug eaters OF all the domestic
fowls.
The Tamworih hog is not particular
~ appealing To the eye. hut Is never
ihcless the best bacon type In The
whole range OF hog breeds.
Every farmer who makes a business
II using broad tired wagons should
have his good sense recognized 10 the
extent Of a remission OF his poll tax.
II Is a truth that all Of us ought TO
realize more fully than We do that
both good aud evil thoughts and I'M
pulses grow weaker IL not put into
action.
Pigs may be- "ornery'' on occasion.
but hen TINT gets 1t Into her noddle
tina, She doe>nt want To sit where the
owner wants her To set her takes the
medal fr9m the pig.
Every sparruw's nest that can be
raidcd and destroyed before the eggs
a:c incubated means just 50 many few
er OF the pests to grow M aud harass
other birds that are worth while
The pirplant roots should not be dis
turbcl after being set on. until they
have had a chance 10 get a hold"
Otherwise the early pie will bc about
the only one the family will enjoy.
The bugs or weevils that the par
ticular housewife often finds at the
bottom of her flour bin are there usual
~ because of the carelessness Of the
owner Of the mill where the cereals arr
ground
In the planting Of lima beans far
better stand win be secured II care Is
taken 90 place each seed cercfrlly with
the e:c downward. The voiyi~lons
are tender and brittle ms the bean
gprminatcs ana are easily broken OF;
hence the rcasun for the above sug
yegti0n
4 lady reader who has had consider
eide experience with poultry and who.
incidentally. has raised good many
show birds stated the other day that
slic takes much tue same care Of her
poaliry that size does Of her children.
II they ret Guilds she warns them M
and gives iliem Il dose at uuinnr. and
for other ailments other remedies.
Small patches of quack grass nny
he eradcnted easily by covering them
Niih tar paper or heavy pieces OF
ir.spplng paper. Where the pieces or
strips lay earth should Ice placed To
make the area covered as nearly light
and air tight AS possible. II the qiack
grass doesn't gel any mir for three ar
forr months il simply kicks the burlS'
c,. like any other organism.
NJ the warm weather comes on il Is
wise as well rs mcrciful precauiion
io furnish both poultry aud animals 1T
pasture With some sor. of Slradr This
ahuull not Viewed rs Il MATTER of Seuii-
mcnt hut utility. More than one ARM
or turing the intense heat Of last SUM
mcr had cattle die because there was
no shelter they could find from the
brol.ing sun during the heat of the day.
Loss to stock In pasture from electric
shocks TINT follow wire fences may be
almost entirely prevented If the wires
are grounded This is done 10y taking
wires three and half or four feet long
aud attaching the end TO the tor wire.
giving ii Il twist around each luwer
wire and showing the free end into the
ground eight or ten inches. The
grounding wires should he placed along
the fence at intervals or nve or six
rods.
A farmer who lives down creek or
stream from farmer whose hogs
have died OF cholera and who leaves
the carcasses lying around has re-
course under the laws of good many
states In case which came up re
Gently in the writer's home county
one of these careless chaps had to pay
stiff fine and costs for this ofense,
action being brought against him by
his ncighhor. whose hogs contracted
cholera from his own.
II is quite generally admitted that
when a SOW eats her pigs it is because
she is out of condition and has an alb
normal craving for food elements that
are not furnished in sufficient amount
in her regular ration. The element
most often lacking is protein. which
can he furnished in the shape of high
grade tankaSe. skimmilk or butter