Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-21

[ or new, but the old harness is re-
tanned Many think the essential
point in fitting a collar is to have it
go easily over the animals head.
/ Each horse should have his own har-
ness and when he is sold his harness
should SO in the bargain.
Mites are easily exterminated by
! applying kerosene to all infested
/ parts of the building. They become
! numerous as soon as warm weather
! comes As prevention is better than
cure it pays to paint your roosts once
/ very four 10 six weeks in winter time
| and once every two weeks during the
/ warm weather You will probably
never see mite in a house so
| treated.
Nothing makes n cooler, cleaner
! locking poultry house than the use of
plenty of whitewash.
The building should face tue south
as this insures the greatest amount
Of sunlight during the winter.
Capons are the most profitable
parts of the chicken business, Just as
steers are the most profitable part of
the cattle industry
Frequently disinfecting The hen
houses. coops and drink and feed
dishes is likely to save lots of trouble
from disease.
Those hens that moult early in the
season and get well feathered cut by
November can be counted as winter
layers.
4 ~.
the egg-laying type, If there be such
a thing, must not possess shapeli-
ness or beauty OF p,umage, Expert
enee has taught that a high-bred
flock with regard to form. plumage
and egg production. is the most
profitable Breeding alone for egg
laying is apt to result in inferior
other qualities. Progressive breeders
today are producing the best-looking
and best-laying types at the same
time
Cows when dry will consume almost
as much roughage as when milking.
Silage may well form the principal
Ingredient of the ration; in tact, with
twenty to forty pounds of si'age and
q small supplementary feeds of Glow
er, coWpea or s.lfalfa hay, say five or
six pounds a day, the cows viii keep
in flesh and even make some gain.
Cows in thin flesh should receive in
addition a small amount Of grain.
Silage will tend to keep the whole
system in a state of healthy activity
and in this way lessen the trouble
incident to parturition.
It seems that the Hollander IN de- /
veloping the Holsteln COW followed |
the same system as he does in all his /
lines of agriculture. namely, making
things produce for all they are worth. !
ON his small farm he cannot keep |
many animals, hence he must make
the individual produce the equivalent
of many. He has fed and handled his i
COWS for large development and heavy !
milk production. The Holstein cow
is the largest animal of all the dairy
breeds, and she is by far the largest
milk producer. Although her milk is
not as rich in butter fat as that Of |
the Jersey and some other cows. yet |
through yielding a larger quantity or
milk her cream production exceeds
that Of other breeds. She is a good
butter COW and an extraordinary good
milk COW.
Transplant the sprins-sowu peren-
mails To their permanent places where
they are to flower next year. Dig the
bed deep, mix plenty of rotted manure
with the soil and set the plants far
enough apart to afford their full de-
Dig up the gladioli corms, clean
them off and dry for a day in the
sun. Store in a cool, dark place in
shallow trays.
When the frost kills the cannas cut
of the tops just above the ground.
Leave the tuioers in the soil for a few
weeks 10 ripen. If the weather be-
comes very cold draw some soil over
them. After digging clean off the
earth and set in the sun during the
day for at least q week, protecting
well at night. Store in dry, cool,
frost-proof room.
There is hardly a better mulchins
than the leaves Of our trees
and shrubs, and no better soil can be
found in our woods and forests than
where the leaves have fallen and
decayed.
The soil. called leaf mold. is one |
Of the best soils for your ported |
plants, especially for your ferns, and |
is listed in florists catalogues at a |
dollar a 1ushel. II is usually mixed |
with about one-half of good garden |
loan and a little sand. and gives not |
only a rich soil in humus and plant |
food, but also a potting soil which is
porous. light. retains moisture Well |
and will not crack or bake, especially !
valuable for plants with many fibrous
roots and for seedlings.
Mulehing of the shrubbery may be
done now at any time.
Go over the house plants and ferns
and remove all scale insects. Soap
and water is good to use.
Rough timber used in the poultry
house makes the best harbor for lice.
Perches. nests. etc. should be made
of smooth lumber in all cases.
The cultivating season is over and
all tools should be cleaned UP and
housed. One winters exposure to the
weather will do more harm than sew
eral years use.
In the fail is a good time to clean
up the orchard. cut out the dead
branches and brush or remove all rub
Dish so that they cannot harbor in
sect pests.
The practice of sailing stock period
ically on the ground is antiquated.
II takes too much time and If done
often enough it wastes salt and the
way ii is done, usually. the stock do
not get enough salt.
1t is common sense to suppose that
as birds are building a new plumage
they should be nourished well At
least their appetites should be fully
appeased with good strong feed.