Putnam patriot., 1914-03-20

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 Do your churning today.
 Diyersification is excellent.
 Alfalfa does best on manured soil.
 
 British India alone has S4.ooO.O0o head of goats.
 The proper way to SOW alfalfa is with some form of drill.
 Be sure that the male at the head of the flock is pure bred.
 Don't try to winter more birds than you have room for or time to care for.
 The man who has already used the sllo will tell you wether 1t pays or not.
 Crowded houses are sure to become damp. and hens will not lay when crowded.
 Don't expect a good COW to develop from stunted calf. They don't grow that way.
 Feed plenty of charcoal, as 1t is one of the best things for keeping the Doul- try healthy.
 A scrub hen is not worth much, but she is as good as any for the man who will not give bis flock good care.
 IL is claimed that early-sown fall wheat is benefited when pastured with sheep to keep down the rank growth. One of the successful ways to grub out white grubs in old sod ground A to enlist a drove of active pigs in tho good work.
 When removing a calf from It's dam, do so while the COW is away from her stall so she will not associate you with the loss of her calf.
 
 Adding the silo to the farm simply means applying one of the first prin- ciples of modern manufacturing indus try to the oldest of all industries.
 Don't sacrifice your heifer calves to the veal fend. Cows are going to be at nl ha none to sell, but will be compelled to buy
 The boy who has an interest in the farm Is usually pretty quick to see the possibilities Of the farm and he is not h so much of a hurry about getting away.
 Celery banked with earth late in the fall seems more palatable than where boards are used Do not bank when the foliage is at all moist as this will aid decay.
 Newly purchased hogs should be carefully examined for vermin. and should not be turned out with the herd until they are known to be free from these pests
 When you test your cows for quan- tity, you must also test for quality in order to determine definite results Some cows give greater per cent. of butter fat than others.
 
 The first thing to do after drawing the buttermilk from the churn Is to pour a pailful of cold water on the butter and give the churn three or four quick revolutions. Are you getting the most out Of your dairy herd? If not, Is 1t the fault of the breed. the individuals or the owner? It is up to you to work out this problem yourself.
 Shredded fodder is much more con- venient to feed than the shock fodder The time and labor saved in feeding shredded fodder about eompensates for the time and labor taken fin shred ding.
 Pigs may be taken from their moth CTS as soon as they eat heartily By selling the pigs young the SOW may be relieved of the necessity of nourish- ing her pigs and soon prepared for the second litter. Green ground bones are rich in al. bumen. phosphate of lime, and phos- phoric acid, which go to make eggs and shells. It will pay any poultry man to buy bonemill to grind bones for his fowls. Too much emphasis cannot be put upon regularity in the dairy work. IT. regular hours greatly interfere with | the milk production. and long delay in milking must be painful. For best results there should be regular feeding | hours.
 Good seed corn Is a profitable in- vestment at from ss to s5 if you don't have it. If you can select, store, and l test 1t for sl per bushel. how much will that save on next years crop? | Sell your surplus seed to your neigh I bor. don't wait and buy from him