The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-07-16

Young pigs need plenty OF exercise.
sunshine and dry beds.
1t is an established fact that young
cockleburs will kill hogs.
A good lawn and garden will make
the home brighter and better
Remember that sheep like a short
bite. but don't let II be too short
Green rye and alfalfa, equal parts.
viii make a fair grade Of ensilage.
A sore on the breast or shoulders
Of a horse is a rebuke to the driver.
Sheep must have shade in the pas
ture. They never graze in the hot sun.
A dozen sheep are more effective
weed destroyers than a man and a
hoe.
Nearly a million women in the Uni
ted States are either farmers or farm
laborers
II is a waste OF time and labor to
plant corn on rough. badly prepared.
thin ground.
II the butter is to go on the mar
hot % ahnu1d ha mt In naat attrac-
tive packages.
Thin steers when put on pasture
make larger and cheaper daily gains
than fieshy ones
II beginning in the poultry business
be sure you get healthy stock or eggs
from healthy stock.
The more milk SOW gives after her
pigs are old enough to take 1t. the
faster they will grow.
Don't burn the straw. Use II for
bedding for the stock and return it
to soil to renew fertility.
At this time OF year a good sized
hen, like Plymouth Rock. can cover
l5 eggs II given a snug nest.
Try TO give the chicks. chick-size
grit and charcoal in such way that
they cannot help but find IL
There is no excuse for stacking al
falfa, for one can make big interest
on money that Is invested in barns.
For every cherry that a robin eats,
he should be credited with destroying
perhaps thousands OF injurious In
sects.
Rye straw makes the best bedding
for stock. Do not be too economical
with It. Place foot deep under the
stock.
Hogs should have plenty OF clean.
fresh water to drink. They prefer
clean to muddy water and 1t Is more
healthful.
Rape Is used In a small way only as
soiling crop to grow near the barn
and cut for hogs or other stock when
pastures are dry,
More than in any other branch Of
farming. success in poultry raising do
pends on regularly and faithfully do
ing the little things,
Weed seed and small grain will
never produce profitable crop when
run through the seeder. Look out for
your seed before sowing.
With a pair OF tinsmiths shears
remove all the black teeth that are
present in the young pigs mouth az
soon after narrowing as possible.
Frequent change OF pasture and the
feeding of supplemental forage and
| grain are excellent means OF assisting
in keeping the ewes in good flesh con-
dition.
Weeds should be killed as soon as
/ they begin to grow. but the primary
reason for cultivatins is TO maintain
the proper proportion OF air and mois-
| ture in the soil
There is a growing interest in saw.
ing and improving old neglected or.
| chards. DO not cut down a single
tree until convinced that II is wholly
useless. II necessary. consult an ex.
! pert orchaTdist.
Hogs should have warm, dry beds
| during the chilly nights OF late spring
and early fall and during cold. wet
weather in summer This will prevent
many cases OF pneumonia. probably a
greater hog-killer from year to year
/ than cholera.
Brooder chicks require less heat dur.