The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26

sheep demand clean water.
Don't overload your horses.
Farming is a business proposition.
Don't simply keep cows Make the
cows keep you.
Alfalfa insures larger yields from
the crops that follow.
Notice which hens are most active.
They are the best layers.
Sometimes Il is good plan to leave
the stubble to catch the snow.
Only 20 per cent OF the land area OF
the United States Is improved farm
land
Cut alfalfa or clover hay are good
green feeds for hens at this time OF
the year.
A load OF corn In more cheaply trans
ported when converted into animal
products.
The man who neglects to water the
poultry does not deserve any profits
from them.
Give hens good care. and II goes
without saying that they will play fair.
and keep on laying.
Don't keep horse going after It be-
gins TO show signs OF exhaustion. You
will save time by resting a bit
II is hard TO choose between poor
ventilation In barn and too much
air Better find the golden mean.
Dairymen can well give little con-
sideration to several OF the types OF
milking machines now on the market.
Early pullets and young hens up to
two years OF age are the kind from
in winter.
To realize how you are coming out,
you must know what feed Is costing
you, as we'll as how much butter fat
the cows are giving.
The best way to mend straps on
common farm-work harness Is to rivet
with copper rivets. They never rot,
and hold better than wax-ends.
Exn,rtp,on.s apd Investigations bava
proved that the milking qualities OF a
COW depend almost as much on her
sire's mother as on her own dam.
Unless the relation between protein
and carbohydrates In the ratio Is
about right either one or the other will
not be used at It's fullest advantage.
According to a report recently is-
sued. the total value OF our agricul-
turai products in 1913 will be S5.0o0,-
100000, or s296.o 100000 more than
1919.
An American patent has been grant.
ed to an Englishman for a process for
preserving eggs by dipping them first
In gelatine and then in n solution OF
amyl acetate.
Washing and drying n cows uddei
before milking has been found to keeI
about 90 per cent OF the filth out ot
the milk that usually gets In when al
open pail Is used,
Cover crops are used for the pur
pose OF preventing the soil from wash
ing during the hard rains OF wintel
and spring. as well as for the addi
tlon OF fiber to the soil
Two acres OF cornstalks placed II
the sllo are worth in feeding about tn,
same as Ave acres OF stalks cut an'
fed as fodder This shows how tn,
corn crop may be utilized
A tractor for farm machinery tina
Ia driven with reins is a novelty, tw,
reins doing the steering and thir,
controlling the motor. while fourtl
may be used on the brake IL desired
Inc manure epreauer anu tne hil
are two things that point the farme
towards better bank account, an
Il is not going TO be so very long b,
fore we will add TO this the milkin
machine.
A post that is well set may last Ions
er than one which has been mad
smaller by sharpening so as to driv
II easily. but It Is seldom as solid a
the driven post When the soil
water soaked the set pot is more ea'
fly leaned by stock pushing on tn
fence.
Sweet clover is a great soil bullde
It IS great feed and II is a great GRO
but II is only few years since swet