The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-03-31

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Sell the boarder cows.
Keep the good brood sows.
Don't allow the cream to freeze.
Don't underestimate the value of
good seed.
Hens that are fat and baggy are
not worth keeping.
Plenty of green feed should be Civ
en- the chickens every day.
The merits of the scratching shed
are shown during bad weather.
Outdoors is no place to keep fowls
when the mercury is close to zero.
1t never pays to work a slow, lazy
horse beside quick, spirited animal.
Nothing contributes more to health,
economy and contentment than a good
garden.
Teach the colts to walk well and
good foundation is laid for all of the
other gaits.
If breeding light horses, breed for
speed; if breeding heavy horses,
breed for strength.
Keep the ewes in good condition. 1t
doesn't pay to be stingy--nor should
you have them too fat.
Pulverized charcoal mixed with soft
foods aids digestion and is an excel
lent preventive of disease.
Draft colts do not need so roomy
a paddock in which to exercise as
the lighter harness and saddle types.
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Do you know the individual perform
ance and value in milk production of
your herd? Better get acquainted with
them.
Next to grass the most important
thing for live stock on the range is
water and plenty of it well dis
tributed.
Colts should have a regular grain
7 hou nd in,
are more economical and will make a
better colt
Don't crowd your chicks They are
living organisms and need room and
air as much as people do. Crowding
is dear economy.
Charcoal is good for poultry, having
a healthful influence over the whole
system. They will eat much of it
when placed in reach.
The old setting hen is gradually go
ing out Of business, with over a hun
dred manufacturers of incubators and
breeders as competitors.
Ownership is great thing. Let the |
boy have something of his own-a |
colt, calf or flock of chickens. 1t |
will pay a hundred times over.
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The physical condition of the soil is
of as great Importance as the amount
of plant food there. Fertilizers will |
not do the work of fitting the seed
bed.
Although it is not necessary to be
an expert at the business it requires |
some effort and intelligence and strict |
application to make success in cattle I!
raising. ...
Many horses are permanently in |
Jured by having all the hay they can
eat. Each horse should be carefully
studied and given what he requires
for his health.
Where the eggs are intended for
Matching there should be no forcing
of egg production, but the hens
should be given ample runs and fed
for vigor and fertility.
No man should attempt to raise
hogs unless he has adequate yards
and fencing. The hog can make him
self an intolerable nuisance If not con-
fined within proper limits
1t will pay you to give your hens
parched corn, good and warm, for the
last meal at this season of the year.
Makes them feel so good inside when
they creep up on the roosts at bed
time.
Do not attempt to secure warmth in
the stables by banking windows and
closing everything up tightly. The
horse is breathing animal and needs
fresh aid, but it should be supplied
without exposure to draughts.
Too many farmers spend good
money for Babcock testers and other
implements of that kind, then store
them away in the barn or on a shelf
in the milk house and forget entirely
how to use them. TIE tester, If it is
going to be any good, must be kept
In use.