The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

vetch Is an annual plant
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Clean the troughs. these not days
Straw and hay make good nesting
material
over-sour cream makes butter lose
fts fine aroma
Cutworms. as a rule. do their great
est damage in the spring.
Improper feeding will soon cause a
good strain OF hogs 10 run out
Pasturing the pigs in s0x3O mud
pen makes no money for the owner.
Lime is best supplied by giving the
fowls access TO crushed oyster shells
A combination OF high roosts and
heavy fowls seldom proves satisfac-
tory.
Separate the young pigs that ore to
be kept as breeders, from the fatten-
ing stock
The time to feed silage IL directly
after milking or at least several hours
before milking
The mares with draft blood are too
coarse 70 give quality to the colt. no
matter what the sire is.
Do not allow decayed meat TO lie
around where the fowls can get II
or they may die from ptomaine poison.
Fire blight like hog cholera. is
caused by an organism invisible TO the
naked eye. but present in the blighted
twigs.
When given with Care, one OF the
best foods for young and growing
chickens. and the laying hens. too. is
sweet milk
Sorghum Is preferred to corn for
silaze in semi-arid sections because
Il is a surer grower under dry wealth
er conditions.
Angora goats have been used with
profit TO keep fire lines clear OF in
nammable vegetation on national for
ests in California.
Let the colt wear its little halter
through the day, but remove II at
night TO prevent the possibility OF get
ting It's feet caught in It.
Sixty million dollars we're lost by
the American farmer last year sim
ply because he did not take steps in
time to prevent the deadly hog chol-
era
II pullets do not lay before cold
weather. they are apt to wait until
spring. so the chicks hatched very
late will not fll next winters egg
basket
Wasps, yellow Jackets and birds
sometimes puncture grapes. and then
but not until then-the bees feast on
the released juices. Paper bags are
a great help in growing perfect clus-
ters.
Never put lid on a can Of warm,
fresh milk--use a cloth cover. II the
milk is TO be separated get II through
the machine as soon as possible-the
quicker the better. Cool the cream i'm
mediately after separating, and II pos
sible. dispose OF the warm skim milk
at once.
A mare may become wire cut and
almost worthless on the market, but
she can still redeem herself II she is
breeder. Her value for raising colts,
II she is bred we'll is not decreased.
The gelding has place on the farm
till he has reached his prime, then
cash him In. II he gets blemished,
all he is worth is the hard work that
he can do.
Silage is safe TO feed TO horses and
mules only when II Is made from fair
ly mature corn, properly stored In the
silo When Il is properly stored and
is not allowed 10 mold. no feed ex-
ceeds II as a cheap winter ration. II
Is most valuable for horses and mules
which are not at heavy work. such as
brood mares and work horses during
the slack season.
The average hen, n provided with a
good place TO dust herself, will keep
down the lice, but this win not protect
her from the red mites In the chicken
house. which infest her body at night.
These are the enemies we need most
10 hght against.
Take time TO visit the nearest park
or a neighbor who has been success
full in growing trees. fruits, OF flowers
and study the plants and methods OF