The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-01-14
INTERESTING ITEMS
FOR The FARMER
IMPORTANCE OF USING LETTER
HEADS AS AN ADVERTISE
MENT FOR THE FARM.
Telling a Sleeps Age.


animal is about year old the mid
die pair are replaced by two perma-
nent teeth; when years old the
teeth on either side of these perma-
nent teeth are also replaced with a
permanent pair; at 3, the next tooth
on either side gives way to a per-
manent tooth, and at the last, or
back, teeth are replaced in like man
ner.
Briefly, then, a sheep with one
pair of permanent teeth is a yeariing;
sheep with two pairs is 2-year
old; with three pairs, 3-year-old,
and with four pairs, a 4-year-old.
After a sheep is years old one
cannot tell by the teeth about the
age. However, one who is purchas-
ig a sheep. says T. G. Patterson of
the animal husbandry division, uni
versity farm, should see that 1t has
not lost any teeth, or that the teeth
have not become long and shoepeg-
gy in appearance.
Best Hogs to Feed.
For fattening, select pigs weigh
ing from 100 to $50 pounds and in
good condition. The should be fat
tened for at least sixty days and per-
haps seventy-five, If 1t requires so
long to bring them up to weight
of $50 to 200 pounds. This is the
most desirable weight at which to
put hogs on the market and animals
Of this weight in good condition will
bring top prices.
Corn is selling at low prices now.
compared with prices in recent years
and it can be used to large extent
for fattening hogs. Farmers who
have fall pasture can supplement
this with a feed of corn alone and get
good results. Otherwise they can
feed rotion consisting of one part
corn and one part wheat middlings.
In feeding corn as a supplement
to pasture, begin with daily feed
of about 2 pounds a hundredweight.
or 8 pounds of corn for hog weigh
ing $50 pounds. When full feeding
has been we'll begun, one may feed
all the corn the hog will clean up.
Kafir, milo or feterita may be used
instead OF corn, but the amount re-
auired will be little larger.
Top Dressing of Alfalfa.
Farmers in the corn belt are just
beginning to learn the value of al
falfa, but they have not generally
learned the value Of top dressing in
the fall of the year. If some of the
old straw stacks that are standing
on farms were spread over the alfal-
ia fields in the fall or early winter.
or even late in the winter, it would
add from half ton to ton to the
yield per acre the next year. Well
decomposed barnyard manure is even
better. The objection to fresh ma
nure ia that is is apt to contain tim
othy and clover seed, which are
weeds in the alfalfa field.
If you don't believe this, try it on
strip in your alfalfa field. as we
saw it done last winter. Seeing Is
believing. Do you know that tor
of straw has as much plant food In
it as ton of ordinary barnyard ma
nure? In addition to this, it furn
ishes winter protection often need
ed when the alfalfa is late sown. Oh
when it is cut too late the last time
and has not had time to provide it
self with a winter covering, or ever
where it has. Remember that II yo'
trade ton of straw for ton o.
barnyard manure. neither party will
be cheated. 1t is much more ever
trade than most horse trades. any
how.-Wallace's Farmer.
Mixing For Sausage.
Sausage should be made of clean
fresh pork. To every pounds o.
lean meat add / pound of fat ant
mix them together by chopping
When this is done, spread the meat
out thinly and season with mixture
of ounce of fine salt. one-hali
ounce of ground black pepper and
one-half ounce of pure leaf sage
rubbed fine, for every pounds Of