The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-03-24
NEWS OF THE FARM

SHOCK Will not be so great as IL would
il both operations were performed at
the same time.
The man who returns from hunt
ing and sets his loaded gun in the
corner or hangs it on the wall is. in
reality. setting death-trap. The
loaded gun you may keep on the wall
to shoot crows with when they get In
the corn Is liable to cause you more
loss than a million crows can.
Take an inventory of what you
have on hand on the farm. You will
be surprised to find a lot of things
around which you had forgotten you
had, and probably could do without.
Then keep this inventory for compar-
ison a year hence, and see If You have
gained or lost.
Hay that is more than n year old
does not find very ready market.
Unless It has been exceptionally well
protected. it will have lost most of
its strength by the time 1t has gone
over 1 season. Hay In a good barn
| will keep over a season and still be
marketable, which is another argu-
ment in favor of the hay barn on ev-
I cry farm.
Any animal which is being pushed
| to the limit should have its grain
ground. Horses at unusually hard
work will appreciate ground corn and
oats mixed, with little chaffed and
moistened hay. Dairy cows which
are being fed more than or 6 lbs.
daily, pay big for grinding. Fatten-
Ing animals during the last month or
2 of the finishing period, make
slightly larger gains if they are fed
1 ground grain.
The principle involved in dragging
roads is that clays and other heavy
soils will flatten out smooth when
wet and set very firmly after becom-
ing dry. After suitable drainage
bitches have been provided and the
grading has been adequate, the drag
is very useful in maintaining roads.
In dragging only a small amount OF
earth is removed; the idea Is to leave
the surface but little affected and to
move just enuf earth to fill ruts and
depressions. After the drag has
formed a smooth, hard surface. fol-
lowing rains will drain off quickly.
|
auto truck and the tractor will be
generally used and highly appreciat-
ed. Successful farming depends up
on taking advantage of market con-
ditions so as to get the best possible
price. When live stock, or any other
produce. can be marketed by truck
in u of the time it can be marketed
by team, in such a manner as to get
| rlr iph ri ha
will become indispensable to the far
mer. That day will come as fast as
permanent roads can be built.
| t4f.
Horses that have worms become
unthrifty. their hair gets rough and
they lose condition, altho they may
continue to have a good appetite. A
worm remedy suggested by the Uni
versity of Missouri is made as fol-
lows: Powdered nux vomica, 2 oun-
ces: powdered gentian root, ounces;
powdered areca nut, 6 ounces; So
dium chloride. 4 ounces; arsenious
| acid. 2 drains. These should be mix
ed together and a heaping tablespoon
| full given for every $50 lbs. of weight,
every morning and evening for about
\ 10 days. The medicine may be mix
ed with ground feed or sprinkled over
oats and corn which has been damp
ened.
| The place for straw is back on the
land. II 1t can go thru the medium
of live stock. as food and bedding.
that Is the best way to return II.
! Where sufficient livestock is not rails
ed to use all the straw in this way.
the straw should be returned direct
ly to the land. 1t can be spread thin
ly and plowed under or better yet, 1t
can be used as a top dressing for
mulch for the small grain fields, and
| on the pastures and meadows. II ii
is applied to the pastures and mea-
dows 1t would be better to make the
application in the fall. On the grain
fields 1t can be used as a dressing
after the grain has been sown. Ma
chimes are made for spreading 1t
thinly and evenly
Rats cause great losses In many
poultry yards but there should be no
trouble in getting rid of them by
poisoning with a mixture of parts
cornmeal and 1 part sugar OF lead.
The hands should not come in con-
tact with the poison feed, and all 9TH
er feeds should be removed so the
rats cannot get thtm. The poisoned
feed may be kept away from the
chickens by putting it in tray, nail
ed to the middle of the bottom of a
box at least a foot square and 6
inches high. The box should be clos
ed on all sides except for a number
of / and " inch holes bored thru the
sides near the bottom. Burn or bury
the dead rats so that chickens can
not eat them. The decayed flesh of
even imprisoned rats is likel yto cause
timber neck, as ptomaine poison Is
called in chickens.
In keeping hogs in a healthy con-
dition, 1t is usually advisable to use
the formulas recommended by the
various experiment stations. 1t will
save money by buying the ingredients
at ordinary prices at any drug store
and mixing them on the farm. In
keeping hogs free from worms 1t
aAema 10 ba 1 of the DrinciDaI reaanns