Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-02
Farm News Department
akGDN Conducted BY County Agent Chris Christensen

arm News
BIiEgLlH Conducted by County
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A rank growth .of. weeds becomes al
asset when plowed under before the,
make seed.
BY killing Off scrub ROSTERS ant
producing infertile eggs, better keep
ing qualify can be secured. This viii
also increase the quality of the flock.
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Kitchen walls should be painted sc
that they may be wiped with damp
cloth, making cleanliness possible with
out great demand on strength and with
out the disarrangement CAUSED by
embarrassing or calcilnining.
In most communities there is great
opportunity for marketing eggs and
poultry by parcel post, Often this plan
gives better satisfaction than the usual
method.
The housewife must not practice
economy at the expense of the health
of her family. Growing children must
have good milk to drink as well as
other nourishing food.
Chickens never wash, as many other
birds do, but cleanse themselves of in
sects by wallowing in soil. For this
reason every poultry house should be
provided with dust box
AS the type Of animal necessary for
the production of large yields Of milk is
entirely different from that Of the beef
animals, it has been impossible to pro-
duce a breed which would combine
these functions and be Of superior
merit for both purposes.
If every home-there are 2O,O0O,00O
of them-shOuld waste on the average
one-half cup of milk daily, it would
mean waste of 2,5OOO0O quarts daily
-912, 100000 quarts year-the total
product Of more than 100000 cows.
Try to make the dishes served of such
size that there will be enough to satisfy
the appetite of the family and no un-
necessary table or plate waste. Don't
be ashamed to plan closely Thrift in
food means providing enough food,
neither too little nor too much.
Young pigs should be given their feed
In such manner that each individual
pig gets it's share. The simplest way to
accomplish this is to allow the pigs to
eat from properly constructed feed
trough, ore that will keep the pigs out
Of the feed and will lessen the possible
ity of crowding yep
A system of sheep farming that is
TO be continuously successful can not
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ignore either wool or mutton. In many
cases the two. products will be worthy
Of equal consideration. In others either
one may be emphasized according to
the peculiarities Of conditions, manage
ment, and marketing.
One of the first essentials to satiss
factory marketing arrangements is
standardized products Cans, jars, and
other containers should be uniform in
pack, appearance, quality, and coldi-
lions. Every container which is fully
l,p to the standard represented by the
label or brand will then be an adver-
fisement in itself and often a guaranty
to further purchases.
Red-clover seed is scarce and high in
price. The clover flower nudge is part
" responsible for this condition. 1t
eats the immature seed vessels Of clover
and prevents the seed from forming.
Most of this injury can usually be pre-
vented by pasturing lightly or cutting
the clover at the proper time to kill the
1naggots of the first generation, accord
ing to United States department OF
agriculture specialists.