Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
INFORMATION SERVICE FOR
FARMERS


MITE KILLERS-Chicken mites
may be eradicated by few thorough
applications OF kerosene or some of
the coal-tar. products sold for this
purpose, or crude petroleum, to the
interior of the poultry house, includ-
ing the floor, taking care to get the
material into the cracks.
SPROUT TREES-If new growth
of sprout hardwood timber is desir-
able to replace that being removed,
it is advisable to cut the trees dur
ing the winter or very early spring,
as stumps of trees felled during
those periods sprOut best. Sprouting
is most vigorous from low stumps.
Sprout regeneration is especially ap-
plicable to young hardwood stands,
particularly those to be cut over
every 20 to 80 years for posts or
fuel. The majority of hardwoods do
not sprOut vigorously beyond so
years of age. Eastwood and chest
nut are exceptions, since as a rule
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stumps up to 100 years of age.
TIN CANS NOT DANGEROUS
The prevailing idea that it is neces-
sary to remove food products from
cans as soon as they are opened is
erroneous. For a reasonable period
incident to it's utilization it would
be safer to allow the food to remain
in the can. Transferring to another
receptacle only adds to the danger
OF contamination.
PURCHASED WEED SEEDS
Nearly all purchased manure is full
of weed seeds. Ii hauled to the farm
when fresh many thousands of weed
seeds will probably be introduced.
Purchased hay and straw are almost
certain to contain weed seeds, and
the farmer who buys these can not
expect to have a weed-free farm.
Where hay or straw is purchased,
the only way to prevent seeds from
getting to the land is to leave the
resulting manure in a pile or pre-
ferably in a pit for several months
before spreading.
LESS HAULING-The self-feeder
system for hogs which permits them
to eat grain at will either in pastures
or dry lots is becoming increasingly
popular. Some hog raisers build a
crib or bin the pasture in which they
store a quantity of grain, to avoid
hauling it to the hogs daily. The
quantity of grain required will vary
with the forage crop used. With
sOybeans, cowpeas, peanuts and vel
vet beans, which are hOgged off when
the seed is mature or nearly mature,
less grain will be needed than with
green forage such as oats, chufas,
sweet potatoes and clover. The self
feeder may be used safely, however,
with all crops. Healthy hogs that
have as much feed as they will con-
sumo give good returns for all they
eat.
LIFE-GIVING AIR-Fresh air is
as essential for good health of COWS,
horses, hogs and other stock as for
the physical we'll being of human
beings. Ventilation in barns and
other buildings in which stock are
kept is just as necessary as in homes
schools and factories. The stabling
of animals in dark, poorly ventilated,
damp barns affects their health and
helps to spread tuberculosis when
the germs are present. Clean, whole
some milk can be had only from
healthy COWS. Poor ventilation also
causes damp or wet barns. In the
colder sections of the United States
unventilated barns are frequently
found in which the roofs and ceilings
are dripping wet with condensed
moisture. This condition results in
molding of feed and hay stored in
such buildings. Proper ventilation
aids in the prevention Of spontane-
Gus combustion in haymows and
granaries.
SIZE UP EACH EAR-The best
way to select seed corn is from the
stalks standing where they grow. AS
soon as the crop natures and before
the first hard frost, go through the
field with a picking bag and husk
the ears from the stalks that have
produced the most good corn with
out having had any special advan-
tages, such as excess of space, mois-
ture, or fertility. Avoid late-ma-
turing ears which are heavy because
. of excessive sap and ears from down,
smutted or otherwise diseased plants.
Select seed from normal, healthy
plants that have produced most
heavily in competition with a full
stand of vigorous plants, and from
plants that are neither too early nor
late maturing for the conditions
where the corn is to be grown.
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