Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
FARM NEWS

In changing from old hay to new
hay in feeding work horses, do it
gradually, using only small pro-
portion of new hay at first and in
creasing the proportion gradually.
The same advice is good in making
and change in the ration. Quick
changes may induce serious diges-
tive disturbances.
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Cracking, breaking, and rOtting of
shoe uppers is often hastened by
perspiration. Furthermore, shoes
continually soaked with perspiration
are neither comfortable nor hygienic.
It is both more economical and more
comfortable in hot weather to have
two pairs of shoes for alternate
daily wear, thus giving each pair
a chance to dry out between wear
ings.
Next fall the puIlets and cockerels
in the poultry flock will all look
about alike, though there will be
great difference i'll their value for
laying and breeding. Now is the time
to mark the fastest growing chicks
and early maturing birds with bands,
or by toe punching, so that the best
breeders and layers can be selected
later on.
A pale skin and pale Innings of
the mouth and eyelids Of sheep at
this time of year may indicate the
presence of blood-sucking worms.
Farmers Bulletin 1907, Parasites
and Parasitic Diseases Of Sheep,
which may be secured by writing to
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
washington, D. c., tells how to treat
sheep for external and internal para
sites.
No other plant will furnish as
much grazing as good stand of
sWeetclover in its second season. 1t
is important to put enough livestock
on second-year sweeteloVer to keep
the growth down. Sweetclover that
is not grazed enough blossoms and
gets woody. If grazed closely the
towering stalks remain tender and
palatable until the plant is nearly
mature.
If you have a garden don't throw
away coffee grounds, banana skins,
and similar material. These things
have fertilizing value, may be added
to the compost heap. Add Gull veg
etables and weeds. The basis of the
compost heap may be sod or leaves.
Animal manure should be added If
available. In addition to waste mat
lter.,the compost heap, will be helped
BY: bone meal, superphosphate, or
phosphate rock Addition of lime or
wood ashes will hasten the decom-
position. 81 :r
Alfalfa should be cut for. hay
when the plants are well in. bloom
Cutting at an earlier stage of growth
gives hay Of a higher protein con-
d, tent, but cutting nearer full bloom
keeps the stand in better condition
AS the leaves contain about two
thirds Of the feeding value Of the al
falfa plant, hay should be put in the
stock or NOW with as many leaves
+ as possible. This can be done only
with minimum amount OF 9handllng
after the hay begins to dry. 1t should
be raked before 1T becomes brittle
and most of the curing done in win
drow or shock. NJ
Spraying with Bordeaux mixture
is the best way to control the potato
leaf hopper, which not only feeds
on the leaves but causes hopper
burn, disease which sometimes
ruins an entire potato crop in one
or two weeks. When leaf hopperS
are abundant make at least three ap'
y plications of Bordeaux, says the U
s. Department of Agriculture, ant
spray a fourth time if necessary tC
keep down hopperburn until the croI
has matured. Spray both sides o
? the rows, using at least $50 pounds
pressure, and see that the mixture
reaches the undersides of the leaves
The 4-4-50 formula is generally used
The leaf hopper, which is one of thu
worst enemies of potatoes, is very
small ,pale-green insetc. The adul
il about One-eighth Of an inch long
with white markings, and has an l.
on its body.
When the mosquitoes come arount
to torment us again, it may be wei
| to have a copy of Farmers Bulletir
157O-F, Mosquito Remedies and Pre-
ventives. This bulletin can be Sc
, cured free from the U, S. Depart
: ment of Agriculture, Washington
D. C.
/, Last year 1,S76,OOO persons moyet
( from farms to cities, and 1,257OO'
l moved from cities to farms, move
ment away from farms of $4,000
according to U. S. Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics figures. The farm
population is now the smallest in 81
years.
LoIforfo that pnW!