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Show NOTES cS? ME&DOWBR00K fyry farm About fifteen different breeds of sheep are now recognised. Don't be afraid of getting the soil around the asparagus too rich. Sheop do not drink much water, but what little they drink must be clean. A lamb that Is large and strong will stand weaning hotter, and also winter better. There are few crops grown in the garden that cannot be followed by later crops. Tho calf that has a dainty appetite is very apt to develop Into a cow with a similar habit Sheep aro a persistent agency of Improvement Im-provement to the soil of the farms on which they are kept. What Is the use of struggling along with sugar beets whon good old alfalfa al-falfa Is the better crop? There is much risk and little to gain In breeding heifers to calve while under un-der twenty-eight months old. The indifferent farmer Is the one who Is always most slow and careless when It comes to working the road. This Is a good time to begin teaching teach-ing young stock to roost Indoors, if they haven't been In the habit of doing so before . Color of the egg shell has nothing to do with the flavor of the eggs as It is influenced by the food and the surroundings, sur-roundings, e It Is poor policy to change the quarters of hens or pullets while laying, lay-ing, for it usually checks or stops egg production. The sooner the chicks' night quarters quar-ters are made rat-proof the better. There is nothing to gain by running risks with rats. As the weather grows cooler more 'corn and ,kafir can bo added tq the 'ration, but It Is a bad practice to feed these grains exclusively. Don't forget thn sand for ducks. Besides a visible supply handy at all times, their morning and night mash should always contain some. i t r Do not throw out tho sour milk; give It to the chicks; It's a valuable food for them and' much relished. Sktmmllk or trattermllk Is also good. To prevent the further spread of apple scab a Becond application of lime sulphur diluted one gallon to forty gallons of water 'should be made. Parsnips and carrots are much bettor bet-tor It allowed to remain In tho ground until the weather freezes. Cover them with manure and they can be dug up at any time. The young stock on the farm, especially espe-cially the calves that are stunted In then- early growth, are seldom as well developed as those that grow from the very beginning. htaay growers do not know the value of humus; they are satisfied with their soil. Humus la the life of four land. Add vegetable matter to your soil whenever you can. The prosperity of any agricultural community is dependent largely upon the character of the sotL as well as upon the climate, market facilities, character of the people, and other factors, Never has tho summer silo been more valuable than It has this season. sea-son. Such a year ought to convince every dairy farmer that he needs Just such provision as this against possible possi-ble shortage of feed. uo more than look at the cattle when you visit tho fairs and expositions exposi-tions thla fall. Watch tho Judge nnd sco If you cannot carry homo a point or two that will help you In picking out a gtcd Individual. Tho draft horso does tho work on tho farm most satisfactorily nnd with less expense nnd worry; sells higher and moro rapidly; costs less to get him roady for market; nnd It costs less tlmo and labor to (rain him and get him ready for market. Another thing that goes to mako vegetable growing a succoss 1b Irrigation Irri-gation ; havo water at hand where you can Irrigate whon your garden demand de-mand It; thero Isn't anything thut makes vegetables tough and woody as lack of wator. This 1b the getting reudy season for thw.lnl2E!s. juu-u. iUojiky jqoC Bbulu crack In the wall or rioof7broaen roosts, and the llko are calling for attention at-tention now. Banking earth around tho foundation of the hen house Is also a timely odd job. A good way to handle manure for garden purposes Ib to spread It In broad, flat piles and allow It to rot, then apply 100 pounds of acid phosphate phos-phate and 100 manure and mix this well when you put It in a pile. This will add to the manurlal value of the pile and will prevent the loss of ammonia am-monia to a great extent Tho heavy feeding of corn to poultry, poul-try, especially where thero is an absence ab-sence of good, hard, sharp grit, will bring on bad cases of. Indigestion, which in many cases resembles cholera. chol-era. About 92 cases out of'iOO reported re-ported cholera victims are cases of indigestion in-digestion . The end Is the same, but the latter disease Is not contagious. Because the hog has. tho ability to utilize grain foods so efficiently and economically Is a poor excuse for feeding grain exclusively and neglecting neglect-ing to reduce the cost of pork growing grow-ing by the use of supplemental forage for-age and pasture crops. Other things that go to make Intensive Inten-sive cuttlvatln a success are manure, and constructive work In your garden. Confine yourself to a small garden spot and work that hard rather than work over a large one and give it only halt enough attention. - |