Show NOTfL FRa OIlP AtM At-M ARM 413Uh4 r ftr i YrA A j + l l 1 a1 a1s See that tho brood sow gets tho ex rclso she needs Sheep should not bo fed ensilage except In snail quantities Let not a year go by without having planted some trees on the place It Is said that barley furnishes as much nutriment as tho same weight of oats Dont overcrowd the chickens Win tor only as many as you can comfortably com-fortably Clean dirty eggs with a woolen rag slightly moistened In water never wash them A teaspoonful of chloride of limo inn In-n pint of warm water Is said tQ relieve wind colic In horses Have you been imlng the road drag If not we hope you have an uneasy conscience Get busy after the next rain The failures that Wo make If wisely wise-ly I pondered and wlsoly used may guide us to the success we long to achieve It has been Bald hat farmers arc a power In the land but It Is only as they stand together on questions that affect their welfare that this holds true In feeding the hogs see that you do It In a clean place and In a clean way On many n farm feed la wasted because of the slovenly way In which it In fed r You cant count the wrinkles on tho horns of the cow that has been dehorned de-horned so as to tell her age so it Is a good plan to keep a record book of your cows Did you help celebrate applo day by eating apples talking apples and planning for morQ and better apple trees on your place October 20 marked another advance stop In the apples popularity A cheap farm paint can be made from one gallon of skim milk three pounds Portland cement dry paint powder to give desired shade This compound must bo kept well stirred as tho cement settles Stir up not more than one days supply at a time How hard should the ground freeze before covering up the strawberry vines Well If It will hold a wagon up when driven over It you may conclude con-clude that it Is time to put on tho mulch Dont put on too much at first however Increase the amount of covering as the weather Increases In severity It Is estimated by competent authorities author-ities that over 45 per cent of tho i food products of the hotter classes In I the United States consist of animal products In other words half of the amount spent for food of the average family goes for meat eggs and dairy products This fact suggests sug-gests why It pays the farmer to raise stock 0 Again let us urge you not to leave the tools out to warp and rust In the winter storms One winters exposure will hurt them more than two or three years use Clean them up and put them away In the dry If you have no tool house put them In tho packing shed A coat of paint tip piled now will add several years to the life of the woodwork of tools Corn shows by the different states are becoming popular i Illinois will have ono the list of November Indiana In-diana will hold one at Purdue university univer-sity In January and other states are In line for similar shows Now brother broth-er farmer plan to attend ono of these shows See what the other fellow Is doing and learn how you can Improve on the quantity and the quality of your corn crop The Chicago health commission has foibidden the sale of milk from ordinary ordi-nary tin cans All milk must now be delivered in scaled bottles Nearly onehalf of the Infant mortality of ho city Is supposed to be traceable to Impute milk It requites careful vault and constant care to keep a lit can in good condition Few people know how to wash n can and those who do know apparently do not like the job If you want any proof of this fact take tile cover off of any milk can that Is being returned from any city and notice the nasty stench that meets your nostrils The price of city milk Is constantly advancing so that farmers liuvo hopes of getting money enough to pay them to keep It dtlIn and In inline condition 0 r Express your thanksgiving In thank lhllll Poultry for profit dcinnndw good quarters and good feed Stagnant water drunk by ho cows Is apt to cause stingy milk Molasses as part of tho feed ration for tho terse him proved Its value Keels tab on the markets and watch > our chance to sell your crops nt the best price Oats make an Ideal food for the blood sow It will pay lo keep her well fed up Tho American quail Is n good bird to have on tho farm as ho Is an Industrious In-dustrious Insect eater More failures in hog breeding proln ably como from lack of good yards and fences than from any other cause A small flock of sheep on every farm should bu tho slogan of tho organized or-ganized farmers throughout the country coun-try Barns me cheaper than teed Shelter Shel-ter well your livestock and make the highpriced feed go as far as possible pos-sible Hoots as port of tho ration for tile sheep In the winter time are quite essential es-sential If you would tako thorn through In good condition Sheep will nuver drink Impure water In putting your flock Into winter quarters soo that proper care Is taken to provide adequate and clean water supply Notice how uneasy the horse Is when the curry comb Is being used on the logs Most horses arc very wen sltlvo there Try nn old cloth to rub the dirt off When your pot theory t has proved a failure hasnt worked out as you expected and there Is no reasonable chance for Its doing so be man enough to admit your mistake and give It tAt up At Onmha the groat corn show of the year Is to bo held December 9 to 19 At Chicago two great shows tho International Livestock show November No-vember 28 to December 10 and tho National Dairy show from December 2 to December 10 Mark these dates d with h blue pencil on your calendar and try to take in soma one ot tjem I 1 Tho automobllo Is going some but the horse seems to 16 holding his own r against It Dont bo afraid to lalio a few colts Money In It Prices for y good horses were never better The splendid exhibits of horses at our otato and county faire Is proof enough that tlo Interest in good horse brcedlJK Is growing Again we want to urge tho importance impor-tance of beginning early In the handling han-dling and training of the colt Get him used to the halter handle him frequently and break him to driving by putting a pair of lines to the halter halt-er and walking behind him You will ho surprised to seo how soon he will learn to obey tho cuinmamla to stop and to start and to stand still Rhubarb out of season is In good demand and brings a good price When the roots are dug for forcing they should get a thorough freezing outdoors before they are taken Into the forcing house Also leave OB much of tho soil adhering to the roots as possible These roots may he forced bucccssfnlly In a mushroom house or under a greenhouse bench or In H cellar or coldframo setting the roots close together filling In the hollow spaces between the roots with Roll or leaf mold anything to hold moisture Every two weeks a fresh supply of crowns nlay be brought In and planted to keep up a micceBslon Most farmers think clovor hay is not good for horses but hero Is what n farmer friend hud to say on this point tho other day after having fed clover and mixed hay to his horses for several years If I had my choIce between wellcured clover hay and nico bright timothy I would take the clover hay every tlmo Many fruniers are of the opinion that horses will have the heaves If fed clover Jiav I have raised a good man IWHCH and have never had ono yet thrt had flue heaves as a result of eating clovor h a hay Of course a horse will homo times eat more clover than Is good for him if permitted to do bo because r he relishes It bettor than timothy But y give him the amount you think he I ought to have and let him go without until tho next lime l Fall pigs generally prove uiipiofU able unless the feeder can ullllo feed l that would otherwise bo wasted In keeping them through the winter Pigs thai are kept thiough the winter make good gains when put on pasture l In the spring and when fattened In tho late summer and early fall often bring In fair profits On account of coming to matuilty at the right time to breed for time spring litters we have found them very desirable to keep for brood sows The second season gives them a great bone and muscle development devel-opment nt a low cost Warm drinks light warm and dry quarters BUCOII lent food with frequent changes of bedding and diet 1 and a properly balanced bal-anced ration vlll Insure goodjjrywth In winter but unless we rirVIn the a best shape to look after nil these details + de-tails we find It bust to confine our feeding to Bjiriiitt pigs l |