| Show agricultural FEEDING SMALL suann AND LARGE BREEDS leghorns Leg horns seldom become too fat being inactive be active and vigorous accustomed habitually to exercise they work industriously and keep themselves in condition I 1 but large breeds more indolent keep themselves rather quiet u iet let and soon become too fat it Is 9 best e st therefore to keep this in view while e feeding for it ft Is easy to feed brahman too much and though the le leghorns Leg horns are not so large they nevertheless are com compelled peilet pelleT to eat large quantities titles in order to produce the number iuan guan er of eggs engs for which they are so famous this I 1 nis his does not that brah inas and other large must become too fat they are easily kept within bounds by judicious feeding grains in excess should not be given while bulk may be allowed in the shape of vegetables and green food if grass is hot ilot convenient procure a bale of good clover hy hay chop it tin lin tine e steep in warm warin water in mix x with the so soft food and alid give them all they the wish I 1 it t is s necessary necess aVy to study the habits ailts lilts of each breed in order to know just J what to do there are hundreds of complaints that fowls do I 1 not lay jay even when well fed and comfortably cons coni fort ably housed hut but this is due to not allowing them the proper kind lind or from feeding too much tonics are unnecessary when aen the fowls are healthy the best tonic is a constant change of diet which promotes regularity lit in the 8 system s and prevents droopiness droop iness variety variety will cure many of the ills that afflict fonis foN fowls ls provided the food be sound and wholesome TO clyn CLEAN A RUSTY PLOW pour about eight ounces of sulp sulphur hulf r ic acid as purchased at the apothecary into a quart of water do this slowly and very carefully fori for it twill will burn hands clothing and almost anything thin else also use an earthen or crockery vessel rather thana than a tin or iron one ap apply appis ly this to the rusty surface two or t three ree times making each application as soon as tile tiie the former one ls is Is 14 dry then wash with clear water and repe repeat atthe the process give some of the worst arst spots a rub with a bristol brick wash a again ain aln with water ana anci wipe dry put a little kerosene around the bolts and take the plow to pieces scouring each piece to get off the remaining rust spots if 11 necessary this sounds like a formidable process but the whole occupation cil cia pation ought not to take over an hourgil ho urOil exposed alL surfaces with kerosene when you set the plow away and when y you on do your spring howg plowing a ery vey cry f feY evy evv finish off t the e balance of rust amany who kep keep native stock j anda ow dicave the hab habl i bitof WA food wt yiv viv ar 4 ter allow allowing ng their scrubs to put up with any kand of food and accommodation shifting for themselves as the saying Is barring the fact that it it is ia un profitable to feed any animal scrubs or pure bleds which do not come up to a certain standard of production it should be remembered that it these conditions were reversed for a few generations erat lons ions the natives would vastly surpass most of the existing thorough h bleds for the dairy while the latter would degenerate de to be worse than tha n the 46 scrubs the shortest and cheapest way to attain the best results I 1 is S to improve the natives they have the right prove foundation oun dation for our climate and condition in june the grass is more nutritious and usually also more flush than later in the season july and august are the most trying months especially it if the weather is sultry and dorythe dry the milk gets scanty and bad and some farmers wonder what esthe is the matter with the cows in such cases the water usually becomes unwholesome shade trees are lacking in the pasture and cows are compelled CO e e to 0 take e too much exercise se by co continually roaming in search of grass any n falling off in the yield of milk it can a seldon be regained caterin later in the season the only profitable remedy is found in soiling min win in skimming the cream off the milk there should always b be e milk elou enough h skimmed with the cream t to R give ive lve t the e butter when churned a bright erlat clean clea look butter churned from clear ci ear cream crea with little or no milk in it will usually have an oily or shiny look this shows that the grain of the butter is injured which affects its keeping qualities great britain claims that with proper irrigation wheat can be produced in india lor for less than a shiling stilling per bushel she is about to grant more money for extending railways rall rali ways to the best producing points of that country the british lion does not like ilke to depend on the american ca eagle eagie ie for its daily bread many liquid no strums are drunk by the farmers in the harvest neld field for the purpose of driving the heat away or perhaps for attracting the breeze there is nothing simpler and better than fine oat meal put in pure w i ater this will be nourishing as well as cooling and thirst quenching |
