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Show Not many apples selling at a quarter a bushel now. The garden and orchard will look, better if It is cleaned up. Butter should always be put up in a dainty and attractive package. Fine corn meal for the skim milk; calf is a good substitute for the more expensive oil meal. To double the amount of milk per acre and cut the cost of milk production produc-tion in two build a silo. Time and care spent in the orchard Is almost sure to pay for itself and a good rate of Interest besides. Spanish experiments show that 600' pounds of skim milk equal In feeding value 100 pounds of corn meal. Lighting, ventilation and cleanliness cleanli-ness must be practiced before best results can be secured in the dairy. Young fruit trees that were planted In the autumn of last year, or la the spring, should be examined carefully. care-fully. No breed of dairy cows can continue con-tinue as first-class dairy animals if the calves are allowed to run with the cows. Poultry and fruits are closely allied. al-lied. Both do well together, and thejr readily thrive on the same land without with-out hindering each other. The heifer bred too " early always remains stunted in growth and her milk flow is shortened for all time. At no season of the year should water stand around the-trees and vines. Their roots will not stand it. There must be proper drainage. , One advantage of succulent feed is the fact that it not only provides the cow with more moisture, but at the same time is more appetizing. Besides being a good general farmer, farm-er, It pays to be known as a good dairy man, a good sheep man or a-good a-good poultry man something in particular. par-ticular. Corn meal, wheat bran and ground oats, equal parts, and a few handfuls oT beef scrap, moistened with skim milk, make a fine morning feed for faying hens. " Get a large bottle of vaseline and put In a few extra drops of carbolic acid. This is one of the very best ol poultry remedies for colds, sorehead and kindred diseases. Do not undertake to dry pick geesa and ducks before killing for the pur pose of saving the feathers, as It causes the skin to become very much Inflamed, and is a great injury to the sale. |