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Show I Agricultural Hints I Paint will help the looks of the farm buildings. ... A hen's first laying season Is her most profitable. Building costs are high, so we must tMke better care of the buildings. . Don't expect high-priced feeds to provide shelter for animals. The owner must look after the shelter himself. ... Lambing tolls can be reduced and the loss of many of the fattest ewes by paralysis prevented by proper cold weather management. ... Erosion, gullying and sheet erosion take an annual toll of 5200,000,000 from farmers of the United States The loss Is In their basic resource, the soil. Although dairy herds of low butter fat-producing cows require less feed . and less man labor, the cost per )(und of the butterfat is greater than for herds of high-producing cows. ... Pullets that are nearly grown require re-quire much more space than the.v did when two or three months old. Ie mire to have sullicient roost space so thai each pullet may sit on the roost without being crowded. ... As lambing time approaches the louse wool should be trimmed from l he ll;;nl;s anil udder as this gives the .young liiinl) a better chance to secure nourishment, and lessen possibility of wool balls In lambs' stomachs. |