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Show NOTES aSfraa-. MEMXMBRdOK' Tg3 r FARM NjffipajBk&9PT9 A satisfied pig groat. 0 Watch your horse's breathing. Overfeeding the hens Is harmful. Litter should cover the hen house feeding floor. Satisfied profitable pigs will grant, but they do not squeal. Mill feed can In most cases be purchased pur-chased and fed to brood sows at a profit. A horse will require more feed when allowed to run out, than If kept In the bam. Study your hogs. Hog growing, like any branch of live stock, cannot be, learned In a day. ,' There Is never a time in the year when tho fruit grower has no use for. his pruning knife. Tho demand for the bacon hog Is growing. The largo Yorkshire is thet favorite bacon breed. Shelter all the stock. The increased manure and thrift of stock pay big dividends for the trouble. If tbe screenings are fed tbe manure should be thoroughly composted, otherwise oth-erwise weeds win continue to grow. Brush out the heels of the horse at, hlght It dirt Is allowed to cake, scratches and grease-heel may resuK. Dont begrudge tbe grain the poultry poul-try eats. They are returning a higher price for It than any stock on the farm. Farming la becoming a more systematized sys-tematized business. This is one thing that has removed the drudgery from the work. A mule never seems to bo really frightened at anything. When be runs away he does It through pure love of mischief. Lounging along in the harness is bad for any horse, young or old. It is a suro sign of a slouchy driver. Either drive or lot it alone. Keep the pigs busy from start to finish, i.e., making hogs of themselves. Afford comfort, plenty of feed and drink, and give it regularly. The Ideal peach tree is one which has a spread of branches almost double dou-ble Its height and well feathered wtut fruiting , branches almost to the ground. There is less talk ln our tlmo about tho general-purpose cow and more about the utility cow. The latter sort can be depended upon to pay the rent when all else talis. Contrary to the general belief, It ,1MWI nnt hurt m fcnrftjt fn vtva film water ln moderate quantities, even when be is very hot, providing tbe water la not very cold. The brood sow Is a pig factory, bo herself a pork barrel filler. She Is, or should be, a creator of strong, hearty pigs. Vsed her tbea so aba can fulfill her real mission, There Is just as much danger tn over feeding farm stock as there Is tn under feeding. You have to watch the animals ln order to know when you have the right kind of a ration. Remember that the horse Is the most nervous of all animals, and that little things annoy and Irritate him. Remember that ho will be contented or mlserahlo accordingly as you treat him. Good housing Is one of the eosontlals for egg production, and consequently should bo given proper consideration. A hen that Is comfortable and happy Is more apt to bo profitable than ono that is uncomfortablo. A recommended treatment for warts on cow's toats: Put somo water In a bottlo and ndd as much alum ns tho water will dissolve After each milk-lug milk-lug touch the warts with this mixture nnd thoy will soon disappear. Ice wntor to drink when tho mercury la on n still hunt for tho bottom of the thermomotor brings tho shivers to tho cow, and that means that her ownor will Ehlvor when ho looks into his pocketbook for tho profit from hor keeping. Tho poor cow would complain against tho ehort courso If sho hnd tho opportunity to speak herself. She Is tho onu that must fear lest hor good fortune bo destroyed when tho boys return with n llttlo bolter knowledge knowl-edge of dairy farming. Ventilate the stable. H Clean iup the farmstead. ' B Pear 'blight is" infectious ' H B A horse Is a very neirots animal Sheep need salt In winter as well ,. I ln summer. I Keep the harness soft where it ' I touches the horses. " I . If a horse bolts It food. hT hi- I teeth examined W voterir I .Never .strike a, horse on th0 v.,,, I Wadne- wfU dT orj than,' brX I , ,Dot keep the breeding sows or the 1 growing pig en a plank Boor all wuv. 1. tar. MP" Vte1 Tramp the snow well about apple m and plum trees to prevent Injury by H mice. Cut alfalfa or clover hay are good I green feeds for hens at this time of I the year. I I A mosquito netting will keep flies I off the separator after It Is washed I and before. I I Barn room la too expensive to stable I cows that lay off work every time the I wind changes. I I Strive to keep the sows In good I flesh, but do not overload them with I an excess of fat. I The patient mule is not much for I speed, but he keeps going and usually usual-ly arrives on time. Many a horse stands up all night becauso its stall Is not made comfort-' nble to lie down in. The interior of the barn is the placet where the milk Is handled. Have this clean and kept ln good shape, Never work a team of colts together to-gether until they are thoroughly broken, bro-ken, as they will worry each other. The fall born pig nearly always proves profitable, because he usually sells at a profit the following spring- The man with good brains and good cows goes steadily on towards prosperity. pros-perity. The beef msn sometimes. The greater the variety and the richer the feeds given cows, the moro and better manure! can bo had from, the hord. The sow that catches chickens can! be cured of tho bad habit by feodlng; hor well for a fow weeks on a ration rich ln tankage. The good road brings tho market, nearer your farm and adds materially v to tho value of the place whether you h? want to sell or live thero. A scratching pen 10x10 feet will give a dozen hens plenty of room, and tone 10x15 feet will be plenty largo for 20 birds. It is a good placo to provide. pro-vide. A shovelful of rock phosphato scattered scat-tered ln the gutters after each cleaning clean-ing takes up a lot of tho liquid manure and helps swell next season's corn crop. Cooling rooms adapted to tho stor- age of small fruit and other quickly perishable products, even for a short time, could be used to advantage oa every fult farm. Watch your sheep and you will most iiaeiy see wbi lonra 01 wem are apt u get more than their share If fed ln an opea trough or box, where all can put their heads In at one. Clover, alfalfa, blue grass, skim sslOx and. mill-feed, with a very little com, win tons aa Ideal combination. of foods to Insure the young sow usefulness as a breeder. , In different varieties of apples the calyx remains open longer than ln others, and on account of this the first spraying must be done rapidly on those which close most quickly. Tbe farmer who arranges his work; so as to be busy all the year around and to keep his men busy all the year around is tho man that gots the largest profit and has the least trouble .with' help. Do not ask tho cow to make milk and keep herself warm with the same feed. At least, give hor a fair chanco to be protected from tho storms and then lot her uso tho food for milk making alone. In tho addition df manure to tho gnrden, much will bo gatnod It It la thoroughly decomposed, as thon It lw moro quickly Incorporated with tho soli, and tho plant food It contains is. most readily available .V ' Sl Tho man who comes to your dairy farm and wnnts to buy tho heifers, from tho bost cows Is not nlwnys your best friend. Bo careful boforo you soil them to him. It Is moving backward back-ward In tho dairy Industry to lot thceo go. A woll-kopt flock of hons means R steady Incomo enough to keep you In upending monoy whllo you aro waiting for your crops to grow. That ono thing la enough to recommend poultry poul-try kooplng nB a sultablo tilde line' for tho boy farmer. I |