Show Items of Interest for the Farmer Th The average average price of a farm horse in the United d States all nil ages included ed declined from tram in 1910 to in 1916 O O O OThe The ordinary washing of ot dairy utensils Is not sufficient to insure freedom from bacteria The only safe methods of destroying In utensils germs which affect the hygienic and keeping qualities of milk and cream Ja Jo by sterilization O O O stock Livestock LI stock e-stock reporters of the Bureau of ot Crop Estimates had on their farms 21 per per percent cent less cattle 24 per cent more hogs bogs and 12 per cent lass less sheep 1 than on August August August Aug Aug- 1 1 1918 Of the total cattle reported re re- re-I re ported 51 7 per cen cent were cows and heifers helfers over oVerl 1 year old 62 per percent cent were steers and bulls and were calves o 0 0 0 o 0 Oregon department stores are cooperating cooperating co co- operating with demonstration home that hat State In teaching the omen the successful use lse of sul i 1 rutes utes lites Demonstrations Demonstration are held beld In he stores and und l recipes for tor foods toads are are- given those who attend the meetings Much Interest in interest interest In- In I terest has hns been evidenced by the at attendance attendance at- at O O O About 24 per cent of the entire bay crop is baled It is estimated by the crop reporters of the Bureau of Crop Estimates It is expected that 18 bales of cultivated hay and bales of wild hay bay will be baled from this years' years crop O O O All animals require plen plenty y of good pure water This is especially true of the milking cows ns S water constitutes more than three fourths of the volume of ot milk Stale Stae or Impure Impure impure Im Im- im- im pure water is distasteful to the cow cowand cowand cowand and she will not drink enough of or It for tor maximum milk production I O 0 O 0 0 O I Poultry hogs and dairy cattle to give best results must be housed es especially es- es nt lot night as the weather gets getsI frosty All buildings used for hous- hous I lug such animals should be put in good condition find and where necessary remodeled along approved lines Farmers Parmen coot contemplating the construction construe I tion of new farm buildings should hould seek the advice of county agents or those who are prepared to give expert exI expert expert ex ex- I pert information on the construction of farm buildings O 0 O O 0 For the wheat crop of 1917 the farmers of this county received an average overage price of per bushel for tor 1916 for tor 1915 1815 98 cents centa 1914 99 cents 1913 79 cents as estimated estimated estimated es es- es- es by the Bureau Dureau of Crop Esti Estl- mates In the past year State averages averages averages aver aver- ages excluding States producing less than bushels ranged from per bushel in Utah to in South Carolina O O O Lo Look k to the winter food supply The family which has good clean hard bard corn for tor meal or wheat for tor flour Clour hogs and chickens for tor- forthe the winter winter winter win win- win win- ter meat laying hens bens for tor an egg supply supply supply sup sup- ply a good milk cow well fed red and I c cared ed to for plenty of at home canned and dried fruits and vegetables and vinegar from their own farm and plenty of good firewood will I I be sate sat for the winter and need not spend much time worrying Look over your storage room and your woodpile How flaw ore are you ou fixed axed O 0 O 0 C c Undoubtedly many mowing mahave mala ma- ma la d have bave been or are about to be scrapped though still capable of ot doIn doing do do- In ing several years of useful work If only a 0 small email percentage of ot their ori orl- ori- ori ginal were cost expended upon th them m for tor repairs The proper propel time for overhauling overhauling over over- hauling these machines Is during the period of ot inactivity and before the tho rush Sh of spring work O O O 0 Stumps occupy valuable land foster foster fos foe ter the growth of at weeds since In order order order or or- der to keep the ho land In their vicinity clean cleon much hard labor is necessary mar the appearance of ot otherwise smooth fields and hence reduce the selling price of a farm tarm furnish shelter shelter shelter shel shel- ter for tor harmful insects and animals and prevent the efficient use ulle of modern modern mod mod- ern machinery O O O OIn In a recent report to the department department department depart depart- ment W. W V A Dickinson county agent Floyd County Iowa attempts to show why some farms are more profitable profitable profitable pro pro- than others other Owing to the fact tact that farm labor has been ex exceedingly ex ex- 4 scarce In is some districts during the pre prevent present ent season many operators operators operators op op- have at attempted to Increase he be efficiency of their man labor as much as possible They have havo done Ins Ills by u using ing U III larger riel machinery and more horsepower They have also tried trl tri J ed W secure a n pare nore even evau distribution ot of f labor throughout t IK tit year ar by grow grow- I lag Ing ng a variety of or cr craps i s and keeping live Ive stock In some cases a portion ot of f the crop has been harvested by bythe bythe the he live stock They have bave also kept close lose tab on the work that required Immediate attention and they have avoided voided work which could be postponed post post- while more productive work received Immediate attention |