Show TIMELY HINTS FR FROM OM THE U 3 S DEPT OF agriculture vary the amount ot of feed tor for the tha farm horse acco according to the work when a horse is to be idle on the following day its as on sunday substitute a bran mash inaam tor for the saturday night grain teed feed and reduce the grain teed feed for sunday to about halt the usual ration do not cook or scald the mash by using water that is too hot A teaspoonful teaspoon tul ot of salt added to the mash ration will increase Inc reaia its palatability cow stables are usually whitewashed once or twice a year altho many any whitewash formulas call tor for tho the addition to the lime and water ot of other substances such as salt or skim milk good whitewash can be made with only lime and water ordinary hydrated lime mixed with water makes satisfactory white wash or quicklime ordinarily called lump lime ilmi may be slacked with a small amount ot of water only fresh ly y burned lump lime shoura be used do do not use air slacked lime as i whitewash made troia such duch irme will not stick A pig stunted by early weaning will never make so BO profitable a hog bog as it would without this setback A good brood sow BOW properly fed and handled bandied should furnish a good flow of milk until the pigs are 10 to 12 weeks old A sow that can not do this should be discarded from the herd berd for higher yields and longer liv od ed stands cut aifala for hay when the plants are well in bloom says the U S department t 0 cutting at an earlier stage of growth results in hay with higher protein content but cutting nearer full bloom keeps the stand in better condition |