| Show KI laj OR I 1 H S I 1 4 fv 7 J i yat 1 C V I 1 I 1 raj 11 I 1 1 id bat 0 t aw Z t N 0 wn 11 4 I 1 t I 1 fv I 1 va P ik U t I 1 iJ ijes WS N 1 4 4 IV A warm r 3 ilk linnae A very convenient milk house for warm climates or for summer use iu in colder sections Is shown in ill tile the eiliv ing ng herewith it is six feet square and six bis feet high at tile lie eales which is large enough for tile milk or of to tilo or three cows the house Is built buil under a large grope grape arbor about twenty feet fee from my kitchen pump T ae milk tank which is twelve inches deep tall and fourteen inches wide at the top extends along the north side it t has it a screen cover which may be covered with cloth in very hot or dusty weather ieather A table with wilh shelf underneath I 1 occupies the southeast corner A space just above the level of the tank tw to feet wide and extending on till all sides of th ehouse Is covered with wire screen shelves above the screen and below tile tank give room for palls and butter dishes the milk is set in palls A galvanized iron pipe leads front from a small tank at the side of the pump down eighteen indies inches below the surface of the ground across tile the twenty af HOUSE foot space and up again ag ain to the level of the milk tank an overflow pipe at the other end of the tank carries off the water after it has reached the proper height in the tank another pipe at the bottom of the tank is used for emptying it when desired the door in tile southwest corner is of wood but could be of screen if preferred tired board shutters cover the screens in ili rainy weather the water in the tank may ile be changed at any time by pumping water into the small tank at tile the well weli american agriculturist ellla of close pasturing close pasturing in autumn retards regards the growth ta in ili the early spring when tho the covering of roots is eaten right down to the ground the frost penetrates more deeply hence the ground remains cold longer in the spring tile the cold winds also alpo which sweep over the surface of the earth tend lead to z letard eta rd groa growth ill take the very same held field compare the 9 growth crowth in early spring on tile the portions eaten ill bare with w jtb that mide made on oil the parts whore where more or less of a mulch of uneaten grass covered the roots all winter wini willi and you will find that tic the I 1 grass blades on the parts so protected protect eil will have made several inches of growth before they commenced to grow row on the other portions of the ile field ild ahe yield of meadows is really greatly increased as already intimated when they are not izle pastured closely the advantage of the protection from the ulle uneit atell cn portion of the grass will bo be greater in dry than in moist seasons but with some home grasses it will be considerable in any season shallow rooted grasses are thus really greatly be benefited nefI ted with timothy meadows the benefit in the crop Is so great that it Is at least an open question as to whether they should ever be pastured so ion as they ire are to be retained as meadow it Is different with deep rooted plants they are less easily injured by either drouth or frost ue fail garlen tool our engraving shows a very handy homemade home made tool for leveling seed beds in the garden or for grading walks GARDEN LEVELER AND GRADER and lawns lans the board can call be of considerable sid erable lon length th sharp at one edge with a bit of flat iron riveted to the edge the used up blade of an old woodraw being excellent for this sr the handle Is braced firmly by a halt half circle of iron which a blacksmith can call lit fit in place in a few moments with such an implement the work of leveling and grading can be done quickly and easily it should have a place lu in any garden kit hit graboi for cor sandy soil soila it Is very difficult to keep soils fertile it if they contain a large proportion of saud if they are kept under cultivation this dilli difficulty culty Is increased its as the sand both mows blows and washes away when exposed to winds for this rea eon boa many owners of sandy fields keep thorn them seeded with grass or clover is as much a ns s possible and only plowing them when the seeding coding runs out alair clalla what looked like a new horse disease has bus turned out to be an accumulation of the hairy calyxes calyces and flower of the crimson clover blant in the stomachs ach of tho the afflicted anam N i the trouble was first ie reported ported in delai delaware vare and jias has since become prevalent in othor other localities tile the short barbed ilas lin h Irs of the plant accumulate and form into hard compact balls which close up the intestines intestines of the animal and lit produce peritonitis gangrene r and finall finally y lentil As many as thirty of these balls hae boon been from one animal it Is advisable in view of all this to abstain from feeding this species of clover to stock after the plants have ceased flowering and especially never to use for fodder the straw raided and threshed as a seed crop the dangerous hairs do not become stiff until the plant has passed the flowering stage and has bogun begun to ripen use caution in this direction training ne the 11 cifer in ili training young heifers heffers it Is well to remember that g gentle antle handling Is a 11 great factor in ill gaining their good will and submission to be handled all dairy animals whether young or old should be taught to regard their master as their best friend if the he young heifer Is to ile bo made a useful and pleasant animal for the dairy it Is important that she should be handled and accustomed to all necessary manipulations while she Is a i calf it if they are ila handled ladled familiarly froni from the first there I 1 will usually be very little trouble with them when force Is used at the start to compel them to submit to being milked then the trouble begins many a young heifer has been ruined as a dairy cow by bad usage get her started rl right ft and nd much future trouble will be avoided it will be far better to exercise a little p patience than to have trouble as long as she is a cow advantages of diversified Fo Fon nine diversified farming has two great advantages over that which Is confined to one or two specialties if the different crops are properly chosen there will be a succession of marketing to bo be done through the year and also so something methin 1 to ile be done on the farm to keep its labor employed at all times where the specialty only is grown though it may bring a good deal of money when sold most of tills this has already been expended during the season while the th e crop was being grown this Is the difficulty I 1 with ith the southern plan planter ter v mho bo depends wholly on his cotton crop after the expense of making it is deducted the planter ills less really ready money than if f he had more crops so as to ile be able to sell something every month in the year live stock notes motes stock keeping keeps heeps up the fertility of the farm it if animals cannot understand language they at least realize that a gentle gentie voice be tokens kindness klu duess toward them neep keep the fences cattle proof when cattle ire are tempted to jump a low broken down fencer fence a dan dangerous erous habit babit may be started A well bred well fed yearling steer can call be made to outweigh at twelve months the scrub at twenty four months this being baing true why continue to raise scrubs the meat ineat of an animal whose bone and muscle have been fully developed la is better than the meat of an animal that has been forced on oil the rat fat side from tho beginning keep no unprofitable stock whether it be horse cow bog dog or poultry malie make it a point that every month on oil the farm must at least earn the food it eats cats keeping dead stock is making ing many farmers poor the color of an animal affects its sale as much as the other points of the animal breed with the end in view to get good conformation and color in the steers that you want to send to market and in the cows that you want to sell at a recent sale of shorthorns Shor thorns in england 32 cows and heifers heffers averaged and 16 bulls 09 at another sale GG head sold at an average of mont of the bulls were sold for exportation a good many going to south america poultry pointers when the bird begins to wheeze you have a case of roup on hand keep the coops and yards sweet by freely using air slaked lime when the nests are where the dog can call run before and around them either the dog the nests or the laying heus hens are out of place laying hens need to be kept quiet keep the poultry out of the barn its no place for hens you cant give them the care they need you cant fight the lice and you dont want them littering up tile the barn are some of your fowls looking pale around the head bead and not as lively as they should be look to the grit supply and put a few drops of tincture of iron in the drinking water it Is best not to feed cooked vegetables to fowls during warm weather ber they are too heating and fattening besides there Is 6 so much lunch desirable jestrab le green stuff on the farm that Is going galas tc waste |
