Show 14 7 lie a I 1 vf lv ca I 1 it I 1 I 1 RN rna 1 7 L ir 1 I 1 a U f liu 0 7 A v f hj i fj t riem ri tM W it A ij 1 V ive I 1 1 V Z N lal f 7 k i kep v A V I 1 I 1 ta I 1 A convenient hoteliers Hote liers device i alic itla illustration taken from firm farm aa binl home an apparatus x which aich makes tile the skinning and dressing dres luc of beer beef on fin ill tin farm a comparatively easy casy ca sy matter in tile the crotch or fork folk of 0 a good sized free ice place one bild of a stout polo pole epst the other nd ou on a 1 fork formed liy by fastening together two ONO al bixl ixl inch scantlings scant lings or other similar fillix bers rs by means of a 1 rope or stay chain and spread spreading irig apart nt the die bottom to the role pole or cros cross s piece tit attach two strong ropes long iong enough to reach tile the gro ground unil tie to tile the ends emiil of these rones a i aih oak or other hard wood wool scantling 4 1 feet iona ion etli with two tio plus pins inserted sei led lit in either end ut lit dalt angles to each cadi other about il inches from each end of tills this finite timber ti round off a simce about 3 1 I inches ions iong on oil NAli fell place two iron inai clug to the lings at lich iron hooks or stay chains after the animal Is killed anil and hind les lega are skinned ki nned insoft the hooks in the lie I 1 large a r tendon above the hock bock joint two men one at each end of the saiu gain b bral rel call en i ea easily eaily ily lift the carcass either cither raising raisin it olt off the ground at once or a short distance at a time little it can be secured at any height by means of a rope rop A N vi aich Is arranged with a series of loops these ire are slipped over the turning pins or handles and thus pree ah ill YA I 1 g m 7 MADE rasy vent rent unwinding As the kinning proceeds t alie lie ruen will have to stand on barrels or some other elevation to enible enable them to biving tile lie carcass clear 0 of f tile the ground round this his apparatus can lie used for lifting hugs leugs sheep lie etc but nee need d not bo be made so strong or tall the whole thin thing is duthely homemade home made anti easily constructed if no tree free Is convenient to one end of the pole apost can lip sot set in ili its place or three rills rails fastened near the top and set up like k e a t tripod ii will ill do very well top tol a atone wall envall in luany sections of the country stone walls wails sue the foundation of pasture rence fences these alie ic must lie top poled to beep in ili anil and iu in many ases cat tip ile animals will di dislodge blodge poles I laid lid in ill the angle formed by two stakes A good plarl plan that sales saes stakes abo is shown lit in the diagram a cross section being given one stake Is driven firmly into the ground and bound to an upper stone by N wire ire the pole Is bound also to the ilie stake by stout fence wire making a fence that hannot bo be displaced and one requiring only hilf the usual Illi number niber of slakes farmers should j A 11 lopi lop I broili 1 11 WALT wall proper pr 0 per division of cropo ivery every 3 year cal of firm farm produce brings a fair pi ice and ami nine times out of T ton it it is the product that for one two or three pre previous inra lias has been t 1111 july le pressed live 0 ilo do not know thit farmers fir are arc any inure sheep like in their efforts s to in nil all move lo gether thin ire abo e eua acil it in other oilier kinds of bu business silles it Is IA ill hie universal complaint bilut of business eliell cfall of all kinds tha eliat t A bell ever Is found to pay 1 ay bea heavily vily so many RO go into its manufacture thit lint afie birket bet Is oversupplied over supplied the nd ad I 1 lantaka it 11 ellie farmer lias has over other poo pie la is thit that with ordinary KOOI good manage input his farm farin will ivill make ills his alvin li rin onil ond lie he can do ailet from farming it if he be la is enterprising and in to make inake we his entire in aror bitable as ii a whole of corsi stalks while it Is not true that corn stalks exposed to rains yvell p decay dec ay like clover clavir hay there aber Is alio altogether gether too much dilich loss I 1 in it if not se secured curell in time for any farmer to afford stalks dried without rainfall retain their fresh color inside where not exposed to tile the sun iun but the fading of the outside of the stock does docs not affect its nutritive value or its p q IN u hive have many times fed cows nuil and Natel led l them while they nore nere eating citing while they alie v would select I 1 the lie stalks that lid had heed been i slightly by bv heating there was no do apparent preference for thoe thie that lind had reta retained inel their green color over I 1 i those that sunlight had bad bleached but i whore rain hall the out outride ade of 0 tile the stock and had not reached the ini falde tho the ca case cae e 1 is doub tle very different I 1 ell t rain cannot connot fill fall on oil any partly I 1 dried vegetable matter xit without bout carry i ing off sonic some of its nutrition 1 rin curt cart this cart can be made from material already on the farm the body Is the ordinary two wheeled cart body in III 71 11 1 1 va FARM fahsl CART place of the straight axle a blacksmith lias has made it a drop with tile the necessary fettin fittings s for attaching to the front axle VL on this MIS front axle a mowing sent seat Is alt fitted fed such stich a 1 cart cannot be durn dumped pel but for nearly all firm farm operations I 1 it 1 will be found folind a great labor saver poultry pointe systematic regular work counts A 1 stunted rom fowl better be killed at once they are useless dr drain aln the poultry yard this applies to the barnyard barn yard also have any of our readers tried a poultry hoube with a glass roof feed but one kind of grain at a time and cover it up tip with ii liblit lit litter if living near a market try turkeys ducks are arc also profitable roth both nesting and thi dusting twisting sting material should be renewed at least monthly keep fresh water continually before the fowls warmed armed a trifle on oil the colder mornings corn Is probably the best cold er food feed the kitchen scraps in the morning in ili a clean place select elect the best layers for breeding stock keeping size and color of plumage as uniform as possible A cat or log dog has no place in ili the henhouse or yards rats and mice should likewise be treated as intruders shut then hem out thoroughbred poultry pay best select your breed basing judgment upon their and surroundings and then keep them pure now new blood every other year A feeding arrangement when hens are arc fed in open dishes they will persist in getting into their poultry FEEDER food soiling it and themselves A banar handy bandy and cleanly feeding ar arrangement elfleda Is clio shown n in the sketch keic IT A board with a rim in front lq Is nailed to the wati wall six inches from tile the floor and to this is i hinged a slat blat work arrangement that permits the fowls to feed through throng ug b it but w will ill not lett leithem let them heni get into the food it opens out from the top when one Is 1 putting food upon the board and remains closed when shut tile the dalry dairy A good dairy cow Is ft a goodwater goo deater beater and aind drinker A trott trotting lag match between the cows anti and the dog may be int interesting cresting but it will not increase the yield of butter if the heifer Is 14 a spring calf as a rule the better plan is to herd berd her so that she w N ill drop it oil her h tr calf when she Is two ye years alls old I 1 just how much increase la in the feed of the CON cos should be made now must bo be largely determined by the condition of tile the cow which should always be oue one or ina is as the worlds record for a one days il ays public butter test Is held by 1 1 I brown SIN awls ki cow it Is a i wonder that the dalry dairy public does docs not hear more about the hf breed it Is said that so many d alry cows have been killed by order of the authorities at san nu jose cal that the price of the renta ining healthy cattle has advanced ISO 0 per cent uniform good quality in fit butter butler Is what determines es its value no matter how careful ireful ci one Is to get it to the con elnier if he quality Is not dot the best good prices will not lie be oliu obtained dued the temperature for churning depends on of 0 the cream the richer tile the cream tile the colder it I 1 Is churned n the mere of the fat Is secured as butter and tle tie tl e better bertei it is for forsbe the butter 14 1 nil ways 71 Z wea AR AZ t 41 |