Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — HINTS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR FARMERS

The Waste of Manure. Millions of gallons of liquid manure are wasted every year because of no adequate provision on tlie c farms for preventing this loss, and farms become poorer because a portion of the products flows away every time rain falls upon the manure heap. The waste materials that are of no value, such as weeds and rubbish, are allowed to do damage in various ways, and even the solids of the manure lose much of their value because of not being properly kept. Everything not sold oft. the farm has a value and is worth as much to the farmer as to the buyer of his produce. It is as important that he save and utilize his product, whether In the form of stock, crops or manure, a? ft is to send such to market to be sold for cash. Farmers have not yet comprehended the importance of douL!in;fthe yield.' Having plenty of land, they look more to the area than to the substance from which crops are grown.—Farm Progress. Training Young Horses. Good training is so very important in the development of young horses that every one who ’‘breaks” a colt should remember some important points. Never shout to a young horse when you are breaking it It frightens him. and it will take double the amount of coaxing to get him quieted again. Gentle persuasion, with firmness, will do the business quicker than anything else. The main thing in breaking a colt is to teach him what you want him to do. The eolt has not the least idea what he can do or what he is expected to do. The fitting of the collar and harness should be just one step In leading up to pulling in them. Teach the colt the A BC of work. Do it right and you will make a valuable horse. Do ft wrong and you. hare ruined a horse. , Whan the Horse le Warm. If a horse is very sweaty when put in the barn a light blanket should be thrown over him until he cools off somewhat, first giving him a vigorous brushing. A horse will take cold easily after becoming heated, the same as a person, if he chills afterward by standing In a cold wind or in a draft in the stable. A little care at the right time is the ounce of prevention that makes unnecessary the expensive pounds of cure and the days and weeks of idleness that must be given an ailing horse. .Milk With Dry Hands. Milking with wet hands Is a filthy practice. The clean milker uses clean hands and Is sure before he begins that the cow’s udder is clean and that no falling dirt can get into the milk. Using lard on the hands to make milking easy will aid In making hard milkers. It will also help to keep the cow’s teats very tender. Dampening the teats with milk ftlso has the same effect ,