Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FARM BARGAINS. 60 acres—Near station and school, at heart of dredge ditch, all level, productive land, in cultivation except five acres in timber. Improvements are a good two-story, fourroom house, good small barn and good well. Price $45. Terms,! S7OO down. 80 acres—All black land in cultivation, near school and churches, touches laqje ditch, a fine outlet for drainage and is all in cultivation. Improvements are a good two-story six-room house, good barn for ten horses, steel tower windmill, with good well and 2'5 bearing fruit trees. Only $45. Terms, SI,OOO down. 21 acres—Four blocks frotp the court house. 165 acres—Highly improved, half mile of the corporation of this city. Will sell in small tracts from ten to 80 acres at right prices. 5!»9 acre ranch—Good improvements. Will trade or sell on easy payments. 160 acres in. Kansas. 160 acres in Arkansas, , a $5,600 mortgage and ct! property to trade 101 iuixd or property. Will put in, cash or assunre.- GEO. F. MEYERS. ; Important Notice Stackraisiers, Poultrymen ' Before buying': your Stock - Dip and Disinfectant for spring use, get my bulk prices on Rawleiglrs Dip ah'd Disinfectant, which is best and Cheapest by actual test. Approved b\ tire Department of Agriculture for official dipping, . l iti'.E. A new 6 2 page* .book on Dipping and Disinfectant free to you this trip. If you want it be- * I call, , request it on a postil card. It will pay you to read it before you buy.

O. N. HILE. Rensselaer, Ind. Set the eggs while fresh. Keep dirt out of the dairy. It always pays to treat the cow with gentleness. It is an error to feed a horse once only in 24 hours. •' Both horses and mules should be given daily exercise. One of the most common mistakes is underfeeding the dairy cow. The age for working colts varies, with size, strength and maturity. The life of a standard separator depends upon its care to a great extent. Rye hay, properly cured, makes an excellent hay for horses, mules and cows. • Going to the shop over icy roads with smooth shoes may ruin your best horse. Shorthorns bred with good judgment today are the great all-purpose cattle. The best time to cut the tails as well as castrdte is when the lamb is a week old. Perhaps a banking of the cow barn around the foundation would help keep out the cold. Any man who strikes a horse in the head should never be allowed to touch one again. The dairyman who puts a low value on his skim-milk admits his Inability in his profession. A regular time for salting the cows summer and winter will keep you from . forgetting this chore. The farmer who makes an effort to t fill the corn crib and smokehouse each 1 year generally succeeds. A properly trained horse will stop as soon as anything goes wrong with the harness or his shoes, v ' .

Wild strawberries have the most delicious flavor. They are easily transplanted to the garden. There Is no better place for growing pigs Intended either for breeding br fattening, than the pasture. Clean up the yard and farmstead generally. Plan to set out Ab few more ornamentals next spring. 9 The development of the young horse requires the exercise of the best judgment in handling him. The cheapest ration for the (Jairy cow is a combination of corn silage, alfalfa hay and cotton seed meal. ;'■ ' ; 011-meal, properly fed, isl considered by our best stockmen to be one of the most nourishing foods that can be fed. . . A plump young turkey, dresslngfrom eight to fifteen pounds, finds a market at almost any season of the year. Good sheep require good care to maintain their excellence. Poor sheep are always a burden upon the rest of the flock. .■ i • Burnt or caustic lime Is made by burning limestone, oyster shells and ; other such materials as are high Ip liming elements.