Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1912 — NOTES from MEADOWBROOK FARM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOTES from MEADOWBROOK FARM

By William Gitt

Pullets make best breeders. A humped-up chicken never lays. ■ “ 1 ' ’ I Dairying succeeds best near a large city. Wheat bran is rich in egg making material. With the better poultry is coming better equipment It is cheaper to buy eggs than stock —but order early. As a rule, it will pay any farmer to raise his own horses. It is not economy to try to save time when feeding sheep. I If a sow is too fat reduce her feed and give her more exercise. The hen is. the best dividend payer on the farm—when handled right. As farrowing time draws near do not feed any corn to the brood sows. A pure-bred dam of course will almost eliminate the element of chance. The well hatched chick should be kept quiet until the end of the second day. ■' <5 A good dairyman makes a better inspector than can be hired, by any state. . • -v. ■

The trouble with all brooders is that they are too high, not in price, but off the ground. After the lamb has its first fill of its mother’s milk, it can usually look out for itself. At least three weeks before cows are due to calve the heavy feed should be discontinued. Sheep and poultry were never known to leave land the poorer for their having been on it. Quick, intelligent attention will often save a lamb or a pair of them, and often the ewe as well. Some succulent feed should be supplied during the winter to keep the sheeps system In tone. All . eggs that are undergoing incubation should be examined at least twice by means of a tester. ."T" A load or two of well rotted manure scattered about the lawn now will make the grass thicken up, ;