Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1912 — NOTES from MEADOWBROOK FARM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOTES from MEADOWBROOK FARM

By William Pitt

Get a separator. Old ewes are unprofitable. Plant cowpeas In the orchard. The value of a cow is hard to guess. Don't forget to brace the end post of any fence or trellis. Pigs that show signs of thumps should be forced to take exercise. A little vaseline rubbed into cuts or chapped teats will soon heal them up. Commercial fertilizer, when properly used, will Increase the yield of crops. Cm The silo is a time saver when it comes to feeding a large number of animals The wheel hoe will save many a backache and do the work of three hand hoes. If your horse is a mule, remember to speak kindly to him whenever you fasten the traces. The same rule applies when he is only a “boss.” Corn silage and alfalfa make an excellent ration for dairy cows, and good yields of milk have been reported where nothing else was fed. The old neglected orchard, with its ' dead leaves and wormy apples. Is a blot on the face of the earth. Trim, spray, cultivate and get big returns. Nothing is so salable in the stock line Just now as a good dairy cow. The raising of purebred milk cows as an Industry should receive more attentlon. . _ A good, balanced feed for a hone is one quart of oats and one of bran twice each day, when idle, and three times a day when at work —substituting corn for oats occasionally; and half a bundle of fodder, or one good forkful of hay, three times a day st regular hour*.

One reason why It; Is well to let the new calf run with the mother a day of two Is because it is better able to take the swelling from the udder than the hand milker is. Burn the diseased branches so that the other trees will not be contamlated. It will also be advisable to open the heads of peach trees, remove the surplus branches and take off the water sprouts. Avoid sudden changes in the feed of your hogs. Diminish the old feed gradually and make up the shortage with the proportionate amount of the new. Sudden changes in diet will retard development.