Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Care of Brood Chicks
DURING the hatching period the hen should not be interfered with and allowed to remain undisturbed that the natural instinct of the hen may be…
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Farming & the land, 1905
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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. to Secure Eggs in Winter
PULLETS not old hens, must be kept for autumn and winter laying; and the pullets should be mature enough to begin laying before cold weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Breeding Corn Commercially
COMMERCIALLY the corn breeder has but one aim, and that is utility. The acre of land is the fanners' unit. There are three ways to increase his profits…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Protecting Dairy Cows
PROTECTION for dairy cows' is very apt to be neglected, and they are frequently left to obtain a scanty living from bare pastures and exposed to all the…
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'Well,'said Farmer Briggs to the artist, 'how much will'ee paint my farm with me standin' at t' door for?''Oh, five guineas, said the artist.'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Raising Turkeys
DAMP or low swampy land is not a good location for raising turkeys, the ideal being gravelly, light soil through, which flows a, small stream. For the very…
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A recent issue of the "Sunday Times" contained the following:— His Excellency the State Governor, speaking at the Kiana Show, used…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Brahmas
THE Brahmas have an especial attraction for fanciers who wish to keep small flocks. They stand confinement the best of all breeds, and do about as well in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Pumpkins As a Dairy Feed
MANY farmers frequently feed pumpkins to dairy cattle with satisfactory results, while others feed them with comparatively little benefit. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Breeding for the Dairy
SOME farmers leave the young calf with the cow for several weeks. That is considered to be ruinous, not to the calf, but to the milking functions of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rearing Turkeys for Market
IN feeding turkeys for market it should be remembered that they sell for a much higher price per pound than beef, mutton or pork while the actual food cost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy Original Articles. Feeding Beet Pulp and Molasses
THE growing of sugar beets in some parts has become somewhat extensive, and the economical use of beet pulp and molasses is an important matter…
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While the amount of milk may be increased somewhat by careful feeding, it is only possible to improve the quality of the milk by breeding up the herd. Select cows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Transplanting Trees
BY using care one need not lose a single plant in transplanting. In the first place tho permanent bed where it is intended to place the plant should be well spaded,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Applying Lime for Best Results
LIME can be applied to the land in three different conditions, either as the ground fresh burned lime, the hydrated or dry-water slaked lime, and the air…
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The cows shrink in their milk flow after frost has touched pastures and made other feed dryer and less palatable. While not every dairyman has a silo, nevertheless it…
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Ingredients—3 quarts of fresh mushrooms, 3 ozs of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of salt, ½ teaspoonful of powdorod mace, a little cayenne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Providing for Periods of Short Pasture
AS long as fresh pasture grasses are abundant the cows are about as well provided for as they can well be to produce milk economically. Unfortunately the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Green Bone As a Poultry Food
AS a poultry food green bone is commanding more attention annually than any other article of diet. The green bone cutter is as important on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. the Jersey As an Ideal Dairy Cow
ANUMBER of breeds of dairy cattle are now urged upon the attention of the dairy farmer with a good deal of persistent clamour, and he may well be somewhat…
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