The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23

quantity that will suffice for II hours.
One point in raising a calf is to keep
II in GOOD shape. OF equal imPor-
lance i to keep both the calf anu It's
Quarters dry and clean. Some land
tlas e. thrown on the stall n1or be
fore the bed ling is spread will help to
absorb Objectionable odors.
An ordinary flock of fowls may be
easily and rapidly graded up to a
high standard by Introducing We'll,
bred male each spring. Then sell OH
all except the pullets SO pro 'uceh'
and mate the II the next year with Il
new male of such breed as you may
desire. In this manner improve men!
NAV he made, and the expense viii
be, but trilling. 1t will not cost any
more for feed, nor require any more
elaborate or expensive houses than
for common fowls, while the chang
iDg of males will add VigOr and hardl
ness and the profits will be largely
increased by the better prices that
can always be obtained for better
stock.
Every well regulated farm must
have its grass fields, both meadow
pasture, and every intelligent farmer
knows the necessity of maintaining
these in good condition. With each
autumn and spring there must al
WAYS be a recurring thought as to the
condition of this part of the farm. Is
the extent of the grass lands sutfl-
cient, or must new fields be sOwn
Or should some of those already III
grass be top dressed to maintain their
vigor? If top dressing Is needed IL
may be given with wheat straw
which has only moderate value, or
with BARNARD manure, where Is very
desirable; but bone, phosphates or
plaster may be applied with go0d re-
suits. Rich meadow lands VIII NOT,
of course, require such treatment eX-
cent at intervals, but on lands OF
moderate fertility the grass crops.
By the ordinary methods of select
ing and saving our feed corn we cant
moi hone for any great improvement
in this cereal. There should be syS-
iematic cultivation of the seed, to the
end that we may get better yields.
IL would be no great task To plant q
small plot next year, ana as lls
growth progresses cut out all puhy
and defective stalks and all those
that do not promptly show their
silks. Then before the pollen lails
cut of the tassels from hair the
| stalks. This will produce cross
fertilization of the plants and ellml-
| pollen from barren stalks upon the
seed ears. The seed corn should be
| saved for a series of years from Tue
| stalks with the severed tasSels. by
this plan Professor II Dberts has with
| i'm three wears added 20 per cent. To
| the urOductiveuess of corn over the
| ordinary way OF growing ana Saving
seed.
Small tlocks OF flows usually pay q
better proportiOnate profit than large
Ioc<4. because they have better lndl-
| vidual care, the wants OF each one re-
reiviug closer attention than Is OFTEN
| the case when many are kept To-
,yetber: and one reason why pure
bret fowls usually pay 40 much bet
ter than common ones Is because Ine
man who takes enough interest III
pouItrV to invest in good stock VIII
also care enough to give them the
hest attention. The best of fowls kept
on the hit or miss plan Will not prove
profitable, while All ordinary one thai
receives skillful attention VIII give
rood results. Do not bother VIII
nouItry at ali unless you intend t'
live it enough attention to make II
nav. A good idea, in making ready
fnr their winter feeding, is to fiji
aome barrels with green clover
tramped down tight; in fact, to make
:, small silO, 50 they may have an oc
casional green feed. Fowls need
variety as much as other animals.
The French coach horse is one o.
the most recent candidates for public
favor, and the qualities Claimed for 4
over those Of other breeds are based
upon a system of breeding that Is no
,,1ssessed by others. In other coun
tries than France the breeding OF do