The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-16

Il lSiHtH'SS HlNe sci uoSC AoA
horses that weigh over 1000 pounds.
| Millet and other small seeds are
! good for chicks, and even for ma
ture fowls. where they are fed in the
straw and they have to be scratched
for.
The use of scales and the Babcock
tester detect the improbable COW,
and no COW owner is willing to keep
the animal when he learns her real
status.
Give the work horses good care
these hct, trying days. Take the har-
| ness OF at moons and at night and
always give them a little rub on.
They VIII be fresher in the morning
If you CO.
Notice the conformation OF the
horses legs below the knees before
you buy. II they are light in pro-
portion to the rest of the leg there Is
,apt TO be a weak point there which
will lessen the stability of the animal.
The good prices for produce Of all
kinds which are prevailing ought to
fill the farmers days with sunshine
and his nights with pleasant dreams
OF the profits he is to realize when
crops are in.
Watch the potato vines. Don't let
the bugs get ahead of you. By lit
tie timely work you can strip of the
| bugs. but all the kins' horses and all
the kings men together with all your
sighing cannot put the destroyed foil
! age back on again
II is said that farmers in the United
States annually lose $500, 900 900
through the ravages OF insects. There
is no doubt that much of this tre-
mendous loss might be prevented by
wise and faithful warfare on the pests.
What are you doing TO help?
II certainly does not improve ones
temper after a hard days work to
| have the COW give you a slap in the
face every little while. but try and nc.
! give way to your Ill feelings. II neces-
sary, fasten her tail, but never strike
her because she has sought to rid
| herself Of the pestering flies.
II you have any care for the future.
practice rotation of crops. Prof. Hep
kins says that no profitable and per-
manent system of agriculture can be
| adopted which does not include rota-
| ton OF crops with n liberal use OF
le cumes and as much manure as pos
| sible.
The real test of the horse is not in
his appearance but in the amount of
work you can get out of him on the
smallest amount of feed. Some
| horses are poor workers but heavy
| feeders. while others who are mod
crate eaters give good return for
every pound of food consumed
A sprout starting from the stump or
| an old tree can be grated and will
produce fruit much sooner than
planted tree. 1t cannot be expected
TO live SO long and may fail in Its
later years. but will render good serv-
ice while a newly planted tree is get
ting the growth needed TO bring 1t into
bearing.
Perhaps the poor stand" Of corn
you are complaining of is the result
OF unfavorable weather conditions,
but ten chances to one 1t is only the
inevitable folly OF lack of thorough
cultivation or care in the matter OF
seed selection. Haphazarf methods
never yet improved the quality or
quantity of the corn crop.
The agricultural department OF the
University of Wisconsin has imported
from Germany new variety of potato
for the purpose OF testing its availa-.
bility in the production of denatured'
alcohol. These potatoes, which are too,
coarse grained for domestic purposes,
are said to yield from 300 to 500 bush
els per acre. The Germans make all
cohol from these tubers.
That boy of yours would enjoy a
patch of ground all his own. Let him
raise all he can on 1t and sell either
to you or the neighbors. after you
have eXacted a fair compensation for
the land and the use of the tools
Thus you will not only be holding his
interest upon the farm but you will be
instilling business principles in him
which will prove valuable in the years
to come.
The Kansas experiment station rec
ommends the following preparation as
good to spray on cows to lessen the
fly evil: Two cakes of laundry soap
dissolved in warm water. To mix one
and half pounds of resin, one.half
pint OF fish oil and enough water TO