Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-10-18

A haifbroken animal Is dangerous.
Never can tell just what he will do.
Feed for growth. and then be care
full that you do not get the animals
too fat.
Underdrain the wet land. a. It will
pay you. especially II you want to SOW
fall wheat.
Early apples rot quickly when left
on the ground. No profit In that.
Keep them picked up.
To have the cows freshen In tho
fall or early winter means larger
proit for the farmer. that In II he sells
HIS milk.
II more Of the milk Of human kind.
ness was taken by the miikman his
customers would get more OF the IN
adalterated milk of the COW.
II you could Just 20 back over tho
present season how many things you
would do differently. Better make
note Of them now lest yon forget Gro
another season rolls round.
As one drives along the highways
ut this season OF the year II In easy
to Judge by the weeds as to the lack
OF public spirit and pride Of the farm.
ers living In the community.
Many young chickens catch cold
these nights by crowding Ia brood
coops and getting overheated and then
going out In the chill morning air.
The chicks should be gotten on to tho
roost as soon as possible.
Raised any sunnowcrs for seed for :
that tho birds do not harvest the
crop for you. They love tho seeds
and will get the start OF you unless
you bag tho large heads while they
ripen.
II IL true Of trees and plants ms veil
as OF animals that tho better nourish-
ed they arc tho better will they resist
disease. Properly nourishcd orchard
trees can endure fungus diseases bet
ter than those trees which are In an
impoverished condition.
A safe general rule to follow In
the breeding OF hcifcrs Ii to delay
such condition until the animal has
reached the size OF . normal Is
months old hcifcr. or until It shows
visor and health which will make Il
&C.. %
Not bad idea to have \ stack yard
In which to place the straw when tho
grain Ii thrcshcd. This will make n
good place for the cattle on winter
days. The stacks will shelter from I
the cold winds and tho cattle will
be tempted to many q bite.
Moving the weeds along the road
side pays In more ways than one. II
improves tho appearances OF the com.
munity through which tho road runs
md II prevents n harvest OF weed
seeds being caught by the winds and
scattered broadcast over the fields on
either side.
See that your poultry house Ia 1T
ted with some kind OF ventilating fuc
which will give the fowls fresh air
without draft. II the poultry house is
close and unventilated. In the winter
the mir and walls will become damp
on account OF the moisture thrown on
from the lungs and bodies OF the birds.
II was Edward Everett Hale who
said: Never bear more than one
kind OF trouble at time. Some peo-
pie bear three-all they have had, all
they have now. and all they expect to
have. Certain It is that the farmer
is prone to bear two troubles ut a
time. Those Of the present and the
II the young hogs do not appear to
grow fast, perhaps they are troubled
with worms. There are several kinds
to be found infesting the alimentary
canal, but perhaps the one most COM
monty found is n large white worm. 4
varying in length from five to ten.
inches. This parasite is usually found
in the small intestine. Other COM
mon parasites OF the intestine include
the thorn.headed worm OF the small
Intestine. the pin worm of the rectum
and the thread worm Of the large in
testine.
Pasture the cattle in the stubble
fields. You may not realize It but the
scattered grain which the reaper
misses amounts to good deal and,
will be picked up by the cattle or hogs
and turned into money for you. The
Montana experiment station, by re-
cent experiment proved this to be