The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-18
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Sharp tools and tools in good order,
are labor savers.
The farmers in the northwest are
complaining of the sparrow nuisance.
Before sowing the clover or alfalfa
seed be sure that there is no dodder
in it.
Look to the comfort of your animals
and the feed you put in to them will
return more profit than otherwise.
The orchard ground should not re-
main bare all winter See that some
cover crop is grown there. Get busy.
Before you yield to the ambition Of
more land be sure that you see that
you are working your present holding
for all it is worth.
Planning the work Is good begin
ming, but don't stop in the middle, for
a good ending is made only when
| the task is completed.
The Missouri experiment station Sc
cured the best results In feeding pigs
with ration made up of one part
| oil meal and five parts corn meal.
Do you get your flour in sacks? II
| you do have you discovered that the
sacking makes good toweling for the
dishes? Try it. A good sized sack
will make two towels.
With some Of the western sheep
ranches going out Of business and the
price of mutton going up we should
think it good time for the general
farmer to stock up with small flock
| The United States Is fast becoming
the garden spot of the world owing to
it's unequaled facilities for fruit cul
ture. There is climate and soil to be
found for almost every variety OF
fruit known to the world.
1t is high time you reached deci
sion on the question whether you will
send the boy to the agricultural col
lege this year Do so by all means
il it is possible. And don't forget
the girls need education, too.
There is no doubt that there are
many grasses better than timothy, but
it makes good hay to sell In the cities
because there horses are the CHIEF
consumers and 1t is the only kind OF
hay the city buyer knows anything
about.
Not a bad idea to keep the mowers
busy in the stubble fields. 1t Is a mis-
take to raise crop of weeds on the
land. Better keep them cut until the
ground is in condition to plow. Every
weed that goes to seed means &c
much annoyance next season In the
field.
| The most successful wheat growers
to-day never use any artificial appli
cation of nitrogen to the wheat crop
| depending entirely on the growth Of
legumes well manured and turned UT
der for the preceding corn crop, the
cultivation of which makes the best
Of fallow preparation for the wheat
One who has tried it recommends
| corncOb tea for calves and colts
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follows: The corn cobs are chopped
up into inch pieces and put in a kettle
with enough water to cover them and
are then stepped over slow fire. The
fluid is then drained of and cooled
and used as drench for the affected
| animals.
In the opinion Of a successful sheep
raiser breeding ewes need not be fed
more than twice daily. 1t Is good
| practice, however, to feed them some
| fodder outside during the winter sea.
son, for in this way they are induced
to take some exercise. With this in
view the fodder may be taken some
distance from the building in which
the sheep are housed.
Feed some grain during the winter
to the breeding ewes II you would
have good. strong lambs in the spring.
Oats fed the first part Of the
winter and bran as lambing time
approaches Is good order. About
0.5 pound of oats during the first
part OF the winter and one pound
of bran near lambing time per head
daily is recommended by a govern
ment expert for ewes weighing from
| $50 to 200 pounds. Oats and bran are
two OF the most satisfactory grain
| foods that are generally available,
both in respect to cost and results.
Corn is not a satisfactory grain to
| feed ewes, as 1t produces too much
fat. which apparently tends to accu-
mulate internally and impair the
hreediug qualities and lessen the gen
eral vigor instead of imparting tone to