The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30

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Haphazard methods don't go in the
poultry yard.
Put a little alsike with the red
clover when sowing.
Let the aim be not only to improve
your methods, but your habits as well.
To keep the cream intended for
dUirning uniform it should be stirred
daily.
Shade is needed for the chickens.
Plum trees do well when planted in
the chicken yard.
1t is the early chick that not only
catches the worm, but that makes the
most profit for its owner.
Better be late in planting corn than
to be in haste to get the corn in while
the ground is clammy and cold.
In pruning always cut as close as
possible, and in this way make it
possible for the tree to cover the
wound.
Don't plant trees if you are not will
ing to give them the attention they
need afterwards to make healthy, Wig
orous growth.
Did you plant any trees on Art.or
day? Not too late yet. Do it by all
means, and succeeding generations
will rise up and call you blessed.
The farmer who will not improve is
the farmer who will tell you that the
farmers lot is the worst kind of slave
ry and tina: there is no money in
farming.
The pillow With dull point inficts a
horse before the pillow to pull it and it
is hard on the man behind the plow
to hold it in the furrow.
1t is foolish to let strawberry plants
fleit the first season. Pick off any
blossoms which may appear and you
will reap your reward in vigorous
plants which will yield abundant har-
vest the second season.
Watch the nest as well as the sit
ting hen for lice and mites. Make
her task as easy as possible by Civ
ing her a clean place to incubate the
eggs. Every sitting hen should be
busted with lice powder.
To prepare poisoned corn for
gophers. field mice, crows. etc, dis
solve strychnia sulphate, one-half
ounce, in half gallon of water by heat
ing gently for half an hour, then soak
the corn until the solution is all alb
sorbed.
Here is what a western hog raiser
has TO say concerning the up-to-date
hog: He comes in the early spring
time and gains at the rate of one and
half to two pounds per day. He is
finished hog and ready for the mar
ket by December. He is often a mar
ket topper, for he is plump and full
of the right kind of meat"
Nuts and fruits exported irons this
country during eight months ended in
February amounted to $14,926,760;
over one-third as much as the wheat
exports amounted to and almost as
yapch as the value OF the beef exports,
~ which this country is famous.
Have you part in this splendid de-
velopmept of the fruit and nut grow
ing industry?
Many a farmer who is not content to
let the weeds find roothold on his
farm, is letting the weeds of many a
bad habit and ill-temper thrive in his
life. Weed out the bad, SOW the
good seed, cultivate diligently and
thou shalt reap wholesome harvest
of contentment and happiness, and
thy neighbors and thy friends will
rejoice with thee in the good work
wrought.
Never suffer yourself to be impa-
tient with the weather conditions.
These things are in higher and wiser
hands than ours and it were worse
than folly to say harsh, uncomplimen-
tary things about them. Take the
weather as it comes, be sweet and
hopeful, and try to adapt work and
crops to the weather conditions. Ten
chances to one it will come out all
right.
The full strength of Bordeaux mix
ture may be used on almost all foliage
but when spraying tender things such
as peach trees or watermelon vines.
1t is wiser to reduce the quantities