The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-02

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cially important at this season of the
year.
Know the markets in which you ex-
pect to market your goods. This is
especially important to the farmer that
sells butter.
In estimating the profit returned by
sheep you want to remember that the
manure dropped by the sheep is about
three times as valuable as that from
cows.
Tie your wool with wool Irvine and
be on the safe side. for buyers are
holding pretty strictly to the rule that
they will not touch wool that has been
tied with binder Irvine.
Scrape OF the old bark from the old
apple trees. A dull hoe is the thing and
IL you wait until a wet day the bark
will come of easily. Be careful not
to injure the underlayer of live bark.
Stomach worms are a dangerous
trouble with lambs at this season Of
the year. Several government bulle-
tins dealing with the pest have been
issued. Write for them They are free
for the asking.
Horses are foundered by letting
them drink when heated and then psr-
hitting them to stand. Let them
have a few swallows at time and
keep them moving until they have
coled off.
A cream thermometer costs but lit
tie but its convenience in accurately
telling you the temperature of the
cream is almost inestimable, for the
quality of the butter made and the
ease with which it is churned largely
depend upon having the cream at
the right temperature when begin
ming operations.
Like the leaves on the trees the
fake schemes are seemingly number
less. Keep your eyes peeled for them
Don't get taken in. One of the ways
of defrauding has been by means Of
the fraudulent contract or agree
ment' or purchase order" which,
when cut in two, becomes good,
1ankable note or promise to pay.
They are cleverly worded and look
harmless. There's only one sure safe
guard against them-dO not sign your
name on any paper presented by a
stranger.
A draught of cool water is refresh
ing when working in the fields. Makes
you feel like taking fresh grip on the
work. Don't you suppose the horses
would feel the same way? When 1t
comes to working hard in warm
weather hauling heavy loads or pulling
the binder an occasional drink of wa
ter would cool their systems and re-
fresh their energy as much as 1t stimu-
lates you. 1T is not supposed, how
ever" cautions Pref. c. Minkler, that
any horseman will allow his team to
tank up on cold water when in a very
heated state; but it is reasonable to
expect him to allow them the privilege
of taking a few swallows to Quench
their thirst, and drive the burning i'm
pulses away.
A decade or so ago growers Of ap-
pies did not have much competition
from the banana business, which now
equals 60,000,0O0 lunches year.
To-day our orchardist are also compel
ing with Spanish grapes. importations
last year. California, Porto Rico,
Florida, Cuba and Jamaica supply our
citizens with millions of boxes Of
oranges each season. The immense
quantity of dried prunes. peaches, april
cots. increased production of pears, all
competition with the apple grower.
In view of this competition the ap-
pie growers will have to pay more at
tention to the cultivation of the prop
er sorts. keep their fruit from worms
and scale, and pick and pack them in
a proper manner, or else they will
have to confine their attention to local
markets and to the evaporation, cider
and vinegar maker.
Here is encouragement for the
holder of small farms in this country,
showing what profit ccn be made by
intensive methods. H. D. Jones in
Technical World Magazine tells the
story of two women who leased five
acres of land in Berkshire, England.
Later they found that five acres was
too much land. and that they could
find full work for themselves and for
students who flocked to them to learn
how it was done, with profit for all, on
a piece of ground less than half the
size of that first taken. The teachers
of the women were a French gardener
and his family, who. with an acre Of
land in France. sold $4,000 worth Of
produce in a year. The scene at the
farm is thus described by one who Wis
tied it. In q bare plowed field stands a
square palisade of zinc plates inclos-
ing about three-Quarters Of an acre.
Behind it the French gardener and
the women who lease the land have |
wrought what looks like a sheer mira |,