The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-09

Keep the road drag busy after every
rain or soft spell.
] Rye pasture Is good for hogs. Re-
l member this next season.
The rundown animal IL hard to
bring back to normal condition again.
When lean pork is desired. more
protein feed and less corn should be
fed.
Spring time Is grating time. Cut
the scions the latter part OF the win
teri
In breeding sows there is great
economy in having the filters come
| near together.
Increase the fertility Of yoHr land
II you would have increased crops and
an increased bank account.
Every farmers boy ought to be am
bilious to bet a course of training at
the state agricultural college.
Calls and sores on horses nine
times out of ten result fru.. Hitting
harness. 4 litt.e care viii prevent it
A scratching shed for the hens with
lots of sunshine. is a necessity IL You
are to get the best results from your
flock
With any new feed begin slow A
radical change in diet is always
shock to an animal and does them no
good.
With feed high there is all the more
necessity for providing good. warm.
light stables to get the most out Of
the feed.
After tests, the Nebraska expert
ment station finds that alfalfa hay
produced ten per cent. more milk than
prairie hay.
Now is the season when the dairy
farmer with his silo fun Of weIEma-
tured corn is going to reap the bene-
fits of his efforts
A brush is preferable to a cloth in
cleaning milk utensils. because the
brush gets into the corners and
crevices as the cloth cannot
II the stable has not been white
washed do ii the first nice warm DAY.
1t will sweeten things up and make
the stable more fit for the horses.
Be sure and provide some succulent
feed for the poultry during the win
ter. Care in this direction will make
for healthier hens and more eggs.
Hot water fermentation of the
bruised or congested udder is the best
treatment that can be given BE
persistent and You viii set results.
Here is how one man manages to
pillow and harrow at ,.e same time.
He bitches one horse 20 a single sec
ton of the harrow and ties the halter
to the furrow horses singletree
Be sure the chickens get plenty of
water during this freezing weather
Don't compel them to peck through
the ice to satisfy their thirst. See
that water with the chill taken off
is provided.
Even though the margin OF profit re-
allied on your stock over the price Of
the feed consumed is small. remember
that the manure left behind by the
animal represents money value
which is worth considering.
A farmer who has tried it says that
sweet clover can be killed out Of an
orchard by blowing the ground and
giving the orchard clean cultivation
two or three seasons. Moving the
clover frequently during the summer
and letting the stalks lie on the ground
viii prove effective. also. 10 Is said.
Insist on cleanliness in those who
do the milking. Before milking they
should wash their hands with soap
and should then thoroughly dry them.
The finger nails should also he cleaned
As little dust as possible should be
stirred up. Dust from moidy hay
will float around and fall into the
milk
We are sorry to say il. but with
most farmers it is purely guess work
IS 10 whether his cows are paving
heir way or not. They are strangers
% the milk scales and the Babcock
ester. and they do not care for any
lew ideas about balanced rations. use
" silage. ETC., and the result is that
hey barely grub out a living Hut
hank goodness such farmers are
growing less every year.
The henhouse should have movable
costs and dropping board. The drop
ling board should be made Of smooth
umber for easy cleaning, and be
,laced not higher than three seet from
he floor so that heavy fowls NAV
asily fly up to IL and not inturc them
elves in jumping from it, The space
n the floor under the dropping board
viii be clean and give more rom for
he fowls for exercise On cDld or