The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-08


Garner in the fall. -.
o Not only the right amount, but thu
right kind of food counts in encour
aging the hen to lay.
Cross-breeding Of: sheep requires
both judgment and skill. Don't. at
tempt it If you are a novice.
Remember at this season of the
year that it is important to keep the
hogs out of the wet and to keep. pens
and beds dry. -.
A COW turned out to pasture in good
vigorous condition will respond to- the
fresh feed so per cent. better than ti,t
animal which is run down. =.
With so many men out of 'worl
throughout the country, it seems q
shame that farmers. are so hard put tc
it to get the help they need: =: .,
Stingy feeding is followed by scant
giving What have you gained if you
have saved pound of one-and-a-hali
cent feed and lost a pint of fiye-cenr
milk? .>.:.-.s.- =. -
. Don't let the first few warm, bright
days of spring make you forget. thai
there will be cold, raw, wet. days a
plenty. Look out for !: the. stock in
such weather. s." -.
Take a hint from the politicians and
begin to repair yonr fences. if you
have not already done SO. Look care
fully. The stock will find the weak
places if you do not. -. :: .::.-..:' -:
The farmer who has raised sheep
and finds them profitable says that the
right kind of flock In the hands of
the right kind of a farmer is one OF
the best kind of investments, -. =.
: The boy who is brought up to feel a
personal responsibility in the farm OF
some feature of the farm and who
reaps the direct reward Of such devo
ton. is seldom anxious to pull away
from the farm to the city. - -.
Keep records and accounts both OF
the livestock and the crops of the
farm. The value of knowing what it
costs to produce the products on your
farm lies wholly in the possibility at.
forded by it's use in comparing your
system of farm management with that
of others: =. -
=: With body rested by the winter let
up and the mind stimulated by the lee
lures of the farmers institutes and
the studies Of the short course at the
agricultural school. and the reading
1.-THE good farm journal. which of
course you take. you are ready for the
work of the coming season. ~
Good dairying includes good COWS.
good pasture in summer and good
feed In winter. good shade in sum-
mer and good shelter in winter.
good water and good care all
the year. round. . and good ma
chinery to run the separator. the
churn. etc. II the farmer has good
eyesight, he can easily see the good
points of the above declaration.
The heavy horse of the draft type
Is the horse for the farmer to raise
Prof. F. C. :Minkler of the New Jersey
station has this to say in
reference to the disposition of some
farmers to raise road horses: IF you
are going to be a Jockey and run a
race horse stable. it is all right to go
into the road horse business. but for
the sake of your own success, if you
are grain or live stock farmer, don't
NEEDLE with sulky carts and fast
horses. It has ruined: nearly every
farmer who ever attempted it; besides
the environment is far. from whole
some or even decent 1t is Just like
trying to paint a barn with feather
when brushes are plentiful and cheap.
Stick to the draft horse. :. =.
: Putting $50. worth of milk. into the
calf and producing a ten-dollar animal
does not pay. : And: it is not neces-
sary. Try the plan of taking the calf
from the COW. on the. third day AMI
teaching it to drink from the pail. which
is easily done: by inserting the two:
middle fingers in the caIf's mouth: and
gently lowering it's head until its nose
touches the milk and it begins to draw.
up the liquid: Then while the. calf
Is thus drinking withdraw the fingers;
still letting the. hand remain: in the
milk SO as not to diseoncert the little
FELLOW. A few times thus trying and
he will drink without further trouble
Now begin to substitute ether food
for the full milk, Gradually, get the
animal on skim milk in which. a, little
Dill meal and corn meal is put. Have
I box in which a. little dry bran is
placed: where the calf: can get at it,
also hay for him to MUNICH on. Hay
tea. made by pouring boiling water on
good clean timothy hay and left to
stand II hours. can be: substituted
for the skim milk ii de-
sired. -! :: 4
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