The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-12-04

II v spou TOT the chAckenS, TOO.
Put little ginger into the horse
by way of the curry comb and brush
Have a definite aim before you in
the deslre to improve your live stock
and you will make some headvay.
Eggs that vary much in size or color
should not be packed together In the
same case. Such illassorted cases
never bring good prices.
One farmer who has had . good
many waste apples and tomatoes this
fall has cooked them and fed them to
his big flock of chickens and they
have thriyed ON them
DOM keep the mongrel dog about
the farm. Get one Of good breed.
preferably collie. and then trNin
him to do something useful in con-
nectfon with the farm work.
In fattening turkeys for Thanks
giving and the holidays there Is moth
ing better after all than old corn and
corn meal boiled with potatoes. Feed
three times day. II skim milk Is to
be had mix with the mash
Clean out the bitches and burrows
through the strawberry beds and
cover the beds lightly at first. As
the winter advances and the ground
freezes harder, put on more covering
to keep the plants from winter kill
ing.
The cold, drafty stable does not
mean comfort for the stock, nor does
1t mean profit for the farmer. Re-
member that every bit of discomfort
which YOU permit your stock to suffer
by 30 much reduces the amount Of
your profit.
Do not market half.finished poultry.
There is no economy in stinting poul.
try you are fitting for market. Push
the food into them and get them fat
as quick as possible. No trouble SELL
ing such poultry, and they bring the
best of prices, too.
Crop rotation pays, as many farm
er is proving by actual test. 1t has
been found that two years in clover
and three in corn will give as much
corn as five years in corn grown con-
tinuously Two clover crops as clear
gain are worth having.
Some form of crate Is used by many
farmers in ringing hogs, but where
such contrivance is not at hand the
business can be done by slipping the
moose of a strong rope over the upper
jaw of the hog. The hog can thus be
held while a second person puts In the
ring.
Early stages Of cold in chickens
can often be cured by two applications
Of q mixture of one part spirits Of
turpentine and three parts sweet oil
Anoint the face and eyes with the
preparation and pour Ave or six drops
down the fowls throat II there is q
wheezing or rafting there.
A good-sized turnip cut in half and
nailed to 4 board will furnish enter
tainment and food for flock Of hens
for half day. Another good way to
keep the hens busy in cold weather
is to fasten a beet or carrot or other
root from the ceiling of the hen house
by strirg, having 1t just high
enough so that the hens will have to
jump for 1t.
Remember that temperature has
everything to do with the churning
quality Of butter. In summer you must
bring 1t down to 60 degrees and In
winter you must bring it up to that
temperature II you would have the
butter come readily, and remember
this that though your cream may be
of the right temperature you may
have dimculty II the churn is too
cold.
With the idle days tighten up on the
horses diet. During the months Of
hard work the horse has had feed rich
in nitrogen (the base of Erotein) and
has needed 1t, for he was using 1t up
in the expansion and contraction Of
muscles; but when idle on account Of
stormy weather or leisure. and fed his
working ration, too much nitrogen has
accumulated in the muscles. Therefore
a hard-working horse that has been
well fed should. on being given holi-
day for several days, have his ration
changed. Corn Is good substitute
for oats In such case. II clover hay
has been fed, timothy hay should be
substituted.
A ten-year test by Prof Munson Of
Maine shows that cultivated trees
made larger growth and produced
more fruit than trees that were
mulched. Another experiment was to