The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-10-28

Don't let freezing weather find ycl
unprepared.
Sow some rye. II makes fine chick
en- pasture all winter.
Weather-beaten, implanted buildings
are no credit to the farm.
Sell OF the surplus chickens, and
thus save on feed and trouble.
Improve your soil by putting humus
into 1t by every possible means. :
The unthrifty chick offers the favor
able soil In which to grow the roup
germ.
The farmer who Is eager to get
other folks thinks is apt to be
thinker himself.
An office for the farmer! Why not?
Good place to keep his books, &C.
counts, seed catalogues, etc.
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Virgin soil should have q certain
amount of cultivation with crops be-
fore being set out to fruit trees.
The best feed for making muscle Is
oats, the best for fat building is corn.
the best for milk production Is silage.
The only louise the poultryman can
afford to have around is the dead
louise. See that that Is the only kind
you keep.
Make friends with the new ideas.
Don't let them run away with you
but harness them and make them
work for you.
Did you attend the fair? II not. have
you a reason that will justify you with
your conscience and square you with
your neighb0rs?
Always sort fruit intended for mar
that Of inferior quality always sells
for less than 1t would had 1t been kept
by ITSELF
| Get In line with a few trap nestS
and test out the hest of the pullets.
Then use their eggs for Matching next
spring and thus begin the improve
ment of your flock.
! Put new planks in the approaches To
the barn before the horse gets his
foot through the cracks made by the
decayins Of the edges Of the board and
causes himself serious injury.
| Plow the ground this fall that is in
tested with wireworms. cutworms.
etc.. and then let the chickens at 'em.
An occasional narrowing will keep
the worms where the chickens can
get them.
No two horses require the same
amount of feed to keep them in good
condition. any more than do two per-
sons. Intelligent feeding must be
based upon knowledge of the individu-
al traits Of the animals fed
Have you tried getting a stand of
alfalfa? Prof Ten Eyck declares his
| belief that alfalfa is going to do more
for the western farmer during the
next so years than any other crop
which he may be able to grow.
The farmer who does not read a
good farm paper and take the bulle-
tins of his state experiment station.
cannot hope to raise the standard of
his farming any more than the man
| who takes hold of his own boot straps
can hope to raise himself from the
floor.
You have heard of the muslin cur
tain front for poultry houses. Why
not try such a covering over at least
one of the windows of your poultry
house this winter? Verdict of those
who have tried them is that the hens
are healthier and lay better where
houses are so equipped.
NcEeT let tuC UCCOuc over
heated or overripe il you wish to pack
the butter made from it. Remember
that the best butter can only be made
from cream that is in the best OF con-
ditiOn. and that the keeping quality
of butter depends upon the condition
of the cream from which it was made.
II you use hay caps and have been
bothered with inconvenient weights
for the corners try cement weights
next season. They can be easily made
by molding a ball of soft cement
weighing about eight ounces into
which inch and half wire staples
are set Cords can then be used to
tie the cement balls to the hay cap
corners.
Where Saturday night ends every
bit of farm work save that which Is
absolutely necessary-such as stock
feeding and milking-and Sunday is
enjoyed as q day of rest and attend
ance upon the house of worship, the
farmer begins the weeks work Mon
day morning with . clear brain to
plan. a vigorous body to make light
work Of every task. and q hopeful,
CHEEKY heart that fills all the hours of