The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
Light is life in the home and in ths

Light Is life in the home and In the
stable.
Fit the horses ration to the amount
OF work that Is expected of him.
Small i1Ocks of chickens are less
liable to disease than large locks.
comfort and good feed are the reoui.
sites to q good fl0w of milk from the
patient COW.
Diseased wood a never be made
scund and the quicker the tree IS re-
moved the better.
II you will soak the oats a short
time before feeding 1t will make them
more digestible for the hens.
The only kind of preservative which
b farmer has any business putting
In his milk Is that of cleanliness.
A sick chicken is generally a relec-
ton upon the owner. Proper care and
feed will keep them from getting sick.
A vigorous but non-productive tree
may be oftentimes made profitable by
grating good fruit-bearing stock
into It.
Handle the farm right. Think out
the problems that confront you. and
then work them nj with vigOr and
determination.
Why be content with half q crop
when fOrethought. attention to the
small details and faithful work will
give the full crop?
The head mixer still holds his own
against he numerous mechanical de-
vices for drawing the tactical fluid
from the patient bossy.
Even the farmer needs to play fair
to his land. to his live stock. I his
neighbOf and to the man with whom
he markets his products.
Keep the good GOV IS long as sho
yields a good profit. Some COWS out
last others by many years. Do not
arbitrarily fix the year of retirement.
Competition is not the life Of crop
growing. for where the crop must fight
a place on the land with the weeds
it cannot produce a profitable harvest.
Light Is necessary to the health of /:
cows. but do not have the stalls .
SO placed that the glare of the sunlight
will be directly in the eyes Of the pa .
tient animals. Il
With the growing %dificul;y in secur- 9
Ing competent farm help the farmer .
IS coming more and more to depend Z
upon labOr-saving machinery to do his g
work. and it is bringing about a new 3
era upon the farm. b
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Quails and p%artridses are good I
of the farmer. eating a host
II injurious insects. Do not let the
naraudin. hunter shoot your friends.
Post signs about your farm that no ]
is allowed.
BE sure all the plOws and harrows
there is no sort Of excuse for the d
armer who discovers the needed re- q
airs only when he implement is y
peeded for immediate use. q
These fellows who claim they can -
lick the good COW by just looking at y
er wouldn't do for cattle buyers for y.
S. The BabcOck tester and plenty y.
I time TO try the animal are the only ~,
We are willing to trust. "
See that the food Of the live stock -
Lkes the food the greater is the ~
mOnn Of saliva produced to assist ="
1 the utilization Of that food. 1t may =.
e that a correspondence increased Sc ~
:etiOn occurs of the other juices pro- -,
need in the stomach.
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A bill known as the Davis bill has ~.
cen introduced in congress. " pro- g.
ides for government aid to establish ~
n agricultural high school in every ~
n counties Of the stale that take -
ivantage of the law il it is passed.
also provides help for the city high
.hOOls that teach domestic sciencel
nd the mechanical arts. IT,.
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In making cement blocks it Is necest mr.
Try to keep concrete blocks protected he,
wind and sun for a lew days and 90
wet them frequently while drying. M
hot sun shining IN seen blocks ,.;
check and crack them. but in ..
rrly spring the sun is not hot enough "a,
injure them and they can be set or,
It Of doors in a day or two after =.
Cement blocks can be wa.
rproofed by painting the face with
liquid glass paint or ever with an
oil paint.
is merely rOushage in its I
DIST succulent form and needs the IS
ain ration to produce the milk. The lik'
o pays and IT is simply impossible mel
find a farmer who has given one q sar
ir test who would want to keep cows e
thout its help. Plan to put n in a d
your farm this next season. Plant wri
Of fodder corn this spring and Sci
the silO when the time comeA 0nl