The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-04

Sunlight is a great germ killer. Let
lots of it into the stables.
When in doubt what to do It 10
generally better to do nothing.
Scatter the feed for the fowls 80
that all will have an equal chance at
getting a meal.
A sunbonnet or damp sponge on the
horses head will prevent sunstroke.
a thing they are very liable to.
The caution to keep the pens and
sleeping places of the hogs is spe-
cially important at this season Of the
year.
Know the markets In which you ex-
pect to market your goods. This is
especially important to the farmer that
sells butter.
In estimating the profit returned by
sheep you want to remember that the
manure dropped by the sheep Is about
three times as valuable as that from
| cows.
Tie your wool with wool twine and
be on the safe side. for buyers are
holding pretty strictly to the rule that
they will not touch wool that has been
tied with binder twine.
Scrape of the old bark from the old
apple trees A dull hoe is the thing and
If you wait until wet day the bark
will come OF easily. Be careful not
to injure the underlayer OF live bark.
Stomach worms are a dangerous
trouble with lambs at this season of
the year. Several government bulle-
tins dealing with the pest have been
Issued. Write for them. They are free
for the asking.
Have regular hours for doing the
milking. Great temptation to let 9TH
er work interfere with the thought
that the milking can be done most
any time. Such reasoning is fallacious
for irregularity in milking lessons
the milk flow.
Whenever possible during heavy
electrical storms remove the stock
from the proximity of tall trees or
wire fences. A little trouble may save
you hundreds of dollars. Every wire
fence should be grounded at inter.
walls of every hundred or two hundred
feet.
The regulations governing the in
spection and quarantine of imported
animals has been changed by the ag-
ricultural department so as to require
a quarantine of 80 days for sheep i'm
ported from Canada for breeding pur-
poses. This action has been taken by
amendment to bureau of animal in
dustry, order 142.
The farmer needs to know the plants
he would grow as well as the quality
Of the soil he would cultivate. Plants
differ widely in composition, range Of
root, period of growth and In their
ability to gather that which they need
from the SOIL These are facts which
farmer should be familiar with In
order that he may intelligently manure
the soil and plan the rotation Of crops
he wishes to follow in manner that
will give the best possible results.
A draught OF cool water Is refresh
ing when working in the fields. Makes
you feel like taking fresh grip on the
work. Don't you suppose the horses
would feel the same way? When 1t
comes to working hard in warm
weather hauling heavy loads or pulling
the binder an occasional drink of wa
ter would cool their systems and re-
fresh their energy as much as 1t stimu-
lates you. 1T is not supposed, how.
ever" cautions Prof. C. Minkler, that
any horseman will allow his team to
tank up on cold water when in very
heated state; but 1t is reasonable to
expect him to allow them the privilege
of taking a few swallows to quench
their thirst, and drive the burning I'm
pulses away.
Here is encouragement for the
holder of small farms in this country.
showing what profit can be made by
intensive methods. H. D. Jones in
Technical World Magazine tells the
story of two women who leased FIVE
acres of land in Berkshire, England.
Later they found that five acres was
too much land. and that they could
find full work for themselves and for
students who flocked to them to learn
how 1t was done, with profit for all, on
piece of ground less than half the
size Of that first taken. The teachers
Of the women were French gardener
and his family, who. with an acre Of
land in France. sold $4,000 worth Of
produce in year. The scene at the
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