The Columbus journal., 1908-11-11

! 1t Is said that barley furnishes a
much nutriment as the same weight o.
oats.
| Don't OvercrOwd the chickens. Win
ter only as many as you can com
fortably.
Clean dirty eggs with a wooden
rag slightly mOistened In water; neve,
wash them.
A teaspoonful of chloride of lime in
pint of warm water is said to relieve
wind collie in horses.
Have you been using the road drag
If not, We hope you have an uneasy
conscience. Get busy after the next
, rain.
The failures that We make If wise.
ly pOndered and wisely used may
guide us to the success we long to
achieve.
You can't count the wrinkles on the
horns of the COW that has been de.
horned SO as to tell her age, SO it is
a good plan to keep a record book of
your cows.
Did you help celebrate apple day
by eating apples. talking apples and
planning for more and better apple
trees on your place? October 20
marked another advance step in the
apples popularity.
A cheap farm paint can be made
from one gallon of skim milk, three
pounds Portland cement. dry paint
powder to give desired shade. This
compound must be kept well stirred.
as the cement settles Stir up not
more than one days supply at time.
How hard should the ground freeze
before covering up the strawberry
vines? Well. If it will hold wagon
up when driven over it you may con-
clude that it is time to put on the
mulch. Don't put on too much at
first, however. Increase the amount
of covering as the weather increases
in severity.
which the dairy commissioner of Min
nesota makes when he says he be-
lieves the farmers of that state lose
100000 every year through poor
cows. Probably there are rather more
than 1,OO0, 900 cows in that state. That
would mean that on an average every
COW in Minnesota robs her master of
$34.
1t is estimated by competent author
tiles that over As per cent. of the
food products of the better classes in
the United States consist of animal
products. In other words. half of
the amount spent for food of the
average family goes for meat, eggs
and dairy products. This fact sug-
gests why it pays the farmer to raise
stock.
Again let us urge you not to leave
the tools out to warp and rust in the
winter storms. One winters exposure
will hurt them more than two or
three years use. Clean them up and
put them away in the dry. If you
have no tool house put them in the
packing shed. A coat of paint ap-
piled now will add several years to the
life of the woodwork of tools.
Corn shows by the different states
are becoming popular. Illinois will
have one the last of November. In
diana will hold one at Purdue univer-
sity in January. and other states are
In line for similar shows Now. broth
er farmer, plan to attend one of these
shows. See what the other fellow is
doing and learn how you can improve
on the quantity and the quality of
your corn crop.
Minnesota has apparently solved
the difficulty of dishonest commission
men by the enactment of law COM |
pelling the commission man to keep a |
record of his sales, in which he must |
report the name of the purchaser, the |
Gate of the sale and the price OBJ |
tanned. The consignor, by means of
this record. may, by going to a little |
trouble, ascertain who bought his con-
signment and the price paid for it;
and with this information so easily |
obtained, the commission men take |
great risks when they make dishonest |
returns to the consignor 1t is claimed |
hat the law has worked we'll in Min
nesOta.
The Chicago health commission has
forbidden the sale of milk from ordi- |
nary tin cans. All milk must now be |
delivered in sealed bottles. Nearly |
,ne-half of the infant mortality Of the |
,ity is supposed to be traceable to
impure milk. 1t requires careful wash
ng and constant care to keep a tin |
IAN in good condition. Few people
know how to wash a can and those
Who do know apparently do not like
he job. If you want any proof Of this
act, take the cover off Of any milk
AN that is being returned from any
,ity and notice the nasty stencil that
meets your nostrils. The price of
,ity milk is constantly advancing. SO
hat farmers have hopes of getting
money enough to pay them to keep 1t
lean and In prime conditaaa. !