The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

ITS oats that make the old mare CO.
1t is good for the chickens, too.
Put q little ginger into the horse
by way of the curry comb and brush.
Have a definite aim before you in
the desire to improve your live stock
and you will make some Roadway.
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 a good
many waste apples and tomatoes this
fall has cooked them and fed them to
his big flock of chickens and they
have thrived on them
Don't keep the mongrel dog about
the farm. Get one of good breed.
preferably a collie. and then train
him to do something useful in con-
nection with the farm work.
The rusty pail or pan should be
only taints the milk but increases the
danger of germ contamination. rust
places being more than apt to harbOr
large numbers of bacteria.
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 a 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 rot
mean comfort for the stock. nor does
it mean profit for the farmer. Re
member that every bit of discomfort
which you permit your stock to suffer
by SO 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
err 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 continuance 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 second person puts in the
ring.
Prof. Hansen of South Da-
kota has brought back from
Siberia yellow Powered al
falfa plant which he thinks will be
specially adapted to growth in our
northern ATTITUDES. His efforts to de
velop such plant will be followed
with much interest
Early stages of a cold in chickens
can often be cured by two applications
Of a mixture of one part spirits of |
turpentine and three parts sweet oil.
Anoint the face and eyes with the
preparation and pour five or six drops
down the fowls throat if there is
wheeling or rafting there.
A good-siZed turnip cut in half and
nailed to a board will furnish enter
tainment and food for flock of hens |
for half a 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 a strirg. having it just high |
enough so that the hens will have to |
jump for it.
Remember that temperature has |
everything to do with the churning |
quality of butter In summer you must |
bring it down to 60 degrees and in |
winter you must bring it up to that
temperature if you would have the |
butter come readily, and remember
this that though your cream may be
of the right temperature you may
have difficulty if 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 protein) and
has needed il, for he was using it up
in the expansion and contraction of
muscles; but when idle. on account of
stormy weather or leisure. and fed his
in the muscles. Therefore
4 Woodworking horse that has been
we'll fed should. on being given a Holt
lay for several days. have his ration
changed. Corn is a good substitute
for oats in such a case. If clover hay
has been fed. timothy hay should be
substituted.