The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

given good care will return good
profit
Whitewash will do wonders towards
Frightening and purifying the old barn
or cowshed.
Stagnant pools and mud holes around !
the pasture make poor watering places |
for the cattle. Remember that.
Try dairy farming on the run.
down place. The cows will return a
profit, while the soil is being improved
by the manure
II you cannot grow clover success
fully, try COW peas or some other
leguminous plant. 1t will help the soil
into good condition.
Don't expect you can test the value
of a COW in month. Observation rec
ords should cover at least year in
which there has been a calving.
Whatever speciality In farming you
have set your heart upon following be-
gin in a small way and work up to
large things This is the sure way Of
developing a profitable business.
The farmer who thinks fly nets for
the horses are too much trouble and
expense to bother with Is the same
fellow who leaves his machinery out
of doors because 1t takes time and
money to provide tool shed.
The difference between profit and
loss on the farm is often measured
by the waste that comes from the
careless handling of machinery and
the shiftless methods of planting, cul-
tivating and harvesting the crops.
For the farmer whose aim is dairy
farming exclusively. the dual purpose
COW Is a great mistake. The only one
who has any warrant in keeping such
type of stock is the farmer whose
chief purpose in stock raising is beef
Do not walt to cool the milk until
all the milking is done. AS fast as
you milk one COW pour into can and
set can into tub of cold water. The
high temperature in the summer time
causes the germs in the milk to muh
tiply rapidly.
In fattening animals in the winter
time, remember that experiments have
shown that good quarters and plenty
of bedding are essential to profitable
feeding. the animals thus cared for
showing a gain of over 80 per cent.
more than those under less comforta-
BILE conditions
One Of the destructive pests Of the
garden, against which the farmer is
almost powerless, Is the root maggots
which attack cabbage. 1t may inter
est some of the readers Of Meadow
brook Farm Notes to know that the
New York experiment station has
tried screening the beds Of cabbage
with cheesecloth with good success.
The frames used being made Of 12-
inch boards.
Face the cows away from each 9TH
er, for, while 1t is true that the feed
ing is made easier where two rows OF
cows face the same alley, 1t makes
them much harder. Where the gut
ters of two rows of COWS are on the
same alley it is possible If the barn
is properly constructed to drive the
manure spreader through the alley,
thus making but one handling of the
manure necessary. Then the milking
is done easier.
Little sprouts or seedlings are very
troublesome in the old asparagus bed
and should be removed. AS soon as
they can be detected remove the roots
if possible. If by reason of growth
this cannot be done at the time, cut
away all the seed stalks and mark
the stubs SO they can be rooted out
when the foliage dies. Do not let one
seed stalk mature. In time the bed
can be cleared Of all but the male
plants. We have bed of asparagus
started years ago and which yielded
profusely this year. Not female
plant shows its head.
Provide comfortable quarters for
your hired help and manage the work
in such way as to enlist his inter-
est in the work assigned him, and you
will find that the farm help problem is
not such difficult one to solve as
most farmers think. Don't be afraid
to talk over matters with the hired
help. This is possible without sur
rendering mastery, and will add to
contentment and interest. Don't over
work the help. There are times when
it is impossible to make exact hours,
however, if work is well planned there
is no need of excessive long hours. ex-
cept in emergencies, and if the hired
man Is interested he will appreciate