The Columbus journal., 1908-06-03
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them have a back set
Shear the tops of early celery and
get the plants out as soon as possible.
An alfalfa field and bunch of good
milch COWS puts a farmer on easy
street.
Put in a lot of sweet corn to help
out when the pasturage gets short
along in July and August.
Chilly nights and on days when
there are cold rains house the sheep.
You will be repaid for your trouble.
The day of low-priced eggs seems
gone forever. and the farmer more
than ever finds a source of profit in
his poultry.
There is nothing mean or small
about the American hen. She is do
ing great things for the country, es-
pecia!!y the farmer.
Raise the collars on the horses &C.
casional,y. and wipe away the sweat.
1t will prevent chafing and will make
the animals feel more comfortable.
In the feeding of soft and moldy
corn some farmers during the past
winter have found that sulphur and
Glauber salts have prevented any Ill
results.
Don't let the taste of the surround
ing get into the butter. Set the cream
and make the butter in q clean, sweet
piace away from the odors of the
kitchen.
Know a man by the appearance of
his cows when the first 60 out to pas
ture. Some men are either too lazy
Dr too ignorant to feed and care for
their stock right.
Watch the cows bag just before
-alving. BE sure it does not get in
caky condition Better milk her occa-
sionally than to run the risk of serious
trouble at the time of calving.
The experiment stations are advis-
ing as a remedy for gapes in young
chicks the placing of the affected
chicks in basket over tub contain
ing a hot brick and some carbolic
acid. The chicks must not inhale the
fumes more than a minute at q time.
It is only the stock which are in
creasing in size and weight which are
producing a profit for their owner.
When a ration is fed which only
keeps the stock from losing gsound.
the farmer is losing money. In some
experiments to test the amount of feed
needed to keep 1,00O-pOund steer in
condition without making him grow, it
was found that there was required Is
pounds timothy hay. II pounds clover
hay and seven pounds corn meal. In
other words. unless more than this
amount of feed was consumed the
steer would not make growth worth
considering.
1t is lack of sympathy between ia
ther and son which drives many a boy
from the farm. The father lays out
the tasks for the boy and perhaps re-
qu!reS more than he ought to, and
then when any defects in the work
are discovered it is noted by an angry
Scowl, or sarcastic word of criticism.
This is not the way. Try and make
the boy feel from the very first when
AS a tOddler he follows you around
and wants to help that he is your
partner and that you can always do
things better with his help. He may
bother you many a time. but never
let him know it, Talk with him about
the work on the farm. get his ideas
about how things should be done, and
kindly and lovingly point out his mis-
takes. give him something that is all
his own, calf OF a colt or lamb, and
little plot of ground for a garden.
show him how to care for them and
AS the boy grows up he will feel that
he is part of the farm. 1t will be the
dearest spot in all the world to him
and he will not want to leave it or
you.
Separate the milk as soon after
milking as possible. If the milking
is done through sterilized cheese
cloth. the COWS having been brushed
and wiped of. the milk may be poured
directly into the supply can of the
separator without straining. The
dairyman who depends upon the
strainer to clean the milk rather than
by using cleanly methods of milking
is the one who makes the poorest
butter. Never speed your separator
Up too rapidly. but begin slowly and
bring machine up to the required
speed gradually at the same time turn
ing on the milk flow gradually. When
all the milk has passed from the sup
Ply can one quart Or so of the skim
milk should be caught and poured
through to flush out the cream that
will remain in the bowl. Unless this
is done some Of the butter fat will ad-
here to the surfaces and a small
ag-Sunt remain in the center of the
k.-l. not being able to get out of the
rlSchine because there is no more
,-.ik flowing in to force it through.
touring in the skim milk forces It all
ost. Warm water may be usea for