The Columbus journal., 1908-11-11

Express your Thanksgiving IN
thanksliving.
Poultry for profit demands good
quarters and good feed.
Stasnant water drunk BY the cows
IL apt to cause stingy milk.
NOlasses as part Of the feed ration
for the horse has proved its value.
| Keep tab ON the markets and watch
your chance to sell your crops at the
best price.
Oats make an ideal food for the
brood SOW. 1t will pay to keep her
well fed up.
| The American quail Is q good bird
to have on the farm, as he Is an in
dustrious insect eater
More failures in hog breeding prob
ably come from lack of good yards
and fences than from any other cause.
| A small flock Of sheep on every
farm should be the slogan of the or.
ganized farmers throughout the cOun-
try.
| Barns are cheaper than feed. Shell
ter well your livestock and make the
high-priced feed go as far as pos
| sible.
Roots as part Of the ration for the
sheep In the winter time are quite es-
sential il you would take them through
in good condition.
Sheep will never drink impure
water. In putting your flock into
winter quarters see that proper care
is taken to provide adequate and clean
water supply.
Notice how uneasy the horse Is
when the curry comb Is being used on
the legs. Most horses are very SEN
sitive there. Try an old cloth to rub
the dirt off,
When your pet theory has proved
failure, hasn't worked out as you
expected, and there Is no reasonable
chance for its doing SO, be man enough
to admit your mistake. and give 1t
up.
Again we want to urge the impOr-
lance of beginning early in the han
ding and training Of the colt. Get
him used to the halter, handle him
frequently and break him to driving
by putting a pair of lines to the halt
er and walking behind him. You will
he surprised to see how soon he will
learn to obey the commands to stop
and to start and to stand still.
The Pennsylvania agricultural col
lege has pust completed q most sue
cessful test with an acre of fruit
trees which were unproductive and un-
profitable. The 81 trees were first
trimmed and then in April sprayed
for San Jose scale This was followed
at poisoning by another spraying for
the codling moth. The result was q
marked increase in the quantity and
the quality of the fruit borne After
reading this just ask yourself il you
are realizing all the possibilities Of
your orchard, and If not, why not?
Rhubarb out of season is in good
demand and brings good price.
When the roots are dug for forcing
they should get a thorough freezing
outdoors before they are taken into
the forcing house. Also leave as much
of the soil adhering to the roots as
possible. These roots may be forced
successfully in a mushroom house. or
under a greenhouse bench. or in
cellar or cOld-frame. setting the roots
close together. filling in the hollow
spaces between the roots with soil or
leaf mOld-anything to hold moisture.
Every two weeks fresh supply of
crowns may be brought in and planted
to keep up a succession.
Most farmers think clover hay is
a farmer friend had to say on this
point the other day after having fed
clover and mixed hay to his horses
for several years: IF had my choice
between well-cured clover hay and
nice, bright timothy, would take the
clover hay every time. Many farmers
are of the opinion that horses will
have the heaves if fed clover hay. /
have raised a good many horses and
have never had one yet that had the
heaves as a result of eating clover
hay OF course a horse will some
times eat more clover than is good
for him il permitted to do SO. because
he relishes it better than timothy. But
give him the amount you think he
ought to have and let him go without
until the next time"
Here is what the Technical World
Magazine has to say concerning the
American hen: Sixteen billion times
a year these small citizens announce
the arrival of fresh laid and the
sound of their Dragging is waxing loud
in the land. According to the last cen
sus. there are 233, 598. 005 chickens of
laying age in the United States. These
are valued at $4,000, 900, and the eggs
they lay, would. il divided, allow 203
eggs annually to every person-man.
and child-in the United