The Columbus journal., 1908-07-01

= He$ul8rlly In IceO SuQ mixing ~
much to do with the milk yield.
Some men are like cows. they think
the best grass is on the other side Of
the fence.
1t is the fresh manure that has the
highest value. Get 1t out on the land
as soon as possible.
Raw wheat -four mixed with milk
and the yolk of one egg will often
check. scours In the lambs.
In fattening fowls feed corn princi-
pally, but provide other grain for vari-
ETY. and to keep up the appetite.
In dealing with q man who has q
COW to sell keep in mind the fact that
it is generally the poor COW that 10
| offered for sale.
Most of the states report large grad
uating classes from the agricultural
| colleges this year It means moro
| and better agriculture
The farmer who thinks out the
days work and CLANS how it can best
be done is the farmer who is not
peasing around with chores after dark.
1t IS the wise farmer who plants
only what he can properly care for
| He will reap more dollars than the
farmer who spreads himself thin over
| too many acres.
Plant a few mulberry trees in your
| cherry orchard, then cock robin and
his mistress will let the cherries alone
as long as the mulberry lasts. A
cheap and easy way of buying OF
the BIRDS
| Some farmers still cling to the old
idea that they must have slop of some
sort if they are to grow good pigs. but
it has been repeatedly shown by ex-
pertinent that usually there is no ad-
vantage in foods that are sloppy.
Forestry has done great things for
Switzerland. preventing foods and
making available all lands fit for
crops. What are you doing to fur
Their the efforts of the government ag-
ricultural department toward more
tree growing?
Be sure that you have a good corn
high replant every hill that contains
no plants. This may be a little later
than the first planting and some of it
may not get out of the way Of frost.
but it will make good cattle feed if
nothing more.
Coburn the Kansas farm expert
gives this quintet of don'ts for the
alfalfa raiser: Don't SOW any nurse
crop. Don't SOW on freshly plowed
land. no matter how carefully pre-
pared. Don't let weeds or grass grow
over six inches high without clipping.
Don't clip or NOW when wet with rain
Or dew. Don't let alfalfa stand; If turn.
ing yellow, cut it.
Few farmers realize the damage
which weeds do to the corn. They
not only take the fertility which the
corn needs, but worse still the moist.
ure. By cultivation you kill the
weeds, conserve the moisture, make
the fertility of the soil more available,
and loosen the soil so that air may
get at the roots, an essential condi.
ton in corn growing
Linseed meal is valuable in horse
feeding for its laxative properties and
for putting a nice gloss on the hair
At that, very little of it should be fed
and if carrots or other sound roots can
be obtained they are better for the
horse than any oilmeal. A usual
amount is handful a day with other
feed. or a double handful may be
given with good results.
A very good method of capturing
the chicken hawk is TO set steel traps
about the carcass of the chicken last
caught and partly devoured. or to
erect a tall pole in an open field near
the chicken yard. placing trap al
the top. He will be most sure to
alight on the pole, awaiting an oppor
tunity to pounce down upon the un
suspecting fowls. and consequently
gets into the trap.
To tan a sleeps skin stretch and
nail on smooth board surface. wool
side down. Scrape carefully, getting
of all bits of flesh. Now mix one
hound of pulverized alum and one
pound common salt, sprinkle the mix
ture evenly over the skin and rub in
with a corn cob all it will absorb;
then sprinkle it over with a little
more and leave it for a few days. A
second application will render it thor
ough!y cured Leave it until dry. Pinch
the surface, and by the feeling and
sound you can tell If all parts are
evenly tanned. The next process II
: the hardest for wOman-washing
1t will take several washings and
good rinsings in clean, cold water
Squeeze the water from it and hang II
fleece down to drip. 1t will dry beau
tifully in the sun on a stout clothes
, line or wire fence, shaking it coca
siOnally.
j For caked udder no better advice
can be given than that offered by