The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
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Turn your. thinks. into dollars.
TIE rundown horse is a poor horse
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e. The best time to set hens is in the
. evening after dark.
THUMBS. in pigs is caused by exces.
sive IA. and lack. Of exercise. o.
Soap suds is good for old trees. and
young ones. too, for that matter.
In corn judging, why not include the
stalk as a factor in grading the corn
For the stubs of pruned trees there
is nothing better than pure white lead
and Oil.
In selecting sheep take those that
combine growth OF wool with growth
of mutton.
Look to the horses feet. have the
shoes reset. AID thus prevent corns
and other ills.
Take a little better care Of the
calves this year than last. You will
be well rewarded.
The farmer feeds the world and
boards himself" Yes. and he has
money in the bank to boot.
Have an eye out for the crows They
. like the young chicks and will get at
them unless you provide protection.
Everything looked over about the
wagons, and harness? Many a break
can be anticipated and prevented by
care.
e: Hot mashes dcsed with red pepper
may stimulate laying. but the hens
thus forced will not continue long in
the laying business.
Hogs often suffer from lack of
drink. If. you have not enough milk.
put in some other kind of liquid; wa
ter is better than nothing
When curb develops On the horse it
should. be painted with tincture of TO-
dine every three or four days and the
horse given rest until it disappears.
Plan for supply of green food for
the cows when the pasturage runs
: short this summer. You remember
how you wished you had done so last
year. 49,.
If you don't want to dehorn your
cattle suppose you put brass knobs on
the ends of their horns. This will stop
injuries from sharp horns, and make
unruly cattle tractable. g..
. Turpentine is suod for horses trou-
bled with worms. Two ounces in a
quart of raw linseed oil given in the
morning before feeding for three or
four days will clean the worms out
The best thing on the farm is COM
mon sense. the next to that systematic
faithful work. With these two quail
fications and lots of book knowledge
to fall back on the farmer is bound TO
succeed
Keep the hogs free from lice. Kero-
sene and lard warmed together and
dripred along the spines of the feed
ers at the trough will do quick rid
dance Do not let the swine suffer
and stop growing because they need
this little attention.
= Don't try to regulate the weather, or
let yourself get out of sorts If the
weather you wanted for certain
piece of work does not come Have
the faculty Of adjusting yourself to
the weather. and life will run smooth.
er, and when the season is over you
will find that matters have worked out
better than they would had you held
the weather strings in your hands.
Many a farmer whose acreage il
small does not feel warranted in BUY
ing a manure spreader, or other labor
saving machinery, would do well to in
terest several of his neighbors in the
joint ownership of such implements
Where the arrangements for the care
and use of such implements are care
fully worked out. and clearly stated
there is no need of friction or conflict
of interests. --.--
The folly Of going to law over triv-
ial matters was forcibly demonstrated
q few years ago In the now famous
Jones County Calf Case. in which
the litigants wasted their fortunes in
trying to. get legal satisfaction. hut
in spite of the moral pointed by this
case some parties at Washburn, Wis,
are squabbling over the payment for
three dollars worth of potatoes The
case was started in the municipal
court. appealed to the circuit court,
ordered back to the municipal court.
appealed to the supreme court Of the
state. and after recent decision 1t
is now 10 be tried on its merits in the
circuit court 1t is case where an
employe Of lumber company bought
$500 worth of potatoes, six bushels.
The potatoes were delivered. and have
been mashed. roasted. fried. baked and
eaten long ago. but the purchaser re-
fesred the seller to his ennl0yers hnr