The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
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Keep cncery anu nail Oh your
troubles will disappear.
The runty pig is poor stock to raise
and should never be bred from.
Have you ever been able to discover
the economy of the half-starved calf
The kind of crops a man grows is
a pretty good index to the mans
character.
A mash Of two quarts OF middlinSs
will put the pigs in condition for mar
ket next fall.
In picking your breeder for next
years stock remember that the rooster
is more than half the flock.
Open up burlap bag at the seam
and throw over the cow when milking.
1t will prove big protection from the
flies and will help keep her quiet.
Alcohol, tobacco. iced-drinks, stimu-
Eating food and strong tea and coffee
increase the effects of the hot
weather.
The shiftless farmer is half glad of
the break In the machine that takes
him to town where he can loaf and
gossip for half a day.
The farmer who loves the soft side
OF his bed in the morning more than
he does a soft bed for his crops. is the
farmer who never discovers that farm
ing pays.
Clean out the horse stalls every day
Shake out the bedding, removing the
stained litter and putting the rest on
a rack to dry and air. Then sweep
out the stall SO it will get dry.
She Was a Hard Milker.-Summer
Board,r-"How much milk does that
. COW you are milking give?" Perspir-
ing and Overworked Milker-"She
don't give none. What yer get yer got
TO work hard fer"
Better to try. and in the trying make
mistakes than not to try at all. The
farmer that is not ready to expert
ment with new methods and new
crops even though his first attempts
are partial failure, is the farmer who
never improves. Z.
Wire fences increase the danger &c
stock from lightning, but this danger
can be almost entirely overcome by
running a wire which is in contact
with all the wires OF the fence into the
ground. Such wires should be placed
"a about every tenth to fifteenth post
Pigs in the clover is no joke. Meth
any farmer should try to raise pigs
without giving them pasturage. and the
joke. if joke there be. is on the fellow
whose hogs are not ready for market
when they should be. 1t pays to keeT
the pigs growing. and good pasturage
with grain feed is the thing that will
do the turn.
Keep your eye on the new machine
for lOesening bolts. Small parts are
apt to work loose during the first sea
sons use. Certain boxes or bearings
may fit too tightly. thus causing then
to heat, while others may need tight
ening. There is nothing that will
shorten the life of farm machinery
more than the carelessness of not
keeping all nuts. screws and Tugs tight.
A wrench should always be found in
connection with machines which are
in operation, and 1t should be used
when necessary.
= Rye makes good early pasture in
the spring and late pasture in the
fall. 1t is very hardy and will grow
on very poor land, and make a fair
quality of hay when cut and cured a
the right time. When plowed under.
1t will add humuS to the soil, and as z
winter crop it is the best that We can
grow in the north. One matter We
should keep in mind. and that is not
to allow 1t to get too large before
blowing under. This makes trouble.
for when plowed under it is apt to
shut off the water connections from
below, and the growing crop will suffer
from the effects of dry weather.
Dairy farmers will watch with much
interest the model dairy farm estab-
lished BY tie Kansas Experiment ST.
ton, where series of yearly expert
ments will be carried on to ascertain
how many cows can profitably be KEEP,
on ~ acres. The dairy herd has bee-
reduced somewhat and Prof. kenda!
wishes to build up the herd largel.
with Guernsey and Ayrshire breeds. as
he deems them hardy and adapted Il
Kansas conditions. and also excellent
dairy breeds The entire ~ acres has
been In blue grass and 1871 acres have
been plowed and these plots will be
used as follows: Plot 1, &C acres for
corn ,silage: plot 2. 3.5 acres for corn
for soiling feeding as cut): plot 3.
three acres for cowpeas for hay; plot |
(. five acres for later corn silage
From 11.6 acres he expects to have
enough silage to fill two S0-ton silos. |
As he cuts the corn from plot he will |
sew part to cowpeas sowing all Of this |
plot to alfalfa in early September A |
part of plot or 4 will also be sowed |
to alfalfa and next year five acres will |
be taken from the "a acres of pasture |
and nut in corn for Silage The idea