The Columbus journal., 1908-08-19
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W. FARM
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Lime should be freely used in and
about the hen house
: II you would be hero in your wifes
eyes, keep the wood box full.
Sun and lice will demand a heavy
toll of the careless poultryman.
Give the pigs the chance and they
will turn more waste On the farm into
profit than any other animal
| The toes Of sheep have to be
trimmed in order to keep the hoofs
from >urling and then breaking OF
unevenly.
| II they have not sufficient shade and
plenty OF good fresh water. the hens
will suffer from the heat and turn you
down on the egg yield.
In picking a team mate for the
colt select the one with the fastest
walking gait. Almost impossible to
break him of a slow walk if once ac-
quired.
II you do not use an incubator but
depend upon hens for Matching your
eggs remember and save over the
hens that have proved themselves
good mothers this year.
Tho chn ha
enough to be interested in the poll
tics of his township and county. Have
high ideals for your community and
then do your best TO bring them to
pass.
On the farm Is not out Of the ma
tion. The farmer must be citizen as
well as farmer, II the nation is to be
safe. Keep in touch with the trend
of events. local. state and national.
and always let your influence be felt
on the side of the right.
There should be a closer association
between the dairymen in the ship |
ping of their supplies % the city. But
SutCScu
be as jealous for the interest of the |
consumers of these products as for the |
interests of the people that produce |
the milk
A sign of beginning sunstroke is in |
and unsteady gait. Don't delay. Get |
him in the shade, unhitch at once and
apply cold water to the head and neck.
and rub with coarse cloths. Sponge
the mouth out with cold water. also.
Quinine injected, 40 or more grains
to the dose, will also help.
The tobacco cure for parasites in
lambs has been demonstrated by ex-
periments to be the most effective
treatment. In fact it has been demon
strated that tobacco is a good pre-
ventative for worms in the first place
and is hostile to their development
after they are started. The physical
construction of the lamb is SO complex
that II is not an easy matter to apply
a remedy for all his troubles so it is
generally easier to- prevent than to
cure. The old advice of changing pas
tGre often is the safest plan to follow
This is the time of the year when the
WORMS begin to do considerable harm
and when you see the lamb begin to
run down and lose his frisky habits
you MAY be pretty sure the worm has
got him. 4 remedy applied In time
may save considerable trouble and
loss.
What are the qualifications of a
good hired man? Is he prompt in
getting up early in the morning? Does
he attend strictly to business? Does
he take an active interest in his work?
Is he good caretaker of stock? Does
he get out at night to look after stock
when necessary? Has he any bad
habits? If so. what? Does he take
Does he show disposition to show
little acts of courtesy about the house
or barn which are not required, but
which indicate a thoughtful and help
full spirit? Is he worth more than
the ordinary man? If SO, how much
more? Is he agreeable to get along
with? Has he shown executive abil-
proper person to manage or superin-
tend farm? And now, to ask ques-
ton of the farmer himself: What are
you doing to help him acquire all
these good points?
Here is a method Of raising early ,
potatoes practiced by successful ,
truck gardener which you can try
next season. Cut it out and put 1t in
your scrapbOOk for future reference !
He makes some boxes that are six ,
inches deep and the size of a hot-bed Z
sash. The sides are made long enough |
for handles, SO that two men can carry {
them. In the early spring he cuts =
some sods about two inches square !
and fills the bottom of the boxes with I
these, grass down. On each sod he G
places a piece of a seed potato, and 1
then he covers them with coarse horse {
manure. These boxes he sets out in I
the sun with sash over them, and {
when the ground is warm enough, I
takes the boxes into the field and lifts i
fhe sod and potatoes together and {
places them in the trench just as he G
would place the seed potatoes. The I
potatoes, when set out, have a good I
root and about one inch Of top, and I
don't stop growing when placed in 7
the ground; h, his method he gains I