Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23


rest of the flock.
Give tho horses frequent rests when
narrowing. It's hard work.
Keeping the pigs too long on hard
floor may result in crooked legs.
Be good poultryman. He Is the
only one who makes the business pay.
Wheat bran wet up and fed as a
mash is good for the horse, occasion
ally.
Charcoal will keep the chickens in
good condition. 1t is good for the
hogs, too.
Lay out the garden in as long lines
as possible, You can then cultivate
with the horse.
It's the man behind the hoe, not
the man behind the gun which the ma
tion needs most.
Because the farmer has to go low
to get seed into the soil is no reason
why he cannot aim high.
You always know where you can get
dollar of ready money when you
have busy flock Of hens on the farm
The supply of "hothouse" lambs
mands Of the large cities for such
meat.
A good way to mix horse and COW
manure is to place the former in the
drop behind the cows and let 1t take
up the liquid manure.
A deep hole in an out-of.the-way
spot is good place to bury old tin
cans and rubbish. and every farm
should have such a place.
Sunfiower seeds are fine for the
poultry. especially in the fall, as they
put the fowls through moulting In fine
shape. Plant some this spring.
Put the bull in a treadmill for ex
ercise and let him churn your but
ter and pump your water. Better for
the bull and certainly an economical
arrangement
Keep the small flock we'll, rather
than neglect the large flock The
chickens you can well handle will
return a profit, while too large a
number will not.
Be sure you are getting fair profit
from the small flock you possess before
you let yourself get carried away with
the idea that you can make a small
fortune in the chicken business.
One way of making breachy cattle is
to turn them into fields where the
fence is weak. Once they learn that
fence can be gone through and they
will always be looking for the chance
to break out.
Sounds big in the aggregate-$1.50 .50O,-
100000 worth of plant food in the
manure dropped each year by the live
stock on the farms OF the United
States. Worth saving. isn't It? Are
you saving your share?
Try a year or two of clover on that
land that has failed to give a good
yield Of grain. The clover makes the
finest kind Of forage crop for the
hogs. and when the land is put into
grain again 1t will more than repay
you for the rotation.
A farmer who has tried It and says
1t works, declares that milk from the
dam put on the nose and face OF the
young will make her own the animal
in cases where she refuses to do SO.
He says that 1t will work even as late
as the third day and with a strange
calf at that.
Except in rare cases. the farmer is
not horseman enough to successfully
raise and train carriage, saddle or
racing horses. While they bring fan
cier prices than the drafters, there is
not as much chance Of raising a good
horse Of the former type as there is of
raising the horse Of the draft breed.
Fix up. John. and look your best"
is the slogan which marks a move
ment among farmers wives to get
their husbands to spruce up bit. This
is a commendable reform. but why
should 1t not extend to the men folks
who might raise the cry Of away with
the mother hubbard and the busting
cap. But then we mistrust that the
women would gladly wear better togs
II John would put up the price.