The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-01-03

fellow did.
The covered milk pail proves no in
convenience to the mixer. and GER
tainly does keep out the dirt and
germs from the milk. Why not try
the plan?
Mix twice . day 1t 10 better for the
COW and the milk is better. Some
farmers are tempted during tho short
production Of winter to cut out the
morning milking 1t 10 q mistake.
| The barn 10 not complete without
stairs to get up in the loft. Use your
them in and doing away with the
ladder.
Cover the manure pile. It's value
will be more in the spring than It will
II you do not. But the best plan 10 to
| get the manure out on the land as
soon as it is made.
The bull is at best an uncertain
quantity. Never trust him. Keep
your eye on him. Never turn your
back to him unless he is securely
fastened and always have him under
stand that you are master.
In swine feeding. tests have shown
that the largest gain from feeding
corn meal alone Is less than onehalf
| dov III. hrp
swine. Something is needed besides
corn. although this is very essential
Kansas had an alfalfa day recently,
$50 meetings being held throughout
the state at which the subject was
discussed in all its phases. Not a bsl
Idea for some other states to fol-
low.
The Christmas season Is not the
only time you should seek to make
people happy. II you forgot all about
that family in your community which
you might have helped at Christmas
time. do It now. 1t is never too late
to do a good deed
Runty stock is always hard to dis
pose Of. as perhaps you have dis
covered to your annoyance Why raise
turn out good livestock which will sell
we'll and return = larger margin Of
profit than the poor kind.
The scrawny horse on the farm eth
er tells a story of neglect and abuse
on the part Of the farmer, or one OF
worthlessness on the part Of the
horse. II the former. the farmer
needs reforming. II the latter. the
horse should be disposed Of.
mo milk producer should sign con-
tract to sell milk for six months or =
year ahead at fxed prices. No grow
or Of potatoes or cabbages would think
Of pledging himself to accept hxed
prices six months ahead Of HRS pro-
duce." That sounds about right to u.s.
What do you think about It?
1t is safe guess that dairying docs
not pay on the farm where you see
bunch of COWS huddled together IL
the lee Of the barnyard. their backs
bumped up like jack rabbits. and each
fighting for place in the patch OF
sunlight while chewing the butt ends
of cornstalks.
The farmers part and responsibility
in forestry matters is thus empha-
sized by the Wisconsin Agricultural:
Forestry has come to stay aud
farmers should take deep interest
In 1t, for 1t means more and better
crops and a larger income. Every
farm should have Its wood lot, well
protected and cared for"
Should the dairy COW be fat or lean?
1t is the commonly accepted theory
that the best dairy cows are always
thin. But Kimball's Dairy Farmer has
this to say on the matter: "A great
many people are telling us that the
dairy COW should never be fat, but
the competent dairyman realizes that
the COW that makes the best record
is the COW that comes in In fine condi-
ton"
Potatoes require an abundance Of
available plant food to make large
yields. Sometimes thorough prepara.
tion and tillage Of the sell will render
available all the crop can use. Usually
however, the crop responds well to
dressings OF manure or fertilizer, and
this Is especially true In case only
ordinary tillage is given. Therefore,
unless the soil ia known to be In
fertile condition, 1t is good policy to
provide literally for the requirements
of the crop. The potato usually brings
larger cash return per acre than
most farm crops and therefore war
rants a relatively large expenditure