The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-04-07

used for melon raising.
Where nitrogen is lacking in the
soil. grow a crop of cow peas and turn
under
A ccat of paint on the fences about
the house will improve the looks of
things.
Put plum trees in the chicken yard.
They provide good shade for the
chickens and the trees do well there.
To get extra early sweet corn start
the seed in berry boxes in the hot bed
and transplant las soon as weather
will permit.
Save the best rotted manure for
the garden patch. Give the ground
special care and it will not disappoint
you with its yield.
Did you ever notice that it's the
farmer with the best breed of animals
to sell who finds the readiest market
and gets the best price?
Ground rock phosphate sprinkled
over the manure pile as the manure &C.
cumulates increases the efficiency OF
the fertilizer when applied to the land.
Don't plant cheap seed just because
it is cheap. If you want to buy such
seed be sure it is worth worth plant
ing by testing its terminating pow
erS
For the dairy COW where silage is
fed wheat bran. ground oats and
ground corr make a good ration, also
wheat bran and ground barley, or
ground oats and bran are good.
Carelessnes in handling milk in the
barn will give the cream odors and
Eavors which will injure the butter
made from it. no matter how care
fully the cream is kept afterwards.
Be sure and look over the harness
and the machinery before putting the
hard strain of the spring work upon
them. A timely repair will save seri-
Gus breakage later. and perhaps just
at critical time, too.
In laying out the garden do it so
that you will have long rows. Plant
far enough apart SO that you can use
the horse cultivator. Quick work then
back and forth over the rows,
and. my, how the garden will grow.
Time spent on getting the ground in
good condition to receive the seed is
time saved when it comes to harvest
ing the crop. for poorly prepared
ground will not grow a crop as well
or as quickly as 1t will when the work
is done right.
Corn is growing in popularity and
by leaps and bounds. The
100 bushel per acre mark has already
been reached and some are dreaming
of 200-bushel per acre yield. That
their dreams will be realized is almost
assured before they awake from their
Common animals with the best of
care sometimes will do astonishing
things. For this reason if you have
not the best of stock make up your
mind that you will get the most out of
them by the very best of care and
feed. In this way you will win where
otherwise you might fail.
Remember the spring work is the
hardest OF the year and the horses are
in poorest condition for 1t after the
winter of idleness. For this reason
begin slowly with the animals, watch
heir shoulders to see that the collars
10 not chafe and above all keep them
we'll fed and rest them often.
The agricultural college of the Uni,
of Wisconsin has by its post
mortem tuberculosis demonstrations
in various parts of the state stirred
Ut stockmen to the importance of i'm.
action against tuberculosis.
Before demonstrations were made less
han 1000 station tuberculin tests were
being made annually When the dem.
campaign was begun in
1906 the number of tests was in
creased to 5000 in 1907, and last year
70 nearly 10000.
Lambs should be locked within the
first week or ten days. Take a two
nch chisel. and if it is sharp rub the
edge on a stone until it is too dull to
Tut wood readily. Then use a heavy
nallet and do the cutting on q smooth
block of wood. Have some slaked
ime HANDY and thrust the chisel in
his each time before using it. This
lull edge will crush the blood vessels
before it cuts them. consequently
here will be less blood lost and the
will heal quickly without
roub!e.
For the young pigs muscle and bone
foods are needed Without
protein pigs cannot build up the lean
neat or grow to any size. Protein is
ound in skim milk. clover and alfalfa.
,orn is nine-tenths carbohydrates:
ats have a little more protein than
.orn. but not sufficient for the pig.
rye contains a little more protein
han does corn. Barley is one of the
,est feeds on the farm: 1t contains
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