The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-10-27
Give the colts plenty of room to ru,


the winters supply of fuel.
BE regular in cleaning the hen house
and yc-- will not be troubled with
| vermin.
Working capital for the successful
| farmer: Money. 25 per cent; brains.
/ 75 per cent
Sheep are exceedingly fond Of tur-
nips. Harvest the largest and leave
the remainder for the sheep.
A general observance of care in
gathering eggs. resulting in fewer rots
and spots. will raise the average price.
When getting machinery for the
dairy. get the best appliances you can.
but remember that it requires gump-
ton to work it,
After you have worn out a horse
| by hard work do not sell him for a
| mere song His faithfulness should
not go unrewarded
| Introduction of new blood into
flock of noted layers strengthens the
blood, If the newcomers are close de-
| scendants of a strain of prolific layers
The old Madonna lily or ST. JOS
eph's lily Oilium candidum), is still
| one of the most noble and stately of
our garden lilies. and this is its plant
ing season
Daffodiis are perhaps the FIRST
choice, with crocus. snowdrops and
grape hyacinths for variety, and in
shady places lilies of the valley and
| some others
Hay farming with chemicals as CON-
monty practiced no doubt removes
| more fertility than it restores but the
| process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under right condi.
lions.
Rhubarb needs plenty of rich fertil-
| izer. Equal parts of hen and horse
| manure with autumn leaves to cover
the crowns during the severe winter
months will keep the plants for early
| spring sprouting-
II the hen has to battle with the
| strain of growing new feathers with a
| short supply of nourishing feeds her
| flesh will be used up for making
feathers and she will grow poor and
weak under the strain.
With most of the tuberous and bull.
bous plants it is imperative to reset IN
| the fall in order to secure a new root
| growth before the dormant season OF
midwinter. SO that early growth and
] blossoming will take place.
The Dutch bulbs. SO called tulips.
| hyacinths and crocuses-haye n dis
| tinctive charm in their whole form.
color and manner of growth. which
| gives them a very secure place of
| their own in the floral census of the
year
Rhubarb roots should be replauted
| occasionally II the stools remain I'M
| disturbed for several years they ofen
| commence to decay in the center and
| after awhile the whole root becomes
diseased Do not allow the seed stock
| to ripen.
Straw manure makes an excellent
miller for the washy places in the
| fields. 1t will fill the holes and
| catch all the soil that washes into
| them The manure contained in the
| straw will help to make the ground
more productive when II is again cui-
| tivated.
The results from more than 100 CO.
| operative experiments In growing al
| falfa. located in over one-half OF the
| counties of New York State, indicate
| mat where neither lime nor inocuia-
| ton is applied the chance OF a success
| full crop is not more than 20 per
| cent, or one chance in five
With the high price of both wool
| and lambs ia IN fhaf W.
| should give the sheep and lambs
| ira attention during the most trying
| seasons of the year. One of these
| trying seasons is during the latter PCT
| of the hot months when the weather
| Is excessively warm and pastures
short
Much Improvement can be made by
| the weaving of the lambs in the sum
| mertime: by doing this the ewes are
given chance to recuperate before
| the next breeding season. These lambs
| IL put on fresh green pasture will also
| -atten and be in better market condi-
| ion than IL let run with the ewes
| Ill late fall
In several places owners of
arge herds of dairy COWS report that
| heir output this summer has fallen
from ~ 10 ID per cent oeiO" tHat
| of last summer In most dairy sec
| tons. too. there are more cows this
year than last. and the fact that less
| mix is produced this summer than
| ast summer clearly indicates that the
average flow per COW has decreased
very much
When the horse refuses to pull do
not get excited and abuse him. Be