The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01

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It is poor policy to feed inferior
grain to the hOrse-especially to the
work team.
| To produce their full milk-giving
capacity. cows should be kept as free
from disturbance as possible.
| Horniess cattle are preferred by
feeders and shippers. and they will
usually pay a premium for them.
A horse which rears backward is
never safe for riding. One can never
tell when he viii fall over backward.
Though exercise is good for the lay
Ing hens. We wouldn't advise having
the dogs chase them for that pur-
pose.
A COW that is Q hard mixer. due to
construction of the muscles at the end
Of the teat, may be cured. il properly
treated.
Remember yourself when building
poultry houses and plan them SO that
you may take care of them with the
least amount Of trouble.
The brdise on an apple may not at
once develop into rot but 1t will make
a brown spot which disfigures and
lessons the value of the fruit.
Dairymen generally like cows with
out horns. They are much easier to
handle. there il less risk of their be-
ing injured and they take up less
room.
During the busy fall days, don't for.
get to provide for the hens diet as
well as for other stock; while prepar
ing dainties for the table, hoard up
some for the hens
Prepare the nests and place nest
eggs in them, SO the pullets will learn
to occupy them. 1t Is important that
the pullets be early taught to lay in
the nests provided for them.
Farmers with silos are inclined to
feel and show greater independence
than their neighbors without them
They say they don't care so much
what the season is. they are sure of
lots Of good feed.
A new sheep disease has been
found among flocks in central New
York state, known as gid" and Is
said to be the first case in this coun-
try. Gid Is a brain disease. being a
form of stagsers and is often fatal.
The family cat needs watching
Cats prefer young chickens to mice or
rats. Many valuable chicks have dis |
appeared in this way and the cat !
looks innocent. After you have muz-
the neighbOr's cat.
After the wheat field has been plant |
ed sOpen up drains with the pillow for |
leading OF surface water. A few |
hours work spent at this will mean |
the saving of much wheat from drown !
ing out There will be much rain be- |
tween seeding time and harvest.
Nitrogen is contained in great guam
titles in the air above us, but it can
not be purchased and used with profit |
in farming. except under special condi-
lions. Clover and other leguminous
plants can draw all they require from
the atmosphere by means of bacteria
that live on their roots.
It is not possible to maintain our
lands without clover and 1t is best to
SOW clover and plow 1t under. 1t Is
desirable to clip the clover two or
three weeks earlier than it would be
cut for hay and let 1t lie upon the
ground. and this helps the second
crop, which may be cut for seed: then
the straw should be put back on the
land.
It is interesting to note just how the
cowpea crop benefits the soil upon
which it grows and increases its pro-
ductive capacity. In the first place
it does so by increasing the supply
Of nitrogen. which 1t transfers from
the air to the soil by means of the
bacteria which live on the roots of the
plant. This added supply Of nitro
gen serves also to increase the growth
Of the plant as well a. enriching the
soil during its growth.
The fight against insect, scale and
fungus diseases in our orchards must
not be dropped with the harvesting of
the fruit crops. It cannot be hoped
that you have. by yeur spraying opera
tons during the summer season. killed
all the scale insects and fungi. and
doubtless during the press of work
on the farm during the midsummer
season the matter will have been neg
lected. or very little done, since the
fruit was formed, and 1t can be de-
pended on that there will now be on
your orchard trees a fine collection of
all sorts Ieady to hibernate and come
forth in the spring stronger than
ever
There are still many. potatoes to
dig and root crops to be stored, APP
pies to be picked and packed. cider to
be made and q thousand and one
things to look after before cold wealth