The Columbus journal., 1909-03-03


/ ment II you want to know where you
get on at, and want to show a
profit
Brutality towards the cows cuts
down the milk yield and robs farm
er OF his profit. Be sure your help is
not abusing the faithful animals.
A good ventilating system in the
COW stable would prevent dampness
and keep tie hay from spelling in the
loft.
| The scientific farmer has found that
the hog gives better returns when
housed and fed in cleanly manner.
Filth never did man or beast any
good.
In fattening chickens for market
keep in rather dark room where they
cannot see other chickens at large.
and where dogs or cats cannot dis
turb.
Fairly good work may be done with
poor tools. but how much easier and
better work could be done with good
tools. The best are none too good for
the farm.
Dead Sheep or Live Cnes.-Teacher-
How many legs has a sheep. John
n.y." Johnny-"Dead or alive?" Teach
er-'Is it not the same thing?' John
ny-"Oh. no; there is a big difference.
A live sheep has four legs. a dead
sheep but two. The others are shout
ders."
The reason sOws eat their pigs is
| in most cases due to the fact that
| they have been kept too much on one
ration before the litter came. Give
| a variety of food. especially during the
last two months of the period. and
you will not be likely to have any
trouble with the mothers eating their
offspring
Let quiet prevail in the stable at
milking time. Don't get the cow 10
stand over by giving her kick or a
jab with your fist. Place your hand
on her TANKS and tell her to get over
in kindly voice. Unless she is spoiled
by brutality she will do it and do it
willingly, for she wants to get rid of
the milk in her udder as badly as you
want to get it,
Millet is good for the laying hens
Beans are equally beneficial. Sor-
ghum and broom corn seeds will do
TO add variety to the bill of fare. Bar
ley is about of the same merit Pop
corn contains more nitrogen and phos-
corn. Buckwheat is an g-prOduc-
ing food. but must be fed sparingly, as
it is overwhelming.
A Pennsylvania dairyman who has
kept record says it takes $50 quarts
of milk to produce calf that will
weigh $50 pounds at four weeks. His
record of feeding so calves showed
10000 quarts of milk. and for
which he received $4S1, or four cents
per quart. and the calves did the milk
Ing. He says the calves must be good
ones-nOt little, runty Jerseys.
The apple tree needs care like other
fruit trees. il it is going to do we'll
The old idea that once planted it
should be able to care for itself and
bring forth an abundance of fruit can
no longer be maintained. since such a
method is neither economical nor
business-like. Fruit trees of whatever
kind or nature need as much. or more.
care and attention throughout the sea-
son as any crop grown.
One farmer We know of who be-
lieves In ventilation for his barn but
who has not time or money to put
In ventilating system, has adopted
the muslin curtain on a modified scale.
His windows are made to swing in,
being hinged on the lower edge of the
sash. A strip of muslin at the top
and around the sides let's the window
open just so far. In bad weather the
windows are nearly or quite closed,
while on fine days they are opened as
'ar as the muslin will permit and an
of fresh air is admitted
o the stable without draft of any
lind.
Encourage the cats to stay around
he barn by giving them a little milk
hight and morning. The farmer who
'egrudges them little milk at milk
ng time is stingier than the fellow
Who stopped the clock at night to
ave the wear and tear on the ma
'hinery. The cats system needs milk
when it Is catching and eating rats
md mice. II cats are given milk
at the barn, there they will
tay. and where they stay you won't
ind many rats or mice. No farmer
an afford to raise grain at present
rices and feed 1t to rats, so be good
0 the cats.
The best ration for the beef herd IS
OF the best ration for the mich cows.
'ows about to calve should be fed on
ucculent food. such as silage or roots
ran, oil meal and oats chop. but omit
ne corn at this time. Feeding grain
I any kind just previous to or imme-
lately after calving is not very good
Olicy Keen the bowels in good cor,