The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

FIJI up the hog wallOWS and provide
| cement basin for the hogs to battle
in. 1t will pay.
In setting out Strawberries spread
the roots out fan shaped and be care
full not to bury the crown.
1t takes the right kind of feed to
grow a good crop of fleece. but when
grown it is money in the owners
pocket.
The bull calf can be spoiled by i'm
| proper care. At SIX months of age reg.
ular exercise should be provided for
him, such as a tread mill.
| Plant a shelter belt to the north
of your farming buildings. You will
be surprised to see what a protection
it will prove when well grown.
If skim milk is obtained from the
| creamery it should be sterilized to
make certain that you are not bring
ing tubercular germs onto the farm.
If you are feeding the calf skim
milk. put something else in to take the
place of the fat removed Oil meal is
good. A little corn meal is also good
The habit OF calves sucking each
others ears would not be SO easily
formed if they were given something
to chew On, such as dry bran, for in
stance.
Always room for improvement,
whether in farm methods. farm crops
or farm animals. Rest not content
with the present standards. Always
aim higher
1t won't hurt to put the little chicks
out of doors if you provide dry shell
ter for them where the mother hen
and little chicks can take refuge in
time of storm.
Keep the sheep near the barn at
night and in an Enclosure to which
dogs cannot easily gain access. The
dogs are not apt to bother the sheep
il kept near the barn.
Any sudden change in diet of the
farm animals is a shock to the system
which will take the animal some time
to recover from. Begin the changes
from winter feed to grass, gradually.
On the farm, where it is the wise
policy to give the chickens the range
of the land. it is wise to fence in the
garden plot with wire fencing. 1t will
save the garden from many foraging
expedition on the part of the chickens
and will keep you from doing a lot of
worrying.
Now is the time of year when the
struggle comes with the young tur-
keys. They are a hard bird to raise,
sometimes, but give a handsome profit
where one is successful. Leave the
newly-hatched birds in the nests a
pen built of 12-inch boards out in the
grass. Keep them there until they are
able to fly over. Feed as you would
young chicks. When they get to
roaming off be sure they are brought
up every night until they are a month
old. when they will not be any further
trouble. 1t is well to keep feeding
them a little every night in order to
keep them in the habit of returning to
the house.
whitewash which for many pur-
poses is equal to paint can be made
according TO the following formula:
Put half bushel of quicklime in a
barrel and add water (boiling water is
besD until it is covered nearly six
inches deep; cover the barrel to Feep
the steam in. When it has ceased to
boil. add water enough to bring it to
the consistency of cream. then add
two pounds of sulphate of zinc. and
one pound of common salt. Add wa
ter enough to make it spread as easily
as paint, and color with yellow ocher,
three or four pounds for a cream
tint; or if stone-gray is preferred.
add four pounds of raw lumber and
two pounds of lampblack instead of
the yellow ocher.
Everything depends upon the way a
tree is set as to whether it does well
and makes good growth. If the follow
ing rules suggested by practical or
chardist are observed, it will be found
that the task will not only be easier
but better done. Dig holes from two
to three feet in diameter, and from
II to Is inches deep. according to the
size of the tree. Cut away the parts
Of roots bruised in digging. Shorten
the top. Plant only a trifle deeper
than the tree stood in the nursery;
excepting dwarf pears. which should
be deep enough to cover the pit stalk
on which they are budded. An assist
ant is very helpful when setting trees;
two men, or a man and a boy, can
work together to good advantage. A
wire measure is better than a cord:
wire won't stretch. Stick bit of
solder on the wire exactly where each
tree is to come. An occasional sight
ing" of the tree rows from side to
side. both ways. will enable planter to
detect crooked places. On windy, ex.
posed fields, it is an excellent plan to
incline the newly-set trees slightly to-
ward the northwest; the trees will
straighten as they grow. Don't let
tree roots lie around in sun and wind.