The Columbus journal., 1909-09-22
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Burn out the tent caterpillar nests.
The sheep should never be handled
roughly.
The non-layer makes a good eater
for the table.
Horses with tender shoulders should
have sweat pads used upon them.
With the tightening of the work
tighten up on the feed ration for the
horse.
A handful or oil meal daily in the
horses ration will help put gloss
upon his coat
The wife will prove your best coun-
seilOr. Listen to her and many legal
complication will be spared.
Milk is good for the hens as well
as the pigs. See If you cannot spare
them some. 1t helps to make eggs.
How are the drains about the
house? Time to think about getting
them in good shape for the winter
months.
Hold the wheat in the bin rather
than sell at too low price. 1t is al
most certain to run into money before
the year is over.
Food left in the trough by the hogs
is the best kind of evidence that you
are feeding too generously. Feed only
what will be eaten up clean
To produce good eggs and get them
on the market in the best possible
condition one must provide good
housing, food and water regularly,
and above all keep the nests clean.
Eggs should be gathered daily, and
when the temperature is high they
should be gathered twice a day. Re-
ject all doubtful eggs and keep the
esss in as csol a place as possible.
Much has been said in the papers
about petroleum butter" and the
curiosity if not the anxiety of the
dairy farmers has been excited.
Dairy Commissioner FOuSt of Phila-
delphia secured a sample of ''petrole-
UNI butter" and had it analysed. He
found it was composed of so per cent.
vaseline. two per cent. salt and 10
per cent cornStarch. The rest was
water. The sample looked much like
vaseline and is said to taste like it.
be sold as butter.
Drained soils are generally well
ventilated soils, for as the water per-
cOlates through and lowers the water
table, il draws an equal amount of air
into the soil Then when another rain
falls and sheet of water is formed
on the surface of the field. it presses
down upon the soil air. and has a ten
dency to force it out through the
drains. and in settling draws another
volume of air into the soil, SO that
every shower helps 10 change the air
in a drained field. The drains them
selves continue ventiiating fiues by
means of which air circulates through
the soil more or less because of
changes in temperature and baro-
metric
The simplest form of silo is the
stave silo. 1t should be made from
twO-inch narrow plank. properly bev-
eled and held together by strong
iron bands. The slaves, after bevel-
ing so that when fitted together they
will form a circle of the desired size,
are placed on end on a solid founda-
ton and properly fitted. These are
strengthened and held in place by
strong iron hoops which are so made
that they may be frightened or loos-
ened at will. Doors should be built
at intervals from the top to the bot
tom so that the silage may easily be
got out. 1t is not necessary to put
q roof on this silo. but it is much to
be preferred This style of the silo
should be kept we'll painted. both in
side and out. II properly built and
taken care of stave silo is durable.
rigid and alright.
Gapes in young chickens is caused,
according to Prof II. A. Surface.
state BIOLOGIST Of Indiana. by eating
Of earthworms. There are parasites
in the earth-worms which find their
way into the windpipe of the chicken
and lodge there. where they take the
preventive is to keep the chickens
from the surface of the ground. or
tuse salt or strong water on the soil,
so as to kill the earth-worms, or
strew strong lime or something Of
/ the kind on the ground. SO that the
tchicks will not get hold Of the worms
to eat them. After the chicks have
Iyou can dislodge the worms by max
ling q very small loop of twisted
horse hair. draw out the tongue of
1.-THE chick slightly, insert the horse
hair loop in the windpipe opening,
(which will be seen between the forks
lat the base of the tongue, and. twist
ling the hair around, withdraw it, The
1worms are likely to be found within
1.-THE loop. or some of them will have
been thus removed, and the operation
can be repeated. Another remedy is
to dip the tip of soft feather into
kerosene and insert it in the wind
pipe opening to dislodge and kill the
Worms. Such treatment, although Sc
we're. is better than letting the worms