The Columbus journal., 1909-05-12
NJ FARM
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Don't turn the cows out on the grass
In poor condition.
Lime the soil where you are going
to grow spinach. It will grow better.
Keep close watch on the ewes Udder
at the first and see that the teats are
not clogged.
Sell your best heifers and you will
soon come to the realization that your
herd is deteriorating.
Collie in horses is often caused by
working too hard and then making
change in the feed.
In fixing the bed for the hog at far
rowing time have the litter cut short
and do not have too much of it.
In the spring is the right time to
look to the drains and see that the &C
cumulations Of the winter have not
clogged them up.
Lice on stock can be killed by max
ing a strong infusion of tobacco and
water and sponging the animals thor
oughly once every three days for
while.
The advantage of the hand separator
on the farm is that it saves hauling
the milk to the creamery and back and
gives nice sweet skim milk for the use
Of the stock.
Remember the spring work IS the
hardest of the year and the horses
least able to endure 1t. For this rea-
son be considerable of them. See that
the collars fit, rest them frequently.
Wood ashes and salt should be kept
where the hogs can get at it. especial
ly SO with the young sows which you
are going to use for breeding. The
ashes supply the element of potash for
bone making.
A dog is a nuisance around the COW
Barn unless he is a well-mannered ami
NAL and fond of the cows. A dog that
is barking and swapping at the heels
of the cows is sure way to cut down
on the flow of milk.
Provide a clean place for the calves.
and keep them clean. They will be
more thrifty if you do. Filth and I'M
clean managers and pals out of which
they are fed. is a fruitful source of
scours and other ailments
The spring weather with its cold
rains and sharp winds is the most try
ing of the year. Remember the stock
at this time. Give them the shelter
they need. Undue exposure will take
money right out of your pocket
This is why the early lamb is the
more profitable: 1t will shed its teeth
in the summer or early fall. it will
have a good start to resist the stomach
worm. it will be easier to winter the
first year and will be more active.
Teach the sheep to follow. Never
deal roughly with the flock. Never
run them. Gentle handling will make
them tractable and an occasional nib
BILE of salt from your hand will make
them eager to follow you wherever
you go.
Behold the busy little bee in the ag-
gregate: 1t is said that three hundred
billion bees made enough honey last
year to fill a train of cars long enough
to reach from New York city to Buff
falo. At ten cents pound 1t was
worth So, 100000. Not only did the
little workers contribute that vast sup
ply of a pure and delicious food prod
uct to the nation, but as they made
it they treated it antiseptically with
formic acid, thus preventing impurt-
ties or decay.
The method of testing seed corn has
been told so often that It seems hardly
necessary to repeat it and yet there
are always those who do not re,nem.
Der and would like to be told again.
1t is very important that the corn you
propose using be tested. There are
various methods of keeping track of
the corn being tested, but a very con-
venient way has been suggested by a
correspondent of a farm Journal,
whose plan is as follows: Make a
strong box about three inches deep
and long and wide enough to At un-
der the kitchen stove. Then take
plastering laths and make a lattice
work like the sections Of an egg crate.
IA rows with % sections in a row. I
sift and mosten some soil or sand and
fill up these sections evenly. slightly
packing 1t down. On one section
place three kernels from different
parts of one ear. Repeat with other
ears and sections until one row of Sec
tons is full.-carefully laying the ears
somewhere in a row to correspond
with the sections. Il put four OF five
rows of ears on top of each other by
laying strips of old Oilcloth between
the rows to keep the ears in place
After the rows of sections are all full
and the kernels are slightly pressed
down into the soil. I lay on tightly
stretched, wet cloth. being careful not
to disturb the kerpels. On this l lay
another cloth, and cover the latter