The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22
Sheep are emcient weed killers.

"A OIOOUeT can easily Oc Kept ISe
from vermin. Not so the hen.
Good management of the poultry
plants allows no waste or leaks.
Wood ashes are good in their place,
but that place is not In the hen house.
Too constant sitting makes the hens
of bad disposition and difficult to man
age.
Molasses is highly recommended as
a portion Of the ration for draft
horses
Many farmers are finding the use Of
hameless collars a remedy for shoul'
der gals.
Roots should not. generally speak.
in;. be fed alone. as they carry too
much water.
Some trees will bear planting quite
thick. while heavy foliaged trees must
be set far apart
Tho hands of mixers must be
washed and thoroughly dried immedi.
ately before milking.
Sheep of the common mutton breeds
are not even fairly well developed un.
til fully eighteen months of age.
Buckwheat is fine food for young
turkeys and should be given them as
soon as they are old enough to eat.
Swine need more room. more free
dom. more grass and succulent feed
than they get on the average farm.
II an orcharl Is on low ground It
should be drained because air must
be admitted 20 the soil or the trees
will die.
Breeders should be in no hurry to
dispose of rams in service. as some
times lambs of little promise develop
into good sheep.
Clean the chicken c0ops thoroughly
before you put them away. Get them
under cover, too. II you can. They
will last 80 much longer.
Wyandottes, like other breeds that
are not listed to lay pure white eggs
do SO in individual cases. or under
certain systems of Aeeding.
A two-year-old tree can be started
more easily than a three-year-old.
With some varieties a one-year-old
tree is even better than a two-year-
old. -.. ...
One cannot afford to pay for gain
On an animal, then lose It. Making
stock live on scant pasture, when
there is plenty of feed in the field,
Is poor economy.
The more than usual number Of
apples this season is q remind.
er that we must spray the trees thor
oughly in the spring in order to have
clean fruit in the fall
Since the farm is the source of our
wealth it behooves us to learn more
Of our property, and the methods to
keep 1t at its fullest producing capsci.
ty without impoverishment
If there is a patch of late corn. cure
and store It away: When chopped
into sizeable pieces, 1t will be found
feed. when all green forage
|s sealed up with snow and ice.
Were the turkeys good judges of
human nature they would know that
the extra feed and kindness now be-
ing bestowed upon them are but the
beginning of a plot for their downfall.
Do not have pullets and hens in the
same pen. for II you do it will be i'm
possible to so feed that the pullets
will come to laying at the right time.
The house should be kept open and
he pullets allowed outdoor conditions
Is nearly as possible.
When cabbage is to be stored over
winter, the heads should be examined
and diseased ones rejected
md kept by themselves. Black rot
nay be detected by breaking on the
over leaves and examining the stalk.
( the fibers of the leaf stalk are
,lackeued the head should be de-
troyed.
The farmer is not dependent on the
of his neighb0r for success.
rhe husbandman 10 close to nature
md derives his wealth from her tn
resources while other IN
lustries depend on success In the ex-
,loitation Of their fellow men. The
armer looks to the soil for his sue
,ess and becomes responsible for his
'wn failures.
In grading the surplus poultry and
lividing It into lots for fattening, sfter
he plan suggested . few weeks ago.
armers having pure-bred f1ocks will
Ind an occasional cockerel which It