The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
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than alfalfa.
Dogs and sheep raising do not gen.
orally harmonic very we'll.
Rape is good for fattening lambs.
The seed can be broadcast or drilled
in.
Twenty-four hours after Matching is
the little chicks.
When working i'm the soft ground
with the horses this spring try work
ing them without shoes.
After the sleeps wool overcoat is
removed be sure that they are not
exposed TO sharp, chill winds.
Keep the young stock growing right
from the start. set back is always
hard 10 overcome, and proves expen-
Siye
Dwarf fruit trees are large bearers
generally in proportion to their size.
Fruit is easy to gather and the trees
do not take up much ROOM
Sugar peas, which are edible pods
and all. are a nice thing to put in the
early garden. Cooked with pork they
make most appetizing dish.
Remember that the newborn colt
must have milk during the first half
hour after ii is born. and must be fed
artificially if it is not able to suck the
dam
Crushed oats, wheat bran and oil
meal makes a good mixture for the
young colts to MUNICH on. and they will
learn the trick early if given the
chance.
Have limit set to the period of the
days work. No farmer can expect to
keep coed farm help if the labor i'm
the fields runs from sun 10 sun, and
a dozen COWS to milk after dark.
Farmers invite attacks of cholera in
their swine herds by the filthy way
in which they keep the hogs. 1t has
long since been conceded that it pays
TO keep the hogs in wholesome sur
roundings as well as it does the other
animals on the farm.
drag which will do good work
firning and leveling the soil can be
made by boring holes IS inches from
each end of five or six round poles
six feet in length. then stringing them
on chains by passing the chains
through the holes and letting them
come together in front where the team
is hitched. This drag will crush Gods
As i, passes over them. firm the soil
and leave it level and smooth.
You need a pillow shoe to take the
plOw to and from the field. A piece
of planking two or three inches thick,
eight inches wide and two feet long
will answer the purpose. Now nail
strip on one side near the middle and
bolt block or in a slanting position.
having first rounded the lower corner
of so that the plowshare will slim
under ii. Round off the nose of the
plank on the sides and bottom and the |
shoe is all ready for use.
The suggestion has often been made
that the bull is improved where he |
is worked. With nothing but idlepess
it is no wonder that they so often be-
come vicious. They have nothing to
do but to study deviltry. For some in
applicable reason. they are considered |
too good for any sort of labor. In this |
age OF rapidly-doing things, We do not |
expect to see an increase of the use |
OF oxen on the farm. But We have the |
bulls. and If working them will make |
them more harmless. why not nut |
them under the yoke?
A man needs ordinary horse sense" |
and willingness to learn from the |
horse If he is going to make a good |
hand at handling the animals. A man |
TO be successful must be with horses |
and be close observer of their |
moods. manners and makeup. A colt |
should be trained from the first mo-
ment that he is helped to his feet. II
taught to yield early to mans re-
straint and guidance he will never
need breaking" To follow his mas
tiers wishes will be second nature
Never speed colt too young. end
when ne is given speed. permit it for
short spurts only and as he can
bear IT,
Ropy milk is caused by a ferment
and develops after the milk is drawn
and is due TO bacteria, but it is not
considered an unhealthy condition. for
cheeses are nearly all made from milk
which has undergone this fermerta.
tion. The peasants of Norway con.
slider ropy milk a desirable beverage
Most people. however. object seriously
to milk with any tendency to form
threads This trouble frequently af.
fects the milk OF dairy day after dav
and is removed only by the most dras-
tic measures. Outbreaks of this nature
Frequently occur in the cold months
because the bacteria of this group
thrive better at low temperatures than
the lactic-acid bacteria which hold
them in check under normal condi-
tons. In one case it was found that
these bacteria were abundant in the
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