The Columbus journal., 1909-12-08
Half a roaf is enough. TO. ,ne .oa,e.


Pillow to SOW. sow to reap. reap to
live
Cows should never be allowed to go
dry too long.
1nsanitary vessels are a potent
cause of bad butter
Service in the field depends upon
the comfort Of the horse.
No alfalfa for the orchard. 1t takes
too much moisture out Of the ground.
It is poor economy to try to save
money by having the horse imperfect.
ly shod.
The incubator giving the least trou.
BILE is the one kept in the best work
ing condition.
In southern New Jersey the weekly
shipment of squads to market Is said
to be more than 1000.
Ii the pullets have not commenced
to make comb they should be espe.
cially fed SO as to hasten maturity.
1t is much easier to prevent the
growth Of horns ON the heifer calves
than it Is to dehOrn a grown animal.
The dry weather early In the season
was just right for turkeys and there
will be q larger crop this fall than
usual.
When covering the strawberries.
see that there is little or no grain In
the straw. else you will have tr0u-
BILE in tho spring.
Plant diseases and insects can be
kept in check by keeping the ground
free Of fallen fruit. after the orchard
crops have been harvested.
An inexperienced man with q pair
of sharp shears will do more harm
in an orchard in one day than all the
insects combined could do In Q year.
The millions of bacteria in the de-
composing manure go to work at once
on the grass roots. Strengthening
their growth and increasing the hui
mus in the soil.
When manure Is applied to grass
lana 1t should be spread thinly and
evenly, and there is no way the work
can be done as satisfactorily AZ with
a manure sprinkler.
The hog population of Ireland. as
reported by the Irish Farming World.
numbers about one to every four In
tabitants, that of Denmark about one
to every two Inhabitants.
The great demand of fruit buyers
IS for an improved package. The fruit
producer who takes advantage OF this
knowledge finds his pains amply re-
paid when he compares his returns
with neighbors who do not pay atten-
ton to this phase Of marketing.
There is nothing, which can be put
into the ground. which will yield
greater financial returns than Catal-
pa SpeciOsa, though there has been
no greater source of loss and disap-
pointmert, than the attempts to Sc
cure the advantages of its growth.
A farmer of long experience has
recommended this prescription for
horses afflicted with rheumatism: Two
drains carbonate of potash dissolved
in a pint of water and mixed with feed
daily. Alcohol diluted with One-half
water applied to affected joints twice
daily. 4..-:i. IA A
Don't offer much advice to the man
who is up in the world; he doesn't
care for it. Don't offer advice to the
man who is down; it is not what he
needs. Advice is good. SO Is assist
ance, but they are often criss-crossed
in bestOwal.
It is q poor way to plow the soil and
let it lie without working before plant.
ing, SO that it dries out and cannot be
got into good condition. If the ground
is plowed in the fall we should begin
upon 1t as early as possible In the
spring and cultivate or disk 1t several
times, SO az to start and kill several
crops of weeds. and this will also put
the soil in good condition.
BY the end OF that time the land is
exhausted, the yields are low and the
farmers are poor The change to a ID.
versified system of farming should
never be deferred until the land is
run out. In most Of the regions men
toned above. characterized by single
crop systems of farming. the change
to more diversified and more conserv-
alive types of farming-that Is. types
more conservative of soil fertility
has been more or less completely
made.
The following statement will be re
ceived without question: by giving
pigs access to a clover pasture in ad