The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-23

Train the fruit trees to low heads
by proper pruning
Profits of the dairy are dependent
largely upon the comfort of the stock
to feed only what they will eat up
clean.
Surprising what difference .iand-
full of grain will make in the ewes and
lambs II fed daily.
The National Orchard congress will
hold its second annual exposition at
Council Bluffs, Ia, November Is to 20.
Look on the bright side of the
weather and the crops. They both
generally turn out better than it is
feared they will.
The drinking water in the summer
Is an important matter with the stock.
especially with the dairy herd. Re-
member that foul water is sure to
breed disease
Sometimes stick becomes lodged
In the nostrils of the COW. There
will be indications of labbred breath.
Ing Always investigate, and remove
the cause of the difficulty.
Good fencing is required with sheep
and its cost deters many farmers from
keeping small flock 1t should be
remembered, however. that the sheep
will pay for the extra fencing neces-
sary II given an opportunity.
Are you particular to see that the
horses are watered in the field as
you are yourself. You take water
with you. why not for the horse.
which is doing far harder work, and
needs the water much worse than do
you.
The poorly lighted, poorly ventilat-
ed barn Is poor place to keep any
farm animals, especially the COWS.
such surroundings. During the sum-
mer time while the cows are out most
Of the time anyway and the barn lit.
tie used. plan to make improvements
which will improve the conditions
and make your barn more sanitary.
Put in more windows and put in some
kind of ventilating system.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta.
tion the five poorest COWS in the herd
ate $40 worth of feed and returned
$143. The five best cows ate 1904
worth of feed and returned 1895.
There Is chance to do some think
ing on that showing. Thousands upon
thousands of farmers have herds do
ing the same kind of work as those
five poorest cows and they do not
yet know about 1t,
The following dip is good for sheep
suffering from scab. 1t is said II
will not stain the wool: Tobacco, 16
pounds: oil Of tar. three pints; soda
ash. 20 pounds; soft soap, four
pounds. Boil the tobacco and dis
solve the other ingredients in a few
gallons of boiling water and add
enough water to make so gallons Dip
the sheep in 1t while lukewarm. This
mixture should dip so sheep, II each
when taken out is laid on a drain
board and his wool we'll squeezed 1t
will be necessary to dip a second or
even third time in persistent cases.
Cultivation may be stopped in the
orchard late in the season and a crop
can then be sown upon the land. This
crop may serve as a cover or protec-
ton to the soil and as a green ma
nure. A green manure improves the
soil by adding fiber to 1t and by in.
creasing its fertility. It catches the
nitrates which, earlier In the season.
are used by the tree-roots. Vegetable
nher in the soil increases its power of
holding both moisture and plant food.
The crops we'll adapted to this late
sowing are few. Vetch is probably
the best which has been we'll tested |
In the state. But everything points
to crimson clover as the ideal orchard |
cover and green manure.
What does it cost you to produce
your eggs? Do you know: Prof, Ora.
ham Of the Storrs (Conn.) experiment
station says: Il have been very much
surprised at the data received from
several Of the experiment stations re-
garding the cost Of egg production.
In some cases find eggs have cost
as high as Is cents a dozen and some
rs low n 8 cents 4 dozen, including
labor. I find that, speaking generally,
the larger the range the less food
was required: in fact, where birds
had free range the cost was anywhere
from to 10 cents. and in cases where
the birds were on limited range the
cost was under twelve cents. This
has forced me to the conclusion that
1t 10 very hard work for q man to
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