The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-04-30

Hard 20 fnt 4 better feet .or logs
than alfalfa
Fed little and otlen is rhS rule II
raising the col, By hand.
Sheep must be provided with
storms
Chicks In April mean eggs in De-
cember-that IL i. their chicks are
kept growing
FIJI Up the hog ~allows and provide
cement basin for the hogs TO battle
IN. Ii ~ill pay.
In setting out strawberries spread
the roots out fan shaped and be care
full not 10 bury the crown
II takes the right kind Of feed 10
grow a good crop Of fleece. but when
grown it is money in the owners
pocket
The bull calf can be spoiled by i'm
proper care. Al s.x months Of age reg
ulsr exercise should be provided for
him. such as tread mill.
Plant a shelter belt 10 the north
OF your farming buildings You will /.
be surprised TO see what a protection 4
IL will prove when vel! grown.
II skim milk is obtained from the /
creamery it should BE- sterilized 10
make certain that you are not bring
ing tubercular germs onto the farm. I
II you are feeding the calf skim /
milk, put something else in 10 take the
place Of the fat removed Oil meal Is
good. 4 little corn meal is also good. |
The habi, OF calves sucking each .
others ears would not be SO easily 1
formed II they were given something
10 chew on. such as dry bran, for in
stance
Always room for improvement, /
whether In farm methods. farm crops l
or farm animals. Rest not content 4
with the present standards. Always
aim higher.
II won't hurt to put the little chicks
out Of doors IL you provide dry shell.
ter for them where the mother hen
and little chicks can take refuge in
time OF storm.
Keep the sheep near the barn al
night and in an Enclosure to which
dogs cannot easily gain access. The
dogs are not apt TO bother the sheep
II kept near the barn.
Any sudden change In diet OF the
farm animals Is shock TO the system
which will take the animal some time /
to recover from. Begin the changes |
from winter feed to grass. gradually.
On the farm. where II is the wise |
policy to give the chickens the range
OF the land, it Is wise to fence in the
garden plot with wire fencing II will
save the garden from many a foraging
expedition on the part of the chickens
and will keep you from doing lot OF |
worrying.
Now is the time OF year when the
S suggle comes with the young tur-
keys. They are hard bird to raise,
sometimes. but give a handsome profit |
where one is successful. Leave the
newly-hatched birds in the nests a
couple Of days. and then remove to a
pen built OF l2-inch boards out in the |
grass. Keep them there until they are
able 10 fy over. Feed as you would |
young chicks. When they get to
roaming on be sure they are brought
up every night until they are month
old, when they will not be any further
trouble. 1t is well to keep feeding
them a little every night in order to
keep them in the habit OF returning to
the house
Everything depends upon the way a
tree is set as to whether 1t does we'll .
and makes good growth. II the follow
ing rules suggested by practical Or
chardist are observed. it will be found |
that the task will not only be easier /
but better done. Dig holes from two |
to three feet in diameter, and from |
IL to IS inches deep, according TO the /
size OF the tree. Cut away the parts |
Of roots bruised in digging. Shorten |
the top. Plant only a trifle deeper |
than the tree stood in the nursery;
excepting dwarf pears. which should
be deep enough to cover the pit stalk
on which they are budded. An assist.
ant is very helpful when setting trees;
two men, or man and boy. can
work together to good advantage A
wire measure is better than a cord;
wire won't stretch. Stick bit OF
solder on the wire exactly where each
tree is to come. An occasional sight
ing" OF the tree rows from side to