The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-04-02

Make the farm Interesting 70 ~ ~
and he vill not want to leave n.
Have the feeding rseks 6ee ths
sheep movable SO ~ to ksso tie
ground even and clean.
1t takes more food to grov ~
larger breeds OF fowls. but you Asve
more to show for your work
Why not raise . few sheep and help
Uncle Sam out in his demand Tor wool!
Millions OF dollars worth Imported
each year.
Neglect costs the farmer large
share Of his proAt. and especially b
this true In reference to the Manage
ment OF the dock.
Bring the horses that have beea
Idle all winter into heavy work graA-
ually and 1t the feed ration 70 tAs
amount OF work done.
Remember that nAny times delays
come at critical moments because yos
did not look ahead and order that need.
ed part for soDe machine which roo
knew needed 1xing.
Your implement maker may not
urge you to build sheds to house your
machinery. for the sooner you rust
your machine out the sooner he will
get Q chance to sell you . new one.
1t II not the way cream 10 separated
from milk. but the way 1t ID handled
after being separated. which dstoe.
/ ntnes the asality Of butter It Will
make. II kept until It ferments It
will make poor butter.
Very little trouble to put sterilised
piece Of cheesecloth over the top Of the
milk pail when milking. Try It and
you will be surprised At the amount OF
dirt 1t will catch aud which would
have gotten into the milk II the cloth
had not been there.
In . slaughter test of the different
breeds Of chickens the American breeds
dressed out better than either the Msu-
iterranean or Asiatic breeds. and In
general. pullets dressed out better
than cockerels. When rather small.
Weighing less than three and . half
pounds live weight. the cockerels Of
tho Mediterranean and Asiatic breeds
seem to dress out better than the pull.
let's.
There are several solutions which
may be used for killing the San Jose
scale. Among these are soluble oils,
whole oil soap and kerosene oil, emul.
sthed. These should be used not
stronger than 4 80 per cent. solution
for peaches and plums. and not strong.
er than SO per cent. for apples and
pears. The soluble oils are effective
materials. They come In concentrated
solutions and are diluted according to
directions for use.
Remember his youth-the youth of
the young horse which begins his
hrst seasons work this spring. Such
. period In the horses life is . critical
one. In almost every instance the
man is to blame for any injury. We
are all more or less forgetful and We
are especially forgetful of the young
horse In the team. We are so used
to driving the old team that knows
enough to take care of itself that we
fall into the habit of letting the young
horse take care Of himself. When he
hasn't sense enough to do it there is
sure to be injury ahead.
In judging the qualities of COW AZ
to whether she will prove profitable
first look at the head. 1t should be
comparatively small, clean cut In out.
line and thin. The neck should be
small and tapering. and quite narrow
Immediately back Of the head. Her
eye should be clear and prominent.
This indicates nerve force and energy,
The body of the COW should be slightly
wedge-shaped with good, ample heart
gfrth. The udder Is the third point OF
great Importance. 1t should be we'll
developed. not heshy. and we'll veined.
These are the main points in the dairy
cow-but they done guarantee q good
mixer. by any means-though 1t ID ii.
ways we'll to consider them.
Lme-sulphur wash can b made in
an old iron or brass kettle-never .
copper vessei-and put into It I'VE or
six gallons Of water. Heat until the
water becomes warm and then add
IL pounds Of flowers Of sulphur. Stir
this until 1t becomes 4 uniform paste,
and then add 20 pounds Of lime, . lit
tie At time as It slakes, and stir con-
stantly to prevent burning. After the
lime has all slaked add about iive
more gallons Of water and BOIL the
mixture for fully an hour to allow full
chemical action between the sulphur