The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-22

Develop the digestive apparatus ef
the pig and thea crowd In ths fse1
and put on the fat
Sheep should be given salt every
day. Once a week 10 not saAcisot
They will not eat too much.
An apple or 4 peach may do well In
Texas or California. but 500 miles dis
tant-or even loot may not be -
strabie.
At the time for hogging down corn
the soil usually 10 comparatively dry.
hence little or NO damage 10 done
from the pasturing
To promote animal growth requires
feed. and the shedding of hair o.
feathers takes place sooner on . fat
animal than ON . poor animal.
In going into winter quarters, be
sure that every eve is in the best
of condition. II any are below stand
ard nurse and feed them up At once
II boy is often told that he Is not
earning his salt. he is more than like
ly to reach that conclusion himself
and his training will be made on that
line.
The Roman hyacinth and the po-
lyanthus or cluster varieties Of mar
cissus are among the very quickest
and easiest of bulbs for forcing, eth.
er In water or In earth.
Both for the house and for garden
use there are a number of small bulbs
not generally well known that are
worth looking up If one cares for q
little experimental trial
The moulting period for chickens ID
at hand. During this period we may
not expect many eggs, for the vitality
of the hens is heavily drawn upon for
the growth of new crop of feathers.
Shell-pink Italian hyacinths. sur
rounding yellow crown imperial. will
make lovely filling for a small lawn
bed. The italian hyacinths are very
similar to Roman ones. but bloom
rather later.
There is little cause for complaint
in regard to prices for cattle that are
we'll fitted for the market this year.
The man who markets the low.priced
stock Is the one who is reaping his
deserts in low prices.
In dairying there are some natural
unfavorable conditions that can never
be fully overcome. However. most of
them can be modified to Q marked de-
gree. and fairly good results be OBJ
tained in the face Of them.
Alsike clover makes very flne hay
when properly cured, but It cannot be
depended upon for second crop. II
is not quite 80 good \ soil improver
as red clover. but 1t will stick longer
and grow in more acid soil.
A brood SOW should be fed . varie-
ty, such As bran, roots, etc. Corn b
fattening and should not be fed In
large quantities. It promotes neither
growth Of the SOW nor pigs. Some
green vegetable food should be given
in winter.
When pastures are short, al domes.
tic animals suffer for feed. and II they
are expected to keep up in good flesh,
health and vitality they must be sup
piled with sufhcient nourishing feed
to m 1t all their vital needs. When
pastures are short supplementary
feeds must be supplied.
The pig may not use it, tail for
switching away the dies, and 1t may
require some feed to make the tail
grow, but any sensible person knows
that giving . pig . variety Of good
feeds has more to do with its fatten-
ing and growing than the cutting OF
Of the tail or the Sitting of its ears.
Fall planting IL strongly recon.
mended for such important perennials
as peonies, German and Japan iris,
and for many lilies. The German iris
is one of the best plants for colonis.
ing, holding its own finely, and admir-
ably suited to adorn the margins Of .
little stream or pond.
Get after apple tree borers this fall.
Dig them out of their burrows. It u
an easy matter to find their location
by the residue from their work. When
found 1t can be dug out with sharp
knife, or killed with = small wire
the wire being inserted and forced
upon the insect where It Is working.
Do not injure the bark more than is
necessary in cutting out the pest
Roup In fowls Is germ disease and
hence infectious. When 1t makes its
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