The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-20

Manure and cultivate the orchard
soil. 1t needs as good care as that OF
the balance of the farm.
The free distribution of seeds by
the government is one of the special
objects of the National Grange.
In trimming the feet of the colt 1t is
not good practice to use the knife.
Rather use the rasp. Be sure that the
feet are always leveled up.
Keep the poultry in vigorous condi-
ton. They will so much better be
able to stand adverse conditions which
are more apt to arise during the win
ter months.
Let the young stock out each day
during the winter when it is not
stormy or too blustery and cold. The
fresh air and exercise promotes
growth and strength of frame and
vital organs, and that is what must be
given the young animal so that the ma
ture animal will be available.
Successful fruit growing depends
upon securing good stock and keeping
It in a healthy, thrifty growing condi-
ton. Trees and bushes are susceptible
to the attacks OF fungous diseases and
the ravages of insects. Sprays and
washes are essential for keeping them
clean and healthy. The one who uses
these is on the right road to success.
Picked tongue is fine II the picking
is done right. Try this method: Make
a brine of one gallon of water. three
pounds of salt, four ounces of sugar
and two ounces OF saltpeter, boil and
cool. Put in the tongues and weight
to keep them under brine. They will
keep any length of time. When want
ed to use, soak oveer night in cold Wa
ter. boil until tender, skim and remove
the skins.
When the woven wire fencing gets
to sagging in the middle and needs re-
stretching go to the middle of the
fence, attach the stretcher with two
clasps and loosen the wire from all
posts except those at the corners. Cut
the wire between the clasps and take
up the slack by working the stretcher.
When taut enough cut the wire be-
tween the clasps and splice, taking up
the slack. Staple to the posts aud
the work is complete.
A dairy house makes fine equip
ment for the farm where many cows
are kept. 1t need not be over 10x14
unless there is a gasoline engine for
power. In this case. small room
may be partitioned off in large
building. with belt door to allow power
to be obtained from the engine in an
other ROOM In this other room may
be placed the feed grinder, shelter and
other machines run by the gasoline en-
CINE. OF course this is picturing how
one may utilize the same power hand
lily, IL he has all the machines.
To measure your land, try this
method: Take three pieces of board.
1x3 inches. With these make letter
A, having the distance between the
two boards at the bottom of the letter
51s feet. In using simply turn the
letter, keeping one of its feet on the
ground all the time. Three turns make
a rod. If the field is $50 turns long
and 60 wide 1t is 60x21 rods. There
are 100 square rods in an acre. The
rest is easy. With this device a man
can measure land as fast as he can
walk and do it much more exactly
than by pacing it of.
The care which the cream receives
determines what kind of butter 1t will
make. 1t is not enough. as some farm
ers do not seem to realize, to skim or
separate the milk and expect the
cream to take care of itself. The ad-
vent of the hand separator has not
helped matters in this direction. On
the contrary, it has worked the other
way. There are some farmers who
seem to consider that If they run
their milk through the machine and
deliver the cream to the creamery
once or twice a week they have done
all they are supposed to. This is a
sad mistake, as many creamery men
are finding out. The ability of the but
ter maker is a very important matter,
but 1t cannot be the only considera-
ton. No butter maker can make a
prime product out Of improperly
handled cream.
systematic the chore work. You
can save lots of time by making one
task dovetail into another. We heard
a farmer remark the other day that
the feeding and other chores took up
the greater part of his time in winter.
! told him his methods were not good
or he did too much tinkering. If he
would reduce his choring to system
make every stdp count-he could do
the work in much less time. He
thought not. but a week afterward he
had studied the matter over some and
had worked the problem SO as to re-
duce the time about one-fourth and he
felt satisfied that he could reduce it
still more. He said it never had &C.
CURED to him that feeding and Choir
ing could be SO systematized as to
make them almost machine work. He
said he used to do one thing without