The Columbus journal., 1909-03-31
Make the farm interesting to the boy
and he will not want to leave 1t.

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Have the feeding racks for the
sheep, movable so as to keep the
ground even and clean.
1t takes more food to grow the
larger breeds of fowls, but you have
more to show for your work.
Why not raise few sheep and help
Uncle Sam out in his demand for wool?
Millions of dollars worth imported
each year.
Neglect costs the farmer a large
share of his profit, and especially is
this true In reference to the manage
ment of the flock.
Bring the horses that have been
idle all winter into heavy work grad.
ually and fit the feed ration to the
amount OF work done.
Remember that many times delays
come at critical moments because you
did not look ahead and order that need
ed part for some machine which you
knew needed fixing.
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 a chance to sell you a new one.
1t is not the way cream is separated
from milk. but the way 1t is handled
after being separated. which deter
mines the quality of butter it will
make. II kept until it ferments it
will make poor butter.
Very little trouble to put a sterilized
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 and which would
have gotten into the milk if the cloth
had not been there.
In slaughter test of the different
breeds of chickensthe American breeds
dressed out better than either the Med
iterranean or Asiatic breeds, and In
general, pullets dressed out better
than cockerels. When rather small.
weighing less than three and a half
pounds live weight. the cockerels of
the Mediterranean and Asiatic breeds
seem to dress out better than the pull
lets.
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-
sified. These should be used not
stronger than 30 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.
the young horse which begins his
first seasons work this spring. Such
a 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.
Not many four-year-olds can meas
ure up to this record: From January
IL to January rs. 1909, a four year.
old Holstein cow-Kiatta Mercedes
Wayne-produced 20.525 pounds OF
butter fat from $3.50 pounds of milk
This is not considered a remarkable
record when compared with some high
producing cows nowadays, yet at that
rate Kiatta would make over 1,000
pounds of butter per year, which is
not bad showing for any young COW
A herd of ten like her would produce
$1,000 worth OF products in one year
which, foo. wo nd not be bad.
In jIdging the qualities of COW as
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. He,
eye should be clear and prominent
This indicates nerve force and energy
wedge-shaped with good, ample hear,
girth. The udder is the third point Of
great importance. 1t should be well
developed, not fleshy, and we'll veined
These are the main points in the dairy
cow-but they done guarantee a good
mixer, by any means-though it is al
ways well.to consider them.
Lime-sulphur wash can be made in
an old iron or brass kettle-never q
copper vessel-and put into it five OF
six gallons of water. Heat until the
water becomes warm and then add
Is pounds of flowers Of sulphur. Stir
this until 1t becomes a uniform paste
and then add 20 pounds Of lime. lit
tie at a time as 1t slakes. and stir con
stantly to prevent burning. After the
lime has all slaked add about five
more gallons of water and boil the