The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05

get OF At. and want 70 skew .
profit
Brutality towards the cows ests
down the milk yield and robs . farD-
er Of his prodt. BE sure your help 10
not abusing the faithful animals.
A good ventilating system In the
COW stable would prevent dampness
and keep the hay from spelling In the
loft.
The scientific farmer has found that
the hog gives better returns when
housed and fed In cleaniy manner.
Filth never did man or beast any
good.
In. fattening chickens for market
keep in rather dark room where they
cannot see other chickens At large.
sad where dogs or cats cannot dis.
turb.
Fairly good work may be done with
poor tools. but how much easier and
better work could be done with good
tools. The best are none too good for
the farm.
Dead Sheep or Live Ones-Teacher-
How many legs has q sheep, John
n.y." JOhnny-"Dead or alive?" Teach
er-'Is It not the same thing" John
ny-"Oh. NO: there 10 big difference.
A live sheep has four legs. = dead
sheep but two. The others are shoul
ders."
The reason sows eat their pigs 10
In most cases due to the fact that
they have been kept too much on one
ration before the litter came. Give
. variety of food. especially during the
last two months Of the period, and
trouble with the mothers eating their
offspring.
Let quiet prevail In the stable at
milking time. Don't get the COW to
stand over by giving her kick or q
on her TANKS and tell her to get over
in kindly voice. Unless she is spoiled
by brutality she will do 1t and do 1t
willingly. for she wants TO get rid OF
the milk In her udder as badly az you
want to get it.
Millet is good for the laying hens.
Beans are equally beneficial. Sor-
Ghum and broom corn seeds will do
to add variety to the bill Of fare. Bar.
ley 10 about of the same merit. Pop
corn contains more nitrogen and phos-
plates than does the regular Indian
corn. Buckwheat Is an egg.produc-
ing food. but must be fed sparingly, a.
1t Is overwhelming.
The apple tree needs care like other
fruit trees. II 1t Is going TO do we'll.
The old idea that once planted 1t
should be able to care for itself and
bring forth an abundance Of fruit can
no longer be maintained, since such .
method is neither economical nor
business-like. Fruit trees Of whatever
kind or nature need as much. or more.
care and attention throughout the sea-
son as any crop grown.
Mango is easily cured, and for this
reason should never be permitted to
exist among farm animals. Rub oil OF
| tar one ounce. and whale oil two
ounces. or One-half pound each OF tar
and sulphur. and one pound each of
soap and alcohol. In all cases boil
all blankets and treat with a strong
solution of caustic potash all wood
work, harness, brushes. combs and
whatever is possibly affected with the
germs OF mango.
Encourage the cats to stay around
the barn by giving them a little milk
night and morning. The farmer who
begrudges them a little milk at milk
ing time is stingier than the fellow
who stopped the clock at night to
save the wear and tear on the ma
chinery. The cats system needs milk
when it is catching and eating rats
regularly at the barn. there they will
stay, and where they stay you won't
find many rats or mice. No farmer
can AFFORD to raise grain at present
prices and feed it to rats, SO be good
to the cats.
The best ration for the beef herd is
not the best ration for the milch cows.
Cows about to calve should be fed ON
succulent food, such as silage or roots.
bran. oil meal and oats chop, but omit
the corn at this time. Feeding grain
of any kind just previous to or imme-
diately after calving is not very good
policy. Keep the bowels in good con-
dition. After calving feed warm
mosh, and give warm water to drink
for week or ten days. As soon as
the COW has dropped the calf she
should be watched carefully, and after
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