The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
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Powdered charcoal and coarse sand
are good for ducks.
Lime IS q purifier and makes IN
ideal wash for the coops. perches and
nests.
Ensilage provides a good food to be
used a . variety during the winter
months.
Keep all Of the late plants well cul-
tivated. stirring the soil to the depth
Of only two or three inches.
The cattle market for thin grassy
steers has not been satisfactory for
sometime and prices have been de-
clining.
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much bet
ter than old cows that have been
MIXED by hand.
Some who grow sunhowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing of the seed and stor.
ing 1t for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
ter will decay more quickly than
where allowed to stand. and fiat on
the ground they will hold the soil from
'rosion on slOping or billy land.
Save the painful process of dehorn-
ing by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be
done by clipping the hair of the little
knobs and applying preventive.
In large gardens and on fine estates
the fashion of the day runs to color
ing-planting out broad masses of
simple flowers where the carefully
studied effect is intended to be in the
so-called natural style.
In pruning raspberries first observe
how many canes there are in the hill,
and cut out all over three or four The
number of main canes should be gov
erned by their size and the number
and strength of their laterals.
There are few farmers who could
not profitably keep a few sheep. The
difficulties that stand in the way can
be easily overcome. and 1t Is well
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep
On one farm where pure bred poul-
try is the pride Of the poultry-yard and
where the heavy laying strain is the
prime object greater layers can be
produced and the flock can still be
among the top notchers as pure
breeds.
Many varieties, especially of the
peach, have been brought from the
south and have done well in the
peach-growing sections of the north.
Among these will readily be recalled
liberia, Thurber. Belle of Georgia and
others. But quite as many of them
have been disappointing.
Corn is too fattening to feed to the
hens in any great quantity. 1t causes
a large number of ailments, such as
liver troubles and digestive derange-
ments, resulting in loss and low egg
yields. Gluten. meat. beef scraps,
wheat bran and hulled oats should be
fed regularly to promote health and
egg production.
II at all possible. get the drove of
pigs out on a field Of clover or cow
peas. The hog by nature is a grazing
animal. and it will make the most eco
nomical gains when allowed to forage
for q part Of its living. Hogging of
peas and clover ago has the advan-
tage of fertilizing the land and spread.
ing it evenly over the surface.
The earlier ground is plowed for
fall wheat the better, as it allows
more time for the soil to settle before
seeding time. Soil In which wheat
and all other grasses are sown must
be worked down very fine and COM
pact in order that large per cent. Of
the SEEDS may terminate and the
young plants make early and rapid
growth. Extra time and labor spent
in this WY will be rewarded in next
seasons crop.
An excellent mixture to keep worms
and other parasitic affection from the
hogs is as follows: Six bushels of corn
cob charcoal, eight pounds of com.
mon salt, two quarts of air-slaked lime
and a bushel of ashes. Thoroughly
mix and then take one and one-nuar.