The Columbus journal., 1909-06-02

Always be on the lookout for the
development Of q brood SOW with a
gentle. intelligent disposition.
NO better way of maintaining the
fertility OF the soil than by stock rails
ing.
Why not try and get q stand Of al
falfa this year. 1t will prove one of
your best investments. if you do.
Sow rape for the hogs and when it
has had Sufficient growth turn the
hogs on it,
Don't let the drinking vessels in the
poultry yard become foul. Clean
every day
Salt. charcoal and ashes should be
kept where the hogs can help them
selves.
1t Is an easy thing to push the
horses 50 hard with the early work az
to put them out of condition. Such
methods do not pay.
When the horses come In all tired
out and covered with sweat don't let
them stand In the raw winds. They
will be sure to catch cold il you do.
Did 1t ever occur to you that dirty.
fouismelling trOughs are the source
of many disorders among the animals
using them?
Mark the SOW which proves a good
mother and treat her with special re-
gard. She will prove a spendid part
ner in the farming business.
Be ready for the dry spell when il
comes this summer and have green
food for your cows by planting a spe-
cial patch for them now.
There is this to say in encourage
ment of spraying for San Jose scale.
1t not only keeps the pest in cheek.
but destroys many other insects.
The only way to accurately Judge a
COW is by weighing and testing her
milk Guess methods will prove most
Plan to build a silo this year and
plant the field with corn against The
line it will be ready to go into the silG
or winter use.
Something from nothing Fever
works out in the dairy You must put
he feed into the cows II you are going
o get the milk out Of them.
The successful farmer Is he who is
|uick to observe, slow to run after in
and patient in following out
he practical lines of work Oh his
arm.
In speaking Of the difference be
ween the feeding value of fresh skim
lilk, warm from the separator. and
he same milk cooled and then re
Gated to the same temperature when
was desired to feed it. ID. II. Otis
eclares that there is practically no
Inference. He says: In a test l have
ID two lots of calves in comparison.
living one fresh hand-separator skim
lilk still containing the animal heat.
nd feeding the other lot sterilized
reamery skinned cooled to about Q
degrees F.. to keep it sweet from
to II hours. AS good results were
blamed with one as with the other.
nder ordinary farm conditions il is
fficult and often incOnvenient to-
eep skim milk sweet. and for this
'asOn better results are usually OBJ
ined with hand separator skim milk.
lfiicient heating will. however. pre-.
mt the transmission of tuberculosis.
hich is quite frequently spread
rough skim milk.
Sows that have been fed an almost
elusive diet of corn during preg
lncy, reach the narrowing period in D
ghly feverish state, are irritable anG
.rvous and crave some hesh-formins
od. They very likely kill one of the
gs and eat it and having once tasteG
sh the chances are they will de
ur the entire litter IL left to them
Ives. Other troubles at narrowing
e also frequent where sOws have
en- fed too much fattening food anc
We had little exercise The pregnant
" is pig factory and the feed she
mands is that which will make
ne, muscle and gristle. for that Is
lat the pig consists of. Feed her
lole cats. barley. shorts, a little oil
sal. etc. and only enough corn to
ED her in good condition. See that
e takes ample exercise. Feed her
me distance from her pen and scat
whole grain thinly on the ground
nsiderable time in gathering enough
satisfy her. Sows fed in this way
II seldom have any trouble at far
wing or evince any desire to eat
cir young.
There are several cardinal reasons
" the separator is needed on every
m where cows are kept: Lit
zoo 1Ots NJ fivno over tho old ruatbo.,
raising the cream. 2-It saves
rk, as there are no jars or pans to
8 with and wash. Sit is easier
carry the cream to the creamery
, or three times a week than il il
send a wagon load of milk cans