The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-05

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An oil barrel cut in two makes a,
excellent drinking tub.
Crit must be provided for the littl,
chicks il they are kept confined.
More care has to be used in feedin,
corn and wheat to horses than in feed
ing oats. 80, .,,o
Keep the little chick dry. Nothin,
in such fruitful source Of disaster
with them as vet and cold. =,
Salt the sheep regularly, or provide
convenient boxes where the animals
can help themselves.
Millet hay If cut at the right time
and wellcured is better hay than tim
othy. especially for sheep.
The BabcOck test is the only method
by which you can be certain that your
COWS are giving you a square deal.
Remember that the FIRST grass of the
spring is rather light and flimsy
feed. 1t has not the food properties OF
the later grass.
Make it rule to cut sprouts from
the orchard trees three times during
the seasOn-in the spring, in June and
the first of September.
Don't turn the stock on the pastures
while they are soft. You will lose more
in damage to the grass than you will
gain by the feed the stock will get.
Get the sheep shearing out of the
way and dip the sheep as soon as you
get the wool OH them. A second dip
ping should be given ten days later
Have the lamb pens tightly boarded
at the bottom. not only to keep the
little fellows from wandering OF but
to prevent drafts from striking them.
The reason that skim milk is such a
splendid food for young and growing
stock is that 1t is rich in protein food.
which is needed for muscle and bone
building.
Catalpa cuttings will grow In good
soil if the cuttings are made after
the leaves have started. With a years
growth the cuttings can be transplant
ed to permanent locations.
The higher temperature at which the
milk is run through the separator the
larger the amount of cream. but it will
be thinner than the cream which is
skinned from cooler milk.
A large log can ne easily turned
into a small garden roller by putting
an iron pin in the center at each end
and making a framework which will
permit the log to revOlve on the pins.
Provide plenty of fresh water for
The sheep. If not confined in a pas
lure where there is running water pro-
vide good trough where they can
always find supply of clean. fresh
water.
If your feeding methods educate the
,alf to put her food upon her back in
he shape of fat she will have that
when she becomes a COW. Al
ways feed the heifer with the thought
If what yOu are trying to develop.
In transplanting strawberries an or
iirary fiat masOn's trowel will be
found serviceable. Pushed back and
iorth. it will make wedge-shaped
opening. into which the young plant
ian be put.
Remember the feeding of a young
rood sow should vary from that of
he hog intended for market. In the
ormer you are building a foundation
II muscle and bone and vigorous
lealth. in the latter you are looking
or weight. Feed little fattening
Gods to the former and give a run
N pasture: for the latter give a ration
# fat forming foods.
tation to discover the pulling strength
# harness tugs it was found that they
'egan to give way at 1850 pounds and
hat the maximum amount of loading
vas 1 ,i85 pounds. From these results
{ was concluded that since the trac-
i've force necessary to haul a loaded
wagon on an earth road in fairly good
ondition is about 100 pounds per ton,
our tugs of this character would haul
load, including the weight of the
wagon, of 59.4 tons. With a factor of |
afety of 10. which is none too much.
! q inch tug is capable of safely haul |
ne practically six tons. On q mac
dam road this load could be doubled
nd on a brick pavement quadrupled.
rom this experiment it is evident
hat where harness is new it will stand |
ny strain that any team can put upon
:. 1t is only after the harness be- |
ONES weakened by improper care and
ack of oil that there is danger of |
Cow.lesting associations were three
ears ago established under law In |
,anada. and the influence of their
'ork has been strikingly apparent. ]
|uring last year as high as $500 COWS