The Columbus journal., 1909-10-27

nips. Harvest the largest and leave
the remainder for the sheep.
A general observance of care in
gathering eggs. resulting in fewer rots
and spots, will raise the average price
When getting machinery for the
dairy, get the best appliances you can,
but remember that it requires gump.
ton to work it.
After you have worn out a horse
by hard work do not sell him for a
mere song. His faithfulness should
not go unrewarded.
Introduction of new blood into
flock of noted layers strengthens the
blood, If the newcomers are close de-
scendants of a strain of prolific layers.
The old Madonna lily or st. JOS
eph's lily (lilium candidum), is still
one of the most noble and stately of
our garden lilies, and this is its plant.
ing season.
Daffodiis are perhaps the first
choice, with crocus, snOwdrops and
grape hyacinths for variety, and in
shady places lilies of the valley and
some others.
Hay farming with chemicals as com.
monty practiced no doubt removes
more fertility than 1t restores, but the
process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under right condi-
tons.
Rhubarb needs plenty of rich fertil-
izer. Equal parts of hen and horse
| manure with autumn leaves to cover
the crowns during the severe winter
months will keep the plants for early
spring sprouting.
II the hen has to battle with the
strain of growing new feathers with q
short supply of nourishing feeds, her
| flesh will be used up for making
feathers and she will grow poor and
weak under the strain.
With most of the tuberous and bull.
bous plants it is imperative to reset in
the fall in order to secure a new root
growth before the dormant season Of
midwinter, SO that early growth and
blossoming will take place.
The Dutch bulbs, socalled tulips,
hyacinths and crocuses-have a dis
tinctive charm in their whole form,
color and manner of growth, which
gives them a very secure place Of
their own in the floral census of the
year.
Rhubarb roots should be re-planted
| occasionally. If the stools remain I'M
| disturbed for several years they ofen
! commence to decay in the center and
after awhile the whole root becomes
| diseased. Do not allow the seed stock
| to ripen.
Straw manure makes an excellent
Miller for the washy places in the
! fields. 1t will fill the holes and
catch all the soil that washes into
them. The manure contained in the
straw will help to make the ground
more productive when it is again cul-
| tivated.
The results from more than 100 CO.
operative experiments in growing al.
falfa, located in over one-half of the
counties of New York State. indicate
that where neither lime nor inocula-
ton is applied the chance of a success
full crop is not more than 20 per
cent, or one chance in five.
| With the high price of both wool
and lambs, it is important that we
should give the sheep and lambs ex-
ira attention during the most trying
seasons of the year. One of these
trying seasons is during the latter part
of the hot months when the weather
is excessively warm and pastures
short.
Much improvement can be made by
the weaving of the lambs in the sum-
mertime; by doing this the ewes are
given a chance to recuperate before
the next breeding season. These lambs
if put on fresh green pasture will also
| fatten and be in better market condi-
ton than if let run with the ewes un-
til late fall.
In several places "Owners of
large herds of dairy cows report that
their output this summer has fallen
from 10 to Is per cent. below that
/ of last summer. In most dairy Sec
tons. too, there are more cows this
year than last, and the fact that less
milk is produced this summer than
last summer clearly indicates that the
average flow per cow has decreased
very much.
| When the horse refuses to pull. do
not get excited and abuse him. Be
kind, caress him and allay his excite
ment by speaking kindly to him
Leave the team alone for ten or fif-
teen minutes, then urge them again.
turning them little to the right or
left, SO as to get them in motion be-
fore they feel the weight of the load
behind them. Drive them about 20 or
so steps aud stop them, If on a hard
pull before the excited animal stops
of his own accord. Then pat him and
start again.