The Columbus journal., 1909-05-12

II the nusing pigs are troubled with
looseness of the bowls put the SOW on
a dry feed of oats for a day or two.
A little rosin coated on the pounding
face of the hammer will stop its tend.
epcy to slip OF the nail when struck.
April matches do better than those
which are brought OF later. The
get a good start before the hot
weather.
II the managers are deep there is
danger that old feed will lodge at the
bottom and cause a filthy condition.
Keep them cleaned out.
Look over the fences this spring.
The young stock will quickly learn to
be breechy II the weak places in the
fences invite their escape.
The calves will early learn to nibble
at bran or other feed if it is placed
conveniently before them. Alfalfa or
clover hay is fine for them, too.
When doing the heavy spring plow.
ing lift the collars of the horses &C.
casionally and let the hot shoulders
cool of. Battle at night in cool water.
Two seasons of profit for the sheep:
At lambing time and at shearing time.
And for the two crops a year the
sheep are comparatively little trouble.
Sore shoulders on the horses in the
spring are a bad thing. Nine cases
out of ten it is due to carelessness.
Watch the collars. A horse with a
sore shoulder will not pull.
Make long. straight rows In the gar
den. Plant the rows far enough apart
SO that the horse cultivator can be
used. Such methods will make the
garden an easy proposition.
Wood ashes supplies potash to hogs.
but a large raiser of hogs In western
state says his method of supplying
the needful element is to take fourth
of box of I've, and mixed with bar.
rel of soaked corn, Stops or shorts
when feeding. He says that wormy,
coughing. stunted hogs will soon make
a marvellous change for the better.
Turn your wood ashes into fruit by
sprinkling them in the orchard. Do
the farm work on a schedule and give
the women folks chance to have the
meals at stated hours. Everything
will run more smoothly in and out OF
the house if you do. and you viii! also
be surprised how much more work you
get done in the allotted time than you
did before on the old putter. endless
chain plan.
Forcing cows for a big record and
feeding cows to the limit for the best
results are two different things. In
reference to the former professor has
well said: I'VE are driving the Amer
lean show COW at terrible rate OF
speed. At some of our great contests
we have experts in charge, who with
watch and thermometer in one hand
and an open bag of grain in the other
crowd their animals with rich foods
and then determine the approach OF
the danger line by the thermometer
and their movements"
Dandelion salad is a favOrite early
spring dish with some. One who
makes it every year and knows the
wrinkle says that it should be made
of dandeliOn heads before the leaves
have begun to turn green or appear
above the surface of the soil. The
small, compact head of the plant will
be found almost hidden by the young
grass in a little hollow. 1t looks like
a little pin-cushion. in which little
creamy, fieshy folds lie tightly packed
together. showing delicate coloring OF
pale pink, light green. yellow. and
sometimes lavender. Wash well. and
serve with oil and vinegar or lemon
juice.
Our heart re-echOes the sentiment
expressed by the Albion IN. W Re
publican in the following paragraph
The hope and aim of the city man Is
to be able to retire to the country "a
end his days where the birds sing anu
the wild flowers grow in state of ma
ture: Just why the farmer ever moves
into town is away beyond any line OF
reasoning that we have ever heard
Though his residence In the town OF
city be ever so pleasant. 1t has no rec
ompense equal to the free. indePenc'
ent, healthy life of the rural dweiler
The farmer lives near to nature s
heart: the bounties Of mother earth
are his dependence and his trust. and
though storm and trial come. heI
stores are cheerfully laid at his feet
as she responds to the cunning OF his
wooine. Don't leave the farm unless
the help question actually drives you
to it.
Look after the pear tree closely II
It does not appear thrifty. II its leaves
are covered with small black dots. the
cause is not always blight. Sometimes
the trouble is caused by small para
site which is known as the pearaeai
blister-mite. says w. E. Britton. The
Latin name is Eriophyes pyri. and the
nest is related to the common REQ
spider and other mites attacking
plants. This mite burrows the leal
when it first unfolds, and causes the