The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1909-05-14
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Don't turn the cows out on the grass
in poor condition.
Lime the soil where you are going
to grow spinach. 1t will grow better.
Keep close watch on the ewes udder
At the first and see that the teats are
not clOgged.
Sell your best heifers and you will
herd is deteriorating.
Collie in horses Is often caused by
working too hard and then making .
change In the feed.
In fixing the bed for the hog at far
rowing time have the litter cut short
and do not have too much of 1t.
In the spring is the right time to
look to the drains and see that the &C.
foundations of the winter have not
clogged them up.
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.
The advantage Of the hand separator
on the farm IL that 1t saves hauling
the milk to the creamery and back and
gives nice sweet akin milk for the use
of the stock.
Locate the calf pen where the sun
shine can strike them. Oftentimes the
Eloomiest part of the stable IL select
ed as the place to keep them. But this
is q mistake.
Plant 4 few trees around the house
II there is q lack of them now. In q
few years you will not only have shade
but will md that the appearance of
the place has been improved.
Remember the spring work is the
hardest Of the year and the horses
least able to endure It. For this rea.
son be considerable Of them. See that
the collars Mt. rest them frequently.
Wood ashes and salt should be kept
where the hogs can get 1T 1t, especial.
ly SO with the young sows which you
are going to use for breeding. The
ashes supply the element of potash for
bone making.
The spring weather with its cold
rains and sharp winds is the most try
ing Of the year. Remember the stock
at this time. Give them the shelter
they need. Undue exposure will take
money right out of your pocket.
This Is why the early lamb is the
more profitable: It will shed its teeth
In the summer or early fall. 1t will
have good start to resist the stomach
worm, 1t will be easier to winter the
drst year and will be more active.
Teach the sheep to follow. Never
deal roughly with the flock Never
run them. Gentle handling will make
them tractable and an occasional nib
BILE of salt from your hand will make
them eager to follow you wherever
you 60.
The method of testing seed corn has
been told 80 often that it seems hardly
necessary to repeat 1t and yet there
are always those who do not remem.
Der and would like to be told again.
1t is very important that the corn you
propose using be tested. There are
various methods Of keeping track of
the corn being tested. but a very con.
venient way has been suggested by a
correspondent of farm journal.
whose plan is as follows: Make
strong box about three inches deep
and long and wide enough to Mt un-
der the kitchen stove. Then take
plastering laths and make a lattice.
work like the sections of an egg crate,
IA rows with % sections in a row. I
silt and mosten some soil or sand and
fill up these sections evenly, slightly
packing 1t down. On one section I
place three kernels from different
parts of one ear. Repeat with other
ears and sections until one row of sec.
tions is full.-carefully laying the ears
somewhere in row to correspond
with the sections. Il put four or five
rows Of ears on top Of each other by
laying strips Of old oilcloth between
the rows to keep the ears in place.
After the rows OF sections are all full
and the kernels are slightly pressed
down into the soil. lay on a tightly
stretched. wet cloth. being careful not
to disturb the kernels. On this lay
another cloth. and cover the latter
with soil about half an inch deep.
packing It down carefully all around
to exclude air. For the sake of clean
illness put another cloth on top; and
sprinkle water on this,-about two
quarts daily. Our stove is not equally
warm all around, SO I turn the box
each day In i've or six days the corn
will have sprouted sufficiently to see