The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

best pork.
For scalding hogs have the water
$50 degrees. Hotter or colder will not
give the best results.
When the horse comes in get afeer
q hard drive. rub him OF and blanket:
then feed . warm bran mash.
Charcoal and grit should BE- pro
vided for the hens. Hogs like char
coal. too. See that they get IT,
II you have not already d0oe &C
have the horses yea are using sharp
shod 20 that they will not slip % the
Icy roads.
II 10 not easy money which TIE
farmer makes, for farming y hard
work. bat 1t II good money With not
the least suspicion of taint upoa II.
0tsaags, isn't It. but did yoa ever
notice that . bumper crop 10 always
reported until It moves out q the
grovers' hands and that then . serf
Gus shortage b found!
The Texas farmers uni0a which has
proved such . strong organization. 10
considering . plan to establish . sys-
tenn Of banks In connection with the
chain Of cotton warehouses now b.
ing established by them.
The spraying Of the orchard nsxt
season should come in for coustdera-
tion at this season of the year. Plan
to do the work. 1t will pay many fold.
The initial expense may seem large.
but 1t 10 not when results are consid-
cred.
II wife don't happen to read Meadow.
brook Farm Notes. just hand her this.
1t will help to brighten the home: To
clean lamp burners put them In ket-
tle and cover with boiling water. Add
tablespoonful or 20 Of sal soda and .
lump Of lye soap. Take OF and dry
the burners, then brighten them up
by the use Of powdered charcoal OF
brick dust.
The old idea that an apple tree after
1t has once been planted. should bt
able to care for itself and bring forth
an abundance Of fruit. can NO longer
be maintained. since such . method is
neither economical nor business-like.
Fruit trees of whatever kind or nature
need as much. or more. care and At
tention throughout the season, as any
crop grown on the farm.
Keep the young trees growing
straight. II It Is found that young
fruit trees lean over when the soil is
wet. stake and tie them In an up
right position to prevent them from
leaning permanently. Often q young
tree will be whipped about by the wind
and form hole in the soil at It's base.
Such holes should be promptly nlled
and the tree Strengthened to = right
position.
A twoyear-old colt should do no
more than haul an empty wagon and
then should not be wearied and ex-
erted for the colt is undeveloped in
muscle and bone and can be easily in
jured II not completely ruined. Heavy
pulling and straining of any kind
should be avoided under five years of
age. Three-year-olds can do lots Of
narrowing, plowing. etc.. but should
not do heavy pulling. Ring bones.
spavins. curbs. etc, are often the re-
suits of hard usage at an early age.
Here is the point Of dih1culty in
keeping a good dirt road in condition
in the winter time raised by a western
He says: Speaking about making
smooth dirt roads, there is one condi-
ton that is hard to dodge. 1t is
brought on by q rain, followed by trav-
ell in the mud and wound up with q
freeze. The time between a rain and
the freeze is usually about "a hours
at this season of the year. This gives
room for a days travel in the mud.
During this day the mud is too sticky
and slushy to be helped by dragging.
Ruts are cut by every passing vehicle.
The condition after the freeze can be
easily imagined"
The outlook for the sheep industry
in the western states is very promis.
ing according to the judgment of the
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
which says: The outlook for the
sheep man to-day is much brighter
than 1t has been at any time during
the present year, and the gloom that
threatened to settle about the wool
gorwers of the west a short time ago
is gradually giving place to more en-.
couraging signs, with every promise
of a continuation. Heavy lamb losses
in the opening, low offerings for wool
at shearing time, little demand for