The Columbus journal., 1909-11-17
vi FARM
AMM1,.< GA

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Put the pig houses in good order fol
the coming winter.
Cows that are allowed to 60 dry toe
long never attain their best.
Do not depend upon the frostbitten
pastures. but begin with a good ration
In the stable.
Goats require more salt than sheep
owing to the more astringent charac
ter of their food.
Every COW must 60 into winter
quarters In the pink of condition or
there will be serious loss.
As the cold nights come, do not
leave the cows out to sleep on the
damp ground where they may be
chilled.
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less poisonous in one way or another.
and gasoline. properly used. is not par
ticularly dangerous.
| Telephones are becoming as com.
mon In the country as mail boxes. and
save both husband and wife many a
days journey to town.
For the long, round worms, which
inhabit the small intestines of the
horse. nothing proves more efficient
than spirits Of turpentine.
For family of young children
there Is no place like the country It
Is their natural domain. Everything
contributes to wholesome growth.
An easy way to fight lice is to drive
down posts in the yard: wind an old
bran sack soaked in crude kerosene
about it and let the hogs do the rest.
Better men and women are certain
to result from a rural childhood-and
this is surely a big source of salts
faction to the wise mother on a farm.
The usual dose of gasoline for stom-
ach worms Is: Lambs, one-fourth
ounce; sheep. One-half ounce; calves,
one-half ounce; yearling steers. one
ounce.
Good country roads enable the
women folk to drive without risk or
dfscomfort-t0 pay visits in the
Northumberland to take an outing
when they like.
Pigs are not well protected by ma
ture. and to thrive they must have
warm winter quarters free from
drafts. They must have a good range
for exercise. but they must have warm
quarters in which to sleep.
Cattle and sheep will often bloat
when turned onto clover pasture In
the fall. 1t is caused by their eating
too much of the green plant. The
bloat may be reduced by giving the
animals subject to it some dry feed.
Regular sailing also helps.
A member Of the country life com.
mission says the worst agricultural
conditions of this country are in the
south. because the farmers have
robbed the soil of its humus by grow
ing cotton and tobacco exclusively for
more than a hundred years.
The frustrating instinct of the An
CORA goat is being successfully demon.
strated on Lassen national forest In
California, where they are cutting
trails for fire guards through the
brushy areas on the slopes of the
mountains.
Good land-and there are millions
Of acres of 1t still available in this
country a. a moderate fgure-is the
best form of insurance not only for
the family in event of your death but
for yourself during life, while you can
enjoy IT to the full. No better legacy
can be left to your children.
1t Is estimated that conditions ON
the farms of Missouri have improved
so per cent. during the last ten years.
The old-fashioned farmer, who used
to spend half his time shooting SOUR
rels In the woods, has taken to study.
ing the agricultural newspapers and
college bulletins. and his wife and
children have learned that farm life
can be made pleasant as well as prof.
table.
The rapidity with which tuberculo-
sis spreads in herd of cattle upon
the introduction of a tuberculous ami.
NAL varies greatly. but that the spread
may be very rapid was demonstrated
at the experiment station of the bu-
reau Of animal industry by exposip.
seven healthy to three tuberculous
cattle In large, well-ventilated sta.
BILE. At the end Of six months the en-
tire seven originally healthy cattle
had become infected with the disease.
Much of the dirt in milk comes
from the barn yard. The cows wade |
knee deep in mud and manure and
carry this filth into the barn on their |
legs, tails and udders. It is difficult |
to clean OF and the careless mixer |
makes little attempt to protect the |
constant shower of dirt falling into |