The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Make the quarters comfortable.
Do not allow weeds In the yard.

The more lice you have the less
chicks you will raise.
Unsprayed orchards fail to hold
their leaves late enough.
1t pays to cultivate the orchard but
1t does not pay to do 1t poorly.
A spoonful of feed for from q dozen
to twenty chicks II enough at one
time.
Choose the breed Of COWS you like
and stick to that breed without
change.
A disastrous mistake many make
with chicks IL to feed . lot Of soft and
sloppy feeds.
| A colt should be made acquainted
with the bride bit for some time be-
fore a harness is put on him.
For q person or q horse to learn
new things the first lessons should
be short. with long resting spells be-
tween.
Success In growing chicks. or any
other young animal. depends largely
upon frequent feeding on small
amounts.
A pint Of crude carbolic acid mixed
with a gallon of kerosene makes an
excellent spray for poultry houses.
and it is cheap.
In selecting q brood SOW watch the
herd at feeding time. The thriftiest
and latest always get to the trough
first. and these are the ones to buy.
Keep shade trees In the permanent
pasture in groups rather than scat
tered individual trees. The shade will
be cooler and less ground will be taken
up.
Whatever other industries q town
may have there Is always room for
a good creamery II there IS q sui.
ficient number Of cows in the adjoin-
ing territory.
There Is no danger Of the market
being glutted with poultry products
and the person who intelligently in |
creases a flock will be on the win |
ming side next year.
The dairy COW IL a wonderful me- !
dunn for the proper disposal of farm
grown crops. She Is q complete fac |
tory. Her only demand IL that you |
give her . square deal"
A we'll fenced hog pasture. or sew
eral small ones. Is not only an excel
lent place for making hogs do their
best In warm weather. but Is also a
good pasture for calves or other small
animals.
II Is immaterial about the size of
the window and also about the kind of
windows for a COW stable. One can
use the kind that best suits his fancy.
The important thing is to get sum-
cicnt light in the stable.
Soy beans may be planted from
early spring until midsummer. II
wanted for grain. plant at compliant
ing time. For hay. they may be plant
ed later. and II . catch crop is desired.
they may be planted still later.
II Is a very difficult thing to have
the sheep carry its fleece over the
summer season and into the second
year. owing to the tendencies to shed
wool from various influences that an
hoy and derange the vigor and general
health of the animal.
Economy in fencing never begins in
the choice Of poor wire. There Is
great difference In the value Of differ
ent grades. Take some trouble and
pay an extra price to get the best.
The use Of liGht-gauge wire is often
the most expensive course in the end
One cause Of the idea. which still
prevails to a great extent in the city.
hat much Of the comb honey is adul-
terated, Is the fact that there are per-
haps hundreds of different flowers
which produce honey. no two Of which
are of exactly the same favor. and
varying also In color.
Raspberries and blackberries should
% cultivated rather shallow between
he rows. with horse and cultivator.
md weeds around the plants cut out
With the hoe until July. when heavy
mulch should be placed between the
'ows. of some material that will pre-
;ent the evaporation Of the moisture.
Here Is q list of the most essential ,
.ools: Hoe. garden rake. four-tined
'ork, long-handled shovel. spade. dib-
Der. wheelbarrow. garden line. seed.
irill, double-wheel hoe with its at. ,
achments and weeder: to these We ,
night add plant protectors. trowel. :
watering pot and sprayer. These for ,
ne small garden: the large market
gardens require a still larger equip
nent of households. etc.
Contrary to the general idea of