The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-22

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tee trsaEnsat of Old orchards to DSov
- early - possible h tAs speiaG. har-
rev st ooes and apply about ~
pou.As ol fsetilissr to tie acre. tAso
harrow about once in two weeks un-
til tAs niAljs of August, when . COW
ef crop Of re or spring vstch should
- sowa. In working anoag the trees
he Ands the tfaceless harness Of great
valus. The enact time and method of
tillAse 10 not 20 important - to bs
sure that . fair amount Of tillago 70
given.
b the production Of milk and cream
on the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should b
placed . value on the forage which
o. that the labor necessary to feed.
milk and properly care for the cows
and the milk should be considered -
an expense. On this account. too
often. the farmer fails to fully under
stand the actual cost Of his butter
when ready for market.
The number Of sheep in the world
Il estimated at $4,000. 900. . number
much greater than any other meat
producing animal. OF this number
there are in Australia $4,000. 900: Ar
gentina. 67.000.0 900: Turkey. It. .00o. 900:
Russia, $4,000. 900: Great Britain. 27.-
600 goats. with not enough Of them in
the United States for enumeration.
Wedding out the poorest cows II the
best way to improve the record Of any
dairy in the amount Of milk and but
ter produced. in proportion to the
number Of cows kept This process of
wedding out will also aid materially
to increase the pront&
Large bands of sheep do not thrive
70 well under farming conditions ~
smaller ones. and are moreover espe-
cially apt to injure the land. for they
not only crop the growing plants too
closely, but BY buncnlns. tend to pud-
die the ground.
While bran can be used with . do
cided advantage in making up the
rations Of the dairy cows It should be
hard to churn while the butter will
be pale rather than q golden yellow.
When the time for culling the
young stock comes, the experienced
breeder has q decided advantage over
the beginner. The former can tell at
. much earlier date those birds that
1t will be profitable to keep.
The time to place on surplus boxes
IL when the hive or lower story Is full
or nearly 30. Az long a. bees have
abundant room in the brood chamber
to work they will not 60 into any sur
plus boxes.
II there were fewer dogs there
would be more sheep: and as soon as
farmers make up their minds to have
more sheep and fewer dogs, they will
bring that healthy condition to pass.
Perhaps the reason more root crops
are not raised is that they require
more work both in their cultivation
and harvesting and in their storing
and feeding.
Use up all the old straw stack for
bedding the animals before warm
weather comes. Manure IL a by-prod-
uct that figures part Of the profits in
live stock growing. Make the best
Of It.
It always seemed to US q great mis-
take to fatten sows and sell them
after they have raised litter A SOW
that develops good breeding qualities
should be kept as long - possible.
The cows Of Holland live In their
owners house. But don't imagine the
stalls are filthy like ours. They are
as neat as your sitting room.
Good blood ID essential to the pro
ducing of good horses, but not any
more 30 than the material that forms
the food for producing the animal
when once started In life.
Ventilation. both night and day. 10
essential to the health Of poultry.
Many diseases among fowls are trace
able to the want Of pure air.
BY some seedsmen sweet clover 10
catalogued as Bokhara or bee clover.
~ q . Ana thing f,r haAa A thn Hnv.