The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-29

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4 ssoeessful machino for Spraying
saioos has bssa ussd by T. n. Foots.
. ved4now1 eastern oatoo grower.
He used Q common - potato speay.
-. eAaAgiAg The discharge % that Il
vosA sDeay 10 rows Of onioas. With
its uss - Ands that be can spray -
acres . day without di@culty. anA he
y 0piag over his 3Sacrs osioa AsIA
oacs . vssk II oe6se to destroy The
socalIsd blight, which has Drovsd .
great Asawback - ~ oaioa specially
for several ysass Dast
Many Q farmer believes In thorough
talla0s. eooa s0ssd. wsll-hrs1 live
stock asA plenty a gooA feed and care
for tAsn. aAA up-toAats farming 0sth-
DDS gsasrally. yst at Tie same time
eoasiAsss tAs poultry business .
sriAias oocupatioa. At only for The
women folks. something to look after
whea there b nothing slss to do.
Whitsvashing with . good com
Doana cir spray pump u . cheap and
effective means OF cleaning up and
swestsning the interior Of H. poul-
try house. Strain the wash through
. Ans sieve or through burlSp before
use IN The sprayer and then It is not
apt TO clog the machine.
Remove all broken limbs from Tie
apple trses - soon - they aFe NO
decd. They spoil the looks Of the
trees. and. besides. the wounds shosA
b covered with white lead - soon -
possible to prevent decay o. the fntso.
duction Of fungus diseases.
The farmer who keeps sheep and
does not make Il . point to furnish
the housewife with . nicely dressed
mutton occasionally during the bot
summer months falls short Of enjoy.
ing oae Of the most satisfying parts Of
shsspfaisins.
Carbon bisulphids 10 death to snails
and other insects in the benches II .
few drops Of the liquid 10 placed In
holes about one foot apart all over the
benches. It needs care in use ~ II ID
poisonous and explosive.
Nothing will promote laying all win
tse more than . small patch of grain.
sown early, where the fowls can get
It and pick 1t at will. It beats stimu.
lating codiments that too often injurs
The digestive organs.
Tho great majority of diseases Incl.
dent to poultry are due to bad manage
ment, bad housing, including cold.
damp and ill-ventilated houses. over
feeding. rich feeding. impure water
and want Of exercise.
Pigeons seem to revel in warm
weather, provided the water supply is
assiduously cared for. and insect pests
kept within bounds by q regular use
Of some death-dealing powder.
The surprising growth Of sweet
clover on railway embankments and
land where new streets are being cut
gives an erroneous idea of the re-
Quirements of the plant.
The ordinary alfalfa. whose original
home was probably Persia, has come
to be considered a standard and valu.
able forage crop in the western half Of
the United States.
See that all empty flower pots are
gathered up. cleaned and put away
ready for use when wanted, not left
laying around to get broken.
The exchange Of scrubby. beefy
cows for dairy bred cows means
turning loss into profit II they are
cared for properly.
For hogs above 200 pounds, soaked
shelled corn while a tribe slower than
boohSo Soih ihCnis mAuo tuc uuO6I ecu.
nomical gains.
Teach the colt to drink sweet skim.
med milk at weaving time. 1t is just
the thing to keep up his muscular
growth.
Clean up and repair all empty fats
rs they will soon be needed for gera-
mum cuttings, bulbs and other pur-
poses.
Roots form a succulent food and are
used to good advantage In supple
menting other and dryer feeds.
Do not let the harvest rush of work
interfere with the regularity Of the
milking hours.