The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-07-21

Aae is a scarcity Of good Aaiey
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v0o4 ali of the hens all they viii
ct a wheat and other n0urishing
fss1A
4 very important part Of dairying
= 70 make it profitable all the year
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| Preventive and destructive meas
ures are both necessary in combating
hog lice.
Tho number Of hogs per acre de-
pends on the stand of clover. the SEA-
son and the earliness OF turning In.
In order to keep fowls healthy Ne
must breed for health Just a. Ne
would for any other desired quality.
For feeding lambs to b used for
breeding purposes preference should
b. given to bran. oats and linseed
meal.
When the young poults begin to get
their long wing flight feathers. they
require extra care and attention.
For two or three years after plant
ing. the ground among ornamental
shrubs should be spaded and the sur
face cultivated to keep down weeds
and GTass and to conserve moisture.
Some states prohibit the importa-
tioa Of dairy and breeding cattle until
they are tuberculin tested. but permit
~ yet unrestricted sale of stock with.
In it, boundaries.
Rape is especially valuable for
breeding ewes In midsummer. when
the pastures begin to fail, - the sue
euIsat feed keeps up the supply Of
milk for the lambs.
Never overfeed or fesd pepper or
other condiments to the hens you q.
psct to furnish eggs for Matching. II
you Do. infertils eggs and weak chicks
will be the result.
TAs Wisconsin experiment station
AnAs lime il deficient In much Of the
uain ration fed to dairy cows and
hogs. Hogs fed on phosphatss and
bone mash. made consistent and proft-
able gains
The table value Of both lettuce ana
radishes depends largely upon quick
growth under moderately cool coudi-
tionA For this reason the soil should
be very fine Of texture and fertile to
stimulate the most rapid growth.
Do not put more than so chicks
in one brooder, or one compartment.
and better results will be secured with
q smaller number. Overcrowding u
the cause of many deaths in the
brooder.
A grape vine to bear well must b
cultivated and carefully prunsd each
year. cutting back to two. thres. Or
not more than four canes. and care
fully pinching OF surplus young
shoots during the summer.
There 10 something In suiting tho
corn to the soil. Trying to suit the
soil to the corn IL . tough PROPOSE
ton, az many . man who has tried
corn adapted to bottom soil on thin
ner upland has found to his sorrow.
The poultry products Of the United
States are Just on q par with wheat
and hay. The combined value Of the
three last year was around, two bill
lion dollars, an average Of over GIL
millions each.
Do not oppose the cows appetite.
She knows what 1t takes to make .
balanced ration better than any feed
ing standard. II she does not like
bran and corn, give oats and corn. II
she Is tired Of fodder by all means
try a little clover hay.
1t has become an accepted fact gen.
orally that 1t is better to tend a small
piece Of ground we'll than to plant
large fields and give them only half
cultivation. Intensive farming means
simply making the utmost Of what
| ever YOU work with.
| Where manure IL accumulated in
stables and lots, and 10 properly saved.
1t goes on the land more evenly. as q
rule. which is an important considera-
ton where q man IL endeavoring to
keep up the lands fertility and get a.
much out Of 1t AZ possible at the same
time.
The door and walls of the dairy
barn where the cows are MIXED must