The Nevada County picayune., 1910-05-13
Dirty pens breed disease.

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 No one can be successful In dairy 1 ing with scrub cows. A beef steer, if we'll bred and well fed, is a money maker. Young pigs should be allowed to run at large upon well-sodded lot.
 Never allow the colt to follow the dam while she is working in the field.
 Beets may be planted now. They soil.
 Motherless lambs should be handled much the same as calves reared on skim milk.
 The old dirty pen as a factor in hog raising is fast losing popularity, much to the joy of the hog.
 In order to get the best results it is necessary to understand something about the growth of the strawberry.
 The fences and gates are the keys to the farm. Everybody forms an opinion of the man and his farm by them
 The harrow should be more ire quently used this spring. For prepa- ration of the soil for the seedbed it is indispensable.
 Mature sows can raise two filters of pigs a year, but the pigs should not be allowed to suckle for more than eight or ten weeks.
 Plow the young orchard as soon as the grass starts to grow and work it every week or two with a disk or cul- tivator until the middle of July.
 Before farrowing the sows need good nutritious bone developing foods.
 
 thing that will stimulate milk pro- duction.
 In addition to keeping the weeds down on the plowed fields, stock will also keep the weeds under control around the edges of the fields and along the fences.
 Stockmen often make mistakes in the early spring by turning to pas ture too early before the grass has received sufficient body to permit the animal to get enough nutriment.
 Ten cows that average 300 pounds of butter-fat each are worth more than 20 averaging 150 pounds. They will eat only about half as much feed and make many times greater profit.
 As a rule large. vigorous seed will produce a large, vigorous plant and this would need more room and soil than a smaller one. The season and soil make considerable difference, too. with the amount of seed.
 By having well-defined walks to and from the front gate and outbuildings there will be small occasion for walk ing on the grass. To tramp the flower bed simply means to have no flowers No flower soil will stand any kind of abuse.
 When coarse straw is used for bed ding. the little pigs often get tangled up in it and are unable to get back to the SOW. They become chilled and frequently do not recover. The way to solve the problem is to cut the straw and provide finer bed.
 Every home should have fruitbear- ing trees If " have no pecan grove plant a few trees in the yard or in the orchard. No one loses by waiting for trees to bear except those who do not | plant. The pleasure of fine nuts will come sooner than you expected, Plant pecan trees now.
 Many good farmers differ, however. on this. many thinking a peck will bring as many or better results. There are varieties of oats with a very large berry which would have to be in | creased to get the same number of plants to the acre that very small | berry oats would give.
 It is always useful to have high 1 shelter hedge along field where | sheep are running. for this breaks the wInd and thus makes things easier for the ewes. Shelters consisting of squared wire fencing nailed in two layers, one on each side of a post. and straw packed in between, are very economical and useful.
 Young pigs should be fed often, and 1