The Columbus journal., 1910-12-28

1 Ibou as is SO generally supposed Dy
many farmers. Our perfect specimens
of pure bred horses. cattle. sheep and
swine have been made possible only
| by having been given the best feed
| and care as well as breeding and by
their ancestors having received like
| trea,mcnt-
! Tn" stallion should show strong
maSculinity, as indicated by vigorous,
/ bold eyes and a massive. we'll crested
| neck The mare should be feminine
/ IN character. as Indicated by mild
/ eyes. comparatively small head and
7 slender neck. which together with a
! somewhat more Toomy barrel should
constitute, a breeding appearance
! In these DAYS of exceedingly high
! priced concentrated feeds, il behoOveS
( the farmer, depending principally on
. dairying. To produce on his own land
as much as posSibl" OF the rauonS
uccrsSary Tor his herd 10 make pro
iiiable itow of milk In order TO do
| must grow alfalfa.
Ii you are going III for few sheep
this season. don't overlook the matter
of shelter Sheep must be kept dry az
TO fleece and feet. otherwise your ven
ture will result disastrously. Provide
dry quarters for wet weather and
you'll not have much difficulty in car
rying them over.
Great britain imports much less
live stock than formerly. In 1870" the
receipts of live cattle were 'i,ooo
less from the United States and 5000
less from Canada Than In the previous
wear At the same time IL imported
greatly increased quantity of chilled
beef
The COWS should not be fed their
roughage. nor the bedding be stirred
up before milking. and as far as
pc ssible the barn should be opened
and aired also before the milking
time. so that the foul air which
taints milk so readily may escape.
With cheap corn and other grains
any man who could buy few pigs
and finish them for market could
make a little profit. but il requires
skill and ability TO grow pigs and fat
ten them on 6o-cent corn and make q
reasonable profit.
Any system of farming which pro-
vides regular summer and winter
work for the horses will prevent the
waste caused by their eating their
heads Off half the year or so that
they may be available for work at
other seasons.
Weeds in the lawn are an indica-
tion that TIE soil is poor. They diner
from cultivated plants in that they
require poor land. III the lawn is
good and rich the grass will grow
vigorously and crowd out the weeds
Don't feed dusty hay to horses. IL
you have no other kind sprinkle II
with water just before feeding. Many
horse troubles may be traced directly
to dusty hay and these are much more
easily prevented than cured
Sell OF the cockerels. DO not in
breed. II you are not going to NIL
the incubator before March you will
not need a cock before February.
but don't be stingy when YOU buy
him.
When spraying the chicken house
there is no good in making seven
eighthS job of il. because the vermln
left i'm the last one-eighth will quick
ly multiply and spread all over the
other seven.
IL is A mistake 10 dump potatoes
immediately after digging into a
wagon box ani. shovel them into pits
while they are easily bruised and the
skin broken with rough handling
Cream on the average VIII weigh
about eighteen pounds 10 the gallon.
but will vary according To the per
cent. of butter fat il containS-bu'ter
fat being lighter than cream.
MANY people are realizing the proiif
in raising heavy geese. as they are |
worth more pound than the hghter /
breeds. and every year there is more |
,lemard for the Toulouse.
\ sheepke"r,r SHOULD study his in /
diyidual animals and observe them !
daily. reading meanwhile all the gov (
crnmenr bulletins on sheep that are |
obtainablt.
4 crop raised on sod plowsi under .
We, eight inches deep and worked !
until fine enough ~ cult ivate. is ofreI .
the best ever raised on a given Piece .
OF land /
In se.,dius aged steers quality and .
type are not so essential as in feed
ing calves. provided the purchase
prize, is pTororrionate.
Mos; tarm horses go too much hay.
Cut down the amount and ieeC Il
mostly At night Thorough dampen-
ing lessons HE. targer from feeding
dusty hay.
When COWS are girrn less food than
rh,y ;puuira for maintenance and pro