The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-08-11

| Every farmer should improve his
Land.
The strawberry gill thrive in Q
great variety Of soils.
ration at for the brood GOV.
| 4 vheei hoe IL . very good paying
Investment for any oee Who has .
garden.
Unleachsd wood ashes sown broad
cast b the orchard viii prove bens-
Acial.
Start the milk with the thumb and
anser II the colt 10 not very strong.
o. n The uAdsr h At all hard.
Dust the climbing roses with sui
phur early II the morning. while the
dew II o.. to prevent mildew.
A cool. we'll ventilated pen 10 ideal.
but It must be free from drafts o.
you viii surely have trouble.
Tho ground 10 . hank In which the
farmer invests manure, seed. tilling.
time had thought. All are important.
There 70 NO better or cheaper place
to develop . young horse and put him
In proper shape for market than o.
the farm.
Sweet corn may be canned and kept
through the winter, but 1t requires
considerable time and patience to
cook 1t properly.
Two drones cost as much to raise
as three workers. and after they are
raised they keep ON eating. while the
workers labor for you.
Good roads contribute much toward
rural development. The money spent
upon building and maintaining roads
returns in splendid dividends.
Difference in individuals to produce
maximum flow Of milk should prompt
every dairyman to weed out his In.
ferior animals as early ~ possible.
A good bee smoker rightly used 10
necessary to handle bees. ~ by Its
use one can subdue them SO that
they may be handled with few II any
stings.
Unless the owner IL \ thorough
fapcier and has time and facilities for
keeping them unmixed the keeping Of
more than one variety 10 exasperating
and seldom profitable.
Make bird-houses and thus secure
the presence and esteem Of these
active insectdestroyers. Also protect
every toad and try to keep = few
about the home place.
When . hen 10 through setting burn
all the old nest material. disinfect the
nest box and give 1t coat Of liquor
lice-killer to make . good Job Of 1t.
and then put = fresh material.
Cottonsesd meal 1t $50 per hun
dredweiEht II better and cheaper to
feed with corn to dairy cows than oil
meal at the same price or than bran
at even as low as 81 per hundred
weight.
After the hay has been In the NOW
a few weeks the leaves become ten
der, and when the hay is handled for
feeding purposes break of and go to
waste, This waste is far greater than
generally realized by most farmers.
Keep some kind Of crop growing
in the garden the enire season. II
nothing else is done SOW wheat or rye
on the vacant places to keep weeds
from springing up and maturing seed.
Weeds ripen in very short time, IL
they are allowed to grow. s ..
Soil is composed of minute particles
of disintegrated rock. These rock par.
ticles contain chemical substances.
These substances must be in solution.
Hence the first great office Of cultiva.
ton is to conserve heated moisture in
the soil to aid In making soluble min.
eral plant food. .s-s- a. s- .els.
The greatest profit in raising bees
is secured by . well-directed method
Of dividing the colonies when in 4
proper condition to do SO, and re-
straining their instincts, az far a.
may be, to swarm when the surround
ing circumstances are unfavorable
for an increase Of colonies. .5 ~.
The cows which produce best are
usually those which were well pre-
pared for their milking period. Breed
and strain or family are important
factors, but important and necessary
aa thew both are. neither. in itself II