The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

it acts As an aid In the soil to alioU
| other fertilizers TO Vork. In this ~
spect II might be called an indirect
fertilizer. However. II has . small
amount OF real fertilizing valus. h.
asmucn A. many Of the crops. clover
and the legunes especially. require Il
in their growth. Most soils. though,
contain enough lime for all plant
needs. when other soil conditions ars
right.
famous French poultry expert
gives 4 simple and easy way Of max
ing hens lay In winter II Il simply
giving the fowls grain that has been
lined. Without showing especial
fondness for such grain. fowls eat Il
all right This diet 10 harmless, pro-
vided 1t IL not continued too loos.
Wheat 10 generally used for this pur-
pose. but barley. oats and corn caa
be treated in the same vay.
The main ingrsdfsat Of wood ashss
is potash. an alkaH. which, q all a.
kali. has the power Of neutralisins
acids. Hence the application Of wood
ashes on our soils corrects the scidity
the same - csustic lime. The ashes
also contain . considerable properties
Of lime. which has the same action.
Nothing bespeaks the character Of Q
man more than an attractive home. Q
we'll kept lawn and happy wife and
family and those all represent giving
attention to the often neglected odds
and ends OF our time.
A great many horses are going west.
ward from the corn belt to help de-
velop the industries OF the Pacific
coast. Eastern buyers nnd strong
western competition In Iowa and Mis-
souri,
Keep and breed and try some Of your
hens that you like. then II they demon.
strate superior qualities hold on to
them till they die, even II they run
down to only nifty or sixty eggs a year.
II the six million farms in this coun-
try were laid out in one square tract
they would comprise . tract of land al.
most half AZ large a. the United States,
or twelve hundred miles each way.
1t 10 an excellent practise to look
ahead and arrange some means where
by the ewes a. soon n the lambs are
separated can have q new growth Of
n a a n t@
A tree or plant that has had all
summer to grow in, and has become
well established by considerable root
growth. stands = better chance to 60
through the winter safely.
The man who cannot milk without
abusing cows has no business in the
COW stable. A kick or blow will retard
the secretion Of milk and may injurs
the COW for time to come.
The care Of the lambs 90 that they
do not lose their lamb flesh 10 in &C.
cord with the feeding Of all kinds Of
stock that we wish to prepare in
good form for the market.
Land that has been seeded to Grim.
son clover, and the crop turned under
has been found to contain twice a.
much humus, moisture and nitrogen ~
that which has NO clover.
Flowers in the window speak In an
unmistakable language Of interest in !
the things that add real charm and
dignity to the daily grind and help to
make life worth living.
Corn silage may be fed ~ soon ~
the silo 10 filled, provided you have cat.
tie enough to eat all that has started
to ferment or heat On top Of the silo
each time you feed.
There are two reasons why sheep
are not more plentiful on the average
farm; fences are not good enough to
hold sheep and the mud 10 frequently
fatal at lambing time.
With a nutritious supply Of palatable
pasture old ewes can be recruited up
in flesh very rapidly and gotten into
marketable condition before winter
closes in.
An over crowded poultry house does
NOT mean thrift for any. and especial.
ly for smaller and weaker ones. Which
are usually the young and smaller
pullets.
The higher price is partly won BY
increased weight and partly to su-
perior quality of well-covered soft
fleshed chickens.
Progress in farming is an individual
problem from the solution Of which
the state, the nation and the world
must benefit.