The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Sheep gain In clover.
Plant young. medium-size trees.

Sheep gain In clover.
Plant young. medium-size treea
Every farmer should improve his
land.
The strawberry viii thrive in .
great variety Of soils.
A ration rich in protein Is the only
ration fit for the brood SOW.
A wheel hoe is Q very good paying
investment for any one who has q
garden.
Unleached wood ashes sown broad
cast in the orchard will prove bene-
fetal.
Start the milk with the thumb and
finger II the colt Is not very strong.
or II the udder Is at all hard.
Dust the climbing roses with sui.
phur early In the morning. while the
dew Is on, to prevent mildew.
A cool. well ventilated pen Is ideal.
but 1t must be free from drafts or
you will surely have trouble.
The ground Is a bank in which the
farmer invests manure. seed. tilling.
time had thought. All are important.
There Is no better or cheaper place
to develop young horse and put him
In proper shape for market than on
the farm.
Sweet corn may be canned and kept
through the winter. but 1t requires
considerable time and patience to
cook it properly.
Red top and alsike are as much
standard mixture for wet meadows as
timothy and red clover for the better
and drier uplands.
as three workers. and after they are
raised they keep on eating, while the
workers labor for you.
The chief value of the Runner ducks
and the point which has made them
the most talked of in duck history is
their great laying habits.
Good roads contribute much toward
rural development. The money spent
upon building and maintaining roads
returns in splendid dividends.
The farmer who grows liberal sup
ply of roots for his hogs seldom has
much trouble with the ordinary dis
eases to which swine are subject.
Difference in individuals to produce
maximum flow of milk should prompt
every dairyman to weed out his In
ferior animals as early as possible.
When the eve has LANDED. il the
lamb, after becoming dry is not able
to obtain the ewes milk of its own
accord. II should be assisted in doing
so.
To obtain the earliest and finest
vegetables the soil should be kept fine
and loose throughout the growing sea
son by frequent hoeings or cultiva-
tons.
A good bee smoker rightly used is
necessary to handle bees, as by its
use one can subdue them SO that
they may be handled with few II any
stings.
The amateur must learn to thin
ruthlessly. Plants that grow too close
~ together never do well. Pinch OF
all the suckers from fruit and orna.
mental trees.
Unless the owner Is a thorough
fancier and has time and facilities for
keeping them unmixed the keeping Of
more than one variety is exasperating
and seldom profitable.
Make bird-houses and thus secure
the presence and esteem OF these
active insect-destroyers. Also protect
every toad and try to keep a few
about the home place.
When a hen Is through setting burn !
all the old nest material, disinfect the |
nest box and give it coat Of liquor !
lice-killer to make a good job OF 1t. |
and then put In fresh material.
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 so to !
waste. This waste Is far greater than |
generally realized by most farmers.
Keep some kind of a 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 a very short time. II
they are allowed to grow.
The greatest profit in raising bees
ia secured by a Well-directed method