The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14

and Is coming more into favor.
The record of the individual cow
Is the only road that leads to success.
Everything that decreases the cost
CT production is SO much self-heip for
the wool grower
The profit Of wool growing depends
as much On the cost Of production as
the selling price.
Poorly drained soils always suffer
raore under adverse climatic cOndi-
lions than those that are well drained
Some gardeners pack caulif1owef
by drawing a few of the outer leaves
over them and tying the ends at the
tops.
Teach the calf to drink and feed
whole milk for at least three weeks.
changing to a skim milk diet grad
ually.
Italian bees will quite often. espe-
cially when crowded for room. swarm
before they have any sealed queen
cells.
The bacon hogs. like other hogs.
iced to be well fed. but the feed and
habits differ considerably from the
lard type Of hogs.
IL watering in the garden becomes
necessary 1t is better to thoroughly
soak the soil once a week than to
sprinkle every day for a month.
Commence In good season to mako
the heifers first milking period
long one and SO cultivate in her the
habit OF keeping up her flow.
The roughags for calves should first
be fed at two or three weeks of age.
when the calf begins to eat grain. Good
clean hay. either timothy. blue grass,
clover or alfalfa may be used.
Shep should be provided with shade
during the hot days. If there are no
shade trees on the place build a shed
open on all sides on an elevation
where the wind will have full access
to it
Dead vines at digging time are not
4 reliable index to the vitality Of .
hill of potatoes. so the only safe. sure
way of obtaining the choicest seed 10
to mark the vigorous plants while they
are IL their prime.
II the conditions are favorable It 10
not too late yet to SOW a crop OF COW
peas in the orchard They will serve
as a mulch during hot. dry weather.
and can be plowed under to a good
advantage as a green manure.
If you get a lot of old hens on your
hands you are sure to be discouraged
before you know it, and cay: There
is no money in poultry. Ii is all .
hoax" You cannot do wonders with
poor hens. and old hens are always
poor hens.
Upon the horsecollar depends
much more than appears at first
glance. The day-in-and-out efficiency
Of the team. its labor service. it,
thriftiness depend very largely upon
the proper kind and fitting of the
collars used.
The fowl that has free range gets .
large part of its living in the shape OF
bugs and insects and is healthy and q
good layer Hens that are confined
should be fed the equivalent of bugs
in the form Of chopped meat and
bone meal
The farmer or fruit grower cannot
possibly reach the highest success In
his business without the aid OF the
birds texcept. perhaps. the English
SPARROW and yet they are often very
annoying during the ripening season
of the early fruits
The man with a silo will be In Q
position TO congratulate himself this
winter and We urge every farmer to
consider the erection OF q silo this
fall. No other means will provide
SO much palatah!e and nutritious
feed from an acre of land
Cabbage plants are gross feeders
and can make use of all kinds OF /
manures Those rich in potash and
nitrogen are especially desirable.
Moisture in plenty is also needed for
anything with such a large surface
foliage Weeds snd grass prev ent
large heads from forming
DO not plant flower plants too close
together Verbenas should be at least
Is inches apart: petunias the same:
ph!ox foot: baisams foot: pansies.
10 inches: zinnias Is inches: narigo,d /,
two feet: popies 10 inches. II flowers !.
are too close in the bed they will not |
make rs thrifty a growth nor will the |
flowers be as large and plentiful
The best way to destroy faults In !
an animal Is to begin with his grand |
parents So the best way to destroy !
weeds In next years crops is to de- |
stnoy their ancestors this year. In
doing this remember two things II
your own fields are clean you DO no' |