The Ely miner., 1910-09-16
A farmer writes from salina county,

yield at the rate OF 1,6U0 bushels or
apples per acre in one year." The
trees were SO close together, however,
and the yield so large that they were
greatly weakened. We then took the
bull by the horns and cut out every
other tree and are going to have splen-
did results this year
The udder Of a COW has good deal
to do with her value as an economical
producer. An ideal udder should not
be too large, but should have sufficient
| capacity to allow the continued
growth of the cells necessary in the
manufacture of milk. The udder
should be evenly balanced in front
and behind and should be covered
with soft, velvety hair and be free
| from blemishes and fleshiness. 1t
should extend we'll forward and well
fup behind and the teats should be
!. evenly placed
Humus is variable, infinite sort
OF. matter, difficult to classify, chem
! icafsv complex, sometimes highly nj
| troges:ous and sometimes nearly nj
| trogen free, composed of mixed ami
| mails ah3 vegetable matter-mostly
the lattek in it's intermediate forms of
decomposition, but not complete.
A little green corn will help out
| amazingly wsen the pastures get
short these ho. cry days. Care must
be used in feedEs it, but it is doubt
full if it can be ..Gde to bring big
ger profit than waen fed green as
supplement TO failisg pastures. And
you get full value fsr the entire crop
when used in this meEner
1t takes twothirds If all t!,c good
COW eats to keep her Give and with
out loss of flesh, and 4.1a other third
of ordinary good rations to- enable her
to give milk. The expense of two
thirds of the money earling rations
has to be incurred when Sae COW is
| earning nothing.
Angora goats of hoth sykes will
sometimes breed when five months
old, and often a. six months, hut from
the fact that they are at this age but
month or two from weaniLg time
and are not nearly full grown, 1; is OBJ
vious that they should not be parmit-
| ted to breed
| With native grass lambs or with
| lambs fresh from the range country,
| it would not be advisable to begin
heavy grain feeding when first placed
| in the dry lot, as an abrupt change is
not conducive to the best health nor
to the best future gain with any class
Of animals.
With the present short pastures aud
promised advent of extremely dry. Nst
| weather, it must be remembered tsat
now is the opportune time to feed the
sweet fodder corn we urged you to
plant through thSse columns last
spring for soiling purposes.
The profit from poultry depends
upon economical feeding, from utili-
zing materials which would otherwise
be wasted. When grain must be
bought for supplying their principal
needs close figuring is necessary to
| avoid loss.
Do not let the radishes that We're
left for seed become too ripe before
the seed is gathered. When the pods
deal of ground and are equal to a
weed pest the following year.
In dressing fowls for market it pays
to De particular in dressing them. A
| well dressed, dry picked fowl should
bring several cents more per pou1td
than one that has its skin torn and
lots of pin feathers on it.
Unless person is willing to pay
attention to little details and not
only do them once but as often as oc-
casion may require, it would hardly
be advisable for them to undertake
poultry keeping for profit.
The young bees, Matched from Au.
gust first on, will constitute the colo
ny to be wintered, and for this rea-
son it is wise to see that much brood
is ready, even If we have to resort to
stimulative feeding.
Do not allow the pullets to get too
fat, as it will set them back in ma
king start at egg production. Be-
sides, this overfat is apt to create too
much animal heat, which often results
in mott out of season
A clover crop in which Bladder
Campion is prevalent should be. cut
early for hay, then deeply plowed and
thoroughly fallowed during the bal
ance of the season, preparatory to a
hoed crop.
Water is necessary constituent of
milk and the COW must have it during
the time it is being manufactured.
The best plan Is to have a supply
where she can have access to II at all
times.
In raising late hatched chicks it is
always best to have separate quarters
for them, where they will not be
trampled. down and their feed stolen
by the older and stronger birds.
If possible, keep the bees from cas-
ting more than one swarm, and you
are certain, in normal season, to
get nice surplus of honey