The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27

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around.
Preventive and destructive meas
ures are both necessary In combating
hog lice.
The number Of hogs per acre d.
ponds on the stand of clover. the sea
son and the earliness of turning In.
] In order to keep fowls healthy ",
must breed for health Just AZ VI
would for any other desired quality.
For feeding lambs to b used To-
breeding purposes preference shoult
be given to bran. oats and linsee<
meal.
When the young poults begin to ge
their long wing flight feathers. they
require extra care and attention.
For two or three years after plant
Ing, the ground among ornamental
shrubs should be spaded and the sur
face cultivated to keep down weeds
and grass and to conserve moisture
Some states prohibit the importa.
ton Of dairy and breeding cattle until
they are tuberculin tested. but permit
as yet unrestricted sale Of stock with.
in its boundaries.
Rape 10 especially valuable for
breeding ewes in midsummer. when
the pastures begin to fail. as the sue.
culent feed keeps up the supply Of
milk for the lambs.
Never overfeed or feed pepper or
other condiments to the hens you eX.
pect to furnish eggs for Matching. II
you do. infertile eggs and weak chicks
will be the result.
| The Wisconsin experiment station
finds lime Is deficient in much of the
grain ration fed to dairy cows and
hogs. Hogs fed on phosphates and
bone mash. made consistent and profit
able gains.
The table value of both lettuce ana
radishes depends largely upon a quick
growth under moderately cool condi-
tions. For this reason the soil should
be very fine Of texture and fertile to
stimulate the most rapid growth.
Do not put moro than 50 chicks
In one broOder. or one compartment.
and better results will he secured with
smaller number. Overcrowding Is
the cause Of many deaths in the
brooder.
A grape vine to bear well must be
cultivated and carefully pruned each
year. cutting back to two. three. or
not more than four canes. and care
fully pinching OF surplus young
shoots during the summer.
There Is something In suitins the
corn to the soil. Trying to suit the
soil to the corn Is q tough PROPOSE
SlOus d u LIou '" III uoS tIICu
corn adapted to bottom soil on thin
ner upland has found to his sorrow.
The poultry products Of the United
States are just on a par with wheat
and hay. The combined value Of the
three last year was around two bill.
lion dollars. an average Of sver GIL
millions each.
Do not oppose tho cows appetite
She knows what It takes to make .
balanced ration better than any feed.
ing standard. II she does not like
bran and corn. give oats and corn. II
she Is tired Of fodder by all means !
try q little. clover hay.
It has become an accepted fact gen |
orally that II Is better to tend a snail |
piece Of ground well than to plant |
large fields and give them only half
cultivation. Intensive farming means
simply making the utmost Of what
ever you work with.
Where manure Is accumulated IN
stables and lots. and Is properly saved.
II goes on the land mere evenly. as q
rule. which Is an important ccnsidera-
ton where a man is endeavoring to
keep up the lands fertility and get as
much out of 1t as possible at the same
time.
The floor and walls Of the dairy
barn where the cows are MIXED must
be free from dust and dirt: the cows
must be brushed and their udders
sponged of with a damp cloth pre-
vious to milking and the mixer him.
SEW must have clean hands and
clothes.
Always market your butter resu-
larly at current market prices. Give
your customers pure. sweet. fresh
butter and your reputa ton as a good
butter maker will soon be established
When your butter is held until 1t Is
old and stale II Is not wanted and
your reputation suffers as we'll as
your pocket
A foal may be raised on cows milk
II the latter Is sweetened with sugar
or molasses at the rate Of two tea
spoonfuls per pint and three table
spoonfuls Of lime water a.v added at
first. Give q cupful every hour at
first and GRADUALLY Increase amoupf