The Columbus journal., 1910-03-16
Buy q dairy thermometer.

If you want to borrow trouble, 60 to
a money lender.
The scrub hen Is going out of style.
just as is the scrub COW.
Bran Is an excellent substitute for
succulence in the sow's ration.
To be successful a man must be
particular with his breeding stock.
Cold and discomfort are unprofit-
able things to keep in the dairy barn.
We can't preserve the flesh on our
cattle if We want the largest quantity
of milk.
Every change in feeding should be
gradual and with an eye open to note
the results.
Mi:management or lack OF thought
makes a good deal Of trouble In the
handling of stock
| Breed only pure bred sires in every
class Of stock and you will soon be
blessed with pure bred dams.
Lettuce is relished by tho laying
hens and can he grown very easily
II intended for that purpose only.
Feeding the brood sows plenty of
slop made Of wheat middlings and
skim milk will help milk production.
| The young duck Is q nervous indi-
vidual and should not be unduly ex-
cited. Dogs. cats or strangers irritate
| them.
The more active the breed the slower
to fatten. Remember this If you are
breeding for the market in flesh as
well as eggs.
Nc animal on the farm Is as dainty
as the sheep when it comes to drink
ing water 1t must be clean before
the sheep will touch it.
Some poultrymen advise camphor
gum put in chickens drinking water
once or twice every ten q: twelve days
as a good preventive against cholera
| Some poultrymen advise the use OF
chopped corn. mixed with turpentine.
or wheat soaked with turDentine as a
preventive feed against gapes in
chicks.
If the young pigs should show signs
of lOoseness of the bowels. shut off all
feed to the SOW but dry oats for a day
or two. and the trouble will usually
disappear.
| Manure is never so valuable as
when fresh. Exposure to air and wa
ter In the barnyard does not improve
it: nothing is added. except water and
much is lost.
| To give good results either in the
breeding pen or feed lot a sheep must
have strong constitution and narrow
chested. straight ribbed sheep rarely
if ever prove profitable
| Whenever you see a flock Of un-
docked sheep. Re sure the farmer does
not know his business. Docking
means cleanliness and it gives a sheep
a more blocky appearance.
| A knowledge of corn Judging is
worth lot to the farmer. The crops
can be improved only as the seed is
carefully selected. Judging makes It
possible to select the best seed.
One way to plump a dressed fowl Is
to dip it for ten seconds in water
nearly or boiling hot and then immedi-
ately in cold water. Hang in a cool
place until the ANNA: heat is all out.
When the nogs are ci,nfined keHp
the floors Of sne pen as free from dus:
as possible. Hogs lie with their noses
close to the floor and in this way in.
hale more dust than any other farm
animal
In choosing a breed Of cattle or any
other class of live stock due consider
alton should be given 10 the question
Of environment Where one breed
would be a failure another VIC lid per-
hapS be a success
Some of us are dairymcn OF natural
born instinct. some have acquired a
knowledge of the business by hard
study and practical experience and
some are dairymen because they keen
learn.
Sheep should be graGed according
10 size. putting the prime ones in a
lot to be fed by themselves: and II
you are determined to keep the Door
ones. put them in a different let and
do the best yCu can with them, Bet
ter sell them. though.
There Is no more certain wsy Of
burning zip money than by permitting
manure 10 stand in the barnyard in
heaps and burn away its fertilizing
properties. When il does not burn
and sometimes when it does-it be-
comes waterlogged and is twice a.
heavy 10 handle n when fresh