The Nevada County picayune., 1910-05-20
DNZES ,,nnn. NAI FARM A Azlzs,x 6Ia

MOSL IdEHeFS are pretty SooI Jdu6~o of horse.
 Watch the weeds closely to turn them under ia time
 It Is a mistake to breed from under sized. poorly developed fowls.
 Fences in good repair add material ly to the appearance of the farm.
 Burn all the old straw, egg shells and debris on the garden or some field
 Rich mellow soil should be worked in among the roots of newly planted trees.
 The profits of the poultry business have never been better than during the past winter.
 Plenty of clean bedding win not en- gender disease. It's the filthy nest that does the harm.
 The most important thing the small .poultryman has to do is to keep poul- try continually on the land.
 Scarlet peach blossoms and white plum flowers have unfolded, and give us inspiration for spring planting
 A dairyman has something to sell every day in the month. and moreover he is usually able to set his own prices.
 The value of alfalfa as fertilizing crop on run down and worn out lands is just beginning to be realized by many farmers.
 The best preparation of the soil is fall blowing, narrowed early in the spring and thoroughly disked before planting to kill weeds.
 Take pains to exercise the horses and harden them up before the real spring work begins This is necessary if you wish to avoid delays and risks.
 Wen-fed, well-handled early pigs can make a pound of growth on alfalfa or clover or bluegrass up to July with a pound and a half or two pounds of corn daily.
 In selecting a brood SOW it is i'm portant that the number of pigs she farrows. the number she raises, and her attitude toward them be deter mined before purchasing.
 r does cost more to get large eggs. If you have hens that lay that kind of eggs. you must hunt up somebody who is willing to pay you more for them, CT you will be playing losing game.
 One squab raiser at Morristown, N. J. last year sold s25000 worth of these birds Most of them went to the big hotels and restaurants of New York and to supply the great steam ship lines.
 Share the early vegetables with your fowls. But it is better for you and the garden, too, that you gather the fresh vegetables for them your self. Fowls have little respect for the garden when allowed the priyi- lege of grazing
 An English fruit grower declares that he has been able to preserve his apple trees from the woody aphis by scraping off the loose bark and apply ing a thin coat of paraffin Each tree requires about one pint of paraf- fin. and the application is made three times year.
 Fall sown oats have survived the sudden freezes and are now very promising. Those who had the wis dom to plant plenty of oats for early feeding are now eongratulating them selves. The fall and winter grazing has in some cases paid for the seed and cost of sowing. The value of the crop will be clear profit.
 A COW does not come to her highest and best flow of milk till about the fourth week after freshening During these first weeks of lactation she should not be given all she will eat, and part of the feed should be of laxative nature She may be placed on full feed at the end of the fourth week. when the flow will be at it's best.
 Wheat bran. shorts or middlings, ground oats and peas, any one of these grains, or a mixture of them, will be suitable to feed with skim milk to brood sows It is also well to feed few roots or small potatoes. and give the sows plenty of exercise before farrowing. The same or a similar ration can be continued after farrowing, gradually increasing the |. ,.s1r