The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-17

March chicks are usually lus,v ],
lows. iet
Grain should not be fed of,o.
than twice a day
Potatoes need draining nou,.
more than any other farm -er,,.,- A'ps
A SOW should never be in good ~.
ket condition when she is bred 'f'
Corn silage is an excellent -
feed whom fed in moderate amo,n.
Pure bred geldings always find :.
preciative buyers at satisfac.ol
prices.
Horses and cattle will often 90, ..
much salt and sulphur If left tn tha,,
own discretion.
There is nothing better for ,o,.
mare and colt than good grass and
plenty Ol sunshine.
OF late years the dry feed method
has taken the place of the wet slorn.
feed to the advantage of the chicks
Don't do hit-and-miss farming tbes.
days; 1t doesn't pay. Spend little
time in planning for better methods
The grain for calves should he soa
first while the calf is quite small, with
little bran to aid the calf in learn.
ing to eat.
Satisfy seed should be purchased in
bulk from seedsmen who will send n
their customs fresh stock. as It soon
loses its vitality
Remember the first thing the chick
needs Is drink of water in dish
SO arranged that there is no danger
of getting the down wet.
In lining plowed land, the lima
should be applied on the plowed
ground before narrowing. 1t should be
thoroughly incorporated into the soil
The grade ram will fall short in
different ways because he is lacking
himself by not being pure bred, and
no one can expect something from
nothing.
If you have plenty of ground the
best way to raise chicks is on the
colony plan, colony here and COL
ony there. far enough apart not to
bother one another.
Careful blowing at a uniform width
and depth secures that indispensable
shearing apart of the soil particles that
can only be thoroughly done by the
crunching twist of the moldboard
Breeders and brooder houses should
have their floors we'll sanded and
covered to a depth of an inch or more
with fine chaff litter to induce exer-
else and provide clean bedding for the
chicks.
1t is a mistake to half starve preg
nant sows, thinking that the reproduc
tive organs are peculiarly liable to be
transformed into masses OF fat at the
first sign OF an appearance OF fat upon
her back ribs.
Cultivated crops such as corn and
the roots Will deplete the soil of fer
tility much more rapidly II grown con-
tinuously than will the constant crop
ping In small grains. This is but one
other argument for crop rotation.
Humus makes soil lighter In weight
by separating the mineral particles.
more retentive OF moisture by giving
1t greater internal surface, and in
creases the rate of solution of plant
food by the increased amount OF mos
ture and internal surface.
Balky horses. though all exhibiting
the same vice, are of such different
kinds-each one. apparently, having
different kink in his head-that IL Is
impossible to tell, in the first place.
which one of several kinds of treat
ment will work best.
BY studying the various prices
which different lambs bring II VIII %
readily observed that the compact
firm and deep fleshed lambs which are
wide and deep throughout are always
In demand at the best price because
when killed they dress out the higH
est percentage of most desirao'e
mutton.
The stomach worm natures IN the
body of sheep and passes out laaen
with eggs soon to hatch and the mus
ones seem to manage to get back IN
some way into the stomachs oil 'no
lambs. They may crawl on grass,
fodder, at all events they are pickeu