The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15

(sandy loan) for gardening purposes
= far remote from . good market.
= di0cult to be financially successful.
II. On the other hand. the soil 10 quite
unfavorable. but near Q good market
cd available supply Of manure. it 10
eo0paratively easy to make . nnan-
sial success Of market gardening. 1t
4 important. however. to select soils
which are naturally loose and frsable
n a mixed line Of gardening 10 to be
sDovsA
In preparing beds for flowers It
should be remembered that most dov.
ers which produce 4 yellow bloom
should not have much organic mat
ter In the soil. Red or purple flowers
will do best on q soil with . reason
able amount Of organic matter. and
plants which are grown for their foil
aee should be attempted only on rich
soils. We speak Of that now because
this IL the ideal time to prepare next
years flower beds.
II you have only common cows.
breed them to a male of standard
dairy breed and the result will give
grade animals. These half-blood
grade animals bred in the same line
will give animals more nearly pure
bred. and this breeding and selection
with judgment will result in herd Of
high producing animals that will make
money for the breeder or the man who
buys them.
Trimming the orchard 10 imperative
and trimming the hedge rows is just
as important. An unti immed orchard
not only fails to produce fruit but 10
also improbable in the shabby ap-
pearance It gives the farm. The un.
trimmed hedge is even more objec-
tionable as one gets his hrst impress
sion from the outside.
Aumus making crops are such
grasses AZ timothy. clover. blue grass,
bronze grass and alfalfa. It has been
found that grass land plowed and put
i1S crops is under better conditions
ot Moisture and freer from weeds than
land that has grown grain continu-
ousiy.
When the fowls begin molting they
viii practically cease laying. Az the
growing of new feathers II . heavy
drain on the fowl extra feed should
be given. A small amount of linseed
ko tn
Feed wheat and oats rather than much
corr.
Don't let the young orchard trees 60
into winter without protection.
Anything that shades the bark will
protect from sunseald but q covering
that gives the tree immunity from
both sunscald and gnawing from ro-
dents 10 better.
A we'll drained soil with good eleva-
ton. slightly higher II possible than
the surrounding area. fairly heavy in
character, with 4 deep, strong, but
not hard-pan subsoil furnishes the
best conditions for successful apple
growing.
While there is never any very large
profit in selling either turnips or
greens" the crop 10 one that requires
20 little care and is so sure that II
will pay anyone handy to . market
70 SOW some for sale.
There are three Kinds of bees in
ey thrifty hive-one queen, during
the summer season several hundred
drones, and the rest workers. These
workers are all females, undeveloped
queens.
This being the cement age. cement
dUors are good for the new poultry
house, for they are dry and easily
kept clean. They can be covered with
dry earth in summer and cut straw in
winter.
Examine the horses teeth fre-
quently." 1t might be added that q
most important time to do this is
when you are being importuned to buy
. horse that is "as sound as q roach"
We frequently see young colts fol-
lowing along the fields after their
dams. walking many miles during the
hot weather. Useless and poor busi.
ness.
Generally when the comb Of q fowl
is bright colored. showing 1t to be full
OF blood. the fowl 10 In healthy con-
dittoo and the fowls are usually &C
i've.
Grass, clover, corn fodder and COW
peas. when fed in green state. are rel
ished BY farm animals much more than
after they are cured.
To groom the horse well after hard
work. does not only clean the skin. but
1t prevents various parasitic diseases
OF the skin.