The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-26

Sow a good acreage Of oats and peas.
All that " not eaten green can be haf.
vested ~ oats. pea hay.
ito slow the 6rst days Of plowinp;
II will make a gain In the end.
During the FIRST days Of blowing the
collars should be raised often Ia cool
the shoulders.
\ sour mnnRcf IN the uboW as on Ell
a really good horse. Ine man who
forces a horse to eat from such a vile
place IN sure TO be the loser, and will
sometimes lose the horse with intestinal
disorders, including collie.
Wheat bran and oats un rs" strong
bones IN the colt.
When the colt In dropped II should
receive nourishment from the dam with.
IN the hrst half nour.
An attendant should be on hand ut
the time Of birth, for a little timely
help has saved many a valuable colt.
\ lazy man should never breed colts,
for he must be alert and Oh the job IL
he wishes to succeed.
start the milk with the thumb and
finger 10 the colt IL not very strong. or
IL the uddcr Is at all hard.
Take the chill of the water for the
mare, aud feed her carefully and keep
her quiet for n number Of DAYS.
THE POULTRY YARD.
Perfect cleanliness from now on will
cut short the louise crop Of June.
" You stamp a date On your eggs. sell
them before the date gets old.
! Keep your meat scraps where they
will not get stale and sour. Fresh
feed il what makes healthy hens.
Feed little and often, and be careful
about overlooking. This IL the great
secret In feeding brooder chicks.
Danish the fighting stock from your
pens. Give them n place all By them
selves. That il the hind Of arbitration.
Cook some beans or peas, mix them
with wheat bran and feed twice a week
aud sce " you don 7 get n lot more eggs.
Have everything convenient. steps
saved Ia the care Of poultry will mean
tibet much less labor. Labor costs mon.
~.
When the broodrr chicks seem very
thirsty, wild for water. le, them drink
aud feed very lightly while 70 fcvtfish.
Many n setting If esgs has been
spoiled by making the nest IN the
floor where the wind can come uV
through the cracks under thN old moth
81 hen.
Don, be in n hurry 10 remove the
hen and her brood from the nest. The
tender little chicks need warmth more
than they do feed for the 6rs, TWENTY
four hours.
Docs that old hen lay' Feed her all
the chopped clover she will eat. with an
ounce Of lean meat every day. II there
II amy lay In her that will bring il out
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
"Flani a tree, Jock. II II he growing
Will" y"'rc sleepin .'--Bohbir lIurus.
Promptly gather up and burn all
brush aud rubbish in the orchard.
When spraying do not work with
bare hands. They II sore IL you do. I'ut
on u pair Of rubber gloves.
Remember wnen you plow in the or.
chnrd that the roots are very near the
surface. Three inches il plenty deep
enough.
Some fruit growers say that IL Is not
u good plan 20 pillow AN orchard when
the trees are In blossom,-better do IL
before or after
How 'ohg VIII our orchard bear the
neglect seen on every handy We need
ie'. Of extensive farming and more Of
intensive ana sensible operations.
Vow ION wal, 'iii the last moment
.'I".e ordering the berry plants. Gave
the folks who grow them "a chance "a
MI TIE order IN good shape withou, he
ing hurried Better Tor them and sure
" nr,tr' lor you.
Nhen the iesNes begih 10 grow, the
.'nD'''M"rm may ro'n,nrn'" T..
move up On the trunks OF fruif aud
o'hef trees brand OF TAR or printer =
INK; u put on the tree trunks IN time,
WIZ eaten many OF the pests.
AZ soon rs the leaves start on currant
OF gooS"oeiry bushes. cut out all siekly,
lookihH OF STARTING canes and
promptly outn the cuttings borers are
PtoohhIy Wltnin, ana IN TINS way they