The Columbus journal., 1910-12-28

thing 10 cal. and they should be gwen
an opportunity to go out in search OF
foou iy making creeps which they
Gan 20 ont and in as they please and
have access TO such foods "a oats
and bran With some OF the finest and
most tender hay that the farm al
ford not hing il too good for The lit
ne fellows
The grape needs nitrogen for
gr0w't al vine and potash ard phos
phato> for the perfection of its fruit
Bone dust worked into the soil about
roots after growth is established sup
plies Ph"sphates and onehali a bushel
OF uuleaCied wood ashes To a vine APP
piled ia the spring gives the neces'
sary potash
WaIcr or moisture IL always on the
move. When il rains it soaks the
ground and as soon as il stops rain
ing il starts its upward movement by
capillary attraction Ii travels from
one soil particle to the next. and 50
on until the soil becomes what We
call dry.
Now is very good time to save
out the best pullets to take the place
of the discarded hens this fall. IL
pays Ia keep the best stock in order
Ia get good results and this can be
done in no other way any better than
by constantly culling and picking
Don't fai! tu give til" fall pigs plen-
" of Stop consisting OF skinned milk
mSNed with some kind of a ground
grain They will soon be- getting most
of their living from the trough and
will NOT be checked in their growth
AT weaving time
Where large plantations OF aSpara-
gus are made il is important that the
roots be- planted so deeply that all
.iIlags may be accomplished with the
pillow and other heavy farm imple-
menrs. and thus avoid the expense
OF hand labor.
Sheer raising is new thing TO
almost every prairie state farmer. and
as long AS cattle and hogs prove mon
eyuakers and furnish all the choring
the average man cares tn do, there Is
no likelihood o. any radical change
70 produce milk economically We
should use the roughage on our farms
wherever IL is possible. for by so do
ing we not only save tie labor of haul
ing bulky material. but will also build
up the fertility of our land
The farmer should calculate what
increase in crop II is necessary for
hifH To obtain in order to make the
use of fertilizers profitable and il
only this is obtained he should not
condemn their use.
When the ground freezes apply
cover Of well compoSted manure on
the asparagus rows which will keep
the ground from freezing deeply and
provide plenty Of fertility for next
summers growth
lrnrins the fattening period. the
previously built frame in the making
uf which protein Is So essential. IS
loaded with fat. a process in which
corn makes the most economical
gains.
When ready 10 empty the ash pan
mix a good lice powder with the ashes
and empty in the hen house. The
hens will dust themselves in II and
rid themselves of Ice and mites
Corn and water are the hes. fat
teninS foods although feed of roots
once or twice a week will give them
heener appetite and keep their
bowels III excellent condition
Never Char.Se mixers = hen Nuu can
possibly avoid il. bur have thu same
one milk the same COM every time.
and milk In the same order
Re careful about nr,rferdinc with
sugar h""' tops as 10" h''aEN t"""lnS
will prove injurious on account "f tt"
ova,ic acid they contain
llalTN cow Sh"hio 'e 'ia''H " me
stable in the fail before riSid cold
weather commences. ana WINTER IA
lions NE'"'n be leu