The Arvada enterprise., 1910-08-19


No COW which averages less than
one and one-hRlf gallons of milk per
day can be ,kepS at profit.
Take the chill OF the water for the
mare, and feed her carefully and keep
her quiet for a number of days.
poultrymen on most farms are the
women" knew what he was talking
about.
1t is more difficult to secure the
seeds of forest trees than any other
kinds Of seeds, since there is SO lit
tie market for them.
Beets may be canned or picked and
saved for winter use. When vegeta-
bles are scarce they will be greatly
enjoyed If saved In this way.
In japan there are 1872 people for
every 40 acres of land and 256 COWS,
256 donkeys, and 512 swine for every
square mile of land in the kingdom
1t is not fair calculation to take the
average Of the herd as the basis Of
computing annual profit from the
dairy. Let each individual stand on
her merits.
The sitting hen should be given a
new, clean. box for a nest, filled with
the cleanest of material. Place her on
the new nest, and give her the eggs
in the evening.
No animals are bred that are capa.
BILE of supplying the largest amount o;
rich milk and storing away the largest
amount of flesh and fatness in their
bodies at one and the same time.
Most people find that the yearling
hens lay more eggs than the older
hens, but some chicken raisers claim
that the old hens eggs are better for
Matching. because they are more
strongly fertilized.
Good food never creates the char
acter nor temperament of a COW, nor
makes of her good dairy animal,
any more than 1t never makes good
COW out of small mixer; 1t is USE
less to make the effort.
Water or moisture is always on the
move. When 1t rains 1t soaks the
ground, and as soon as 1t stops raining
1t starts Its upward movement by CAPT.
larry attraction. 1t travels from one
soil particle to the next and so on until
the soil becomes what we call dry.
1t must be apparent to every un-
prejudiced thinking man that If the
dairy farmer wishes to obtain the
greatest profit in his dairy he must
grade up his herd by one of the pure
bred bulls of one of the four great
dairy breds, Ayrshire, Guernsey. Hol.
stein or Jersey.
All stock will be healthier and will
thrive better If salt is kept where
they can help themselves daily rather
than at intervals. Medicated salts are
now put up and SOLD mat are better
in every way for the stock. than the
common salt usually used besides be-
ing better conditioner.
The soil has wonderful absorptive
power to hold on to Its moisture, for
If we place some soil in the oven and
drive off the moisture by heat and
then examine these soil particles un-
der powerful microscope we will find
each soil particle coated with thin
film of what is termed microscopic wa
ter.
Shade and water are important mat
ters in connection with grazing cattle,
and the more nearly natural the condi
tions can be made. the better. In a
pasture which contains no trees, 1t
sometimes pays to put up board roof
to protect cattle from the hot sun In
July and August, but summer feeding
on large scale is not generally ad
visable at all where there is no ma
tural shade in the field.
Unless the cockerels are to be re
tained for breeding purposes. 1t is ad
visable to kill them of as soon az
they are sufficiently large. thus clear.
Ing the ground and giving more space
to the pullets to grow. When cock
erels are allowed to run together,
growth is considerably retarded. be
sides which the flesh loses good deal
of its excellence. both in favor and
f1neness. m
Professor Washburn of the Mime
sofa division of Entomology at Univer-
sity Farm finds toads to be friends of
the farmer They feed. entirely upon
an incredible number Of insects The
federal department of agriculture. in.
vestigating the toad. discovers the
startling fact that in "a hours the In
sect food consumed by one toad equals
in quantity four times the capacity OF
its stomach. which is practically filled
and emptied four times every q
hours.