The Columbus journal., 1910-06-01
Do not plant corn too deeply.

BOth the grass ana tne eAeIClSc
gained in getting il are helpful to the
hog.
A knowledge of marketing products
to the best advantage Is an important
/ factor in profits
The best prize winners are usually
raised in incubators.
Remember the main object Of farm
| ing this year Is to provide and main
! tain a comfortable home.
Every narrowing pen should have a
| good fender to prevent the SOW from
lying on and smothering the pigs
Ewes and lambs run we'll over
young grass land. but they must be
| kept moving. SO that all Is grazed
evenly.
Until about seventy years ago pOul-
try keeping was almost wholly home
| industry. producing for home con-
| sumption.
II is not too late to prune the or.
chard. II you could not do II sooner.
! do il now. Gather up the dead
! branches and burn them.
Keep the walks in your garden neat
! and attractive. Fence corners with
weeds and poorly kept walks are sure
| evidences of a careless gardener
In all regions where snow lies long
, on the ground. winter poultry keeping
| is necessarily intensive. but that Is no
reason for continuing intensive meth
DDS through the summer.
The corn plant. as well as other
| plants. must draw its nOurishment
| from the soil I'm order for the plant
10 be we'll nourished the soil must
have a large amount Of plant food.
! Build a place for martins to brood
, on your farm Their 'chirps are
cheerful and their services valuable.
They drive off birds of prey and
greatly reduce insect depredations.
II is always perplexing to know
what varieties of strawberries to
| plant The old varieties which are
known in the community should be re-
| tanned until the newer sorts are test
| ed on a small scale.
Eastern growers mostly grow fruit
as side issue and take what they
get both when they gather and when
they sell il. while the western grower
| makes business of growing his fruit
and gets what he asks for it.
All needed Improvement around the
place should be made before the sea-
son for cultivation arrives. Sheds
for manure. shelter for stock and
room for hay should now have atten-
ton. Let the silo Lave consideration
while you are building.
Alfalfa has proven a great success
all over the country west Of the Mis-
souri, river II is extending in popu-
, larity north into the DakOtas and
south into Texas. with every evidence
that it will become the adopted tame
hay crop for those sections.
The young pigs must have dry nests
and the bedding should be changed
frequently and lime. or some other
disinfectant sprinkled in the nest
when it is cleaned. Many young pigs
become infected with disease through
their navels coming in contact with
damp and foul nests.
Give the girls chance TO have q
garden of their own. Light work in
the garden will greatly benefit health
and furnish helpful exercise in the
open air. Information about plants IS
essential to good education and should
not be neglected. Let the girls be-
come interested in the garden.
The most important time in the
calls life comes when we take il upon
ourselves 10 feed and care for il. and
at this time we should exercise a lot
OF kindness and gentleness. for
roughness creates distrust and fear.
and the chances are that calves will
never forget their first lessons and iIn-
pressiOns.
In the United States and Canada
the subject of soil incubation has as
sumed a peculiar significance in con-
nection with the successful growing
of alfalfa. First established on our
western coast. alfalfa has gradually
spread to the east. leaving in its wake
more fertile fields. better grain crops.
larger herds of cattle. and more nu-
merous tiCcks of sheep.
Those old blackberry canes. II left
among the new ones, will add greatly
TO the discomfort of the women folks
when tie berries ripen and are being
picked. but if you remove them now.
the way will be clear for berry pick
ing. while a damaging ditch some
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