The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26

scientific market gardening are 90 un-
like that experience in the former
would help but a little in a general
way. but would by no means fit one
for a successful market gardener with
out long special training in that spe-
cific kind of farming.
When q horses neck or back be-
comes sore. do not be content with
rubbing on a salve. but look for the
cause OF the trouble in a wrongly ad.
tusted harness. Remove the cause
and this will help greatly to prevent
the result.
| Alfalfa is making good in the east.
and farmers are realizing that IT is
comparatively easy to get stand. by
the use Of lime and plenty Of stable
manure. This is ideal pasture for
swine and no harm will be done the
| crop if pastured lightly
To read about the care of fowls in
detail makes if seem quite a lot of
work. but when once you get started
| and give your poultry the same care
you do other stock there is nothing
| on the fam that will pay as well for
the money invested.
Ducks are nervous creatures and
will often loose much flesh on account
Of their nervousness at night II one
becomes frightened he soon starts the
| entire pen into q stampede. Avoid
| this by keeping lantern burning a:
| night
IL you have running water in the
| house, and the garden Is near. in
| drOughty seasons you can save your
| self much Juggling of water by simply
connecting few lead pipes in the
garden with the house main.
A sow's condition should not be fat
] like that of hog fed for the butchers
| market when she is due to farrow.
| but she should be smooth. sleek, well
rounded out and in condition of per-
feet thrift and health
OF the various she'll making mate
rials which those who live inland can
mortar or plaster. but any of these
things should not. on any account. be
mixed with the food
One of the most difficult and trying
| problems which the poultry keeper
has to meet is that of keeping his
poultry houses and stock reasonably
free from lice. mites, and other exter-
nal parasites.
1t is significant fact that the finest
hogs brought to the stock yards are
consigned by the dairymen. This
means something when hogs are
worth over eight dollar per hundred.
| weight
There is a general unanimity of
| opinion amongst experienced poultry.
men that poultry do best upon some
form of green or succulent food dur.
| ing the winter months.
In keeping poultry plant free from
lice there are two points of attack:
One. the birds themselves; the other,
the houses, nest boxes, roosting
boards. etc.
Brood sows will nose through three
inches of snow to get the green bite.
and will range about on their feet for
hours. which Is in fact the main OBJ
ject.
The drop apple from an average or
chard will maintain quite a bunch Of
condition at minimum expense If the
orchard is sown with rape.
In preserving eggs in water glass or
any other favorite method remember
that every egg so used must be strict
ly fresh. One spoiled egg will con-
taminate a whole batch
The introduction of strange birds
into flock often serves TO bring fresh
starts of all kinds of vermin to a per.
fectly clean flock.
The pigs soon learn to find a trough
and will be found waiting there for
their feeds when feeding time comes
around.
Frequent change to fresh pasture is
one of the best ways to stimulate
the growth of both the grass and the
pigs.
Turkeys will do very We'll without
any other feed than that which they
pick up on the range. but they will
do better is regularly fed
The feeding OF young ducks has
been reduced to a science by those
engaged extensively in the business.
Wheat screenings. having more pro-
TEN. are superior TO the plump grain
for laying hens. and when they are
good and clean are very much cheaper
than good wheat.
4 great many make the mistake OF
not taking care of the SOW and boar
during the breeding season. They
should be well fed and sheltered.