The Columbus journal., 1910-09-07

first while the calf Is quite small
with little bran to aid In learning
to eat
A few hens carefully watched and
literally fed are more profitable than
q large number forced to forage for
their living.
When you see many bees hunting
around hooks and corners. you may
be sure there is robbing going on
somewhere.
A good horse used In a common
sense manner should live to an old age
and be In condition to perform good
work at all times.
During the hot weather the garden
should receive very frequent cultiva-
ton to keep down the weeds and
conserve the moisture.
There is no reason Why q man with
an acre patch of potatoes should not
spray for blight. the same as q man
who has ten acres or more.
Cultivation should not be continued
too late in the season. or the wood
will not harden by the time winter
sets in. and the trees will be injured.
Az . rule. no cultivating should be
done n the orchard during the next
two months. II the soil Is in good
tiith and clean Of weeds u Is best not
to disturb in hot dry weather.
The cowpea will thrive under unfa-
vorable conditions of soil preparation.
It Is. however. a plant that responds
most readily and profitatly to thor.
oughly deep breaking and pulveriza-
ton of the land.
The difference between the dairy
farmer and the exclusive farmer is
usually the difference between
monthly milk check and a monthly
grocery bill.
Asparagus Is subject to the attacks
Of . number Of fungi. the most wide
spread and destructive being the rust.
q fungus long known In Europe, but
observed here within recent years.
Good ventilation and good drainage
are absolutely necessary in keeping
calves, or indeed any other animal.
healthy. but more particularly young
stock.
Asters suffer from root lice. which |
invariably kill them in a short time,
II undisturbed. These lice also at |
tack chrysanthemumS. clematis. and |
like plants. Where those pests are at |
work, there will be ants also.
Young animals make a much more |
rapid growth in proportion to size
than older ones. and the ratio is de-
creased as they approach maturity:
but they eat much more in proportion
t. live weight and the flesh contains
much more water.
It is q law of nature that all plants
must have a season Of rest from &C
tive growth. In the tropics this Is
done in the dry season. No plant
can be forced into continual growth
without weakening it and finally kill
ing 1t.
.oo6 ,pouv farmers who have
COWS are now aware of what a splen.
did investment of time and money II
would have been had they sown a plot
of ground to peas and oats last spring
to supplement the pasture that Is now
getting parched by the extended
drought
A few one-year-old hens and .
flock Of young early Matched pullets
we'll cared for and carefully culled
will yield more winter eggs than
flock twice the size consisting of q
mixture Of old and young hens. late
and carly Matched pullets. some half
moulted. etc.
As the sire Is haN the flock In the
sense of his influence upon the lamb
crop the few extra dollars required to
purchase q pure-bred animal of the
breed which may be favored by any
sheep owner is a small consideration
as compared to even slight improve
ment in the lamb crop.
Some one has said that the measure
Of the corn crop depends not SO much
on the fertility of the land as on the
available amount of moisture during
the growing season. This is a truth
which many of us fail to realize. and
We are oftentimes found blaming The
roorness of our corn land when We
ought to be blazing out own lack Of
with the cuitivator.
The importance Of plenty Of shade
cannot be overestimated. Stock may
be housed during the day. II neces.
sary, in darkened stables through :
which air may pass. where the ani.
mails will be less annoyed by flies. An
ample supply OF water is also an es
,ential. and the water supply should
Dc we'll protected even though 1t costs
labor 10 haul water from
! distance. Good food IS also essen
ial at this time. Green feed is pref.
,rable. although dry hay may be
,sed without serious result u