The Arvada enterprise., 1910-09-16


growth Of the cells necessary in the
manufacture of milk. The udder
should be evenly balanced in front
and behind and should be covered
with soft, velvety hair and be free
from blemishes and fieshiness. 1t
should extend well forward and well
up behind and the teats should be
evenly placed.
Humus is variable, infinite sort
of matter, difficult to classify, chem
-icafiy complex, sometimes highly nj
trogenous and sometimes nearly nj
trogen free, composed of mixed anil
mails and vegetable matter-mostly
the latter in its intermediate forms Of
decomposition, but not complete.
A little green corn will help out
amazingly when the pastures get
short these hot, dry days. Care must
be used in feeding 1t, but it is doubt
full If 1t can be made to bring big
ger profit than when fed green as a
supplement to failing pastures. And
you get full value for the entire crop
when used in this manner.
1t takes two-thirds of all the good
cow eats to keep her alive and with
out loss of flesh, and the other third
of ordinary good rations to enable her
to give milk. The expense of two
thirds of the money earning rations
has to be incurred when the COW is
earning nothing.
Angora goats of both sexes will
sometimes breed when five months
old, and often at six months, but from
the fact that they are at this age but
a month or two from weaving time
and are not nearly full grown, 1t is OBJ
vious that they should not be permit
ted to breed.
With native grass lambs or with
lambs fresh from the range country,
1t would not be advisable to begin
heavy grain feeding when first placed
in the dry lot, as an abrupt change Is
not conducive to the best health nor
to the best future gain with any class
of animals.
With the present short pastures and
promised advent of extremely dry, hot
weather. it must be remembered thai
now is the opportune time to feed the
sweet fodder corn we urged you tc
plant through thAse columns last
spring for soiling purposes.
The profit from poultry depends
upon economical feeding, from utili
zing materials which would otherwise
be wasted. When grain must be
bought for supplying their principal
needs close figuring is necessary to
avoid loss.
Do hot let the radishes that were
left for seed become too ripe before
the seed is gathered When the pods
break the seeds spread over a great
deal OF ground and are equal to a
weed pest the following year =.
In dressing fowls for market 1t pays
to be particular in dressing them. A
well dressed, dry picked fowl should
bring several cents more per pound
than one that has Its skin torn and
lots of pin feathers on it.
Unless person is willing to pay
attention to little details and not
only do them once but as often as oc.
casion may require. 1t would hardly
be advisable for them to undertake
poultry keeping for profit.
The young bees, hatched from Au.
gust first on. will constitute the colo.
ny to be wintered, and for this rea.
son 1t Is wise to see that much brood
is ready, even If we have to resort to
stimulative feeding.
Do not allow the pullets to get too
fat, as 1t will set them back in ma.
king start at egg production. Be.
sides, this overfat is apt to create too
much animal heat, which often results
in molt out of season.
A clover crop in which Bladder
Campion is prevalent should be cut
early for hay. then deeply plowed and
thoroughly fallowed during the bal.
ance of the season, preparatory to a
hoed crop.
Water is necessary constituent of
milk and the COW must have 1t during
the time 1t is being manufactured
The best plan is to have supply
where she can have access to 1t at all
times.
In raising late hatched chicks It is
always best to have separate quarters
for them where they will not be
trampled down and their feed stolen
by the older and stronger birds.
II possible, keep the bees from cas-
ting more than one swarm, and you
are certain, In normal season. to
get a nice surplus of honey.