The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-07-22
Ripen cream properly before churn-

There is scarcity of good dairy
cows.
The cherry tree should be headed
low.
Feed all Of the hens all they will
eat of wheat and other nourishing
feeds.
very important part Of dairying
is to make 1t profitable all the year
around.
Preventive and destructive meas
ures are both necessary in combating
hog lice.
The number of hogs per acre de-
ponds on the stand of clover, the sea-
son and the earliness of turning in.
In order to keep fowls healthy we
must breed for health just as we
would for any other desired quality.
For feeding lambs to be used for
breeding purposes preference should
be given to bran. oats and linseed
meal.
When the young poults begin to get
their long wing flight feathers. they
require extra care and attention.
For two or three years after plant
ing. the ground among ornamental
shrubs should be spaded and the sur
face cultivated to keep down weeds
and grass and to conserve moisture.
ton of dairy and breeding cattle until |
they are tuberculin tested, but permit
as yet unrestricted sale Of stock with. |
in Its boundaries.
Rape is especially valuable for
breeding ewes in midsummer, when |
the pastures begin to fail, as the sue
culent feed keeps up the supply of
milk for the lambs
Never overfeed or feed pepper or
other condiments to the hens you ex-
pect to furnish eggs for Matching. II
you do. infertile eggs and weak chicks
will be the result
The Wisconsin experiment station
finds lime ia deficient In much Of the |
grain ration fed to dairy cows and
hogs. Hogs fed on phosphates and
bone mash. made consistent and profit
able gains.
The table value OF both lettuce ana
depends largely upon a quick
growth under moderately cool condi-
lions. For this reason the soil should
be very fine Of texture and fertile to
stimulate the most rapid growth.
Do not put more than so chicks
in one brooder. or one compartment
and better results will be secured with
a smaller number. Overcrowding IL
the cause OF many deaths In the
brooder.
A grape vine to bear well must be
cultivated and carefully pruned each
year. cutting back to two. three. or
not more than four canes. and care
fully pinching OF surplus young
shoots during the summer.
There is something In suiting the
corn to the soil. Trying to suit the
soil to the corn is tough PROPOSE
ton, as many man who has tried
corn adapted to bottom soil on thin.
ner upland has found to his sorrow.
The poultry products OF the United
States are Just on a par with wheat
and hay. The combined value OF the
three last year was around two bill.
lion dollars. an average OF over GIL
millions each.
Do not oppose the cows appetite,
She knows what II takes to make
balanced ration better than any feed
Ing standard. II she does not like
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she In tired OF fodder by all means
try n little clover hay.
II has become an accepted fact gen.
orally that II is better to tend a small
piece OF ground well than to plant
large fields and give them only half |
cultivation. Intensive farming means
simply making the utmost OF what.
ever you work with.
Where manure In accumulated in
stables and lots. and ia properly saved. |
II goes on the land more evenly. ms n |
rule. which Ia nm important considcra.
ton where man ia cndeavoring to |
keep up the lands fertility and get ms
much out OF II as possible ut the same |
umo.
The noor and walls Of tho dairy
barn where the cows nre milked must