The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-08-18

W. CIV WHICH ovcH080o 49, to11
one and one-haH galioas Of milk PEI
day can be kept At . proAt.
Take the chill OF the water for the
mare. and feed her carefully and keeD
her quiet for . number Of days.
The man who said that the best
poultrymen on most farms are the
women." knew what be vas talking
about.
II 10 more dimcult to secure the
seeds Of forest trees than any other
kinds Of seeds. since there u 70 lit
tie market for them.
Beets may be canned or picked and
saved for winter use. When vegeta.
bles are scarce they will b greatly
enjoyed II saved In this way.
In Japan there are 1s2 people fes
every 10 acres Of land and 256 COWS.
ESQ donkeys, and 612 swine for every
square mile Of land in the kingdom.
II IL not fair calculation to take the
average Of the herd ~ the basis Of
computing annual proat from the
dairy. Let each individual stand %
her merits.
The sitting hen should be given .
new. clean box for . nest. filled with
the cleanest Of material. Place her o.
the new nest and give her the eGgs
in the evening.
No animals are bred that are eapa.
BILE Of supplying the largest amount Of
rich milk and storing away the largest
amount Of flesh and fatness in their
bodies at one and the same time.
Most people find that the yearling
hens lay more eggs than the older
hens. but some chicken raisers claim
that the old hens eggs are better for
Matching. because they are moro
strongly fertilized.
Good food never creates the char.
acter nor temperament Of . COW, nor
makes Of her a good dairy animal.
any more than It never makes 4 good
COW out Of . small mixer: It 10 use
less to make the effort.
Water or moisture Is always on the
move. When 1t rains 1t soaks the
ground. and ~ soon ~ 1t stops raining
1t starts its upward movement BY CAPT..
larry attraction. It travels from one
soil particle to the next and 10 on until
the soil becomes what We call dry.
1t must be apparent to every un.
prejudiced thinking man that II the
dairy farmer wishes to obtain the
greatest profit in his dairy he must
grade up his herd by one Of the pure
bred bulls Of one of the four great
dairy breds. Ayrshire. Guernsey. Hol-
stein or Jersey.
All stock will oe healthier and will
thrive better II salt is kept where
they can help themselves daily rather
than at intervals. Medicated salts are
now put up and solo that are better
In every way for the stock than the
common salt usually used besides b..
ing a better conditioner.
The soil has wonderful absorptive
power to hold ON to its moisture, for
II We place some soil In the oven and
drive OF the moisture by heat and
then examine these soil particles un
der powerful microscope we will ind
each soil particle coated with thin
film Of what is termed microscopic wa
ter.
Shade and water are important mat
tiers in connection with grazing cattle
and the more nearly natural the condi
lions can be made, the better. In 9
pasture which contains no trees, II
sometimes pays to put up board roo
to protect cattle from the hot sun u
July and August. but summer feeding
on large scale is not generally ad
visable at all where there Is no ma
tural shade in the field.
Unless the cockerels are to be re
tanned for breeding purposes, 1t is ad
visable to kill them of as soon al
they are sufficiently large. thus clear
ing the ground and giving more space
to the pullets to grow. When cock
erels are allowed to run together
growth is considerably retarded, be
sides which the flesh loses good dea
of its excellence. both in favor ant
fineness.
Professor Washburn of the Mime
sofa division of Entomology at Univer
sity Farm finds toads to be friends o
the farmer. They feed entirely upc!
an incredible number of insects. Thu
federal department of agriculture, in
vestigating the toad, discovers t.
startling fact that in "a hours the in
sect food consumed by one toad equa.
in quantity four times the capacity c