The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-06-03
Give spring pigs good pasture.

Crude oil is now being used to kill
the Texas fever tick.
The well-bred hen with good lay
ing record is cheap at any price.
For fruit spot on apples use bor-
deau the middle to last of June.
Every man who raises hogs should
provide good pasture for them.
With alfalfa hay the summer pas
ture conditions are most nearly real
lied.
Hogs should not be allowed access
to a stream where there is cholera on
farms above.
A road drag used occasionally after
rains on the farm roads will help to
keep them in good condition.
Some claim cape worms can never
be gotten rid of once soil is infested
with them, but this is not always true.
Horses and mules are now barred
from crossing the state line of Kansas
until they have a certificate of good
health.
The middleman gets jolt in the
statement that American beef is now
selling in London cheaper than it is
in New York.
No SOW can bring litter of thrifty
well developed pigs unless she is fed
liberal quantities of the right kinds
of food during pregnancy.
There are very few gardens In the
rural sections that are provided with
asparagus. which is as easily grown as
weeds when once established.
Be sure to mulch the newly planted
trees. The hot. dry days will come
and these cost the lives of many young
frait trees that are not SO protected
Much Of the danger that comes to
the pigs at birth will be eliminated II
the sows are kind and tractable. allow.
ing all necessary help at narrowing
| time.
Colonies of so chicks do very WELL
but colonies Of 20 will do better
still. for 1t does not pay 10 crowd
young chicks any more than 1t does
to Grove old fowls.
Every calf fed to eighteen or twenty
months OF age tof beef bred) will
bring the farmer $50 TO $50. and will
consume much feed that otherwise
would not be OF much profit.
Different rams will cost varying
prices. but the returns they each will
give are to be wholly the guide in
order that you will purchase the ram
returns.
When the silo Is filed thorough
wetting down and tramping OF the top
Will prevent the entrance OF air, and
will save more OF the top layer from
spelling than would be the case II this
Is not done.
A hen should be fed some grain
that she doesn't have TO scratch for.
| Although exercise is necessary to
keep her In good health. she needs
time to rest and dust herself In the
middle OF the day.
Lettuce can be put to good advnn.
n large supply OF quickly available
plant food. Its culture demands tho
most liberal feeding TO realize the best
results. The heads must be large as
well as early to secure the best
prices.
Chicken hawks. weasels. rats and
other marauders often prey upon the
small chickens and all efforts to cap.
ture them In traps prove unavailing.
where good gun will often be OF
more assistance In Kidding the farm
OF their depredations.
Where one has thoroughly well
drained land and once gets good
catch OF alfalfa II makes mos, ex.
cellent pasture. but II costs some
money In getting n stand and also a
large run. as alfalfa under the host
favorable circumstances will not nd
nit OF close pasturing.
The conditions. which man creates
causing loss OF humus. are brough,
about by continued cropping wi,hou,
supplying anything to form humur
and by improper cultivation which
permits rapid evaporation OF thu
soil moisture and an excessive AGRA
ton OF the soil and oxidation OF tho