Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-08-12
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Cabbage has several insect enemies,
Variety in the ration is necessary
for laying hens.
The application Of lime to cabbage
soil is highly commended.
Don't forget the daily water supply
for the hens at this season.
The sucking lambs always do bet
ter after the mother Is shorn.
The lambs should nibble at grain
and hay before they are two weeks
old.
II Is sometimes said that a good
breeder always has his ideal animal
In his mind.
Cabbage and all other plants OF the
cabbage family require very fertile
and cool. moist soil for good growth.
Too often the poultry house Is q
filthy, unsanitary place. full of stag.
nant air and crowded far beyond its
capacity.
II is a significant fact that corn
this year at this season is going down,
instead of up. as is the usual custom
in spring.
What we want to do In working
horse for the first time is to teach
1t to do things which 1t has never
done before.
When the butter is we'll drained IL
Is ready to salt, and this is done In
the churn when the butter is In
granular form.
Begin to cultivate musk melons as
soon as the plants can be seen and
continue cultivation till after tho
fruit begins to set
Never use milking tube II II can
be possibly avoided as there Is much
danger of injecting the entire quarter
by the use of the tube.
Cowpeas Is a crop that has been
growing in popularity In recent years,
and from present appearances, viii
soon rank as a general farm crop
IL pays to pasture pigs, but II the
pigs root up the pasture 1t will pay to
ring them. Pasture sod is too valuable
to be destroyed when 1t can easily
be avoided.
IL is true that a far ~r can, by
a careful selection and Elimination,
change the constituents OF
his corn, thus growing a corn that is
of higher feeding value for his farm
animals.
Don't forget that the temperature
of the cream at churning should be sc
to So degrees Fair. In summer and go
to so degrees In winter. The best
chul ning results will be had at these =
respective temperatures.
good hen is expected to lay In
year about five times her weight In
eggs. This means a reproductive
process on an average, at least every
third day during the year, or perhaps
In rare instances. every other day.
When doing the tree planting. do
not forget TO put few trees In cor
ner Of the pasture fields. II there lie
such n thing as a fenced pasture on
the farm. Protect these for few
years, and they will protect the stock
for many more.
The Minnesota experiment station
says barley has the advantage over
fax for cleaning the land of weeds. be.
sides being often fed on the farm at q
profit over the market price. At pres.
ent prices. however. flax is In the lead.
and good fax land will undoubtedly
return a good profit
After the young turkeys are sixteen
to twenty days old begin to feed light
ly on cracked corn. wheat. etc. and
occasionally baked. cornmeal or John
nycake. which is simply cornmeal
mixed with either sweet skimmilk or
water and very little salt. and thor
oughly baked. This is moistened
slightly before feeding.
Drainage prevents loss of crops and
labor from stagnant water: permits