The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-05-27

Sdiueu III 6eltinB IL dio neipiu " tho
hog.
A knowledge Of marketing products
to the best advantage Is an important
factor In profits.
The best prize winners are usually
raised in incubators.
Remember the main object of farm.
ing this year is to provide and main
tain a comfortable home.
Every narrowing pen should have a
good fender to prevent the SOW from
lying on and smothering the pigs.
Ewes and lambs run well over
young grass land. but they must be
kept moving. SO that all is grazed
evenly.
Until about seventy years ago poul-
try keeping was almost wholly a home
industry. producing for home con-
sumption.
It is not too late to prune the or
chard. II you could not do 1t sooner.
do it now. Gather up the dead
branches and burn them.
Keep the walks in your garden neat
and attractive. Fence corners with
weeds and poorly kept walks are sure
evidences of careless gardener.
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In all regions where snow lies long
on the ground. winter poultry keeping
is necessarily intensive. but that is no
reason for continuing intensive meth
DDS through the summer.
The corn plant, as well as other
plants, must draw It's nourishment
from the soil. In order for the plant
10 be well nourished the soil must
have a large amount of plant food.
Build a place for martins to brood
on your farm. Their "chirps" are
cheerful and their services valuable.
They drive of birds Of prey and
greatly reduce insect depredations.
It is always perplexing to know
what varieties of strawberries TO
plant. The old varieties which are
known In the community should be re-
tanned until the newer sorts are test
ed on a small scale.
> Eastern growers mostly grow fruit
as n side issue and take what they
get both when they gather and when
they sell It. while the western grower
makes business of growing his fruit
and gets what he asks for It,
All needed improvement around the
place should be made before the sea-
son for cultivation arrives. Sheds
for manure. shelter for stock and
room for hay should now have atten.
ton. Let the silo have consideration
while you are building.
Alfalfa has proven n great success
all over the country west OF the Mis-
souri, river II is extending in popu.
larlty north into the Dakotas and
south into Texas. with every evidence
that II will become the adopted tame
hay crop for those sections.
The young pigs must have dry nests
and the bedding should bo changed
frequently and lime. or some other
dislnfectant sprinkled In the nest
when II Is cleaned. Many young pigs
become Infected with disease through
their navels coming In contact with
damp and foul nests.
Give the girls n chance TO have q
, garden OF their own. Light work In
the garden will greatly benefit health
and furnish helpful exercise In tho
open air. Information about plants Is
essential to good education and should
not be neglected. Let the girls bo-
come interested In the garden.
, Tho most important timo In tho
oalf'A lifo comes when We take II upon
ourselves TO feed and care for II. and
ut this time we should exercise lot
OF kindness and gentleness. for
roughneas creates diAtrust and fear.
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, and the chances are that calves will
never forget their FIRST lessons and i'm.
prcssions.
In tho United States and Canada
! the subject OF soil incubation has as.
sumcd n peculiar Significance In con.
ncc,ion with tho nucoeaafui growing
OF alfalfa. First established on our
western coast. alfalfa has gradually
spread TO the east. leaving In ita wake
more fertile fieidH. better grain crops.
larger herds OF cattle. and more nu'
mcrouH iioeks Of sheep,
Those old blackberry eanoH. n left
among tho new ones. will add greatly
TO the discomfort OF tho women folks
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