The Columbus journal., 1910-07-20
Be sure to milk the COW clean.
Thorough ventilation n necessary.
Air and cool incubator eggs daily.

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Any food that will keep hens IN
prime condition and with vigorous ap
petites will cause them to lay.
Do not think that the separator IL q
difhcult piece Of machinery to handle
and that It IL hard to take care Of.
| To every ten pounds Of butter In the
churn mix one pound Of dairy salt
and two pounds of water.
keep milk sweet and clean for two or
three days SO that 1t can be shipped q
distance or held at home for use.
Many varieties of trees will In q
few years grow large enough for fuel
and for small timber, such as poles,
which can be used in many ways.
| Select dairy cows that have every
indication of being milk producers,
but determine this positively by the
use Of the Babcock test and the scale.
It Is estimated that there are 81, 0OO.-
600 head Of horses in the world. The
United States and European Russia
have the greatest number.
Pumpkins should never be planted
In the garden. The vines take up more
room than they are worth. The corn
field for the pumpkins.
Pea vines. which were formerly
thrown away by the Gamers. are now
being used for stock food. They are
preserved In silOs. or stacked in the
open air.
Cowpeas belong to the family OF
plants known as the legumes, which
have the power of taking nitrogen
from the air by means of the bacteria
which live on their roots.
You can afford to buy feeds for pigs
and lambs at the prices these animals
will bring this summer. and the pas
ture will soon help out the feed ques-
ton.
A nationwide battle against the
common house fly has been started
and it is expected to be waged vigor-
ously during the present year. direct
cd by government scientists.
Is obtained by placing It under green
house benches or in q rather dark
cellar: but little light and heat is re-
Quired to force good rhubarb.
Millet Is q warm-weather plant and
consequently 1t may be sown any
time up until the middle of July with
reasonable assurance that 1t will pro-
duce q satisfactory hay crop.
To prevent rats and other animals
from killing and carrying of young
chicks use tight board coop provided
with q small run and all securely in.
closed with one-inch poultry netting.
including the top of the run.
Milk and butter are higher priced
today I'm the large cities than ever
before. There Is no danger of an
Overs.ocked market for many years
to come. This Is especially true IL
the dairymen produce premium milk
and butter.
Several different things. may cause
the suppression Of milk in one or more
sections Of the udder Generally the
cause may be traced to an injury of
some kind received when the heifer
was running In the pasture. or Il may
be traced to an inherited weakness.
When gathering flowers always use
a sharp knife or scissors to cut them
smooth and clean. Early In the morn
ing is the best time. and the blooms
not quite developed will last longest
"Souse" the stems deeply in water for
an hour or SO before making bou
quets.
A very considerable extension OF
live stock farming would materially
increase the cash output from farms |
and at the same time save millions to
the future farm wealth by keeping on
the farm a large percentage of the
fertility that is now sold OF In the
form of corn. oats and hay
Raising calves on skim milk Is the
best method. all things considered:
and they will grow and develop on
this food as we'll as when allowed to
run with the COW. The secret of sue.
cess and good health with the animals
is TO feed often and in small amounts
Overlooking and irregular feeding will
cause the scours and calves will grow
indifferently.
Most of these waste places on the
farm are the richest kind Of land II
the brush and briars werv gruhbed
out and the spaces put into CT ltivstion
they would grow the biggest crops on
the farm. The soil In such places ie
full of organic matter and other rich
fertilizers. which have accumulated
for years In the form Of dead insects