The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15

rhs udder of . eov has Q eoo1 6sal
to do With her value - n sooaomisal
producer An ideal udder should ~
be too large. but should have sume3sat
capacity to allow The coatinss1
growth of the cells necessary II ths
manufacture Of milk. Ths sd6sr
should be evenly balanced il treat
and behind and should be covered
With soft. velvety hair and b tres
from blemishes and Asshinses. Il
should extend well forward and veil
up behind and the tsats should b
evenly placed.
Humus il . variable. infinite soet
OF matter. dimcult to classify. chem
ically complex. sometimes highly u.
trogenous and sometimes nearly nj
trogen free. composed Of mixed ani.
mails and vegetable mattee-mostly
the latter In its intermediate forms Of
decomposition. but not complete.
A little green corr will help out
amazingly when the pastures get
short these hot. dry days. Care must
be used in feeding 1t, but 1t IL doubt
full II 1t can be made to bring . big
ger pront than when fed green ~
supplement to failing pastures. And
you get full value for the entire crop
when used in this manner.
It takes twothirds Of all the good
COW eats to keep her alive and with
out loss Of flesh. and the other third
Of ordinary good rations to enable her
to give milk. The expense OF two
thirds Of the money earning rations
has to be incurred when the COW Il
earning nothing.
Angora goats Of both sexes will
sometimes breed when nve months
old. and often at six months. but from
the fact that they are at this age but
month or two from weaning time
and are not nearly full grown. It il OBJ
vious that they should not be permit
ted to breed.
With native grass lambs or with
lambs fresh from the range country.
1t would not be advisable to begin
heavy grain feeding when first placed
in the dry lot. as an abrupt change IL
not conducive to the best health nor
to the best future gain with any class
OF animals.
With the present short pastures and
promised advent Of extremely dry. hot
weather. 1t must be remembered that
now 10 the opportune time to feed the
plant through these columns last
spring for soiling purposes.
The proft from poultry depends
upon economical feeding, from utili-
xing materials which would otherwise
be wasted. When grain must be
bought for supplying their principal
avoid loss.
Do not let the radishes that were
left for seed become too ripe before
the seed is gathered. When the pods
break the seeds spread over . great
deal Of ground and are equal to .
weed pest the following year.
In dressing fowls for market It pays
to be particular in dressing them. A
we'll dressed, dry picked fowl should
bring several cents more per pound
than one that has its skin torn and
lots Of pin feathers on It.
Unless = person is willing to pay
attention to little details and not
only do them once but as often as oc-
casion may require, 1t would hardly
be advisable for them to undertake
poultry keeping for profit
The young bees. Matched from Au-
gust hrst on. will constitute the colo
ny to be wintered, and for this rea-
son 1t is wise to see that much brood
Is ready. even II we have to resort to
stimulative feeding.
Do not allow the pullets to get too
fat. as 1t will set them back in ma
king . start at egg production. Be-
sides. this overfat Is apt to create too
much animal heat. which often results
in a molt out Of season.
A clover crop in which Bladder
Campion is prevalent should be cut
early for hay. then deeply plowed and
thoroughly fallowed during the bal
ance Of the season, preparatory to
hoed crop.
Water is a necessary constituent Of
milk and the COW must have It during
the time 1t is being manufactured.
The best plan IL to have q supply
where she can have access to It at all
times.
In raising late Matched chicks it 10