The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-04-07


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Test oil seeds.
Little chicks like Q clean house.
Some kind oe shelter for the brood
o. b essential.
Usually the alfalfa 10 . little rich
o. u protein than clover.
The commonest kind Of clover hay
10 worth so per ton and wheat straw
Sls.
Do not put in . package . potato
that you would not serve to Q guest
at your own table.
When land is cropped humus is con
sumed. It must be replaced II the
soil IL not to deteriorate.
A commercial orchard must have
lts varieties selected to cover the sea
son from the earliest to the latest.
Many improvements have been
made in sprayers and appliances dur.
ing the past year. The best il the
cheapest.
Rhubarb roots. when once planted.
will continue to yield bountifully for
ten years or even longer from the
dfst planting.
After seed potatoes have been
treated BY any of the standard meth.
DDS. they should be guarded against
being reinfected. before planting.
For grapevines, the most dangerous
period of the year Is in April. when
the young shoots are showing some
vigor and the Juices running freely.
Tufnips are sometimes hung in the
yard 20 the poultry have to jump for
them. but they are not relished quite
20 much in this way a. mangels or
cabbage.
The old-held lands that were al
lowed to grow up in pine and other
growth are found to be quite produc-
tive when they are again cleared and
we'll cultivated.
The question Of securing competent
labor to carry on the operations Of
the farm ID becoming q very serious
one fn the southwest as we'll ~ other
sections Of the country.
The tact that hogs always make
moro rapid gains during the summer
and fall months than in the winter
ought to prove the wisdom Of pro-
viding warm. dry quarters In cold
weather.
There are many lands in the east
which have been exhausted not only
oe humus, but also Of large share
Of the plant food which they originally
contained and for this reason many
Of them are abandoned.
Don't you know the cockerels that
you are selling now at market prices.
Wefe worth twice as much q pound
when they were half ~ old, and that
you have been feeding them two or
three months solely for the pleasure
Of their company?
TIE apple picker soon recognizes
the varieties which nM the barrel
quickly, which arc easily separated
kfrom the holding spur; which must be
handled with care to avoid bruisinG,
o. which will bear rough treatment
without showing It Immediately.
Planting potatoes IL by Sc inches
apart will give 1880 hills to the
acre; allowing for . loss Of ten Der
ceat. On account Of imperfect stand,
there would still be 1908 hills. At
eight pounds to the hill, this would
mako total oe 104.644 pounds to the
acre.
Cows that freshen in the fall should
have plenty oe forage II the pastures
are short and sufficient grain food to
get them up to their maximum yield.
A osw that u allowed to fall away in
her milk yield can seldom be brousht
back to her most profitable yield and
especially At this time Of year.
II the farm practice can be ar
ranged that the manure can be taken
directly from the stable to the field
its greatest effectiveness will be Sc
cured. and one Of the special advan-
tages Of the manure spreader 10 that
It oannet bs used for anything else,
thus always being ready for its par
ttculaF service.