The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-06-22
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Give the chicks grit

The young horse has many things
to learn
Skim milk is good for the chickens
this time of year.
The root maggot Of cabbage comes
from the egg of fly.
The dwarf nasturtium makes an ex-
cellent border plant of medium size.
A very desirable and useful tool
which is not found on all farms is
level
The finer the teeth of the cultivator
the finer and more satisfactory the
work
IN the training of colts a blow
should never be struck. or a loud or
violent word used.
The carly. shorn sheep grows its
new rieece rapidly and is soon out of
danger from any ordinary cold.
Stale drinking vessels breed disease
A few cents worth Of disinfectants
will soon save dollars worth of poul-
try.
1t pays to keep livestock on the
farm for the manure they make and
the unmarketable feeds they can turn
into money.
thorough Investigation of the
methods of feeding young turkeys
shows to what extent general rules
are followed.
Three borrowings Of young corn
may be given. one Just before the corn
is up. and one when the young plants
are several inches high.
There is a very laudable movement
now In progress among the shippers Of
fresh fruits looking to the uniformity
OF packing and the Standardization OF
fruit
The work team should have a little
exercise every day and not stand day
after day in the stable and then be
taken out and made to do a heavy
days work.
The beef raiser who aims at the
greatest possible profit from his busi-
ness must use cattle especially adapt
ed to the purpose and perfected to a
high degree.
Corn should be cut for the silo when
1t Is fairly well matured: that is. when
the kernels are In what Is known as
the dough stage" all or nearly all OF
the kernels being dented.
Clover and rape seeded for hog or
calf pasture make cheap feed. A small
patch Of this will save the buying Of
good deal OF bran and other concen-
trates. A dollar saved is two dollars
earned.
The best way to begin the poultry
business is In a small way. As you
learn from experience. the best teach
er. you can increase your flock and
find out the best markets for your
products.
Spring pigs can get along very
well without shelter. except from rain.
until fall. then II you are SO shiftless
as to fail to provide shelter they are
better able to stand the cold and rain.
But they will not thrive.
Drones usually take their flight
during the middle part Of the day.
mostly from ten to three o'clock
during warm. pleasant day. when
they can be seen flying in large mum.
bers in front OF the hives and over
the apiary.
Water in the soil is continually on
the move. sometimes fast and at other
times slower. When 1t stops raining
and the surface OF the soil becomes
dry. then the moisture in the earth
begins to move upward. from one soil
particle to another. by capilarity.
II thin SOW has more pigs than
she can suckle to advantage, take
part of them away and raise them on
bottle They should be taken away
when only two or three days old. and
they will then quickly learn to take
milk through the ordinary nursing
bottle with rubber nipple and in a
short time will learn to drink from
the trough.
Fine celery can be grown as easily
as any garden vegetable. If one has
good plants. by heavy mulching be.
tween the rows when the plants are
six to twelve inches high. and by pour
ing water or house wastes over the
mulch during the summer. This does
not take much time for a small family
bed. Celery can be well blanched by
setting boards along the rows.
There are many other and better
uses for flowers than to pile on cof-
fms at funerals. They are meant for
living folks. Then let us have some
In our front yard. yes. and the back
yard too. and under the caves at the
lido If the house. and over by the gar