The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-03-09

trough big enough for olly six.
Under domesticatioa the hog has b.
como an animal Of vide distribution.
Now is the time to produce lots 0f
milk. Plenty Of time and prices are
high.
weak point In dairying 10 the lack
OF cleanliness at all times and IN all
things.
Treating small grains with formalin
10 too important to b. overlooked by
farmers.
To give profitable returns dairy
cows must be we'll bred. well fed and
well managed.
middle states are the chestnuts, wal
nuts and shellbarks.
The FIRST great requisite In the care
OF stock IL perfect cleanliness. pure air
and abundant sunshine.
A hen that does not lay usually
does not bother the trap nest unlsss
she y after eggs for food.
Flax has been found . profitable
crop In the West and seems we'll
suited to the prairie soils.
In buying . barrel churn don't get
one too small; II you do you will hnd
It takes . long time to churn.
Raising Of broilsrs 10 . business by
itself. Start on . small scale and then
with success increase the capacity.
Scrub poultry may serve good pur-
pose in the pot. but they should not
be permitted to propagate their kind.
Stables should be well lighted and
30 arranged that the light will not
strike the animals directly in the eyes.
Few farmers and poultrymsn know
about the feeding value of bright.
well.cured clover hay for laying hens.
You can not make q greater mis-
take than to conhne your breeding
ducks. especially II they are Indian
Runners.
One Of the very important things to
do this month IL to make your selec-
tion of seeds and plants and order
them now.
Pruning apple trees involves 70
many principles that only the most
general survey can be given in 4 short
discussion.
The dairy COW 10 one Of the best
money makers ON the farm: but. like
hens. she pays only according TO
value received"
The Holstein, the Ayrshire and the
milking shorthorn are the best breeds
for the milk farmer to raise. For
cream select the Guernsey.
Good comfortable housing and judi
cious feeding are the two cardinal
principles of successfully wintering
the breeding ewes.
The value Of skim milk on the
farm when fed in conjunction with
grain 10 greater than It is usually
given credit for being
1t is 4 good time now to take an In
ventory Of your farm and plan to keep
records of all transactions connected
with your farming operations.
Don't be in hurry to get rid Of the
old bull Remember that he has prov
en- himself and the calf that you buy
will be more or less of lottery.
A chilled egg will bring forth a
weak chick II 1t matches at all and a
weak chick that has hard work to live
is sometimes worse than no chick at
all.
During the breeding season mate
one drake with four ducks until the
last Of April. then diminish the mum.
ber Of brakes to one drake to five or
six ducks.
The lack of success which SO many
farmers have with chickens In largely
due to . lack Of planning. and they
neglect to give the fowls the attention
these plans call for.
Anyone can easily see that bone is
one Of the best feeds for producing
eggs, ~ the fat assists in forming the
yolk Of the egg and also in sustain
ing the fowl In winter.
Butter 10 4 good price. Feed is com
paratively cheap. especially 30 II you
have saved all Of your roughage. such
a. cornstalks. the best Of our straw