The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
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The trimming of foaTs hoofs is
an easy matter if it is done once
month.
ems. not alone from the number
Matched.
Analysts say that butter is the most
nutritious article of diet, and that ba
con comes next
Successful efforts TO reclaim waste
marsh Lands by raising celery are be
ing made i'm bermuda.
Egypt's land is for The most part d.
vided into small holdings of from hall
an acre to five acres
Every one who has room on which
TO raise more poultry should. by all
means, plan to raise more.
Once settled indoors, the house
plants must be sure of regular atten
ton if they are TO he success.
Sow oats on fairly fertile land, but
not too fertile; because the crop may
lodge when grown on very fertile land.
A pure bred bull on the farm will
double the value of scrub or low
grade herd OF cattle in very short
time
A sheep that is in good order at the
beginning OF winter will come out in
the spring with its head up and on all
tours
Commercial fertilizers can be used
TO advantage as rule in the grow
ing Of oats. by direct application to
the crop.
Well-bred heifer calves may often
be purchased cheaply OF people who
live in town and KEEP but one COW for
family use
AS rule the most money is made
from the production OF eggs and the
Of the year
\ queen bee lives from two 10 five
Years. workers from forty-five days 10
six months and drones seldom more
than five weeks
No man can select goOi COWS with
unerring certainty. for there are many
internal defects of which there is no
outward evidence
Every good farmer knows that
hard and lumpy soil will not grow
good crops no matter how much plant
food 1t may contain
II pigs destroy more than they are
worth. business rules command that
they be dispensed with as too ex-
travagant for the farmer
While il is not absolutely necessary
to have the heaviest horses for the.
farm. it is essential that they weigh
from / 400 10 100 pounds
The shredded stover is much nicer
to handle than cut fodder. and il
shredded fine there is but little that
is not eaten by horses or cattle.
!iy generous application of barn
yard manure and good cultivation.
sugar beetS may be grown with good
results for many years on given
field
One Of the moSt important consider
ations of the present time. with much
Of eur land worth $500 and more per
acre. is the maintenance of soil fer.
tility
Careful and intelligent handling at
all times is as important to the sue
cess of the small sheep grower as the
selection and breeding OF his founda-
ton stock
One Of the most general methods
the cans in vat containing water
which reaches a point slightly above
surface OF milk.
The secret OF success in winterinc
the fall pigs. lies in the ability of the
man who has the pigs in charge to
make the conditions favorable for a
constant growth.
Scattering manure by hand Is
slow and disacreeable task and this
is one reason why many OF us have
not done our hest toward getting 1t
onto he land promptly.
That chemistry i a valuable sci
ance Is rot disputed That agriculture
also is 2 science is beginning 10 he
recognized. The two TO great eI-
tent must go hand in hand.
Il IS not un uncommon occurrence
20 neglect the COW which is due 70
frcshen. whereas II proper attention
was given her up to this time. she
should produce exceptional results
Spring and swelling buds are not too
far away TO remember that the first
spraying for fungus diseases TO be ef-