The Arvada enterprise., 1911-07-06
Keep the land busy.
Examine the ewes udder.

frequently XIII young colts.
Alfalfa cannot stand pasturins tho
first season. and never closely.
A dairy COW should be allowed to
rest from six to eight weeks before
freshening
Where dairying is not practiced tho
calf will have also to pay for keeping
the COW year
Twenty tons Of stable manure ON q
half acre is about the right proportion
for the garden.
The best broom corn is grown in
Illinois and Indiana. 1t requires q
deep, rich mellow soil
The way to get good milk flow and
hold 1t through the year is to give
good cows good care
1t is estimated that more than a mil
lion fruit trees will be set out In Mon
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American farmers buy more than
one hundred million dollars worth Of
farm machinery every year.
The way he carries his head and
tail more than anything else con-
tributes to style in the horse.
A capon will sell on the market for
about double the price per pound that
Is paid for uncaponized cockerels.
Examine the ewes udder and teats
carefully; see that both teats are
open or you may get caked udder.
1t Is not enough that the sire be
full-bred; there must be individual
merit as well as blue -blooded ancestry.
Where small runs are used, scrape
and sweep them before heavy rains.
Then turn the ground over and SOW
oats.
Keep a lookout for colds; 1t means
roup. If you let 1t run. Use little
kerosene and vaseline and check the
cold
OF course, the fruit must have more
or less shade, but nature will take care
Of that after intelligent pruning has
been done.
The mixer should be clean in all
respects. He should not use tobacco;
he should wash and dry his hands Just
before milking.
The shropshire sheep have been
placed rank one. the Hampshire rank
two. the Southdown three. The Dor
set ranks fourth.
Location and demand govern to
large extent the particular phase of
dairying practiced in the various
sections Of the country.
Every orchardist must use his own
judgment as to how his spraying op-
erations for the control Of the codling
moth shall be carried on.
Where cows are kept in the stalls
much of the time, 1t Is not unreason-
able to say that the barn should be
light enough for one to read in.
Don't neglect to grease the
wagons that do the regular work
about the farm. Hard oil is cheaper
than horseflesh, and a lot more hu-
name.
Cantaloupes should not be grown
near squash, pumpkin or cucumber
vines, as the pollen will mix, giving
the cantaloupes a flavor Of the squash
or cucumber.
Feed that is left in the manger over
night after being mussed over becomes
sour and should be removed and the
manger thoroughly cleaned before put.
ting in fresh feed.
Let the newborn calf stay in the
stall or pasture with It's mother for
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at times and In amounts best suited to
It's needs In life.
During the hot, dry summer, and in
fly time, It is desirable to make dairy
cows more comfortable than can be
done while they are running about and
gathering their own food
Just how deeply the corn and other
spring crops should be cultivated and
Just how long the cultivation should be
continued is a matter upon which
farmers differ widely in opinion.
Barley meal low grade nour and
white middlings added to the mash are
useful IN preventing summer diar-
rhoeas. Keep granulated charcoal be-
fore the birds for the same purpose.