The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Burn the orchard rubbish.
Weeds rob the soil of moisture.

A good plowman can drive three
horses as easily as he can two.
Nothing sets a cow off more and
better than a finely shaped udder.
Young pigs must have an abundance
of exercise, sunlight and fresh air.
All dairy utensils should be washed
as soon as possible after being used.
Grit is to the fowl what teeth are
to the Illuminating animal, neces-
sity.
If you grow squashes and have new
er seen the squash bug you are for
tunate.
Old geese lay a greater number and
larger eggs and are more reliable than
young geese.
| Grit can always be had from any
one who deals in poultry supplies and
Is inexpensive.
The mangel Is excellent for stock
feed. being greatly relished BY milk
| cows in winter.
Keep the chicks free from lice.
They cannot grow well and fight lice
at the same time.
| Weeds crowd the cultivated plants,
depriving them of light and space in
both soil and air.
The poultry house should be divided
into apartments that provide room for
| about 20 or % fowls.
Glover and grass seed will nearly
always do best when they can be
started to early growth.
Pruning may be done at any time of
the year. The best time is just before
growth begins In the tree.
| In starting new asparagus bed 1t
| Is better to buy two-year-old roots
than to use seed, for this season.
Thrush is mostly due to dirty stables.
horses standing in fermenting manure
or walking in mud and snow water.
/ A part of the veterinarians OF the
country have gone tuberculin mad,
and they have some able outside sup
port.
Young ducks, and the old ones also,
must have shade, to protect them
from the direct rays of the midsum-
mer sun.
| Dairy bred stock is scarce and it
will take many years to supply the
rapidly increasing demand for dairy
bred cattle.
| Of the insects attacking squashes,
melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc., the
common striped cucumber beetle is
the most injurious.
After the sows wean their pigs the
sows are bred to have pigs in the fall,
and that crop of pigs makes the sum.
mer crop the next year.
Fresh air and sunshine are the best
disinfectants that the poultry raiser
has at his disposal and ought to be
more often used in his work.
The well-hatched chicks in the care
fully-cared-for brooder will amount
to little unless the food is supplied in
proper amounts aid at right intervals.
There is no doubt that If the guinea
hen is properly cared for at all times
that it will prove almost as profitable
as any of the ordinary breeds Of chick
ems.
In milling and baking quality, the
durum wheats rank high, giving good
results in most respects, with the pos
sible exception of the color Of the
-four.
No cow can do her best or even
keep up a normal flow of milk when
compelled to stand out In the hot
midday sun of July or August and
fight the flies.
The Indian Runner ducks are not
very good sitters although they are
often inclined to incubate. Their eggs
are generally put into incubators or
under hens for Matching.
Now is as good time as you can
select to give the henhouse a thor
ough cleaning and disinfection. Spray
the cracks and walls with some good
insect killer and be ready when warm
weather comes with clean, healthy
chicken house.
Did you notice a very foul odor in
the pen this morning? Look the hens
over for case Of vent gleet. When
you find the sick bird you will know
her by the stencil. Get rid of her
before others in the flock are affect.
ed. She is not worth doctoring.
!, Start the berry patch early in May
to get the full benefit of our short
season. Select vigorous plants OF
medium size. trim off rubbish and
straggly roots and plant them quick
~, but with care. Land should have