The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-20

summer.
Many weeds interfere with the rota.
ton of crops.
Silsge may be cut in almost any
size desired.
Watch the swill barrel Keep I,
sweet and clean
Hogs thrive much better on . "a.
ton rich in nitrogen.
There are a few who save some O!
their own seed from the garden.
Hogs enjoy a tank Of clean water
TO battle in during the hot days.
Never allow roses to remain on the
bush until the petals begin to fall
The common and cut-leaf elders
have proved good lawn plants this
year.
One of the best foods for growing
chickens is the curd from skinned
milk.
4 majority of poorly formed draft
horses nave shoulders which are too
steep.
Get a good variety Of Lima and
bush beans and save the first to
ripen.
Too many farmers have failed TO ap-
preciate the possibilities Of rye as hog
pasture.
Second crop alfalfa is fine for the
pig. but if rastured very closely il will
soon run out
A straw-colored open shed for the
stock is a much needed thing on the
treeless farm
Rotted manure should be spread on
the plowed ground ard well worked in
with the harrow.
Even II We can not get fancy prices
for Or horses. here are good profits
in growing colts.
A good sized horse has a wider field
of usefulness than d small one. anC IS
worth more accordingly.
Uniformity in the size Of a bunch
of hogs has a great deal to do with
the price they will bring.
II you have Your hogs on sour Eliik.
keep them here To change to sweet
may upset heir digestion.
The large farm is more profitable
than the small farm is managers OF
the proper ability can be had.
There Is no feed better for young
pigs and calves than sweet skim
milk right from the separator.
If pOul;rvman or a farmer does
not take a. interest in poultry. he
had better not keep any At ali.
Keep the sweet peas picked. 1t is
better for the plants and the house
can be made more attractive by their
use
Save seeds Of trees and shrubs. as
they ripen. and plant them. This is
one way to multiply your ornamental
plants.
Many people recognize the value of
a pure bred sire but comparatively
few stop to think just how valuable
he is.
The SOW should be given a warm
mill-feed Stop. made fresh for each
meal. whole cats and a little sound
corn twice a day.
Weed out the inferior birds. whether
as TO size. form or quality. At the
earliest possible moment. feeding the
two lots separately.
A large per cent. Of poultry. eepe
cially young chicks. die through drink
ing from puddles and dirty water in
their drinking troughs.
The phosphates. when used In con
nection with the ancient manSres and
rotted sod. which is the same as hu
mus. will pay handsomely.
The pig can eat more than he can
digest: and digest more than he can
use. So II is not fact that a pig
can take care Of all he can eat
Every Enclosure for the hogs should
be perfectly tight, and with excellent
wire fences that are now manufac;ur.
ed this is an easy matter.
II makes some horses ugly to work
them with horses that do not trave.
10 with them. Match them as to gai;
as we'll a. TO other thinSA
Supply clear water Il n essential
% health and 70 the hen for the pro-
1uction of the egg. tie contents Of
which are nearly three parts water
There are few cows which viii not
stand more quietly during the milling