The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

prove their superiority over men
Don't try to feed ten hogs In {:
trough only big enough for six
In preparing birds for the show
room women are more handy thar
| men
Watch out for worms In the hook
they will cause lots Of trouble ant
loss
way of inviting bowel trouble in thu
young chick
Opinions vary somewhat as yet a:
to the comparative feeding value q
pea vine silage.
The farmer who keeps better poI!
try. or the best. is On the right road
to a paying business.
Asparagus shoots should not be Gu
too late. as late cutting will injure ii.
vitality Of the roots.
The proper way to apply manure IL
to remove 1t from the stable di.ec:l!
to the field and spread it
Impatience with the heifer that is
freshening for the first time is one
sure way of spelling the COW.
Do rot attempt TO raise fall pigs
without having first prepared a pei.
feet system of housing for the winter
Tomatoes should be given the last
working with cultivate: and thee
bedded Just before the vines fall over
II dusty hay is fed. sprinkle viii
water and 1t will save tie horse much
annoyance; but better not feed it a.
all
The greatest forge crop in the
world is corn. and tie s:!o is the most
economical device for use IN dish
ing 1t up.
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run in
the highways and through the neigh
bors' fences
America can produce as good mutton
as England. We have the climate. the
sheep and the feed. All We lack is
the inclination.
Stall manure applied to the ground
fresh is Euch better than manure
tina; has been weathered by standing
in the barryard.
All vegetables which require warm
soil. as okra. beans. tomatoes and
egg plant. should have warm manure
and never muck.
Farmers everywhere ere looking 70:
some economical way Of maintaining
the soil fertility or improving it
Dairying is the answer.
Fence corners full of dead weeds
make a fine alternating place for all
kinds of bugs 'hich will get busy with
your crop next spring.
The alfalfa farmer is not cutting as
heavy a crop this year as ordinarily;
but he is Just as many laps ahead OF
the all-grain farmer as ever.
The man who is sincerely interested
IN his dairy work is pretty sure TO
be a prosperous dairyman and in his
,ase the dairy business booms.
Stall manure, mixed with ground
phosphate and applied on the ground
'resh, is vastly better as a fertilizer
han manure in any other form.
We must fight the encroachment o:
he cutters on our hillside farms as
We fight weeds. Both can be held in
heck and often entirely eliminated.
The cream from the milkings must
lot be kept so long that il will de-
'elop a sharp acid. for that would
mpart an unpleasant favor to the but.
er
Avoid frightening hens. especially !
N very warm days. Any excessive ex-
.rcise is apt TO cause apoplexy. or al |
nest will prevent a normal production !
# eggs.
You would think the manufacturer !
fool who would feed cotton into his /
mill and expect silk goods to be woven
rom it, and yet the hen is simply a !
machine.
Try the plan Of flushing the ewes
rom now until breeding season, then
pillow with good pasture. and you Will
&c from results that the plan makes
lost profits.
We need TO have a clear idea ot
hat breeding does. OF what feeding
oes. of what care and environment
o. IL We secure and maintain
rofitable dairy herd.
In order that good horse may re-
ult the colt should lot only be given
good start In life. but should be
ept in healthful and thrifty condition
trough the growing stage.
Cabbage will continue to grow late
! the fall II the ground is clean and