The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-11-09

Shorts are more economical feed
for sows and growing pigs than corn.
hill measure the real distance to mar
ket
Turkeys will soon become weak and
subject TO disease where inbreeding is
practiced.
Drenching is a poor way to give
doses of liquid medicine to any farm
animal
Where there is plenty Of skinned
milk. beef scraps for hens need not
be bought
When the hogs fail to gain at least
a pound a day it is time TO say good
by to them.
Get your COWS started right for the
coming cold weather and they will do
well all winter.
Build a warm. dry and otherwise
room for the calves for
the cold weather.
When selecting COW for the dairy
look and see II the eye Of the ami
NAL Is large and full.
This is the time Of the year when
dairy cattle require better care and
more liberal feeding.
A mule is no more prone to kick
than a horse unless he Is taught to
do so by bad treatment.
Always have a great deal of respect
for the bull. His past conduct is no
guarantee of future gentleness.
When fattening for the market. do
it quickly: push all the feed down
the hogs they will stand for.
To thoroughly clean milk utensils
they first should be rinsed with cold
water. to remove all particles OF
milk
The successful feeding Of lambs de-
ponds largely on their being offered
great variety of food while In the
yards.
1t is now q we'll known fact that
the average pure-bred will produce
more milk than the average grade
COW
Peach trees can be planted any
time between last and first frost: the
earlier in the winter they are planted
the better
Keep all the rotten fruit we'll
cleaned up around the orchard. as
these constitute the winter quarters
Of numerous orchard pests
II all OF the garden space Is to
grow profitable crops. no large trees
must stand closer than thirty to fifty
feet from the garden fence.
The calf that is expected to develop
into a strong and profitable COW
should be given all the chance posi-
BILE during its early period Of growth.
The best results are usually obtain
ed from the work that is systematized
and most carefully planned. This Is
not always the hardest work on the
farm.
The best way to stop q hog from
eating chickens is to put It on the
as soon as possible. since II
will soon lead other hogs into the bad
habit
The best milking pail is the one so
that 1t will reduce to q
minimum the amount Of dirt falling
into the milk during the process of
An old horseman says that the chief
cause Of collie in horses. or the cause
of the largest per cent. Of these cases.
s brought through long abstinence
rom wafer
Do not neglect to secure a good
supply Of fine dust for the fowls dur
ng the coming winter. while the
ground is Yet dry and there is dust
n the road.
There is much difference in the in
Of COWS and their powers
% produce milk as there Is in men
Ind their powers to perform certain
kinds of work.
The profit in a COW comes from the
Extra amount Of milk she will Weld
over what she ordinarily gives on
,ommon pasture or the coarse feeds
Usually given her.
The poultry raiser who notes his
lock carefully. taking into accoun,
What they are doing. and capable of
ioing. ought to know more how to
eed and what to feed. than anyone
:dvising at long range
Poultry ex-eIts claim that the ordi.
nary hen averages only eighty eggs
yer year. whereas she ought to lay at |
east one hundred and fifty. That is