The Arvada enterprise., 1911-02-17

Hogs cannot be raised profitably on
corn alone.
Kindness and training should begin
with the calf.
The horse will keep itself respect
ably clean II given a chance.
or the many varieties of clover the
common red is by far the best
Corn is too fattening for laying
hens when kept In close confinement.
Milk rapidly, but do not rush as If
you were pumping water. or heaying
coal.
Dust which is used for poultry
should not be left too long In the
houses.
One great essential In getting win
ter eggs is to make the hens entirely
comfortable.
A COW with good digestion will al
most invariably bring generous profit
to her owner.
Maximum crops on small farms are
more profitable than minimum crops
on large farms.
The rapid growth and hardness
of the willow makes 1t almost in
valuable on the prairie.
No farmer can afford to buy manure
until he has first made use Of every
pound produced at home.
One Of the greatest developments In
the field Of winter dairying and exper-
lmentation has been the silo.
1t is very necessary that the dairy
cow have a large, strong and we'll
distended digestive apparatus.
During the past few years more at
tention has been given 10 seed selec-
tion and improvement by Individual
| farmers.
The active laying breeds OF hens
must be given more liberty and they
do not need as warm houses as we
have supposed.
A horse should always be tied to
a hitchlng post with a strong strap
or rope which there Is no possibility
Of its breaking.
Where there is no regular system OF
ventilation, the farmer must, In venti-
lating the dairy barn, avoid direct
drafts on the dairy herd.
The average farmer who keeps two
teams of horses should at least keep
one team of good large mares. and
stallion Of the draft type. available.
In some respects COW is much like
person: she enjoys a good. and COM
Portable place In which to eat and
sleep. possibly as well as the best of
| US.
About seventy-flve per cent. OF all
the corn produced in the country is
grown in the northwestern and mid
die states. which are known as the
corn belt.
Give ducks place on your farm.
They are not hard to raise and few
fowls are more profitable than a
great many, when attention is given
to their needs.
Poultry as a marketable product has
become very scarce and dear the last
year or two. and the Importance OF
poultry as reyenue-producer on the
farm needs to be emphasized.
| Geese are among the most profit
able of all fowls to invest in. for they
can be kept several years for breed
ing purposes, and, when your founda-
ton is once laid, there is little ex-
pense.
Nothing is gained In grinding feed
for the hens. They will do their owr
grinding II there is plenty of grit
available. The trouble is on some
farms grinding material is not very
plentiful
Plant cowpeas. but put on at least
400 pounds of phosphate fertilizer per
acre and in the fall SOW crimson
clover on every acre OF your corn. also
with 800 pounds Of fertilizer. II you
omit the fertilizer you are wasting
your time and money.
Any COW that has freshened in the
fall and received good treatment in
the winter, can always be depended
upon to produce for her owner fully
twice as much butter or milk during
tho calendar year as the COW that ID
freshened in the springtime.