The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

Butter 10 . good price. Feed - CON.
paratively cheap. especially 20 u yoa
have saved all Of your roughage. such
~ cornstalks. the best Of your straw.
and things Of that sort which f7e-
Quently 90 to waste This being true.
dairying should bring good returns
this winter provided the cows are fed
literally enough to produce large
quantities Of milk
Disorder of the digestive functions
afhicts lambs most severely. White
scour affects the unweaned lamb.
This appears to be the passing Of un-
digested milk. Change tho ewes
feed. providing poorer hay with ground
oats and corn with . sprinkling OF
linseed-meal
II COW has an apple or similar OBJ
struction lodged in her throat. it can
be removed by pouring q pint Of melt
| ed lard down her throat. This will
make the animal strangle and cough.
an6 in the struggle the obstruction will
be dislodged.
The common opinion that sheep
should be kept as scavengers and that
| they will thrive best on the farm that
| is too poor for other kinds Of live
stock is twin brother to the opinion
that white beans thrive best on poor.
| thin soil.
1t is scarcely necessary to suggest
| that il is good policy to make q close
examination of any newly purchased
hogs and be assured that they are
absolutely free from lice before they
are turned with the other hogs.
1t is much better practise to raise
heifer calves from the best COWS in
the herd to keep up the number OF
probable mixers than to depend up
on buying the mature animals as
needed
| Start the trap nests SO II can he
known which are the best winter lay
ers Almost any old hen will! lay in
| spring and summer: II takes a good
hen TO lay in late fall and winter.
The use of the separator is no long.
| er an experiment with the farmers
and dairymen. as most every farmer
keeping two or more COWS is using
one al the present time
Flowing not only lO0sens up the
soil but more of it is thus exposed to
the action of the sun, air and frost.
Stubble. weeds. etc. are buried and
SO changed into humus.
Milking must be done quickly.
Quickly and thoroughly. Anything
that irritates the COWS such as rough
ness. or slow milking will shorten the
milk flow.
An acre of land which produces =
ton OF dry hay must contain moisture
enough so that the growing crop can
pump up approximately 500 tons of
| water.
Coid-frameS, hot-beds, greenhouses
and mushroom caves are all used for
forcing rhubarb, but lacking these
one may utilize an ordinary root
cellar.
| Some folks are still housing their
| hens under the barn, where the wind
| sweeps through, fearfully cold. These
are the folks who are sure hens don {
pay.
| Use a low. wide-tired wagon in the
orchard, and thus avoid cutting up the
sod and dragging the lower limbs over
the bed, peeIing and breaking them.
A properly conditioned draft horse,
with its necessary education largely
completed. is one of the most perfect
Unfinished products of the farm.
There is solid satisfaction and en-
/
in driving a well-mated team that re-
! spends to good horsemanship.
The time is mere when thought must
be given to the comfort of the COWS
if their owners expect 10 sleer With
no twinge Of conscience.
Some few exact conditions are nee
essary in the production of ducks for
either market or breeding purposes
for best possible results.
It is one thing to buy a big gaso-
line engine of the most approved
make and quite another thing to start
It in very cold weather.
Currants need little protection ex,
cept from deep SHOWS. which some,
times break down the branches when
setting in the spring.
Damp floors cause roup in the flock
If floors are of dirt, ii is wise tC keep
them covered we'll with straw, clean
nay Or leaves.
Ranking as the best in evergreen
hedges may be mentioned hemlock