The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
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Prune the trees IS needed.
Spraying fruit trees il . science.
Old sows farrow heavier pig. than
young sows.
Decreasing the cost Of production
10 increasing the profit.
The COW and the hen have kept
starvation from many a door.
Regularity 10 an important factor
In caring for the producing herd.
In putting up ice wait until the ice
and weather are right. then rush the
Job.
A small amount Of linseed meal
added to the horse ration Is invalu-
able.
Some animals are selected individ-
ually but prove to be failures as
breeders.
Springs add to the life of the wag-
on, also to the comfort OF the man
who uses It,
The sale Of 20 many thousands Of
young calves annually is an alarm
Ing feature Of the beef situation.
1t Il the general average of the herd
that decides the profit and not the
returns from one or two of the best
COWS.
When cows get pretty well along in
does not come As readily as when they
are fresh.
| Remember when you plow in the
orchard that the roots are very near
the surface. Three inches Is plenty
deep enough.
MoIe turkeys would mean more
spending money for many a farmers
wife. Tho turkey crop is getting
smaller every year.
Do not guess" that your seed is
all right: that 10 not enough. You
ought to be sure that 1t is all right
before you plant 1t.
When feeding new corn from the
field, husk only the end of the rows, to
facilitate turning when the regular
corn husking season begins.
Bring in the corn horse after you
are through with 1t. Even q wooden
horse will show the effects II stabbed
out in the field q few months.
Rusty garden tools may be bright.
ened by soaking in sour milk whey for
IL hours, then brushed. A coat OF
kerosene should then be applied.
There is probably NO question that
the application Of lime to any soil that
shows an acid reaction when tested
with litmus paper would be profitable
A mighty nice shelter for hogs and
cattle can be made Of long poles and
posts that make a large room with a
ceiling about six and one-half or seven
feet.
Be sure to furnish the hens oyster
shells at all times. 1t is important
that this element be supplied 1t will
improve the egg yield and the health
of the flock.
When killed by the frost, NOV of
the asparagus tops and burn them,
plants. too-a thick winter coat OF
stable manure.
No one breed Of hogs has a monop
oily of all the good points In bacon
type. As the saying goes: There are
good and had in all breeds, and bad
and worse in some"
If little more attention to the food
supply were given the fowls with a
view to induce better egg yield the
pullets would be laying early in the
fall and keep at 1t all winter.
There are several reason. why the
dairy COW should appeal to the farm
er, but among the chief is that she
helps the soil and brings In regular
returns. Her product is a sure crop.
While potatoes can be successfully
grown for two or more years on the
same soil, and while good crop
might be expected the second year
on new land, 1t is not wise practise
to begin the cultivation of new land
in this way.
The plowing under of green crops,
like peas, oats. clover. alfalfa and
other grasses is. next to liberal use
of barnyard manure. the most an-