The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-11-23

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Persistency is one Of the valua BILE
qualities Of good dairy COW.
Do not allow the pullets to roost in
the coops where they were raised
The horse that slobbers when eat
Ing should have his teeth examined
The experienced poultryman will
breed only from his best winter lay
ers.
Onions, unlike potatoes and other
root crops. will not keep in q moist
cellar.
Tile drainage by making the soil
firm. enables earlier cultivation in the
spring
ed earlier than high ground not
drained
Prune the currants and gooseber-
ries as soon as the leaves fall, or
early next spring.
At this season Of the year with the
coming Of the fall rains, dry shell
ter should be provided for the sheep.
Almost every wrong act of the
horse is caused by fear. excitement or
mismanagement." said a great horse
man.
Begin systematic culling Of the
flock this month and get rid of all
unpromising birds before cold wealth.
er sets in.
A dairy barn can be kept practically
free from unpleasant odors, but we
never saw more than half a dozen
such barns.
1t. is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that man should wear
his own shoes.
Save the small potatoes and imper-
feet heads of cabbage and other waste
vegetables. They will all be relished
by the hens in the winter
Work horses, that have been push.
ed in the fields all summer should
now have the advantage of every hour
! possible in the fall pastures.
Where number Of horses are kept
in the same barn the sides of the stall
should be low enough to allow them
to see each other as all horses love
company.
Let the same person milk the same
cows every day when possible. be-
cause a strange mixer always makes
the animal nervous and affects the
milk flow.
The first test to be given a new
out with team. II he handles them
kindly and skillfully he is pretty sure
to be good all.round man
II you find workman kicking or
beating horse back him up into q
corner. and give him sound lecture.
Then watch him carefully and if he
repeats the act send him adrift
When a man sends his horse pell-
nell down hill with a loose rein he
not only jars the shoulders, springs
the knees, weakens the nerves, but
runs the risk of breaking his horsess
knees
Put new sand on the floor of the hen
house Immediately. otherwise it will
not dry out thoroughly before cold
weather comes but will remain damp
and make the house uncomfortable
throughout the winter
There is no economy in feeding mus
ty grain of any kind to the chickens.
even if it can be had for quarter of
the price of good grain. The fowls
will eat it, If other food is withheld,
but it is not good for them
In many of the big sheep states the
farmers find it profitable to engage
the professional shearers with ma
chine. They go about from farm to
farm shearing the flocks singly or
have several nocks brought to a CEN
trail point.
Sheep require different feeding and
handling from any other animal on
the farm. Even though you are an
experienced sheep raiser, don't get
too ambitious and try to manage a
larger flock than you can keep up to
the standard Of excellence.
The average depreciation Of farm
machinery 10 reckoned at 10 per cent.
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