The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-07-05
Keep the land busy.
Examine the ewes udder

AA0hiAhc ehc CIVIC > UOVSi-
Turkeys are quickly destroyed by In
sects.
The first crop of alsike clover il The
one to save for seed.
Mules are especially annoying ant
frequently kill young colts.
Alfalfa cannot stand pasturing thu
first season. and never closely.
A dairy COW should be allowed &c
rest from six n eight weeks before
freshening
Where dairyinS IS not practiced the
calf will have also TO pay for keeping
the COW a year.
Twenty tons of stable manure on a
half acre is about the right proportion
for the garden.
The best broom corn is grown in
Illinois and Indiana II requires a
deep. rich mellow soil
The way 10 get u GOOD milk flow and
hold il through the year is to give
good COWS good care.
&c n =. hot f,.v,
lion fruit trees viii be set out in Mon
tana the present season
American farmers buy more than
one hundred million dollars worth of
farm machinery every year.
The way Re carries his head aud
tail more than anything else con-
tributes 10 style in tie horse.
A capOn vii, sell CT the market for
about double the price per pound that
is paid fer uncaponiZed cockere!s.
Examine The ewes udder and teatS
carefully; see that both teats are
open Or you may get caked udder.
1t IS not enough that The sire be
full-bred: there must be individual
merit as we'll as blre-biooded ancestry.
Where small runs are used, scrape
and sweep them before heavy rains.
Then turn the ground over and SOW
cats
Keep ] lookout for colds: il means
roup. II you le, it run Use a little
kerosene and yaseline and check the
cold
OF course. the fruit must have more
or less shade. but nature will take care
OF that after intelligent pruning has
been done
The mixer should be clean in all
respects. He should NOT use tobacco:
he should wash and dry his hands jus,
before milking
The shropshire sheep have been
placed rank one. the Hampshire rank
two. the SouthdOwn three. The Dor
set ranks fourth.
Location and demand govern 20 a
large extent the particular phase OF
Al n sn
sections Of The country.
Every orchardist must use his own
judgment as 10 how his spraying op-
erations for the control o: the CodIing
moth shall be carried on.
Where COWS are kept in the stalls
much Of the time. il is not unreason.
able to say that the barn should be
light enough for one 70 read in
Don't neglect 20 grease the
wagons tina; do the regular work
about the farm. Hard oil is cheaper
than horsefiesh. and a lot more hi
name
Catalogues should not be grown
near squash. pumpkin or cucumber
vines. as the pollen will mix. giving
the cantaloupes a favor of The squash
or cucumber
Feed that IS left IN the manger over
night after being unused over becomes
sour and should be removed and the
manger thoroughly cleaned before put
ting in fresh feed.
Let the newborn calf stay in the
stall or pasture with its mother for
several days. and she will let IL feed
al times and in amounts best suited TO
its needs in life.
During the hot, dry summer. and in
fly time. II is desirable to make dairy
COWS more comfortable than can be
done while they are running about and
gathering their own food.
Just how deeply the corn and other
spring crops should be cultivated and
lust how long the cultivation should be
continued is a matter upon which
farmers differ widely in opinion.
A good mower oil is made by mix
ing. AT abou: 100 degrees. the ordi-
nary thin oil and the heavy dark grade.
If this does not run freely file of a
half-inch of The snout of the oil can.