The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-10-04

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Sows should be bred in trios-
Put the lambs out of the hearing of
the ewes.
Never sacrifice a good mother or a
prolific SOW.
II costs no more to raise q good
hog than a poor one.
Overcrowdins is the cause OF many
deaths in the brooder.
Give plenty Of oats or barley With
some corn and good pasture.
Push the shoats and early spring
pigs. and get them to market early.
To maintain normal soil fertility the
supply Of humus must be conserved.
The most expert Judge cannot Sc
lect q dairy bull by appearances
alone
Great care should be used in water
ing horses. A little and often is the
best way.
There is no question that beef cat
tie relish silage just as we'll as dairy
cattle do.
In grading up the chickens. only
those that are most vigorous should
be considered.
Early matches do better than those
brought off after the heat of the sum-
mer has begun
A cheap" harness is really about
the most expensive thing on the farm.
as il sometimes costs life.
Whatever material is used for bed
ding. it should be changed sufficiently
often to insure cleanliness.
II is nearly always best TO save
some of the old sows. especially TO
farrow the early spring l:tters.
Sweet corn is one of the very best
crops to grow to feed as a selling
crop to the dairy cows in summer.
Green fodder at the tail end OF the
summer is relished by the COWS as ice
cream is relished by the school chill
dren.
All eve lambs that are not desir-
able to raise as breeders should be
given extra feed and sent TO the block
early.
The dairy cannot be managed just
right without the use of a thermome-
ter-and it must be a good one. NO
25 cent affair.
The ultimate end Of the hog is pork
and the quicker the growth to market
maturity the more profit there is in it
for the feeder.
Ensilage is not considered good for
sheep and if il is fed at all it should
be fed very sparingly and at intervals
of two or three days.
At no time of the year is dairying
more unpleasant work than during
the time when pastures are short and
the flies are troublesome.
A hen that runs to meat may lay
steadily for a week in the spring and
summer. and then go on a vacation
for tie balance OF the year.
II the onions are not growing well.
q little nitrate of soda or hen manure
sown broadcast. before or during a
rain often helps them to fill out
Prune out old canes Of raspberries
and blackberries. and burn them. Thin
the hills to three or for. shoots. Gull
tivate, and add some manure to the
soil.
c.;--;,o ,,d rour;n0 Tho %ro~,ly
drawn milk will reduce in part the
peculiar odor present in quality and
with more good butter on the market
more is consumed
After narrowing when the digestive
system of the SOW has reached a nor
NAL condition her ration should be
gradually increased until she is get
ting all she can eat
There is no animal that responds SO
quickly to good treatment and gener-
Gus feeding as the pig. And none
that will degenerate SO rapidly II not
cared for and poorly fed
There are great possibilities In plant
breeding through seed selection. but
every gardener or farmer must learn
10 do his own work. as it Is hardly
possible for a commercial scotsman
to do much along this line.
When filing the cheese hoops. pack |
the curd we'll in the center. so that
when pressure is applied the curd will
close up in the center first and the air