The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-07
keepsthe land busy.
Exa pe the ewes udder.
Turkeys are quickly destroyed by in
ssets.
The Arst crop of alsike clover is the

Where dairying is not practiced the
calf will have also to pay for keeping
the COW u 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. 1t requires a
deep, rich mellow soil.
The way to get good milk flow and
hold 1t through the year is to give
good COWS good care.
1t is estimated that more than a mil.
lion fruit trees will 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 he carries his head and
tall more than anything else con-
tributes to style in the horse.
A capon will sell on the market for
about double the price per pound that
Is paid for uncaponized cockerels.
Examine the ewes udder and teats
carefully; see that both teats are
J 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 blue-blooded ancestry.
Where small runs are used, scrape
and sweep them before heavy rains.
Then turn the ground over and SOW
oats.
Keep a lookout for colds; it means
roup, II you let it run. Use little
kerosene and vaseline 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 milker should be clean in all
respects. Helshould not use tobacco;
he should wash. and dry his hands just
before milking.
The shropshire sheep have been
placed rank one, the Hampshire rank
two, the Southdown three. The Dor.
set ranks fourth.
Location Ind demand govern to a
large exteska "a nartteulaE phase sof.
dairying pl3 deed In the various
sections q country,
Every orchardist must use his own
judgment a. to how his spraying op.
erations for the control of the codling
moth shall be carried on.
Where cows are kept in the stalls
much Of the time, It is not unreason.
able to say that the barn should be
light enough for one to read in.
Don't neglect to grease the
wagons that do the regular work
about the farm. Hard oil is cheaper
than horsefssh. and lot more hui
name.
Cantaloupes should not be grown
near squash. pumpkin or cucumber
vines, as the pollen will mix, giving
the cantaloupes a flavor Of the squash
or cucumber.
Feed thatis left in the manger over
night after being mussed over becomes
sour and should be removed and the
manager thoroughly cleaned before put.
ting In freshfee
Let the newborn calf stay in the
stall or pasture with Its mother for
several days, and she will let 1t feed
at times and In amounts best suited to
its needs III life.
During the hot, dry summer, and in
fly time, It ID 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
just how long the cultivation should be
continued Is q matter upon which
farmers differ widely in opinion.
A good mower oil is made by mix
ing. at about 100 degrees, the ordi-
nary thin oil and the heavy dark grade.
II this does not run freely file OF
half.inch Of HE snout Of the oil can.
The average COW weighs not far |
from 1000 pounds; such COW pro-
ducing rs q butter fat per day will
get along very well on 30 pounds corn
silage, eight pounds clover hay, two
pounds corn meal, is wheat bran and
is distiller, grains. Such feeding will
insure profit over and above the |
feeding cost
The use ofconcrete for stable, barn
and house foundations is to be COM
mended, not only on the ground Of |
cash economy, but also because It
makes possible q stable that is sanl-
tary, barn that is rat proof, and a
home that II free from the danger Of