The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-15
Good trees are needed.
Good trees are needed.
Progress In agriculture u rapid
Let the foals carry all the hair they
win.
Blanket the horse even II the wealth

Twenty to thirty hens Is as many a
should be kept In one house.
The freshest eggs are those laid fol
the first time by the youngest pullets
| The amount of clover seed required
varies much with locality, soil and eli
mate.
Great care should be exercised n
the selection of cows for the winter
dairy.
The hog Is the only farm animal
that wears his summer clothes all
winter.
Twice per day is often enough to
feed larger hogs. but pigs should be
fed at noon.
The dairy COW must be contented.
She cannot be so unless she Is hui
namely treated.
Cement floors for dairy barns are
easily kept clean and when properly
made are very durable.
A hog is an artificial animal and you
can make Of him whatever you like
by breeding and feeding.
When drones appear In early sum-
mer, it is a pretty good sign that the
bees are preparing to swarm.
Hen manure Is a strong fertilizer
and requires to be added In smaller
quantities than other manures.
The first squashes should be large
enough to pick in six to seven weeks
from the time they are set out.
It takes about three pounds OF dry
matter per day for a sheep whether of
hay or of a combination Of hay and
grain.
Poultrymen must remember that
chickens require a mixed diet of grain,
animal food and green or succulent
materials.
To know how to winter cattle well
and cheaply Is one of the fine points
Of the beef producing and cattle feed
ing business.
Buttermilk Is one Of the best
known feeds for pigs. used in moder-
alton and properly mixed with grain
or other feedstuffs.
Be particular always about the hay
fed to foals. and never let them get
hungry enough SO they will stun
themselves full Of forage.
A very good ration can be made by
letting each animal have twelve to
fifteen pounds of hay daily and all the
corn slower she will consume.
Among the most copious and per-
sistent mixers will be found those
that are loosely built from last rib
to hips. and roomy IN the flank.
There Is q difference of opinion
among beexeepers whether 1t IS bet
ter to use absorbent or non-absorbent
material as a covering for bees.
For an asparagus bed 1t Is impor-
tant to choose rich. warm, well-drained
soil. preferably with a southern ex-
posture. SO that growth will begin early.
It Is safe to feed a COW silage at all
times and there Is no time during her
period of CESSATION when 1t Is neces-
sary to withhold silage from her "a
ton.
Much of the future Of hog produc-
ton depends upon how largely and
wisely We use the pure breeds. choos-
Ing the types and quality that the mar.
ket demands.
Every gardener ought to provide
himself at the beginning of the sea-
son with an outfit of tools. consisting
of hoe, an iron rake. transplanting
trowel and q wedding hook.
The fat hogs require Just enough
to keep them comfortable. while the
brood sows need much more. Their
beds must be kept dry to avoid rheu-
matism at time Of narrowing and
after.
Gypsum is used for sweetening the
cow stable and fixing the ammonia 4
the LIQUID manure but 1t contains only
a small percentage of lime and cannot
be recommended to take the place of
ground limestone.
A pretty good jag Of manure will col
lect around almost any farm every
night in winter. and II 1t Is hauled out
and spread on the fields the following
morning, there will be a great saving
in time, labor and fertilizing elements.
II cultivated and cared for as they
should be. blackberries will not need
the wire support until the second year
and then it may be three feet high
and the tops cut OFF six inches above
the wire the same as raspberries-
Breeders of live stock have only be-
gun to realize the Importance Of pure
bred stock, highly developed types. the
nrinciples of breeding. the feeding Of