The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Stock breeding Is an art.


A suitable place for storing eggs In
tended for Matching is necessary.
Thoroughly compact the soil about
the seeds, and SO hasten germina-
ton.
There is as much in the feed and
management Of poultry as In the
breed.
The nearer we can keep pigs Of the
same size together, the better they
will feed.
II doing well, fall pigs may be
weaned at six or seven weeks. II not,
wait a little.
The profit to be made on lambs de-
pends much upon the care OF the
ewes before lambing.
Although a large sheep may sell
for more than small one, It also
costs more to rear 1t.
Better have small flock reared in
comfort and all good. than large
flock and only a few good.
The incubator Is always broody-
all It needs is the attention Of the
operator to start the hatch.
Banking up around the barn will
help keep it warmer by shutting out
the cold winds from beneath.
Make friends OF your turkeys, SO
far as you can, and It will aid you
considerably in caring for them.
Hurry along the tomatoes by trim.
ming to one stem, and when the third
cluster has formed cut of the top.
Men Of experience hold that moro
money can be made by breeding older
ewes, as stronger lambs are more
profitable.
Keeping the drinking vessels clean
and therefore free from disease germs
will often prevent sickness among
chickens.
One Of the best foods for sitting
hens is whole corn or corn chop, to-
gether with green food. grit and
fresh water.
One good thing to remember In the
raising Of onions Is that the gardener
does not necessarily have to go to
warm climate.
Remember that rows which run
north and south allow the suns rays
to reach both sides of the plant-s
distinct advantage.
A little shelled corn mixed in with
the ground feed you give your horses
will help to keep them from swallow
ing their food too fast.
One of the principal advantages of
having poultry and fruit together is
that there Is not rush at one sea.
son and a rest at another.
Bring up this years focks OF chicks
In fresh-air coops and houses. You
will have better chickens and less
trouble from colds next fall
II sitters foul their nests or break
eggs in them, clean up balance Of the
eggs by washing with lukewarm wa.
ter and change the nesting material.
The requirements OF the dairy COW
are good. wholesome food, regularity
In feeding and milking, good care and
treatment and plenty of open-air ex-
ercise.
Topdress the asparagus bed with
bonemeal and nitrate Of soda. These
are better than barnyard manure, as
they do not introduce nearly 30 many
weed seeds.
The value OF alfalfa in comparison
with prairie hay or cane Is higher
when fed to cattle that are to be sold
In the spring than when fed to cattle
that are not to be sold,
There is no poultry meat that
comes so near the flavor of game
birds as the guinea fowl and for this
reason II is growing more and more
In favor as market bird
II Is common knowledge nowadays
among poultry. keepers that charcoal
has properties that make 1t invaluable
as a corrective. or as means OF
couuteracting gastric troubles.
For thin clay soils sub-soiling is
better than very deep plowing. be.
cause II does not turn the compact
clay to the surface. vet at the same
time loosens the soil to a good depth.
A second or third class lamb is
worth IS on the market. A frst.class