The Arvada enterprise., 1911-02-24
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DairyinR means rich land.
Transplanting beets is common.
The flavor and odor Of eggs is often
affected by the food.
The Poland Chinas Of today are as
7 good as they ever were.
The Duroc-Jersey is not as refined
and compact as the Poland China.
Soil doubtless has good deal to do
mato.
Keep at least one horse about the
farm that is easily managed by the
women.
There is something about oat straw
that seems almost poison to the skin
Of hog.
The quality OF the silage may be
materially bettered by using care in
taking It out.
The dandelion has all along been
a hard weed to kill on account Of Its
perennial nature.
young bull not in service may be
fed silage literally. but sparingly
when In service.
Those who have succeeded In get
ting a good stand OF alfalfa are en-
thusiastic over its value.
Fall pigs, or any other hogs for that
matter, should be kept off the man
ure pile during the winter.
All reports show that the demand
for butter, milk and cream continues
to be greater than the supply.
Any time before growth starts in
the spring will be all right for prun-
ing such hardy trees as the box elder.
The practice of removing manure
from the stable directly to the field Is
good one when 1t can be carried out
Potato blight alone is estimated tc
cause damage to the amount of S36,
100000 every year in the United
States.
In locating your plants be sure that
you understand their habits and are
able to assign them to their places
intelligently.
The hen is admitted to be one of the
greatest financial factors in the coun
try today. and she is also one of the
most overworked.
Dairying need not imply abandoning
wheat, but more wheat on less acres
Both bread and butter should be pro
duced on the farm.
Plant trees only In ground that has
been under cultivation for at least
two or three years and is In a thor
ough state of cultivation.
Unless rotten apples are promptly
removed from the orchard, fruit pests
will have an ideal place in which to
hibernate during the winter months.
Cows must be kept clean and
healthy, and have pure air to breathe
and then they will return a volume Of
rich. nutritious milk in paying quaint
ties.
1t is not profitable sto treat fowls
suffering from a contagious disease
1t is a better move to at once destroy
all such cases. or there may be an
epidemic.
In making flower beds 1t is not de,
sirable to elevate them above the sur,
rounding level. Raised beds shed
rain and in consequence dry out more
rapidly than level ones.
Outdoor grown tomatoes removed
from the vines In green state, when
frost threatens, will take on a moro
natural color II placed in the dark
than when exposed to the light
The only way to raise chickens in
large numbers in a short space OF
time and have them at the right
time to get the highest prices for
them is to use incubators and brood.
ers.
After the whole system Of pork
production has been adjusted to the
more modern business like and ,vs.
tematic basis, we need not fear an
over-supply, for we are at present
within reaching distance of our
known power OF production
The majority OF daIrymen have now
learned by experience the practical
value Of supplying the wants OF tho
animals. such as food. water and
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