The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-08-24

Queot Cultivation.
Clip OF the tops oe early celery
plants In the seed bsd.
The best cAsmical to use for killing
Canada thistlss u coarse salt
The idle curry comb aAA the fat
horse seldom live In the same barn.
Orchards In full bearing may BE-
seeded to grass and pastured with
sheep.
The dairy COW 10 worth more than
the bssf steer whatever way you look
At her.
Whensver you discover . sheep
limping along, catch him and examine
his feet for rot.
The old spring houses that are found
on many farms tell Of the early ex-
pesiencss in dairying.
Cantaloupss. watermelons and citron
can only be profitably grown in .
deep mellow loan soil.
By sowing . pinch Of lettuce seed
every ten days there will always be
tender salad on the table.
The winter dairyman is the coming
man. but he cannot afford to milk in =
cold. dirty stable or barn.
Breeding ewes should not be too
fat; see that they are in q strong.
healthy and vigorous condition.
Pick out the breed you like best
and stick to it: study up everything
you can about that particular breed
One OF the difhcult problems for the
poultryman to solve 10 how to easily
provide pure. fresh water for his
fowls.
Few dsirymen realize the tremen-
dous Significance of the cream trade
that has been developed during the
past few years
II you want to raise . good crop Of
mice and insects that will damage the
orchard trees, let the weeds and grass
lie thick on the ground.
The COWS should be MIXED in the
barn during the summer. but the
barn should be kept Just as cliean
as It IL in the winter time.
Keep the cultivator busy. Don't let
the weeds get ahead Of you. Remem-
Der that they use the plant food that
should go into your crops.
Be sure that you furnish proper
quarters for the farrowing SOW. You
can't afford to lose single one of the
little "squealers" this season.
Never give drugs to a horse any
more than you would to a baby un-
less he is downright sick. Shutting
of his feed will cure all minor ills.
No COW can do her best or even
keep I'D a normal how of milk when
compelled to stand out in the hot mid
day sun Of August and fight the
flies
One Of the most important things
in running a dairy successfully Is
brains. Brains must be applied by
\every branch of work II the best profit
Is to follow.
The weak and wabbly fence is an In
side and 1t always works a hard
ship. especially so during the busy sea-
son of the year.
No farm should be without some
sheep; they clean up the weeds, make
fine fertilizers and wool, and produce
lambs, all of which may be turned in
to a good profit.
Diversified farming is adapted to
the man who does Intensified think
ing. The intensive thinker Is always
a success as farmer or any other oc-
cupation where talents lead him.
The pig that has been supplied
with an abundance Of pasture and a
small grain ration during the sum-
mer should weigh from $50 to ITS
pounds by the latter part Of Septem.
ber.
Duck eggs are in demand by con-
fectioners, as they import a glaze to
their icing, which cannot be had with
hens eggs. For making plum pud-
ding, duck eggs are more economical
than those Of fowls. being both larger
In size and richer.
Too many chicks In one yard. coop
or brooder Is disastrous. Older chicks
will trample on and crowd out young
or ones, and the ones last hatched