The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-07-05
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| beef.
Exercise is essential 20 the best
growth Of the foal
You have some things TO learn after
you get an Incubator.
he best time TO cut the lambs tail
and castrate is "a one week old
Calves make more gain with given
/ amount OF food than does older stock
Too much emphasis cannot be laid
upon the use q: cover crops In our
orchards
Giving water At irregular times is
injurious not only 20 chicks, but to
old fowls.
varieties of potatoes yield so well as
those : little later
Mans object in fruit growing is the
production and Improvement OF the
edible portion of the fruit.
Good ventilation is essential; but it
should be SO arranged that the cows
shall not be exposed to a draught
Everybody knows that in July
weather COWS give a larger amount of
milk than in cold and wintry weather.
Build coed shed to shelter the
tools: it is doubtful If you can make
90 l-3 per cent. profit in any other
way.
There is a best temperature for
each individual lot OF cream. but this
can be determined only by expert
ence
Are there any old apple trees in
your orchard bearing undesirable
fruit? Easy to graft good varieties
upon them.
Keep on good terms with the ewes
SO that you can catch and handle
them without causing undue disturb
anCe in the pens.
There Is no phase of the dairy bust
ness that needs more study or more
carafr,l mapa1omnp, ,b,, 400. ~.
breeding OF the COW
AS the time draws near for calving,
the COW should be put into a comfort
able box stall. having plenty of bed
ding to keep her dry
The open swill barrel standing bv
the kitchen door is a direct invita-
ton TO typhoid. diphtheria and like
diseases to enter the home.
When live stock prices drop IT is al
ways the man who knows how to
make meat at the least cost per pound
who realizes the largest profit.
When the fruit buds come very
thick most people take it as a sign
of big yield. but when fruit grows
too thickly it must necessarily be very
small
II the udder becomes hard or shows
a tendency to garget. apply u.salted
lard anc give it vigorous rubbing.
after which give the eve a good dose
OF salts
Skim milk. which Is whole milk
minus part OF its fat. and which costs
only half as much as whole milk. fur
nishes protein about four times as
cheaply as beef.
When the COW is comfortable and
contented. she responds with a flow of
milk far in excess of that which she
gives when she has been uncomfort-
able and irritated.
Cherry rot OF brown rot affects all
stone fruits. including peach. apricots.
etc. 1t is BY far the most serious and
battling of cherry diseases to the COM
mercial cherry grower
Barley meal. low grade flour and
white niddlings added TO the mash arc
useful il preventing summer diar-
rhoeas. Keep granulated charcoal be.
fore the birds for the same n,,r,os.
Never iced hay. or sweep or in apv
Wy stir up dust just previous to milk
ing time. for this will contribute TO the
introduction OF bacteria. which con.
teammates and Injuries the quality of
the milk.
Gull your focks often and market or
eat such birds as ii will not nav IN
keep. BY penning or Grating the cuIIs
they can be fa;tened nicely in three
weeks time. if well fed. Feed rbree
times z day all they will clean IN ~
cracked corn and mash OF tvc-,hir6s
corn meal and onethird equal parts
bran and low grade flour mixed with
sGim milk or sour milk Use rhe milk
either always sweet or always sour.
No time like the present 10 clean
out the spring or Well. II pays to lcok
after the water supply. If the well
goes dry try driving two-inch well
point through the bottom of it. There
ought 30 be plenty of wafer IL Won On
after it If You have q tiled spripp