The Columbus journal., 1911-05-17
Give the hen wide range.

Farm philosophers say this is go
ing to be a very dry year.
The mich COW needs a shelter from
the summer storms and heat
A pig that is fed grain all his life
usually fails to pay expenses.
Potatoes require considerable nitro
gen and a large amount Of potash.
The pigs should have a clean. dry
yard to exercise in during the day.
A cheap and effective way Of de-
horning calves Is with potash caustic.
By judicious choice Of varieties car
rots may be enjoyed for a long sea-
son.
A daily record of work done will
cut out many Of the wastes OF the
farm.
The oat crop as a money maker on
the farm is liable not to receive the
attention 1t deserves.
The soil on cultivated fields on hiily
or rolling land will wash less II
plowed we'll and extra deep.
The gardener should try to grow the
carrot quickly In order to secure ten
der. sweet, uniform specimens.
One of the chief reasons for butter
becoming rancid at an early age Is the
fact that it is not washed thoroughly.
One ton OF average fresh manure
contains ten pounds Of nitrogen; one
ton of clover hay. 40 pounds OF nitro
gen.
Prune the trees in the early spring
If possible, any month OF the year II
necessary, but be sure to prune the
trees.
Glover and grass seed may be sown.
and a good stand secured. on oat
ground during the last Of April and
the first of May.
II the buttermilk is not washed out
it will furnish abundant food for the
bacteria, since they thrive On the
casein in the milk.
With a quiet. steady team half
grown boy. with a sulky pillow. can do
as good work as a man with the cd
fashioned walking plow.
There IS no professional study that
recuires closer work than does the de-
veIopment Of the corn plant-a COM
bination of brain toll and nature.
Pigs in the pasture require some
sort of crude shelter to protect them
from the sun and keep them from
blistering and scalding on hot days.
Growing geese require large guam
titles of grass. which they will obtain
if allowed their range. and which will
cut down the feed bill at least one
half.
The picking Of live geese for the
live geese feathers. SO called. Is prac-
ticed less and less. 1t is cruel prac.
tice and ought to be entirely abol-
ished.
The amount of feed that the pigs
should get cannot be definitely ad.
vised. That must be determined by
the feeder from the appetites of the
aSsiInilate food.
II has been found that the seeds OF
many weeds will retain their vitality
for Is to o5 years. possibly longer
and not all of the given years seed
grows in any one year.
THE litter Of chaff. etc. which &C.
cunulates in the barn should be put
in the henhouse. The hens will
scratch Il over and obtain seeds and
pieces of clover that will do them lots
of good
Hard enough TO sit for three weeks
without having 10 lie gnawed all the
time b. insect pests. Look at your
sitting hens once in 4 while and be
sure they are free from enemies OF
this kind.
The styles and sizes Of poultry
houses are almost as numerous as
the farms wherein they rest. and II
is a hard matter TO satisfy any great
number of people with any particular
style OF house.
4 potato fertilizer analyzing pei
cent nitrogen. s per cent phosphorie
ccid and 10 per cent potash can be
made from the following materials
i3s pounds nitrate soda. eco pounds
tankage. 200 pounds acid phosphate
and 400 pounds sulphate potash. II
Is best to apply half Of this with the
PLANTER and the other half broadcast
Just before the potatoes come through
! the ground.