The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-22
Plants are made Of food.

Carefully kept poultry is q depend
able source Of profit
Beef cattle do not require as warm
winter quarters as dairy cattle do.
Earthen water-fountains in the poul
try-yard are better than tin ones.
You cannot rush a hog, and as soon
as you try 1t you will get In q mess
Choose for wheat, wherever posi-.
BILE. ground not in that crop last
year.
| little extra attention to the wa
tering Of fowls will increase the egg
supply.
| Sprouted oats are an excellent sub
stitute for green food. All fowls are
fond of them.
The blackberry will succeed on any
soil and with an exposure. provided
the Soil is rich.
Egg production is not measured SO
much by the quantity as by the quail
ity Of the food.
What the next harvest viii be de-
ponds largely upon study. thought
and planning this winter.
Strain the milk through a clean
flannel cloth. or through two or three
thicknesses Of cheese cloth.
The relish with which an animal
eats its feed has much to do with the
effect Of that feed on the body.
The season is at hand when an
evergreen windbreak is an everlast.
ing good thing to have around.
Always save a few yearling ewes
of your own breeding, even il they
are not SO good as you could buy.
Shoats are usually high In price as
soon as grass comes in the spring and
then is the time to turn them loose.
Wool and mutton growing has de-
veloped into a gigantic industry both
in the grazing region and the corn
belt.
In order to get the best results In
a system of drainage. the work should
be laid out with a leveling instru-
ment
Apple trees should be trimmed from
two to three feet from the ground
and diseases are not as liable to af-
feet them.
Bred-to-lay pullets produce more
eggs. because they are smaller. grow
faster, mature quicker, and therefore
lay earlier.
The quantity Of milk and butter-fat
produced by COWS depends In no small
degree upon the manner in which the
COWS are MIXED.
When a hen lays 100 eggs a year
an egg for every other working day
she Is going some. and is pretty near
the head Of the column. i
The silo not only furnishes an eco
nomical storage but 1t enables the
farmer to handle his crops cheaper ,
than by any other method.
A weak. badly developed and under |
sized pullet will not make a profita-
BILE layer: It is worse than foolish |
ness to imagine she ever will
Trees of some kind can be found |
that will grow in almost any kind Of |
soil If there is sufficient moisture. but |
the moisture is very essential.
Our agricultural schools and ex- |
pertinent stations have demonstrated |
beyond question that grasses thrive |
best on reasonably compact soil.
Fattened ewes do not sell on a par
with wethers because they carry pro-
portionately greater percentage OF
offal and q smaller amount of lean
meat.
The disobedient. unmanageable COW
is often made so by an attendant
who has no love for or pride in his
work nor affection for the animals in
his charge.
A straw stack makes good shelter
for e bunch Of hogs. because they are
generally architects enough to build a
house of their own II given plenty Of
straw for material.
While pork can sometimes be made
at a profit when corn ia supple
mented with nothing but a concen.
trated food. still it is not wise to use
concentrated supplements alone.
When the cows are standing ur
straight in the stall in the stanchions.
their lind feet ought to stand Just
on the edge of the gutter. This is
necessary in order to keep the COWS
clean
Clean the hen house regularly all
through the winter, IL not quite as oft.