The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-05-03

The nervous horse should have leas
oats and more bran.
A good hen viii easily care for from
fifteen to thirty chicks.
This II about the time to plant an
prune. spray. pillow and fertilize.
A little charcoal II fne to give q
any time Of the year for all hogs.
Feeding the hogs at regular hours
Is worth trying. They know when Il
comes.
To prevent contagion. q sick fowl
should BE- at once separated from the
others.
Regulate the amount and kind Of
feed in accordance with the condition
of the hog.
Don't put the new bed on sod land.
The white grub is death to straw
berry plants.
Clean sand or good country pine
sawdust Is excellent to use on floor
Of poultry houses.
| Do not plant beans until all danger
OF frost Is passed. as the young plants
are extremely tender
At IS cents each day-old chicks
are cheaper than eggs for Matching
at two dollars per sitting.
The poultry business large and
small Is made successful through At
tention to the small things.
The turkey hen that ranges far
from the barns Is likely to steal her
nest long ways from home.
II there are two toms In the flock
and they don't agree. shut up one
one day and the other the next.
Be sure to have brood coops and
brooders ready and waiting for the
chicks when Matching time comes
In some places the mutton sheen
are the more profitable. while in other
places It pays better to produce wool.
Cleanliness and plenty Of fresh air
are great helps In developing the
chicks and keeping them thriving and
propering.
Don't look for fertile eggs II You
crowd your hens too close Another
bad thing in the same line is lack
of exercise.
II you have only one breed of pure
blooded birds you will sell many eggs
for Matching and birds for breeding.
at high prices.
A field Of four or five acres will b
large enough to run a flock of 100
sheep for about thirty days and fur.
nish some hay besides.
According to successful dairyman.
the presence of dirt In milk indicates
and uncleanly methods in
production and handling.
Now that the days are warmer. be
sure to keep the incubator cellar veil
hired and do not run the machines
with too high q lamp fame.
In transplanting cabbages set the
,lants in the ground up to the first
eaf. no matter how long the stem Is.
md press the earth firmly about II.
The would-be pouitryman should be
areful in his selection Of a farm. for
pcn this selection may depend his
uccess or failure in the pounltry
usiness.
For those who have not much time
o devote to the garden there Is no
lass of Towering plants more desira-
lie than the hardy perennials and
erbaceous plants
There is considerable easily earned
loney in rearing pigeons. In largo
tiles $3.50 to 1915 a dozen pair il
aid for them. The demand Is always
reater than the supply.
Farmers who have heavy draft
ares are making a great mistake In
ot raising more colts of this class.
I'd keeping the money at home that
now going west for horses.
Obviously the remedy for unproduc-
We eggs is to use only healthy breed
e stock and to keep the breeders in
,od condition by good food and good
,mmon sense care and management
II you have a piece Of land that
,,st be planted to corn later than
e last Of May. use seed of some
cd early maturing variety Of corn
.aming Sixty Day corn is good for
te planting.
II white worms appear in the soil
your potted plants dissolve q piece
fresh lime in water and set the
Il in the water, letting 1t remain
ere until the soil and ball Of roots
e thoroughly saturated.