The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-03-08
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Remove the orchard litter.
Sweet clover is very drouth-resist-
ing
Plan for an orchard this year, il you
haven't got one.
The cow is the final Judge as to
the real worth of silage.
Rye straw is of very little use on
the farm except for bedding.
A cow should be dried off for a few
weeks before the calving period.
Keeping records OF the COWS is oft
entimes the first step toward success.
During the summer months poultry
consume a large amount of green for
age.
Chickens are always considered
more or less Of side line on the
farm.
Plenty of outdoor exercise and
fresh air will insure crop Of vigOr
Gus lambs.
Regularity in milking helps the flow
during the present and all subsequent
lactation periods.
Good drainage TO COW stable Is alb
sOlutely necessary. and a cement floor
serves this end to good advantage.
Keep your chicks on dry ground.
where they can get no red worms,
and they are not likely to have gapes.
Except when pigs are small. two
feelings of warm. sloppy feed per
day. morning and evening. is suffi-
cient.
The trap nest picks out the layers.
the best breeders. the drones ard the
Improbable hens as we'll as the egg
eaters
The season has arrived when farm
ers and gardeners should begin testing
seeds to determine their power OF ger
mination.
There will be no danger of white
specks. or black specks either. in the
butter II the cream is strained into
the churn.
The sooner anyone gets rid Of "cull'
stock the better, and when a favorable
opportunity comes 1t is well to take
advantage Of it.
A COW that is run down or hide
bound. the result of faulty digestion
and assimilation. needs a tonic TO
build up her blood.
Many of the troubles experienced at
lambing time are are result of rough
and treatment during the
period of pregnancy.
The farmers family is fortunate in
having an abundance of good food at
all seasons of the year. but this is
especially true in the winter.
Every farmer can have plenty of
eggs and chickens for himself and for
market II he will only turn a little of
his energy toward the hen house.
Are there not some places about the
farm where evergreens ought to be
planted? They make a splendid wind
break about the barns and yards.
In hauling manure. ice, wood or 9TH |
er slow work about the farm where a
team stands a good share of the time
he use Of blankets is to be recon-
mended.
You must keep track Of your hens
and know what they are doing II you
are going to keep them at all. and
then you can have as large a flock as
you can manage.
There is no danger OF cattle chok- |
ing on shredded fodder They chew |
II the same as hay before they at
tempt to swallow it and it goes down
their threats as easily.
Some one who has not been asleep |
all the time during recent years has |
said: Cement and alfalfa are going
20 make western farmers the most |
independent people on earth"
For lice on hogs sprinkle them with |
a trustworthy dip. which can be done
most readily with sprinkling can. or
by pouring slowly into a can which |
has been filled with holes in the hot
ION.
Sweet corn is one of the best sum- !
rner table vegetables. Grow plenty of |
II this year and have 4 succession
coming on for late summer and fall /
use. 4 good way to get an carly
start Of sweet corn is TO plant seeds
in pieces of sod in the house or hot
bed and plant the young corn in the
garden as soon as the weather OUT
side will permit.