The Columbus journal., 1911-05-10

Keep the land constantly at work
growing some crop.
One of the very best feeds to grow
for sheep is fodder corn.
Cows differ somewhat in the amount
Of roughage they will take.
Not enough attention has been Civ
IN to the character of seed corn.
The tractor is going to be the new
est and biggest help TO the farmer.
The month of June is the time to
prune for the growth of fruit spurs.
Apples, plums and cherries should
hot be over three years old for setting
out
Pigs need exercise. for their sole
purpose and use in life is to produce
muscle.
alt is better to buy feed and keep
the stock in the yards until grass is
abundant.
The prevent rabbits from gnawing
the bark and limbs from small apple
.rees. spray with soapsuds.
To be sweet and clean It Is desir-
able that the COW stable be white
washed at least twice a year.
There is no crop that stock feeder
can grow that will make as much
feed as corn and peas or soybeans.
As the pig develops it's digestive
system also enlarges, and 1t can use
larger quantities of feed to advan-
tage.
The terminating power Of the mid
die kernels on an ear of corn is much
stronger than that of the tip and butt
kernels.
Beans can be turned into cash the
quickest of any farm crop as 1t is
possible to sell them in 30 days from
planting.
Few dairymen realize the tremen-
that has been developed during the
past few years.
Once driven into wood. a recently
invented split nail cannot be with.
drawn. as the two parts curl away
from each other.
A gill of linseed meal contains
more bone-forming matter than a pint
and half Of corn. and as much nitro
gen as three gills Of corn.
Corn treated with a dressing OF
plaster and ashes will soon show BY
the strong growth and the dark colo,
of the leaf the effect of the dressing
The cream from the milkinCs mus
not be kept so long that it will de
velop a sharp acid. for that would i'm
part an unpleasant flavor to the but
ter.
Now is the time when plenty o
milk is desirable for the market
Prices are at their best and the COW.
should be fed SO as to make the mos
milk.
When pigs are six weeks old they
may be turned into grass and clover
pasture If weather is warm; II colo
and ground wet keep them in dry
roOmy pens.
Always handle ducks and geese BY
their necks and never by the legs, a.
fowls are handled. for these limbs ar,
not strong enough to serve as handle.
and will readily break.
Don't turn the chickens upon thu
strawberry bed to get what they cal
of green food, exercise and larva. i
is much cheaper to buy them prope
food than to let them damage tn,
strawberry plants.
Most farmers raise chickens by tn
natural process, and that is all RICH
SO long as you do not care to rails,
more than. say. 100 chickens: BIZ
when You get up into large number
.ncuSators are necessary.
Beware OF tie hidden nest. II I.
not uncommon for farmers to TAX,
the eggs from a hidden nest and pu
them in the fresh egg basket. As on,
has no way o; knowing the age O
condition Of sach eggs there is
great risk in zach a procedure.
Wien the pregnant mares run fl
an open field there are several dan
gers 70 be guarded against Probabl,
the worst is the danger of injur
from the heels of other horses. espe
cially vicious, old mares. Thos
cross, ill-tempcred. old mares. tina
are always kicking and fightine
ought to be kept away from the ott
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