The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-05

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thaa corr anA alfalfa aIoas.
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coalition 70 stand moro severe tssts
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nats yosr hog houss this wiates:
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much - II b by any other anilh o.
ths farm.
A day II coming very soon. when
butter won't sell a. rapidly and At ~
high prices q It was bringing former.
ly. And when that day comes. the
question Of quality In detsrmining
sales II going to b. more important
Paint the outside Of the buildings in
the autumn after the hot weather IL
past. or IN the winter. OIL paint, un.
der cold. hardens 20 as to be much
more durable than when It dries un.
der heat.
The disposition-the likes and dis
likes of each CONWAY be studied
carefully while the animals are
around their keeper. and one can then
feed and care for them accordingly.
1t will not do to allow ducks to
share the common lot Of poultry in
general; not that they require more
attention. but rather q different man
ner Of handling and feeding.
There is one thing which vermin
cannot stand, and that II hre. The
nest-boxes and roosts held over . big
blaze for . moment or two will be
entirely rid Of the pests.
Build your barns q little larger than
you need at the present moment. Few
men ever get too much barn room.
Plan for future growth, and then see
to 1t that you grow.
Drafts OF air cause bad colds, and
that means cessation of egg making.
To efnn al crorE~ arA rrovioou NTH
paper and rags In ''''cao.-, on the part
Of the poultryman.
Sheep are extremely sensitive to
heat. In hot weather their fleece is
burden to them. They are . cold
country animal under the most nat
ural conditions.
The profit IN poultry raising for
market lies in Matching early. pushing
the chickens forward al rapidly a.
possible, and marketing them early
in the season.
Do not wash eggs before packing
them. Washing removes from the
shell the mucilagenous coating which
nature provides for their temporary
preservation.
Among the essentials Of the sue
cessful management of 4 farm flock
of mutton sheep are that We treat
them In . manner adapted to their
nature.
Make a feeding platform for the
hogs eight inches high with a two
inch protecting board all around to
keep the feed out OF the winters mud.
There is no kind of animal breed
ing that will pay better than tho
breeding OF horses, but horses that
will sell, not dunghills or misf1ts.
The increase in flock of sheep rep
resents almost entire profit to the man
who has no rentals to pay and keeps
his sheep on government land.
Nest eggs are not needed to induce
hens to lay. They have no influence
whatever over the hens, and have
been discarded on most farms.
We mu.: cool the milk in order to
stop the ravages of what is now
known to be the bacteria that SO soon
work injury to new milk.
Pregnant ewes should never be kept
in the enclosure with the rest Of the
flock, because accidents are liable to
cause loss of the lambs.
The mare should be fed at all times
with a liberal ration of clean and nour-
ishing feeds, and should have an abun-
dance of pure water.
= Remove the harness and heavy col
lars during the noon hour. To go
over the horses with stfff brush at
noon revives them.