The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-17

vated
Peas put back the fertility that the
corn takes out
Keep the land constantly at work
growing some crop.
Head lice are the great drawback
Of chicks raised under hens.
Lima beans will require more ma
nure than other beans or peas.
The tractor is going to be the new
est and biggest help to the farmer
The manure for peas, beets and
onions should be fine, rich and well
rotted.
The hens need lime and the best
way to furnish it is to feed crushed
oyster shells.
A uniform quality Of dairy products
whether 1t be milk, cream or butter.
is always best
Melons of all kinds require an
abundance Of moisture and clean.
deep mellow soil.
Frequent watering of the teams
during harvest is good insurance
against sunstroke.
made to produce In close quarters of
city and suburban lots.
Manure as well as fertilizers should
be thoroughly mixed in the soil be-
fore drilling in the seed.
Do you ever give your horse a cool
bath in summer? You know how
good 1t feels when you battle.
hungarian grass seed sown in rich.
mellow soil will mature and be fit to
cut 60 days from termination of seed.
Some people claim that hog is a
scavenger by nature, but he certainly
thrives better on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings.
Prepotency does not come by
chance, but through years of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and specific functions.
Many farmers do not have a supply
of cabbage for winter because they
neglect starting plants in midsum
mer for the fall crop.
Every inclosure for the hogs should
be perfectly tight and with excellent
wire fences that are now manufac-
tured this is an easy matter.
The silo is almost indispensable to
the really up-to-date dairy, but silage
is the best form in which to feed
corn to sheep or to beef cattle
A eve that is troubled with caked
udder would better be fattened and
sold to the butcher. II she has 1t once
It may be worse the second time.
The average ensilage ration is for
ty pounds per COW daily. This is
seven and three-ffths tons per year
An acre will yield fifteen tons Of
silage.
Milk giving is a habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect 1t is a
function which may develop or
diminish by the treatment accorded
the COW.
When acorns are fed pigs their flesh
is apt to become very soft and oily,
but this difficulty may be overcome by
feeding corn for three weeks before
slaughtering.
The Indian Runner ducks are not
very good sitters. although they are
often inclined to incubate. Their eggs
are generally put into incubators or
under hens for Matching
There is no better feed for young
pigs than fresh skinned milk. It is
also good supplementary feed for
brood sows, and, in fact, a good feed
for hops of all kinds and ages.
Spring pigs can get along very well
without shelter except from rain un,
iii fall, then II you are so shiftless
as to fail to provide shelter they are
better able to stand cold and rain.
An excellent destroyer OF lice is
four ounces of powdered lobelia seed
and two quarts Of of boiling water
Let stand tin cool and apply to the az
fected parts with a sponge or coarse
brush. One application is usually sui
ficient
Eight thousand dollars worth OF
pork saved from cholera is the rec
ord Of the serum from one hog at the
Missouri experiment station. More
than 1900 hogs we're vaccinated with
the serum. The hog was worth while
In TIE world