The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-03-08

Bntter fat seems to absorb more
moisture when comparatively warm.
Many growers think there Is more
money in raspberries than strawber
ries.
Sunshine is a great purifier: allow
it free access in the barn whenever
possible.
Milk is very susceptible to filth and
disease. and care must be exercised
in handling it.
The COW that does not yield a profit
at the pail eats just about as much as
the COW that does.
Don't plant any flowers in straight
rows except hollyhocks or sunflowers.
or plants for borders.
The one cry against the general
practice of dairy farming is that it
requires too much labor
The we'll ventilated barn will be
more comfortable on the coolest day
than one poorly ventilated.
Twenty acres of corn put into the
silo is worth more in feeding dairy
herd than 30 acres in the crib.
Don't forget about the lice these
days. when the hens are shut up a
good part of the day and night.
There is best temperature for each
individual lot of cream. but this can
be determined only by experience.
If the man who has no Silo would
watch his neighber feed and watch
the results he would soon have one
when the ground is frozen hard to
dress the land literally with manure.
hill Of potatoes stripped by bugs.
or on which the leaves are injured by
blight. cannot give satisfactory
yield.
Whitewashing or painting the in
terror of the COW stable Is advisable
and does not bring a burden upon the
dairyman.
breeds oontaminate by simply seeing q
different variety on the other side of
The fence
Unless the dairy farmer really
knows a good dairy cow when he sees
,ne. he should not attempt to build
up a dairy herd.
There is tradition that cows will
10 better in warm weather than In
rold weather. but experience has dis
proved this fact.
The best way to feed straw TO
horses and mules at work is to re-
luce it to chafr and mix it with mid
ilings and corn chop.
No animal suffers more readily from
intense cold in the winter or more
from intense heat in the
summer than the hog.
Get ahead of the season in all gar
len work. BY and by the rush of
other things will come and q part of
his work may be neglected
Plant strawberries as soon as the
season will allow. Next years crop
depends upon the start made this sea-
son, SO strawberry growers say.
To seed down a vegetable garden
after the earth has been worked.
ined and raked thoroughly. the first
1eedful thing is TO level the ground.
The time will soon be here when We /!
shall need seed corn for planting. 1t |
s always we'll to make a selection |
md have all things ready before plant |
ne time.
The COW freshenirg in the spring
will produce a maximum flow OF milk |
Turing the first couple Of spring
months because Of the ideal condi-
ions of the pastures.
If perches. houses and coops are
thoroughly treated now with a good ,
mite destroyer there will be no dan
.er OF their making any further trou-
lie until next summer
Stables should be cleaned carefully /
iaily. and disinfected thoroughly at
east twice during the winter season,
nd always after case of disease
.mong the animals in the stable.
before commencing 10 fatten, chick
ms should be thoroughly busted with
insect powder. and this should be re-
,eated at least twice during the feed
ermin.
Set out a few flowers and fruit
'lants each year. ard soon you will
ave an abundance. Many people
ever have any yard and garden