The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09


milk. Plenty of time and prices are
high.
A weak point in dairying is the lack
OF cleanliness at all times and In all
things
Treating small grains with formalln
is too important to be overlooked by
farmers
To give profitable returns dairy
COWS must be well bred, well fed and
well managed.
The most profitable nut trees for the
middle states are the chestnuts, wal
nuts and shellbarks.
The first great requisite in the care
OF stock is perfect cleanliness, pure air
and abundant sunshine.
hen that does not lay usually
does not bother the trap nest unless
she ia after eggs for food.
Flax has been found a profitable
crop In the West and seems well
suited to the prairie soils.
In buying a barrel churn don't get
one too small; II you do you will find
1t takes long time to churn
Raising Of broilers is business by
Itself. Start on a small scale and then
with success increase the capacity.
Scrub poultry may serve a good pur-
pose In the pot, but they should not
be permitted to propagate their kind.
Stables should be well lighted and
so arranged that the light will not
strike the animals directly in the eyes.
Few farmers and poultrymen know
about the feeding value of bright
well-cured clover hay for laying hens
You can not make a greater mis-
take than to confine your breeding
ducks. especially II they are Indian
Runners.
One OF the very important things to
do this month is to make your selec-
ton Of seeds and plants and order
them now
Pruning apple trees involves SO
many principles that only the most
general survey can be given in a short
discussion.
The dairy COW is one OF the best
money makers on the farm: but, like
hens. she pays only according to
value received"
The Holstein, the Ayrshire and the
milking shorthofn are the best breeds
for the milk farmer to raise. For
cream select the Guernsey.
Good comfortable housing and Judi.
cious feeding are the two cardinal
principles of successfully wintering
the breeding ewes.
The value OF skim milk on the
farm when fed In conjunction with
grain is greater than 1t is usually
given credit for being.
1t is good time now to take an in
ventory OF your farm and plan to keep
records OF all transactions connected
with your farming operations.
Don't be in hurry to get rid Of the
old bull Remember that he has prov
en- himself and the calf that you buy
will be more or less of a lottery.
A chilled egg will bring forth
weak chick II It matches at all and
weak chick that has hard work to live
Is sometimes worse than no chick at
all.
During the breeding season mate
one drake with four ducks until the
last OF April, then diminish the mum.
ber OF brakes to one drake to FIVE or
six ducks.
The lack of success which so many
farmers have with chickens In largely
due to lack of planning, and they
neglect to give the fowls the attention
these plans call for.
Anyone can easily see that bone Is
one OF the best feeds for producing
eggs. as the fat assists In forming the
yolk OF the egg and also In sustain
ing the fowl in winter
Butter is a good price. Feed is com
paratively cheap, especially so II you
have saved all Of your roughage, such
as cornstalks. the best OF our straw
and things of that sort which fre
quently go to waste.
In making good butter and wrap
ping the prints with paper printed
with your name and the name Of the
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