The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
All animals need pure wate:.

All animals need pure wate..
Dairying is the best kind of farm.
ing.
Corn may be planted in the young
orchard.
Order pure-bred ROSTERS early, to
head your flock.
All the various breeds of hogs have
their ardent admirers.
The selection and care of the brood
sow Is most important.
Great things are to be done with
chemical fertilizers in the future.
A combination of high roosts and
heavy fowls seldom proves satisfac.
tory.
When chickens are kept In yard
throughout the year. green food II
necessary.
The Tamworths are good rustlers.
very prolific. and the meat is OF the
highest quality.
Hogs are the cleanest animals on
the farm to bed and the easiest II
given half a chance.
Culling the pullets may seem q
small matter to many. but 1t adds dol
lars to the years profits.
What is the use Of struggling along
with sugar beets when good old al
falfa is the better crop?
Sheep are not subject to diseases
such as hog-cholera or the epidemics
SO destructive among cattle.
A good tank heater. or some ether
device should be used this winter to
warm the water for the COWS.
The Poland-C China Is considered tho
ideal Of the lard type of hog. They
are good feeders and early maturers.
Scatter dry grain among the litter
on the floor of the poultry houses SO
that the hens will be forced to ex-
ercise.
When laying freely a flock of 50
hens will drink from four to eight
quarts of water daily. depending upon
the conditions.
Winter feeding Is far more expen-
sive than summer feeding. but winter
eggs sell for nearly twice as much
as summer eggs.
Successful dairy expansion involves
the intelligent. systematic grading or
building up Of a herd. both by selec-
ton and breeding.
Never build a feeding floor adjoin-
ing the hog house or sleeping quar-
tiers or there will be everlasting trou-
BILE in keeping 1t clean.
No crop will respond more quickly
or profitably to fertilizers added in the
correct proportions and In the proper
condition than the tomato.
In culling a flock of either chick
ems or turkeys. try to choose and
market birds of nearly the same size
and weight at the same time.
A big hen will eat more than Q
small one, but she will have enough
extra weight at the end of the year
to make up for the extra feed.
Lettuce may be sown any time
during January or February. They
should be picked out of the seed bed |
somewhat sooner than cabbage.
No farm animal. particularly the |
pig. can stand cut in zero winds. |
with the cold while eating |
his meals and make profitable gains.
The preparation Of soil previous to |
the planting of an orchard will de- |
pend entirely upon its nature, its |
texture and its condition of fertility. |
There are several comparatively |
new varieties of early cabbage which |
are very promising. Woods Early |
and Race Horse are among these early |
types.
Certain breeds of COWS produce yell |
low butter twelve months in the year.
and the color of butter from all cows
is Influenced by the character of feed
they receive.
When acorns are fed to pigs, their
flesh is apt to become very soft and |
oily but this difficulty may be over
come by feeding corn for three weeks
before slaughtering
The plan of feeding hens In winter
is the best that will provide the con-
tent of the egg in the most econom-
zeal form. and at the same time COM
mel the hens to exercise to get Il.