The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
Drown the rats and mice.


will come handy before the summer
is over.
D not permit your chicks to go
into the cold. wet grass in the early
mornings.
BY judicious planting a nne supply
CT onions may be secured throughout
the senson.
Included IN the long list OF feeds
available for the farm stock. grass
has no equal
Rub of the water spouts OF a tree
as soon as they appear You can do
It with your fingers.
A 80 rooster is generally cheaper
than 81 one. The good blood will
tell the second year.
Pigs that are apt to have differ
enoes Of opinion" should be separated.
Fighting takes of flesh.
Oyster shell is absolutely the best
shell-making food for the hens. Keep
1t before them constantly
Don't plant any flowers IN straight
rows except hollyhocks or sun
flowers. or plants for borders.
For family eating plant the white
pole cherry beans among the sweet
corr, at first or second hoeing
II YOU think OF setting out an or
better hire a man to show you how.
Roosts or perches should not be
more than two feet above the ground
and one should not be higher than an
other
Newly broken colts should not be
worked too hard They are apt to
overstrsin themselves and be injured
for life.
A balky horse Is made 80 by a
cranky or cruel driver, and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful in break
ing the colts.
Many farmers who keep cows lose a
| large share Of the profit because the
milk is not produced and handled in
the best way.
Live stock husbandry gives us year
around employment, converting idle
time during the winter season into
profitable labor.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cab
bage worms. These insects usually
cause trouble when the weather gets
dry and food is scarce.
Whether the season Is wet or dry,
or the land rich or poor, thorough cul-
tivation is the chief secret" in hav-
ing a successful garden.
The brood SOW that is kept upon
pasture with little supplementary
protein food stands the best chance
Of making the biggest profit
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage you must see that the roots
are well In the ground, but need not
be so particular about the bulb.
The good dairy COW has a capacity
for tremendous amount of feed and
this feed must be furnished her II
she is going to yield the best returns
The really successful farmer is the
man who solves the problem OF la
Dor 1t is well nigh impossible to get
help at once competent and intelli
gent
Chicks that are sheltered from the
weather and given plenty OF good
water will find much of their feed
and prove the most profitable crop on
the farm.
In selecting a ram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs
shows courage and masculinity. A
slow, poky animal will prove a dis,
appointment.
Remove the milk at once from the
stable to clean. dry place, where the
| air is pure and sweet Do not allow
| cans to remain in stables while they
are being filed.
A New Zealand dairy report say
that an acre of pasture on the island
OF New Zealand returns all the way
from s15 to s45 per acre when sold In
| the form Of butter fat
The experienced poultryman only
smiles when he hears some one boast
that his hens have laid right along
| during the moult He knows full well
that the poultryman must pay heavy
| toll for this unnatural drain on the
| hens vitality.
The fattening chicks may be crowd.