The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-22
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Hogs cannot be raised profitably on
corn alone.
Kindness and training should begin
with the calf.
The horse will keep itself respect
ably clean If given a chance.
or the many varieties of clover the
common red is by far the best
Corn is too fattening for laying
hens when kept N close confinement.
Milk rapidly, bat do not rush as II
you were pumping water. or heavinG
coal.
Dust which is used for poultry
should not be left too long in the
houses.
One great essential In getting win
ter eggs is to make the hens entirely
comfortable.
A cow with good digestion will al
most invariably bring a generous profit
TO her owner.
Maximum crops on small farms are
more profitable than minimum crops
On large farms.
The rapid growth and hardness
Of the willow makes IT almost in
valuable on the prairie.
No farmer can afford to buy manure
until he has first made use of every
pound produced at home
One Of the greatest Developments in
the field OF winter dairying and exper-
fmentation has been the silo.
II is very necessary that the dairy
cow have large, strong and we'll
distended digestive apparatus.
During the past few years more at
tentiOn has been given to seed selec
ton and Improvement by individual
farmers.
The active laying breeds of hens
must be given more liberty and they
do not need as warm houses as we
have supposed.
A horse should always be tied to
hitching post with a strong strap
or rope which there is no possibility
of its breaking.
Where there is no regular system of
ventilation. the farmer must, In venti-
lating the dairy barn. avoid direct
drafts on the dairy herd.
The average farmer who keeps two
teams of horses should at least keep
one team of good large mares, and
stallion of the draft type, available.
Growers in almost all the promi-
nent fruit sections are discouraging
the use OF the straight pack. on &C
count of the bruising Of the apple.
II is very important that the water
drunk by the COWS giving three or
more gallons of milk daily be warmed
to about sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
In some respects a COW is much like
person: she enjoys n good. and COM
Portable place in which to eat and
sleep, possibly as we'll as the best of
us.
About seventy-five per cent. Of all
the corn produced in the country Is
grown in the northwestern and mid
die states, which are known as the
ccrn belt.
Give ducks a place on your farm
They are not hard to raise and a few
fowls are more profitable than
great many. when attention is given
TO their needs.
Poultry as a marketable product has
become very scarce and dear the last
wear or two. and the Importance of
poultry as revenue-producer on the
farm needs 10 be emphasized.
Geese are among the most profit
able of all fowls to invest in. for they
can be kept several years for breed
ing purposes. and. when your founda-
ton is once laid. there is little ex-
pense.
Nothing Is gained IN grinding feed
for the hens. They will do their own |
grinding II there is plenty of grit |
available The trouble is on some |
farms grinding material Is not very
plentiful.
What furnishes more material for |
the white of eggs than corn does? A |
bushel of wheat contains about one (,
tenth more protein. three per cent. |
less fat and nearly three times as |
much fiber.
One Of the most remunerative WAYS
of growing rhubarb is to grow the |
forced product out of season. This |.
can be done in any shed. cellar or |
clubhouse where the temperature can |
be controlled.
Plant cowpeas. but put on at least
500 pounds of phosphate fertilizer per
acre and in the fall sow crimson |
clover on every acre of your corn. also