The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
General
Farm
Notes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In planning the barn, make the hay
NOW ample in size. The same roof
can cover high barn as well as a
low one, and the same foundation will
support it. Hay stored in the NOW un-
der good roof will be worth twice
as much the following spring as hay
stacked out
On thin land, intended for clover or
grass seeding, thin coating of ma
nure will insure a better stand. Where
clover hay is fed and the manure ap-
piled to the land, partial stand of
clover may be secured through the
manuring. In this case 1t is better to
apply the manure to the surface of the
plowed ground and harrow it we'll into
the surface.
On hot days you like to take jug
of cool water to the field with you.
The team also will appreciate a cool
drink in the field on hot days, so why
not take along in the wagon an eight
gallon milk can of water for the
horses?
The work animals must have plenty
of good, substantial feed during the
weeks of heavy plowing, planting and
harvesting. Remove the harness at
noon so they can rest better. Do not
work the teams long hours any day
unless there is extra rush work on
hand. You and the team can do
more and better work If you work
moderately each day and take plenty
of time for rest. 1t is never economy
to rush things every day of the week.
Systematic work is what counts.
Nothing is quite so ugly as farm
with fence rows grown up with brush
and weeds. BY cutting out and NOW
ing the fence rows few times, grass
will gradually begin to take the place
of the undesirable growth. After the
fence rows are in grass they look bet
ter and they become productive, in
stead of unproductive land. The grass
can be utilized for pasture when crops
are removed. Pasturing field with
sheep during the summer aids in
keeping down sprouts and weeds
along fence.
Make a succession of paintings of
sweet corn and snap beans up to the
middle of summer. Stowells ever
green sweet corn is a good variety
for the main crop. The Kentucky won
der is long season string bean of
the pole variety.
Keep lice and worms from hogs.
Hogs are generally subject to worms,
which retard their development.
Feed them worm medicine whether or
not they show any signs of the pests.
Do not rest till all the farm is
fenced and cross-fenced with high,
tight and strong woven wire Fine
fences improve the beauty as well as
increase the earning value of land.
They make 1t possible to utilize all
of the fields for pasture when they
are not in other crops. On the aver
age farm a large share of the summer
growth goes to waste for want Of
adequate fencing. Fences are an in
dication of thrift
Give the poultry the same good,
regular attention you do other good
stock, and the birds will make money
for you. So many expect poultry to
shift for themselves and pick up all
their living. Such persons are the
ones who are sure there is no money
in poultry.
Cleaning and oiling harness will
make it last much longer, makes 1t
easier to handle is more comfortable
to the horses and helps the leather
to keep it's strength.
When a small pig loses use of its
hind quarters 1t is probably the re-
suit of feeding an unbalanced ra-
tion. Likely there is being fed too
much corn and not enough oats, oil
meal and roots. Give the pig ten
drops of tincture nux vomica and five
grains of iodide of potassium at
dose in its feed twice day. Apply
mustard and water to its back at
least three times week, making
the application hot with mustard. Al
so give 1t three ounces of lime water
two or three times a day.
Mice do not like camphor and its
presence in the places they frequent
will often cause the bothersome ro-
dents to leave the premises.
A tiny bit of butter is often an
improvement to cake frostings, espe-
cially chocolate or caramel.
Do not allow the boar to run with
the sows Keep him in separate pas
ture or lot and mate the sows at the
proper time. In this way you may
know when the sows are due to far
row. BY knowing farrowing dates, the
sows and litters can be sheltered and
cared for with fewer pig losses.
Teach the foal to eat as soon as
possible. Provide low feed box by
its mothers side and give it small
amounts of oats and bran daily, to-
gether with fine hay.
Allow mares with foals to run in
the pasture every day possible, and
feed such mares more than other work
horses.
See that animals in the pasture
during thet hot weeks have plenty Of
shade and pure drinking water. Hogs