The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-04

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Time now to carefully plan the new
house.
1t is very desirable that the eve
lambs exercise daily.
One bit of impurity in the pail may
spoil whole dairy's milking.
Thing is proving to be the very
best way Of making good roads.
Gentleness counts much with fowls.
as 1t does with other birds and AMI
mails.
The air-tght storm window is the
friend of tuberculosis and the enemy
Of health.
Water Is very essential In winter
and summer to the health and vigor
II the flock.
Chickens should have good food and
plenty Of 1t as well as clean fresh wa.
ter and clean coops.
1t 10 claimed that string beans grow
n the dollhouse very prolincally, and
are tender and delicious.
When the white Of an egg is watery
It shows that one 10 not feeding q
good, we'll balanced ration.
Those who do not have supply
Of alfalfa on hand will find red clover
to be satisfactory substitute.
This IL year of high-priced feed
ing-stufPs and you ought to know just
whas1 is costing to feed your cows.
Are the hens roosting out on the
trees these cold nights? Better get
them in and avoid frozen combs and
feet.
Oat straw that is free from mold
makes an excellent winter forage for
mules, young cattle and boarding
horses.
Fall calves grow about as much in
twelve weeks as the spring calves
would in eighteen, is an assertion fire.
quently made.
The things which are important in
the poultry business are the things
which are deemed the least import
ant by the big rasers.
1t is poor economy to feed stock
musty or spoiled ensilage. The but
ter will have bad favor and the milk
will be far below standard.
Corn and alfalfa usually can be at
tended to when the wheat needs no
care. thus distributing the labor more
equitably throughout the season.
Lime is generally considered one Of
the most efficient disinfectants, be-
cause it possesses the ability to de-
stroy organic matter as well as bac-
terra.
A litter carrier will add much to
keep the barn clean because the boys
and men will work more readily than
II they have to depend upon the old
method.
1t is good plan to feed colts lit
tie grain just as soon in life as they
will eat 1t. but II this Is not done it
should at least not be put of until
the colt is weaned.
The great trouble IN the average
dairy is that animals are underfed,
especially during the summer when
excessive reliance is placed In grass
pasturage as a balanced ration.
Wool substance Is what the wool
grower is looking for, provided 1t Is
not made up of too coarse fibers,
which is not usually the case. Dens-
ity and fine hbers are usually asso-
ciated.
After the 200 pound mark is reach
ed, the hog should be marketed as
soon as conditions will permit. 1t
is mistake to try to make them
much heavier for often the expense
is equal to the profit.
At very low cost the farmer can
build cement walks around his build
ings that will last forever, and save
his wife a lot of worry and hard work
caused by mud being tracked into
the house from dirt walks
Look at the winter-blooming bulbs
which are put away in November to
root. They may need water, and
they should be in the dark, and in
cool place. In cold frame outdoors
Is an ideal place for them.
1t is not SO much the breed or kind