The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-25

time: it is hardly, growing wherever
the surface Of the ground is not fro
zen, and in the spring makes a large
amount Of feed before the other grasses
/ have started
About (. pounds of pork will be ob-
tanned from feeding Il bushel of whear
and If from bushel of corn. in the
same circumstances. BY comparing
prices of the two it is readily ascertain
ed which is he more profitable to feed.
The showing is still more favorable
for wheat when fed during the grow
ing stage of the hogs and COR promot-
ing the growth Of muscle wheat is
manilestly superior to corn.
A poor COW. a poor pig or Il poor
specimen of a horse would better be
dispensed with at any price an fed
through the winter. If ever j. was
encumbent upon the farmer TO weed
out the poor stock on his hands. it IS
now. If not actually worth his feed,
give him away or kill him.
Have your yearlings and two year
olds in prime shape when time comes
for turning them on the pasture in the
spring, and in the fall finish them up
! 10 a prime stare on corn. You thus
have two or three hundr, Il weight
from chap grass feeding. and he b s.
season of the year for rounding the II
out for marker or use.
When feeding milch COWS. feed for
ha Inc ,tI nj h,,
which can b. obtaind possibly. This
means grain ration in addition to
he best of hay and green stuff Being
satisfied Il IA the CT tie are in good
condition merely is folly il You are
makinng but er.
With all The proofs at hand there
can be no Longer doubr but that it
Will pay to feed up the heat crop
new or Cd. Many 80 cent busEel
has been made to hling do lar when
turned into pork. Better look into
this S'rI"ns'y. for 1t will pay lon.
The bni DIM rfa Creamery IN IL
neishhorhord oft IN c,ndnces t, mere
profit in stock keeping. B.sldes at
tording market for the dairy pro
ducts, it not infr,quen'Iy is means
OF education up to better methods of
feeding and caring for the products.
1t usually pays best to kill pigs by
the time they weigh $50 pounds, and
from that up to 300. If allowed to
grow much heavier than this the cost
of food in proportion to gain is in
creased, except when TIC hogs become
too sluggish and fat to take exercise,
bnt after that the gam is at the
expense of healthfuln IS of the meat
when killed.
The pig suddenly changed to feed
Of corn will for little time make
rapid gain in weight, but its diges-
ton will soon be so much impaired that
it can no. assimIlate the food it eats,
and will not continue to make the
grain it should. Older animals digest
the corn better and it is therefore, Il
better food for them than for growing
PIGS.
Select the stock to be wlntered over,
and tatten the rest at once. 1t is with
no profit that we keep over any bu'
those amended for breeding purpose;
push the grow and gain with the
rest in order to obtained IA fair profit.
There is nothing IN merely keepings
hogs alive during the winter season
and, even though kept cheaply, the
little they eat must be added to the
cost
The heavy masses Of the fleece up
on sheep form excellent lodging places
for all sorts Of lice. ticks, vermin and
parasitic creatures, and when the
sha, p are exposed to damp weather.
this dampness is retaind for a long
time, and these parasites will be sure
to breed. Protect the sheep, keep
them clean and in winter see that
their quarters are healthful, warm and
well ventilated.
POULTRY.
One who has waste pasture. swamp
or bog land which will grow grasses
or clover, pond or running wa'er
where aquatic vegetation hourishes,
might do well to try flock of geese.
a stream is not necessary, as they
will do quite as we'll upon dry past
ure If clean drinking water is furnish
ed them, but in the former case they
will procure much of their suStenance
from the water.
Market gardeners ard dairvman are
particularly well sui'ed for the handl-
ing Of poultry with profit. The former
have much spare time in winter: the
latter 60 among the best custmoers IN
the town every day. Keep strict
account IF RECEIPTS and expenditures.
The dropplngs, at Is cents barrel.
will 60 "a loEg way toward playing for
the feed.
There is no better Way of disposlng
OF the small potatoes than to feed the m
to the chickens DO not overfeed and
do not feed them alone nor often
than every second dav. If fed too
many their eggs will have light
colored yolks, with a feed of corn.
corn meal or hay will remedy. Food
which makes VI low butter will make
yellow yolk>.
ne refuse screenings from the
wheat bin or the corn crib will not do
to depend upon: might us well expect
a COW to do we'll and make good but
ter when fed on mouldy hay. The
chickens should have good meal now
and then of ground wheat, barley
meal or other variety that we know
will supply the sust nance and mate