The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-04-19
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If every man who owns and drives
horses really knew the difference be-
tween a good horse and an inferior
one. there wouldn't be enoigh good
ones to go around, and the commons
would be full Of cast of. valueless
horses, says contemporary.
There is no need of making butter
at a loss with so wide demand for a
gilt edged article, yet plenty of people
continually suffer this loss, and do not
seem to know just how to locate nor
remedy it. 1t is safe to say that ninety
nine farmers out of hundred never
have any right appreciation of the
possibilities of int lligent dairy
ing.
Consider tie difference in the
amount of money each brings, and the
length Of time between returns, when
choosinr between beef and butter
production. Butter can be shipped
weekly with cash returns regularly,
while the pigs, the calves and fields
are constantly fed the waste and the
fertiEizing clements, and yalae Is grow
ing up all about you.
Worms in horses. says Il writer, are
often caused by hard work, poor food
and general neglect. For poultry cases
of worms, common salt. nutritious
food and pure wafer will prove satisfac-
toy. Salt should always be kept in
the stalls of horses.
Many a new thought is made public
property at the farmers institute, and
many an idea and inspiration which
have made a successful dalryman. 1t
Is much if one gets nothing more than
comfort at such place: but the
dairynlan is student these days, and
should lose on opportunity to 90 to
school.
When feeding wheat to the COWS
about one-half the bulk should be
ground out into -four for family use
and the rest mixed with an equal
amount Of bran: certainly should the
bran be added if the wheat is used en-
tire Whsat is apt to founder if fed
IN quantities called for, but shorts
never do.
a Nermount correspondent Of
Hoard Dairyman asks the editor to
formulate a good ration for mi ali cows
from the following feeds: Corn fodder,
CA straw. hay (mixed red top. herds
grass and clover, bran $40 per ton, oats
and peas.
For banks or for any situation
where i is desirable to keep the earth
firmly in POSITION, the Virginia
creepar and the japanese honevsuckie
40 90 Il vines. These vines root as
they grow forming thlckats Of green.
in 80 ne loo Iitics they have beeu foUn,!
DOM the whole work alone. by THEN
r"otjng and c,lnging.
1t seldom paws II hold grain for d
1i:e in the MAJ ket. Ot'en the rise does
10 coMe, Whi'e thousand bushels OF
corn. wien dried, ! Sc 10 bushels in
wei hit 10y evaporation. That which
brings 80 Gems now. must bring ,.
n,At year. Add to this interest and
insutanca, and it Is hard to fl IRE il
profit in any case.
ia field has no. paid you, Charge
the soll or the crop. Test til. milk
and dispose OF the proliCIess cows Sell
the scrub horses and stop feeding them.
Get rid Of the surplus cocks and tie
Cd hens. Weed ont everything uu-
profitable Il is true today that the
seven lean kind IryDur n seven fat
1t has been said tat the corn fodder
fra ore acre is worth more for feed
ing purposes when property prepared
tLaa the ears from the same acre. and
this Is ii matter OF test. Tie butts
contain much valuable food. and Will
he eaten by cattle when cut and crush
ed: they will eat practically all Of it