The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-04-28
EoG On DAIRY FARM

Where there Is no dttnard for t~e skim
milk Of a dairy farm, some method must
be devised for disposlng OF ITO the b.st
advantage. Que very good way is to keep
hogs; with the sveisfe siz~d dairy quite a
number can b. kept 10 advantage,
AT present the market demlud Is for
light hogs or well fed plss weighing about
200 pounds To fuppy hi, viii require
more pigs thut n net b. disposed Of at *
to eight month. Ola Thls means the rails
ing or purchasing Of more stock and as the
last will reqnire quit IN outlay the first
should be ptecistj when possible.
Much Will Gtp' nd 90 the SOW fer ibis
purpose 5 NE r. qnit gentle, 81 d
make good mothers, while fully as often
they are just the revere. If a tow proves
to be good mother It will be found far
better to keep htr steadily al ieing pige,
rather than changing very year | have a
SOW, writes L K ToWlo, OF Vermont
which has averaged two Iiters Annually
for the past four YER. Etch liter had
eight pigs which I.vrd. She il Chester
White Of good slz is easily kept when
not suokliog pig, ADD IS The kildest snd
best OF mothers
With dairy OF Is cows raise enough
calves for the use OF the farm aud keep
most OF the pigs Tuey nre fstteued and
disposed OF at Fix to eight months Of ape
aud are always waited by buyers To fit
pigs for N srka' al thls eye requires good
care and grain il tdd!tion TO the TX I'm
milk. feed corn me1l mostly sud IN
this diet they grow AID fetten rIpidly. |
have bad very little tranhla with disotders
OF sny kind am crinl TO keep them
warm during cold w,shty sod dry a. d
comfortable At oil times j. 4 year | sold
over one hundred doil.rs worth OF pork
and pigs, besidss providing for tie use Of
large family.
Aside from bis msnsge 10 make q
large amount OF ths bat kiul Of mature
for the farm, which il au itrm that by no
means shonli be left ont OF the account.
In building highway the frst ard
most important consideration Is tbst Of
drainage, for il this is not good tle
base OF the pavement will begin 10
yield, and yielding Of the base means The
destruction Of the psverent II the cell
may be made Of moderately large stor es
vedged tightly together. They keep
their position we'll and at the ssme tin e
allow for drainage. Where there is clay
soil 1t Is we'll to eIc.ysts about SIX inches /
CT ii aud fill 10 with sand or gravel, This |
allows the vat I TO h3w of instead OF re
naming on the clay and developing soft /
spots, After taking ample precantlons |
Tor the drsinsge, the bed should be /
brought to fine proper grade before the
road nsteri.l Is placed upon It. Fyr the .
Z Jsd material ii is sometimes we'll 70 be
gin With = layer Of tao or three inches Of
ssnd. This should be rolled. ABIDE
from the MISTER Of drsinses ii sf1rds
sor. Of cnshioo Tor the pavement.
We cannot com 1end too strongly 10
live stoek breeder the plsotins Of iorsse
srops. II 10 the felt aad early winter one
h.s Dot pleuty OF clover 10 feed breeding
svss, the best substitute is mixture ci
,.ts ssd hsid pess BbthrHhed They
1ting On the sitter lamb TO perfection
BY before aud alter ito biith. The Iess
apply nitrogen, which lie the sirobs cen
eoner, d clover iiselt. IA tIctlltlt
ray. prrAsp, the beet say, 10 nlI The
&c ,s aud oat. is 10 SOW them together 10
be Geld, two bn.hsi. Of oats ard ote
,ashsl Of pen 10 40 acre Cat aud care
he bay. |