The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-15

The n pile is the farmer
bank. The funds properly apple,
return handsome rates of interest
More than three per cent. you may b
sure.
Are you about to build a dair.
house, The dairy division Of the bu
of animal industry will sugges
specifications for dairy houses ant
ice houses to any n who makes ap
plication.
Fresh poultry manure containing a
per cent. of water is worth perhaps
$4.S5 per ton, while the dried manure
containing less than seven per cent
of water, is worthy nearly double.
You know how 1t was last year
You missed that favorable day for the
work you had In hand, and it de
layed and bothered YOU for weeks
Don put 1t on.
While beet pulp has no great value
as a nutrient, 1t has given general sat
isfaction as a ration for the mich COW
because of its p%alatability. Unless IL
excessive quantities 1t will not tain
milk.
The boy with gumption will get tht
benefit of some agricultural course
be it by correspondence, or by the
purchase and study Of the best books
agriculture. To remain ignorant
In this day of progressive, scientific
farming is worse than folly, it Is Q
sin.
The only way pumpkins can be fed
hogs with profit is as a relish and
corrective when animals are feeding
heavily on corn. Pumpkins In large
proportions are a washy ration and
enough cannot be eaten to give the
nntriment necessary for support, lei
alone gain upon young hogs.
The Indiana legislature has before
1t an agricultural school bill whose
purpose Is to establish courses Of
study which shall direct the atten.
ton of the boys and the girls of the
the Importance Of farming and
home.making. and for the best
preparation for this very important In,
.ustry." Why not such a course in
every state?
Have you profited by any of the
farmers institutes or special short
courses at the agricultural colleges
this winter? You are the loser II you
have not. Let the resolve be made
now that next winter will find you In
he ranks Of the progressive farmers
who are studying to know more and
about farm science.
. .As
II you visit the city, as OF course
you do, did 1t ever occur to you to
visit the markets and note the prod
lcts that are bringing the best prices,
heir appearance, how they are packed
and handled? A day or several days
thus spent would suggest many re-
'orms and improvement in your meth.
DDS of shipping to market.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Metropolis
prints the following hen story: IN.
j.. Glass, a well-known colored citi-
zen, has a hen that three times a
week lays an egg Of enormous size,
he first and second eggs each week
contains two yolks, while the third
me contains three yolks. The hen Is
bout six or pounds In weight
md is a cross between a black Span.
sh and Plymouth Rock" Evidently
'ome parts of the egg machinery have
become mixed, or the mans veracity
screw is loose.
On very badly frozen young fruit
rees the twigs and small branches
be trimmed of and larger
branches cut back to a diameter on
me and one-half or two inches. This
should be given az soon as
possible after the freezing. II only
frozen trim the small
ranches moderately. Old trees should
'e only moderately pruned. II cut
Jack severely the chances are they
will not recover. Old trees that have
'een weakened by insects or fungcus
unfavorable weather or neg
ect, seldom recover under any treat
nent after a severe freeze. The best
way Is to dig them up and burn
hem.
Goose liver at n dollar a pound
cuHNo chiuutioLfc n leduluR III
|ustry Of WATERFOWL, Wis, is the
Of geese, which Is yearly grow.
Nc larger, and nov amounts to about
900 geese and an outlay Of about
1000. Three dealers handle the
'irds, which are shipped only on or
Ter, but go to all parts Of the country.
he stuffed goose is not a market
owl, but is valued for It's liver, which
) used in making pate de foie gras,
nd reduced to lard is used as butter
y those who can afford it; the skin
utilized by frying, and is known as
cracker" The liver may
Weigh from three to five pounds, and
worth a dollar a pound. Price OF
be geese is averaged by their weight,
ay 20 to 80 pounds. the pound price
Glowing the weight.