The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-09-16

A farmer writes from Salina county.
| Nebraska: Our apple orchard is on
thin land and was badly neglected
when we bought the place. After two
years of heavy applications Of stable
manure we made that old orchard
yield at the rate of 1900 bushels of
apples per acre in one year. The
trees we're so close together, however,
and the yield so large that they were.
greatly weakened. We then took the
bull by the horns and cut out every
other tree and are going to have splen-
did results this year.
The udder of a COW has a good deal
to do with her value as an economical
producer. An ideal udder should not
be too large, but should have sufficient
capacity to allow the continued
growth of the cells necessary in the
manufacture of milk The udder
should be evenly balanced in front
and behind and should be covered
with soft, yelvety hair and be free
from blemishes and fleshiness. 1t
should extend well forward and well
up behind and the teats should be
evenly placed
Humus Is q variable, infinite sort
of matter. difficult to classify, chem
ically complex, sometimes highly nj |
| trogenous and sometimes nearly nj |
trogen free, composed of mixed AMI |
mails and vegetable matter-mostly
the latter in it's intermediate forms Of
decomposition, but not complete.
A little green corn will help out
amazingly when the pastures get
short these hot, dry days. Care must
be used in feeding it, but it Is doubt
full If it can be made to bring a big |
ger profit than when fed green as a, |
supplement to failing pastures. And |
you get full value for the entire crop |
| when used in this manner.
! 1t takes twothirds of all the good |
COW eats to keep her alive and with !
out loss of flesh, and the other third |
of ordinary good rations to enable her |
| to give milk. The expense of two |
thirds of the money earning rations |
has to be incurred when the COW Is !
earning nothing.
Angora goats OF both sexes will |
sometimes breed when five months
| old, and often at six months, but from
the fact that they are at this age but
month or two from weaving time
and are not nearly full grown, it is OBJ
vous that they should not be permit
ted to breed.
With native grass lambs or with
lambs fresh from the range country,
it would not be advisable to begin
heavy grain feeding when first placed |
in the dry lot, as an abrupt change is
not conducive to the best health nor
to the best future gain with any class
of animals.
With the present short pastures and
promised advent of extremely dry, hot
weather, it must be remembered that
| now is the opportune time to feed the |
| sweet fodder corn we urged you to |
plant through these columns last |
spring for soiling purposes.
The profit from poultry depends |
upon economical feeding, from utili- |
/ zng materials which would otherwise !
be wasted. When grain must be |
bought for supplying their principal |
| needs close figuring is necessary
avoid loss.
Do not let the radishes that were
left for seed become too ripe before |
the seed is gathered. When the pods |
break the seeds spread over a great |
deal of ground and are equal to a
weed pest the following year.
In dressing fowls for market 1t pays |
to be particular in dressing them. A |
well dressed, dry picked fowl should |
bring several cents more per pound |
than one that has it's skin torn and |
lots of pin feathers on it.
Unless a person is willing to pay
attention to little details and not |
only do them once but as often as oc-
casion may require, it would hardly !
be advisable for them to undertake
poultry keeping for profit.
The young bees, Matched from Au-
gust first on, will constitute the colo |
ny to be wintered, and for this rea,
son 1t is wise to see that much brood |
is ready, even If we have to resort to |
stimulative feeding
Do not allow the pullets to get too
fat. as it will set them back In ma
king a start at egg production. Be- |
sides, this overfat Is apt to create too
much animal heat, which often results |
| in mott out of season.
A clover crop in which Bladder |
| Campion is prevalent should be cut |
early for hay, then deeply plowed and |
ance of the season. preparatory to
hoed crop.
| Water Is necessary constituent of !
milk and the cow must have it during !
the time it is being manufactured. !
! The best plan is to have a supply
where she can have access to it at all
| times.
In raising late Matched chicks it is
always best to have separate quarters
for them where they will not be
| trampled down and their feed stolen
by the older and stronger birds.