The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-27
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Turning under eospeas adds humus
10 the soil
An acre ., good land win grow
many tens Of stock beets.
Warm weather is coming and you
VIII nee3 . good. coo! place FOR milk
and cream.
Many farmers make the mistake OF
planting their apple trees too close to
sether.
An easy way to secure new grape
vines is 10 propagate them by layer.
ing
Keep busting the setting hen With
insect powder. before and after she
matches her chicks.
The careful man VIII turn and ez.
anime the uaders OF all his ewes In
tended for breeding
Never allow the fowls TO drink
from a stream into which the poultry
yards and barn yards drain.
The man who desires large profits
from his flock should provide it with
the best that good management will
produce,
II you have no silo and cannot build
one this year then plan; an acre or
more OF beets or other roots for win.
ter green feed for the dairy cows.
Select dairy breed OF cattle whose
product and offspring will bring the
highest possible price in any market.
and YOU will surely be successful in
dairying.
But sometimes the large gray louise
gets into the head and Under the
wings OF the chicks. then It is best TO
rub these parts with grease OF some
kind. Lard and carbolic acid IS good.
Developing OF new sections in sew
eral Of the states of the middle west
Tor dairy purposes in itself viii call
for more extra dairy cows that all the
country can possibly furnish
mixed grain ration OF corn and
oats. when fed with clover hay. is
more efficient than a single grain ra-
ton of corn for producing large gains
in an s4-day feeding period.
Look well to supply of autumn
bloomers by planting bed or asters.
The aster has an almost endless va
riety Of colorings and blooms when
most other flowers are past their sea
son OF beauty.
Clover hay. when fed with a mixed
grain ration OF corn and oats. is more
efficient for producing gains than tim
othy hay. In this test clover hay
produced IS per cent. more gains than
timothy.
While box stalls are safer than sin
gle stalls for stablirg horses, they
are also more expensive and do not
offer merits not possessed by single
stalls SO far as they may influence
the horse In taking on flesh.
1t is not reasonable to expect strong
and healthy chicks from Immature,
weak and unhealthy parents. Stand
ard. healthy and vigorous breeding
stock is the foundation Of successful
matches.
When being fattened wether lambs
should have some succulent food in
their ration. for the reason that they
VIII remain healthier and not be
troubled with the common disorder
called stretches and Will usually make
a better gain.
You cannot afford 10 keep poor cows
and the best way to get good ones is
to raise them yourself. Breed the
cows you have to tuIl-blooded dairy
male. II you cannot secure the serv.
ices Of one 90 in with some Of YOUR
neighbors and buy one in partnership.
With favorable soil and climatic
conditions coed crops OF rape may be
obtained from broadcast seeding. but
whenever there is any danger OF the
surface soil becoming very dry dur.
ing the time the seed IS terminating
or when land Is al all foul. drilling
WIN give much better results.
Grapes propagated from layering
come true 10 name. Hence when you
start new grape plants in this way
choose c,ras from vour hest varieties