The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-09

Much depends upon the manage
ment,
The hen wants plenty of freedom
and plenty OF food.
Every days start the weeds get
means two to catch UP.
The defects of the SOW are as sure
ly transmitted as are the strong points.
The man with the largest crop is
the man who attracts the most atten-
ton.
A breeder must know how to breed,
how to feed and how to heed every
need of his stock.
Give spinach plenty of rich manure
in the fall. and heavy coating of
mulch. 1t will keep all winter.
One years seeding makes seven
years wedding" is very true of the
soil of well-fertilized garden
Never pick berries for market when
they are wet. And, when picked, hur-
ry them to cool place out of the sun.
If it is possible the quarters for the
sheep should be so arranged that the
sun can shine in all or most of the
day.
The nonlaying hen is the one that
takes on fat, and such should be made
as fat as possible in a short time and
sold.
Speaking about monster hogs, a
Kentuckian bought one recently which
when killed tipped the scales at 997
pounds.
Plant sorghum to carry your hogs
over summer. 1t is a splendid soil
ing crop for pigs and should not be
neglected.
Sheep are seldom profitable unless
they are fed and sheltered during bad
weather. Sheep should not be left
to shift for their living.
Care must be taken not to allow
the cream in ripening to become too
sour, for the butter takes and keeps
the flavor of the cream.
Cultivate sweet potatoes we'll before
the vines spread over the rows. II
you neglect this you will have diff.
Guilty in eradicating weeds.
While you are enjoying ripe fruits
do not neglect to can and preserve
enough for winter use. You will
need it when fresh fruits cannot be
had.
Fence every square rod of available
pasture land for the stock this sum-
mer. Grass and other forage can be
turned into good money by the ami
mails.
Where a brood of chickens are
raised with the hen it pays to have a
tight coop, one that will protect from
the weather and also from predatory
animals.
It is poor economy to permit colts
to follow their dams over the fields
this hot weather. Keep the colts in
the pasture while their mothers are
in the harness.
a good coat of whitewash before you
SOW the land to summer cover crop.
This will protect them against insects
and fungus diseases.
Protein promotes growth of bones
and muscles. Young animals require
plenty of protein to develop properly
Cotton seed meal, wheat shorts and
gluten meal furnish protein.
In dry times, narrowing the p1owet
surface at the end of each half day.
work will aid greatly in conserving
soil moisture and in keeping the
ground from becoming cloddy.
Geese cost but very little If allowed
the liberty of the fields with access tt
a pond or stream, but to attempt *
make them profitable without these
advantages will result in failure
Killing weeds is but one object O
cultivating corn. While important t.
kill weeds the preservation of mois
ture in the soil is equally so, and i.
done by shallow and frequent cultiva
ton.
Cool your milk as soon as you cal
after milking. II you can't do it an!
other way, pour it from one pail to an
other out where the pure, fresh air viii
strike It. But aerators are not yer.
expensive at present. Most of US cal
afford one.
Pigs coming any time in March O.
April will be ready for the Septembe
or October market. If they are KEEP
on a good clover or blue grass pastur
this spring and summer with milh
shorts and corn for feed they viii
make thrifty growth and be in goo
condition for finishing in the fall.
I Count the cost of raising calf til
it is three years old; then figure VI
what 1t costs to raise a good three
year-old colt. Opposite the cost o
each place the sum it would sell for q