The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-12-30


as much as possible of the rations
necessary for his herd to make a pro-
fitable flow of milk. In order to do
this, it is not tdb emphatic to say he
must grow alfalfa.
If you are going in for few sheep
this season, don't overlook the matter
of shelter. Sheep must be kept dry as
to fleece and feet, otherwise your ven
ture will result disastrously. PROVIDE
dry quarters for wet weather and
you'll not have much difficulty in car
rying them over.
Great Britain imports much less
live stock than formerly. In 1909 the
receipts of live cattle were 54,0Oo
less from the United States and 5000
less from Canada than in the previous
year. At the same time it imported
greatly increased quantity of chilled
beef.
The COWS should not be fed their
roughage, nor the bedding be stirred
up before milking, and as far as
possible the barn should be opened
and aired also before the milking
time, so that the foul air which
taints milk so readily may escape.
With cheap corn and other grains
any man who could buy few pigs
and finish them for market could
make a little profit, but it requires
skill and ability to grow pigs and fat
ten them on 60-cent corn and make
reasonable profit.
Any system of farming which pro-
vides regular summer and winter
work for the horses will prevent the
waste caused by their eating their
heads off, half the year or so that
they may be available for work at
other seasons.
Weeds in the lawn are an indica-
ton that the soil is poor. They differ
from cultivated plants in that they
require poor land. If the lawn is
good and rich the grass will grow
and crowd out the weeds.
Don't feed dusty hay to horses. If
you have no other kind sprinkle 1t
with water just before feeding. Many
horse troubles may be traced directly
to dusty hay and these are much more
easily prevented than cured.
Sell off the cockerels Do not in
breed. If you are not going to fill
the incubator before March you will
not need a cock before February.
But don't be stingy when you buy
him.
When spraying the chicken house
there is no good in making a seven
eighths job of it, because the vermin
left in the last one-eighth will quick
Iy multiply and spread all over the
other seven.
1t is mistake to dump potatoes
wagon box and shovel them into pits
while they are easily bruised and the
skin broken with rough handling.
Cream on the average will weigh
about eighteen pounds to the gallon,
but will vary according to the per
cent. of butter fat it contains-butter
lat being lighter than cream.
Many people are realizing the profit
n raising heavy geese, as they are
worth more a pound than the lighter
breeds, and every year there is more
demand for the Toulouse.
A sheepkeeper should study his In
iividual animals and observe them
laily, reading meanwhile all the gov
bulletins on sheep that are
A crop raised on sod plowed under
vet, eight inches deep, and worked
Until fine enough to cultivate, is often
he best ever raised on a given piece
If land.
In feeding aged steers quality and
-ype are not so essential as in feed
ng calves, provided the purchase
price is proportionate.
Most farm horses get too much hay.
Cut down the amount and feed it
mostly at night. Thorough dampen-
ng lessons the danger from feeding
iusty hay.
When cows are given less food than
.hey require for maintenance and pro-
luction the milk production must suf-
Ter or the COW.
With the fall letting up Of work, let
I'D on the heavy feed. Like men,
horses doing little work should eat
little.
To have good-sized sheep they must
De grown rapidly while young, and 1t
s important to give them a good start.
An eastern paper says, Where are
larry profits" Out here; they are
n the pockets of the dairymen.
Look over the orchard and see If
here are any suckers on the trees
and remove them.
There is a great need for intensive
lairying this year, especially with the
nigh priced feeds.
A thick set hedge in the northwest
side Of the exposed orchard will very
,ften save the trees from permanent
injury.
Old hens will bring more On the
market during the summer months
han later.
No one can tell the value Of a COW
Inless he knows how much it costs
0 keep her.
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