The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-30

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the face Of q hill If they can as well
be rln across It's face. In such places
there Is no fear Of water lying so as
to do damage. but there is srea,
chance Of a drought lessening the
yield. This Is especially the a 5 II
burrows MP and down the hill provide
facilities Cor a quick run-on in case
Of a downpour OF rain. Where there
are no such burrows for the escape OF
the. water. 1t win be much o likely
to soak In
Corn Is in ideal condition for the
stlo when It Is in ideal condition to be
cut for fodder. 1. e.. when the kernels
are well glazed and Just before the
foliage begins to brown Corn at this
stage introduced Into a well-construct-
ed silo and carefully spread and well
tramped has never failed IN our e1-
pesience to produce IDEAL silage.
Hogs make their mos. profitable
growth in summer. when they are
young but this win not be true un-
less they have something to eat.
Plenty Of pasture and milk with
some grain Will help them along at
q time when they are best able o
respond and when pork ID made most
cheap.y.
Ate. the pigs arc two weeks old
they may be turned into q lot to-
gether. where they may be fed with
out being disturbed BY the sows. The
feeding lot Of the pigs should be con-
nected with the sow's pen by q small
opening through which they may pass
back and forth at win.
Alfalfa is making good in the east.
and farmers are realizing that It is
comparatively easy 70 get q stand. by
the use Of lime and plenty Of stable
manure. This is ideal pasture FOR
swine and no harm will be done the
crop II pastured lightly.
There are no secrets about good
dairy1ng. The farm journals tell I'll
there Is about It over and over. but
the man who does not read and apply
modern methods remains in ignor-
ance. and possesses an empty pocket
book.
The average dairy farme. takes It
as a matter Of course that cows US.
ually shrink during the fall and farl
away in their flesh condition. and
therefore he makes no plans to re-
move the cause Of the falling away.
A good brood SOW OF whatever
breed must have a big feeding capa.
city in order to produce plenty Of
milk. For this reason 1t is never wise
to buy a SOW with a short. chunky
body set on too short legs.
In buying a farm one Of the most
important things to consider is the
matter OF water for the stock. No
animal on the farm can be expected
to do its best without free access to
good water.
Idle horses need good. judicious
"a There are instances where val.
liable animals have dropped dead
when being taken from the stable
after a long period Of confinement.
Economy in saving. and the appiL
cation OF barayard manure is needed
on most farms. Manure is one OF its
valuable products. yet 1t is not fully
appreciated By most managers.
Maybe those old hens will go
through another winter all right. but
you will not get much out OF them. Let
them go. It is the young hen that
does the business.
If one waits until husking time to
save the seed corn the task will al
ways be done more hurrtedly and the
chances r that a poorer quality will
be secured.
Benefits can be derived from even a
roughly kept register Of the cows
yield and other matters concerning
her which otherwise would be forgot
ten. (
In a days time a chickadee has
been known to eat hundreds Of insect
eggs and worms that are very harm
full to our trees and vegetables.
Dipping every fowl is the surest and
safest way to get rid Of the body lice
and all parasites such as feather
mites. scaly leg. scabies. etc.
II there Is a furnace in the cellar,
beets and carrots keep much better II
packed IN sand. This prevents them
from sh~riyelling SO badly.