The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

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Air and cool Incubator eggs daily.
Already: the demand for dairy cows
is much IN excess Of the supply. :.
4 The brooder and brooder coop must
be amply ventilated at all times.
Make the mixer wash his hands
with soap before he begins to milk.
Corn is assuredly the most fatteninx
farm grain that may be fed to sheep. "
Lack of a constant supply of clean.
pure, fresh water before the fowls
means defeat In the end. 'j1~
Any food that will keep hens in
prime condition and with vigorous ap-
petites will cause them to lay.
Do not think that the separator is a
difficult piece of machinery to handle
and that it is hard to take care of.
To every ten pounds of butter in the
churn mix one pound of dairy salt
| and two pounds of water.
Two essentials must be observed to
keep milk sweet and clean for two or
| three days so that it can be shipped a
distance or held at home for use.
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few years grow large enough for fuel
and for small timber, such as poles,
which can be used in many ways.
Select dairy cows that have every
indication of being milk producers.
but determine this positively by the
use of the Babcock test and the scale.
1t is estimated that there are 95,OOO,-
900 head Of horses in the world The
United States and European Russia
have the greatest number
| Pumpkins should never be planted
in the garden. The vines take up mors
room than they are worth. The corn
field for the pumpkins.
Pea vines, which were formerly
thrown away by the Gamers, are now
being used for stock food. They are
preserved in silOs, or stacked In the
open air.
Cowpeas belong to the family OF
plants known as the legumes, which
have the power of taking nitrogen
from the air by means of the bacteria
which live on their roots
You can afford to buy feeds for pigs
and lambs at the prices these animals
will bring this summer, and the pas
ture will soon help out the feed ques-
tion.
A nationwide battle against the
common house fly has been started
and it is expected to be waged vigor-
ously during the present year, direct
ed by government scientists
To force rhubarb the best success
is obtained by placing 1t under green
house benches or in a rather dark
cellar; but little light and heat is re.
quired to force good rhubarb.
Millet Is a warm-weather plant and
consequently it may be sown any
time up until the middle of July with
reasonable assurance that it will pro-
duce satisfactory hay crop.
To prevent rats and other animals
from killing and carrying on young
chicks use tight board coop provided
with small run and all securely in
closed with one-inch poultry netting.
including the top of the run.
Milk and butter are higher priced
today in the large cities than ever
before. There is no danger Of an
overstocked market for many years
to come. This is especially true ii
the dairymen produce premium milk
| and butter.
Several different things may cause
the suppression of milk in one or more
sections of the udder. Generally the
cause may be traced to an injury of
some kind received when the heifer
was running in the pasture, or it may
be traced to an inherited weakness.
| When gathering flowers always use
sharp knife or scissors to cut them
smooth and clean. Early in the morn
ing is the best time, and the blooms
not quite developed will last longest.
"Souse" the stems deeply in water for
an hour or so before making bou-
quets.
A very considerable extension of
live stock farming would materially
increase the cash output from farms
and at the same time save millions to
the future farm wealth by keeping on
the farm a large percentage Of the
fertility that is now sold OH in the
form of corn. oats and hay.
Raising calves on skim milk is the
best method, all things considered:
and they will grow and develop on
this food as well as when allowed to
run with the COW. The secret of sue
cess and good health with the animals
is to feed often and in small amounts.
Overfeeding and irregular feeding will
cause the scours and calves will grow
indiherently.
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