The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-02-16


delay caused by breakdown.
! Cleanliness is an important factor
in the duck house as in the hen house.
The possibilities of the hog is mat
! ter almost wholly in the hands Of the
It must be understood that 50 fowls
only require about as much air as q
single COW.
The farmer who expects to make
money out of hogs must give the SOW
and pigs attention.
Hogs viii thrive better when they
clean up their corn and sQueal q little
after their feed when ready for It
A small bunch Of sheep can be kept
at almost no cost except short time.
in winter. when they must have feed.
All dairymen will find that it win
pay them well to know Just what
every individual COW In their herd Is
doing.
There is something in the general
conformation of the pullet that to the
trained eye would bespeak her future
usefulness.
Sheep manure contains a small
amount Of water and is pound for
pound the richest produced by any
common farm animal
If milk supply Is too strong, scours
will trouble the pigs, so close atten-
ton and good judgment must dictate
what to do in their case.
An excellent method Of growing tea
roses is to make a border four to six
feet in width by SIX to eight feet in
length. according to the grounds.
Gargetted milk. caused by garget,
which is diseased and inhamed con-
dtdon OF the cows udder. causes sore
throat. scarlet fever and cholera.
1t is rather common to see farmer
riding in his own automobile. but II
they begin investing in airships ii
will look as If they are flying rath-
er high.
Mraslin, new substance used in Bo-
hernia to coat hams, is said to be as.
plisble as rubber. tasteless. harmless.
easily removed and perfect as a pre-
sentative.
Heifers in first Iactatlon apparent
" give better results by machine
milking than do aged cows that have
been accustomed to hand milking for
one or more years.
1t is now against the law in Nebras-
ka to use cream cans for any other
purpose than for cream. Many things
have been carried in cream cans.
which have no place there.
BY having the February or March
pigs come you can raise two litters a
year; the second litter can come in
September and these can be fattened
out the following spring or summer.
The handling Of the manure and It's
application to the soil has much to
do with its effectiveness. Manures
from different animals and intended
for different crops require different
care
Mammoth clover Is IN appearance
so like the common red that were II
not for the stronger growth Of the
former it could not be distinguished
from the common red By the ordinary
observer.
AS general proposition the most
liberal feeders make the most profit
from stock feeding, but 1t is business
that requires as much careful thought
study and good judgment, as any other
business, If it is to be made profitable.
Red top is valuable grass for both
hay and pasture on lands to which It
is well adapted. Although it will grow
well on a variety OF soils, 1t is best
adapted to low lands and those having
large amount OF vegetable matter
in their composition.
ANY good cellar for fruit or vegeta-
bles will do to winter bees in. pro
vided corner may be set aside from
the main cellar by some sort of mar
tition. There must be ventilation so.
as to cool the temperature, which NAV.
become too high, especially If the col
onies are strong and numerous.
Equal parts OF corn and oats ground.