The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-09
Cut alfalfa when It ia dry.

Give the brood sOws plenty of ez-
Low. damp ground is no place for
, henhOuse or yard.
British brewers last year used about
es,oOo.oOO pounds Of hops.
Keep the pig pens. troughs and bar
rels clean. Don't overlook that
Thousands of young pigs are an.
nually lost through lack Of exercise.
The cost of the product Is lessened
BY pushing the pigs for early matur,
The early spring chicken catches
the good price. Raise early spring
chickens.
The well.bred farmer is not con.
tent with poorly bred stock nor with
poor crops.
An average orange tree produces
10000 oranges. and an average lemon
tree 5000 lemons.
Keeping COW because she IS beau,
6ful may show an esthetic taste. but
not good business sense.
Hens that lay soft-shelled eggs may
be helped by a little more vegetables
or green food and oyster-shell.
The apple crop for 1909. was of
much poorer quality than that OF 1908.
and about three million barrels short.
n.
A well-broken horse viii stand until
his owner adjusts the robe. takes up
the reins and gives him the word
to go.
The growing pig requires protein
and not much corn. 1t is all right to
give little corn but too much is
harmful.
In purchasing boar # IS well to
bear in mind that one with heavy
bones is more to be desired than one
OF slight build
4 The practical remedy for little pigs
that are liable to be troubled with
thumps is to provide plenty OF exer-
else and large range.
If you cultivate your orchard. see
that the ground is kept finely mulched.
in order to conserve the moisture
which the trees should have.
Dairy profits should go into the
pockets Of the farmers and not the
feed dealers. II they don't. there is
something wrong with our system.
In sorting turkeys for breeding
stock, choose the best. II large birds
are expected in spring. and avoid
keeping hens Of the same brood as the
Tom.
The farmer who marketed his corn
y the hog yard and who is now mar
SetinS the hogs. can look any man in
Ne face and tell him to so to any old
place.
Pigs win 1--we and grow on rape
without supplement Of grain. but
small addition OF the latter Is profit.
able. Dry sows viii. however. do well
on rape alone
Be sure fruit trees are set where
they VIII have sufficient drainage.
Many tree Is blamed By its owner
for being 4 bad variety. when the
fault is in the drainage.
Keep the hens IN the best possible
condition. clean the houses often. feed
carefully OF good. clean feed. spray
for mites and lice. and you Will be as
apt as anybody to get eggs.
Farmers' and stockmen's meetings.
college short courses and farmers In
stttutes are important educational OBJ
Dortunines at this season OF the year.
It will pay 70 make the most Of them
Then there will be found forked
crotches which need strengthening and
can be nicely accomplished by boring
q small hole through each limb. insert
ing an iron bolt with washers upon
each end.
The turkey Is an intelligen. bird
and Il understood and properly
handled according to It's instructive ma.
ture it will respond at once to any
training in the way Of proper habits.
ranging. etc.
Poultry by nature crave animal food.
They get insects in aeason to satisfy