The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

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The colt needs exercise.
Divide the hog pastures.
Have a sharp steel cutter on the
pillow.
ter yield.
Provide some s~ucculent food for
ewes in winter.
An i~li-tempered man is d misft in
the dairy business. i
Thorough and constant spraying is
the price of good fruit.
After pruning clean up and have
some bonfres right away.
1t has never seemed advisable to
SOY alfalfa in the fall with rye
Provide the tomatoes with a sup
port of some kind-tre1Iis or stakes
I little pig loves sunshine and
needs it almost as much as he needs
food,
Better Sires. better CoWs, better care
and more prosperity is the Inevitable
resuIt.
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strainer gospel. but a gospel of pre-
yention.
Sows are always in better condi-
ton TO raise fail pigs than they are
in the spring.
Wash all parts of separator at end
of separation and scald, leaving in the
open air to dry.
In keeping cows never be without
clover. 1t is one of the foods essen
tial to good dairying.
In preparing either walnuts or but
ternuts for planting. the shncks should
he left on over winter.
The late Matched chickens should
have a grass run to themselves and
be given extra feed and care.
A chill brought on by the udder
coming in contact with the frosty
ground may ruin your best COW.
The individuality of each horse
hould be studied, and the feeds sup
piled to meet Individual requirements.
Don't let the buck run with the
does when the breeding season is
over, but confine him in a pen by him
self.
Are there any old apple trees In
your orchard. bearing desirable fruit?
Easy to graft good varieties upon
them.
With good fence wire as cheap as
IT is today it is an easy matter to di-
vide up the hog pasture into Y
lent lots.
All eve lambs that are not desir-
pS 40 Suc S1Oulu D0
given extra feed and sent back to the
block early.
Systematic training Is of value in
handling young colts: teach them one
thing at a time. have them learn that
one thing thoroughly.
Cold, exposed sleeping quarters that
compel the sows to pile up In order to
keep warm are usually responsible for
the dead pigs at this time.
Fruit trees should be planted in
regular rows in the orchard, or fruit
garden, SO thorough culture can be
given both ways of the orchard.
Give the ewes the best possible
chance to get them in high condition
before breeding time. 1t means more
and stronger and thriftier lambs.
Maple and ash posts Will last about
three or four years; excepting the
very best quality of yellow ash, and it
is too dear to be used as fence
posts.
Mighty easy to fee new corn to the
hogs, stalks and all, but you will find
that II the corn is first run through
the shredder the animals will eat 1t
up clean.
Shocked corn accustoms cattle to
the taste of a corn. but compeIs
them to eat SO much roughage In con-
nection that there is very little danger
of over-eating.
When a farmer thinks Of buying a
dairy bull to improve his herd, he
should look to the Individuality OF he
bull. also h backing. not the cheap
ness of the price"
Pumpkins will freeze II you dom.
watch out, and frozen pumpkins are
of no good to anything. Good, ripe.
sound pumpkins are enjoyed by The
cows. and help the milk flow very
much.