The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-12-29

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All feed possible should be grown
on the farm.
Turkeys do not take kindly to In
door roosting places.
Try to protect all stock from cold
winds and rains. 1t pays.
At the time of shipment the fleeces
of sheep or lambs should be dry.
Reject all damaged feed. 1t will
pay you in good milk and excellent
butter.
Don't neglect to commence feeding
the colts some grain before they are
weaned
Is the SOLDERING horse in need OF
more grain, or may it not be that it's
teeth need filling?
Sheep, like men, can endure great
severity if conditions are maintained
favorable to the body
There are a good many breeders
who still believe that it is profitable
to grind corn for the hogs.
The backs of swine are often injur-
ed by juvenile "rough-riders" who
choose hogs for their mounts.
It's a good idea to wait on the corn
until you are sure it is safe to be
cribbed, but not to wait any longer.
Australia has an artesian water
area of $4,000 square miles, mostly
arid localities. available for irrigation
Success in pork production is large
" affected by the attention given to
the health and comfort of the brood
SOW.
The ripening or souring of the
cream is one of the most important
steps throughout the process of but
ter making.
Wear an lill-ftting collar If you
wish, in order to be stylish, but don't
make your horse wear one that is not
a smooth fit.
Many farmers have yet to learn that
a COW cannot live upon an unpalatable
ration of corn and straw and do any
where near her best.
Remember that quality is ahead OF
size every time. The hog which will
produce the most pork with the least
waste is the desired sort.
A shed of poles covered with straw
and open to the south will winter the
geese nicely if provided with clean,
fresh bedding from time to time.
A small flock of healthy hens, given
the best of care and attention, will
give a yearly profit of 81 per hen,
after paying for the food consumed.
The total value of farm lands and
buildings in the south in 1910 approx
mated s6,3o0,000,0eO, of which the
s1,s23,000,O0O of Texas was nearly 20
per cent.
The cause of the contamination OF
milk is largely due to lack of perfect
cleanliness 18th the milking utensils,
surroundings, methods of delivery and
personal cleanliness.
The horse that can move the most
freight in lifetime is sought by ev
cry buyer, but such qualities can not
be infallibly indicated by any market
test They must be judged by appear
ances
Grape vines ma, be trimmed in the
late fall after the leaves have fallen
but before the vines have frozen, or in
the early spring after the wood has
thawed out but before the sap has
started.
Mares that are not heavy type mol
bred to draft stations are preferred by
many Tor farm work. but not by those
who count on their colts to pay thell
way at heavy work while growing in
to salable form.
Humor the fowls during the winter
that is, give them the kind of foot
they crave and the kind of food they
need to keep their bodies sustained
and to permit of their producing egg
at the same time.
A dense fleece is valuable not alon'
for the increase in quantity Of WOO
but for the protection that it afford
the animal from the elements and tn
dust and chaff that flies about in th'
yards where they are fed.
A draft horse is valued solely TO
his utility. 1t is true good looks In
crease his usefulness in all lines O
commerce where advertising is neeo
ed, but the great traffic mover of tn
world that delivers the railroads bun
dens at each end of the route pays hi
way in power.
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