Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-21


the COW.
Chicken wire makes good trellis
for tomatoes.
The greatest damage to soil is
usually done after harvest
Grind the corn you feed the old
sheep. Their teeth may be poor,
Young chicks still with the hens
thrive better on variety of foods.
The disk is the tool to prepare the
corn stubble for the small grain.
Horses enjoy good drink. but they
don't have to go to town to get 1t.
Never throw fruit Of any kind into
basket or box. Lay it in gently,
The production, of a COW above .
certain standard constitutes the pro
Mt so
Manure. sod and lime are three best
ways Of increasing the hunnus in the
soil.
Keep the hedges clipped. Buck
thorn is, one Of the easiest hedges
handled.
There is hardly limit to the re-
sources Of the rat to exterminate
chicks.
Sheep suffer the least from den7
cheney of drinking water. and horses
and cattle the most.
It is we'll worth while to exert every
energy possible to keep your present
supply Of live stock.
When the pigs tails begin to hang
down straight 1t Is time to get out
the worm medicine
A good colt bred for q purpose, and
fed and trained for purpose. isnever
4 drug Oh the market.
Spray pumps and spray materials
are now the main topic Of converse
ton among fruit growers,
The best use of stable manure IL to
haul it out as fast as made and spread
1t broadcast over sod ground.
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The present shortage Of forage
crops should emphasize the necessity
for reserve supply in silos.
More small hogs have probably been
marketed In the last two years than
ever before during the same time.
For the protection OF dairy stock. az
well as for live stock generally, wind
breaks and tree Shorter are invaluable
A little salt sprinkled with coal
ashes is as much relished by the hogs
as Cracker Jack" is relished by the
boys.
The first step In better cream quail
ity in hot weather is to separate the
milk Immediately, as soon as 1t Is
MIXED.
The full feed to the idle horse has
cost the life Of many good one. Ad-
just the feed to the work the horse
does.
When the early peas ripen stake on
the finest part of row and do not
pick any Of them, but save them all
for seed.
Keep thefnew strawberry bed clean
cultivated until the runners are mat
ted too much to permit the cultivator
to go through.
Those farmers who kept up their
cultivation OF the soil not only kept
the corn over the dry spell but in
creased the yield.
MIX that is properly pasteurized
and then kept at low temperature
win keep much longer. as a rule. than
that which is not treated.
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Apples should be picked Just as soon
as they have reached full size and
color and not allowed to remain on
the trees until they begin to drop on.
The wild high-b bush cranberry, COM
mon in many amarshy districts. Is
good, both as an ornament on the
lawn and for making jelly.
The right time to castrate pigs is
. week or so before they are weaned.
II healthy: If delicate. wait week or
90 until they are stronger.
All milk cans should be washed
first in cold water. then thoroughly
cleansed with warm water. and finally
rinsed in scalding hot water.
III e
We cannot expect even the best
pure-bred to produce animals without
ablemish every time. It Is always :
case OF the survival of the lttest
The ], 4Q0ponnd mule isshecoming Z
popular draft animal He Is tough,
eats less than horse Of the same
weight. and II sound win sell for $500
or better.
GockereIs viii be better finished for