The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-03

Hogs like cornstalks.
Bovine tuberculosis is not heredi-
tary-
The weakest part of a duck is it's
legs.
The disk will never take he place
OF the pillow.
Pride yourself on having fancy and
well bred stock.
The result of care from start to
nnlsh Is frst-class butter.
The cheapest egg food is that which
gives us the most eggs.
In this day when pure food laws are
pretty strictly enforced, bad eggs are
a loss.
All root crops should be planted
as soon as a good season is in the
ground.
s The e corn must be well cared
for after it is harvested if the best re-
suits are expected.
Rapid growth from hogs cannot be
secured on wen the best pasture,
without some grain.
Farmers in general cross hogs more
than other animals. but this is con-
sidered a bad practice.
Sheep have warm wool coats, don't
De afraid to turn them out in good
weather even if it is cold.
When the pig are young and weak
every time the SOW. gets up and lies
down she is liable to kill the pigs.
Watch the ewes and don't let them
go through narrow spaces; it may
save you a case of abortion later on.
Duck egg are in demand by confec-
, TONERS, as they impart a glaze to
icings which cannot be had with hens
eggs.
II horses will really winter better
On more grain and less hay now is a
good time to adopt such a line of
feeding.
Dairy butter should be packed In
~hve-pound jars and ten and twenty
pound tubs to sell to the best ad-
vantage.
A weak eve means a protitless lamb.
Sheep ought to be kept because of
the influence which they exert upon
fertility.
In most cities milk sells at retail for
eight cents a quart. and at that price
1t Is the cheapest and most valuable
food known.
1t Is just as important thai every
horse should AVE his own collar all
the time as hat a man should wear
his own shoes.
After foaling. the mare should have
mo- less than a weeks rest before be-
ing put to work. and then the work
should be light.
A hogs time is not worth anything,
hAAA N. II ocSl vi
hogs to raise is the kind that will grow
into money quickest.
Use wire netting freely on the
fronts of all your coops and houses
letting out the unused air and admit
ting sunshine at MONDAY.
Sunlight Is one of the best disin.
f%ectants. and. when possible, all uten.
sils should be given the benefit of
good sunlight and pure air.
That bright-eyed. red combed, act
i've pullet will surely lay soon ii you
are not mighty careful that she does
not get quite enough to eat
Grass becomes less paIatable to
stock as 1t natures and forms seed.
In order to maintain a fresh, vigorous
growth, tame-grass pastures should be
moved before the ~seedheads mature.
The silo would be the mean of saw
ing millions of dollars every year to
farmers and stockmen if they were as
common as large barns. which are
much more expensive and less valu-
able in man instances.
The richer the milk the richer win
be the cream, concludes the bulletin
in discussing the effect Of richness of
milk may have on the richness of
cream
Tobacco growers are becoming year.
" more disposed t know the form of
potash. whether from kainit. muriate
or %sulphate. which enters into their
tobacco fertilizers.
An armful Of green cornstalks win
add relish to the hogs ration. but II
should not be Ted regularly until the
corn In the ear has hardened beyond
the possibility CT frost
The Gull and drop apples may be
turned into profit by feeding them
to the hogs. sheep. poultry and other
i've stock. or converted into vinegar