The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-22

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Rapidity is one OF the great essen
tails in milking a COW.
Cut the cost of production by using
machinery wherever you can.
Use a scrub sire and your herd will
soon run all to nose and bristles.
There is a poor farmer around when
you see poor live stock on the farm.
Soil plus season, plus seed. plus
farmer equal crop, 1. e.. good and big
crop.
Plucking OF the fowl begins imms-
diately after killing and should be
rapidly done
Some Of the most successful breed
ers of fancy poultry have very mex
pensive houses.
A good draft horse is a good farm
horse either to wear out in the field
or to sell when mature.
9 The success of turkey raising de-
ponds upon the kind Of care given for
the first Ave or six weeks.
The expense OF putting the third
100 pounds of weight on a hog puts
a premium on early marketing.
When you are ready to start feed
ing silage take every bit of the moldy
top off and remove it from the barn.
Save the wood ashes during the
coming winter and you will have the
best kind Of fertilizer for the orchard
The air in the hen house Is often
contaminated by gases arising from
filth n the accumulated ~droppings.
Breed the flly late in the summer
and that will bring her to foal at q
time when you can put her out upon
grass.
Eggs that are absolutely fresh and
perfectly clean are more attractive In
appearance and naturally make q
ready sale.
Whether you should breed your two
year-old flly depends somewhat upon
the care she has had and the condi-
ton she is in.
Waiting to teach the colt to eat
grain until 1t is weaned is poor econ
omy, as the colt will surely receive
a bad setback.
Geese fattened wholly on pasture
or with the addition of a little corn
make a tender juicy article of flesh
not to be equaled.
The successful feeding Of poultry
depends largely on the ability OF the
feeder to notice the condition Of the
chickens on feed.
Vigor and health are necessary X
a hen is to lay right and the only way
that these can be gained is through
proper care and feed.
If you want to raise a good crop OK
mice and insects that will damage the
orchard trees, let the weed and
grass lie thick on the ground.
In locations where testing associa-
tons have been formed, the average
production per COW has been more
than doubled in many
To keep poultry from roosting over
feed managers and other places that
~.-LA - h. 1y@-t a11on ~of1 n c~ro1l
wire four inches above the board.
The symptoms of tuberculosis In
chickens are not sufficiently character.
istic to permit of a positive %diagnois.
but they may lead to a strong suspic-
ion.
No COW can produce her maximum
{ unless she has the right kind Of care
and food and If she Ices not produce
! her maximum she will not give the
best profit.
1t is better for a horse to turn both
: toes out than to turn one toe out.
t while on the other hand it is worse
t for a horse to turn both toes in than
: to turn one toe In.
Whether the pure-bred herd will
pay or not depends very largely upon
the keeper. One thing is absolutely
! certain. II a man will give the COWS
5 half a chance profits will be his.
Keep plenty of grit and oyster shells
before the poultry at all times, espe-
r cially when they are confined in the
winter time when they cannot obtain
e the necessary grinding material.
AS the colo weather approaches the
separator bowl should be filled with
hot water before the milk is allowed
!; to run through it. When it is thor
d oughly warm sk;mming will be more
efficient.
8 Whether or not chinch bugs do
much damage 20 the grain next season
will depend altogether on the weather.
A wet spring will HEely prove an