The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1911-11-24

To make money Is the chief object
Of breeding pedigree hogs.
Systematic work Is required to rid
q poultry house of mites or lice.
See that the colts do not lose flesh |
on short or frost-bitten pastures.
The feed and feeding is the first i'm
portant point in successful dairying.
One Of the most successful pigeon |
raisers feeds his birds nothing but |
whole corn.
Never feed soured or tainted food of |
any kind to the chicks. or to the old |
fowls. either.
The wise dairyman and stockman |
will hold back and grow to maturity
all heifer calves.
1t takes a good manager to make
a profit of 81 per head each year from
q single pair OF breeders.
Geese feather more rapidly when
they have an abundance OF fresh wa
ter and good pasturage.
There is no best breed Of chickens.
They are good, bad or indifferent, ac-
cording to circumstances.
The sheep industry cannot reach
perfection until every mongrel dog in
the land is exterminated.
There is one rule always to be re-
membered: Never mate birds that
are hatched in the same nest.
1t is best not to put sawdust in the
poultry house, as it gathers too much
moisture and causes dampness.
Colts require plenty of exercise in
order to develop their limbs when
their bodies are growing rapidly.
1t Is a fact that the dogs destroy
more sheep in some certain states
than all the diseases combined.
Keep sows and pigs away from rat
tening hogs, and give them feeds that
produce flesh and bone rather than
fat
Thoroughly clean and whitewash
the inside of the hen house and 1t will
be lighter and cleaner during the en-
tire winter.
For the winter feeding of sheep.
clover, alfalfa, hay, oats, wheat bran.
linseed meal and roots will insure
success.
Cabbage is one of the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry. as II
keeps green a long time and the chick
ems enjoy picking at 1t.
The dairy herd is a good place to
invest surplus earnings. If rightly
handled they can be made to pay a
handsome dividend every year
No matter how good horse Is In
it's early life, it's usefulness is cut
short if it is not properly cared for.
This is serious loss.
Poorly dressed poultry goes beg
ging in the market, while the supply
of choice (fancy) stock is not suffi-
cient to meet the demand.
An egg. to belong to the strictly
fresh egg class, should rot be over
three DAYS old In summer weather.
and a week old during winter.
n man allows his chickens to roam
amid the mud and slush OF the yards
In the fall, he Is preparing the way
for some sick fowls this winter.
He who makes a success in the
chicken business from the start will
be the man who does things. not he
who waits for a favorable opportunity
Get rid of the cockerels as rapidly
as they get large enough and thus cut
off the feed bill and protect the others
of the flock from these scrappy young
sters.
II good, clean, sound grain in abun
dance. and a variety, with pure water.
grit oyster shell and meat in some
form will not produce eggs. nothing
else will
Only an expert is able to tell by
the smell just when the cream is right
for churning 1t then has a clean.
sour taste and smells like nuts fresh
from the woods.
Impure air. as well as dampness. |
are a danger to any flock. Separate |
the hocks in bunckes Of 25 or so and |
feed them separately and they will
make much better gains.
Always make the nest boxes easily |
removable SO that they may be fire.
ouentlv taken out of the house and |
cleaned. disinfected and treated for |
the destruction Of vermin.
Tie dairy farmer who does not build
q silo usually has some reason which
"a satisfactory to him. but he cannot |
longer use the excuse that silage has
a detrimental effect on milk quality.
It is a mistake to discard a breed |
ON the supposition that 1t is not
hardy one Hardness can be instilled
In any breed by proper housing. prop
sr food. proper attention. and syste-
matte breeding.