The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-10

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Late IN the fall Is a good time 10
hatch spring chicks in some sections
shorts are more economical feed
Tor soWa and growing pigs than corn
The deepest mudhole and steepes,
Bill measure the real distance to mar.
ket.
Turkeys will soon become weak and
subject to disease where inbree dius is
practiced
Drencftng is poor way to give
doses OF liquid medicine to any farm
animal
Where there is plenty Of skinned
milk, beef scraps for hens need not
be bought.
When the hogs fail to gain at least
pound day it is time 10 say good
by to them.
Get your cows started right for the
coming cold weather and they will do
well all winter
Build a warm. dry and otherwise
comfortable room for the calves for
the cold weather
When selecting COW for the dairy
look and see II the eye Of the ami
nal Is large and full.
This Is the time of the year wnen
dairy cattle require better care and
more liberal feeding
A mule Is no more prone to kick
than horse unless he is taught to
do SO By bad treatment.
Always have great deal Of respect
for the bull. His past conduct Is no
guarantee of future gentleness.
When fattening for the market. do
1t quickly: push all the feed down
the hogs they will stand for
To thoroughly clean milk utensils
they first should be rinsed with cold
water. to remove all particles OF
milk
The successful feeding of lambs de-
ponds largely on their Icing offered
great variety of food while in the
yards
Il II now q well known fact that
the average pure.bred will produce
uOTS miih Iudu enc dsSfoSe 6AooS
cow
Peach trees can be planted any
time between last and first frost: the
earlier in the winter they are planted
the better
Keep all the rotten fruit we'll
cleaned up around the orchard. as
these constitute the winter quarters
OF numerous orchard pests
II all Of the garden space Is 10
grow profitable crops 10 large trees
must stand closer than thirty TO fifty
feet from the garden fence
The calf that is expec ed 10 develop
into a strong and profitable co"
should be given all the chance posi-
Bile during it's early period OF growth
The best results are usually obiain
ed from the work that is systematized
and most carefully planned This Is
not always the hardest work on the
farm
The best way to stop hog from
eating chickens Is 10 put II on the
market as soon as possible. since II
will soon lead other hogs into the, bad
habit
The best milking pail is the one go
constructed that 1t will reduce 10 a
minimum the amount OF dirt falling
into the milk during the process OF
milking
An old horseman says that the chief
cause of collie in horses. or the cause
OF the largest per cent Of these cases
IL brought through long abstinence
from wafer
Do no, neglect to secure good
supply OF fne dust for the fowls dur
Inc the coming winter. while the
ground Is We, dry and there is dust
Ia the read
There Is much difference IN the ~.
dividuaiity of cows and their powers
to prcduce milk as there Is In men
and their powers 10 perform certain
kinds OF work I.
The profit In a COW comes from the
extra amount Of milk she will yield
over what she ordinarily gives on
common pasture or the coarse feeds
usually given her