The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-03
Raise more toG1L
Hairy vetch may be sown In oats.
Stock always prefer to drink watol
that is clean.
Raise more kon

Ducks as a rule are hardy. They do
not have gapes.
Burr clover can be sown broadcast
in permanent pasture.
Sugar .beets. carrots and turnips
are hne feeds for sheep.
More attention is being given to
COW peas as a farm crop.
Dairy cows should have rich and
liberal feeding every day.
Salt is essential for a COW and b
should have all she wants.
Crowded poultry will not lay-feed
and care for them as We may.
The Caulifiowers must have a ratb
er dry air. and free ventilation.
For fattening purposes Indian corn"
supersedes all the other cereals. .
The oily nature of the feathers
makes the duckling vermin-proof.
Onions sell best when graded By
running them over a potato sorter.
If we'll grown a capon will weigh
from 10 to u pounds at one year OF
age.
Sheep should be kept On the aver.
age farm to aid in keeping down weec
life.
A mule will do as much work as
feed.
Australia and Argentina cad the
world in the number of horses and
cattle.
Hogging off corn is by far the cheap
est method of feeding. as the hogs do
all the work.
When weeds are young and sappy
the sheep are in a sense Unsuitable de-
vourers Of the same.
Where timothy is sown for seed
four to six quarts is sufficient for a
good stand of plants.
Alfalfa is the only known plant that
will supply a nearly perfect balanced
ration with corn alone.
The market demand for mules is al
way steady, and the farmer can make
no mistake in raising them,
Salt uses the animal to drink wa
ter, and a large amount of water is
necessary for a flow of milk.
In treating a wire cut. the wound
should be kept absolutely clean and
exposed to the air and sunshine.
Cows like a variety, and this should
be supplied them, being careful. how
ever. not to make sudden changes.
Lend your crops to your live stock
and see what a big interest they will
pay and how promptly they pay it.
Potatoes not to be used or market
ed Immediately should be left in the
ground as long as the ground is dry.
The first thing after the SOW has
narrowed she should be supplied with
all the pure cold water she will drink.
The fall planting of such fruits as
are adapted to planting at that season.
is. as a rule, better than spring plant
ing.
1t is said that 20 acres Of corn put
into the silo is worth more in feeding
a dairy herd than 80 acres in the
crib.
After the fruit harvest III the orch.
ard. go over the trees INC grounds and
ten and wormy fruit
A good fence is absolutely necessary
on a farm where live stock is kept.
and there should be no farms on which
live stock Is lot kept.
You may like skim milk cold. but
that don't change the mind of the calf
or pig. They want it warm like ma
ture e them to have it.
The quality Of water has much to
do with the quality of milk, the quail
ity of eggs as well as the heaIthful.
ness OF the stock that uses 1t.
The best time to cut corn for late
fall or winter feed is just as soon as
the ears are we'll dented and when a
few of the leaves begin to change
color.
The custom of serving turkey In the
American home as the nucleus of the
Christmas feast is linked with the ro-
mantle days when tho red man roamed
Virginia.
A large amount OF feed Is wasted
by irregular feeding. The digestive
fluids work more freely and most Of.