The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-17

Corn is the most relished by poultry
all grains.
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
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 e from
a 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, &C
cording to circumstances.
The sheep industry cannot reach
perfection until every mongrel dog in
the and is exterminated.
There is one rule always to be re-
membered: Never mate birds that
are Matched 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.
It is a fact that the dogs destroy
more sheep in some certain states
than all the diseases combined.
Keep sows and pigs away from fat
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 it will
be lighter and cleaner during the Ell
tire winter.
For the winter feeding of sheep,
linseed meal and roots will insure
success.
Cabbage is one OF the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry. as 1t
keeps green a long time and he chick
ems enjoy picking at 1t.
The dairy herd is a good place tt
invest surplus earnings. If rightly
handled they can be made to pay
handsome dividend every year.
No matter how good a horse is II
it's early life, its usefulness is Gu
short if it is not properly cared for
This is a serious loss.
Poorly dressed poultry goes beg
cling in the market, while the suppl.
of choice (fancy) stock is not sufh
cfent to meet the demand.
An egg, to belong to the ~strictl,
fresh egg class, should not be owe
three days old in summer weather
and a week old during winter.
II a man allows his chickens to roar
amid the mud and slush of the yard
in the fall, he is preparing the wa
for some sick fowls this winter.
He who makes a success in tn
chicken business from the start wi
be the man who does things. not b
who waits for a favorable o%pporunit,
, Get rid of the cockerels as rapid
as they get large enough and thus CT
p OH ln0 leu Olll dAu ptOlCCL II olAS
, of the flock from these scrappy youn;
sters.
, If good, clean, sound grain in abu,
dance, and a variety, with pure watt;
q grit oyster shell and meat in o
form. will not produce eggs. no.hta
else will.
d Only an expert is able to tell /
t the smell just when the cream is rigl
for churning. 1t then has a cleal
I sour taste and smells like nuts fres
( from the woods.
I Impure air. as well as dampnes
are a danger to any flock. Separa'
the focks in punches of Is or so ar
feed them separately and they wi
r make much better gains.
Always make the nest boxes east
removable SO that they may be #
uuently taken out of the house al
cleaned, ~disinfected and treated +
q the destruction of vermin.
) The dairy farmer who does not bui
clio usualTv has some reason whi,