The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-12


For market grow the field beans
MIX quietly. quickly. cleanly and
thoroughly.
Take no chances with an old boar;
always keep behind him.
A hen has the ability to reproduce
herself over many times in a year.
or all chick troubles bowel cosl-
plants are the hardest to cope with
Cattle, horses. hogs and sheep grow
nights and Sundays, every day ili the
year
Don't feed the little chicks more
than they win eat mp clean in Ave
minutes.
Stable manure contains much vega-
table matter and this adds humus to
the soil
Traulsworths are good rvstlers, very
prolific and the meat q Of the high.
est quality.
Brush the udder and surrounding
parts just> before milking, and wipe
them with clean damp cloth.
Most varieties OF pears should be
picked when mature, bIt not ripe,
and ripened in a cool, dark place.
There is no other part Of the farm
from which so much Is expected or
which is more neglected than the pas,
ture.
Duck eggs do not hatch as we'll II
they need to be washed Therefore
keep the duck pen bedded with clean
litter
Too heavy feeding clogs the appe-
tite and too slight feeding makes the
pig Investigate the weak points In
the feRce.
The poultry raiser Is now finding
out that the early Matched chicks are
more vigorous and profitable than the
late matches.
We cannot market our corn stalks
and hay in different cities. but we
can supply the world with meat and
stock products.
Harsh treatment Of a broody hen
may cure her Of desire to sit, but
1t may also kill the hen. Gentle
measures are better.
No goat should be called mich
goat that does not give an average OF
at least one quart OF milk per day for
four months after kidding.
The poultry raiser who is too lazy
to keep his poultry house absolutely
free from vern1n does not deserve
"A success nor will ne have It.
Farmers are beginning to find out
that chickens pay better on an aver
age than farming. as the chicks will
grow whether 1t rains or shines.
1t is not always possible to regu-
aate the price for which milk or but.
ter-fat viii sell, but 1t is possible to
control the cost to certain extent.
Medium-stzed hogs are now most
in favor It is best to feed hogs for
only eight or ten months. After they
are year old the feeding is not profit
able.
When the horses rub their tails Il
is sometimes sign of worms. To
effect remedy feed equal parts of
salt and wood ashes every day for a
week.
Promptly remove any animal not in
good health. and reject her milk.
Never add an animal to your herd
that Is not perfectly vigorous and
heaithy
When butter is gathered in the cream
In granular form 1t is never over
worked. Working out buttermilk and
working in salt is where the over
working IS done.
KafIlr corn Ia becoming very popu-
lar as q poultry feed. In feeding value
it IL similar to corn. Consequently II
should not be used az single feed
except for tattening.
During the molting period in the
fall the old birds should be fed some
animal food, q little hemp seed or
gunAoWer or other green food In add
ton to theiF grain ration. Keep the
birds from wet and chilling condi-
tions.
Too many chicks In one yard, coop
or brooder IS disastrous. Older chicks
viii trample on and crowd out younger
ones, and the ones last Matched stand
small show for feed growth or even
life. II IL best TO separate broods