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

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robbing-it doesn't pay.
For fall feeding OF dairy cattle sweet
corn is exceedingly valuable.
The separator needs to be set per
fectly level on a solid foundation
The feed bill OF the poultry yard
can be cut in two II you know how.
Continued care in handling the
dairy products is the price of success.
The calf that is reared naturally
gets only a small quantity Of milk at
q time.
Don't neglect to commence feeding
the colts some grain before they are
weaned.
Waiting to teach the colt to eat
grain until 1t is weaned is very poor
economy.
The value of silage as the cheapest
and best succulent for cattle and hogs
is fully established.
When fattening beet cattle for the
market, keep them as quiet and con-
tented as possible.
Regularity in feeding and milking
will go a long a towards making
dairy work successful.
All milk utensils should be heav-
lily timed and as free from seams as
1t Is possible to get them.
Many of the Irregularities in the
health of the farm stock a be
traced to injudicious feeding.
Wooden pals readily absorb milk
particles. making it almost impossible
to keep them sweet and clean.
The h~atching-egg trade and the
raising Of stick for breeders have as
sumed the dignity of specialties.
It is to the poultryman's interest
to keep his stock up to the best type,
healthy and vigorous all the time.
A cold rain, fall or spring rain. will
check the milk flow as much as a
| snow storm if the COWS are exposed.
1t will be noticed that though the
prices of other farm stock are falling
off, the dairy COW still holds her own.
In hot weather lice breed in pigeon
houses by the million and extra care
must be taken to keep down the ver-
min.
Rats in a pigeon house not only de-
stroy the young but their presence
frightens h birds SO nat they will
not thrive.
If n has a large flock of sheep
much time will be saved and better
results obtained by the use Of the
machine clippers.
Sheep are extremely nervous and
when being fattened for market they
must be quiet and free from sudden
alarm which will cause excitement.
Pigeons Matched in March are ma
tured and ready for breeding in July
and II the surroundings are congenial
will continue to breed every month
thereafter.
A young girl who raises about 10t
White Plymouth Rocks. always brings
every bird in the fock flying to he
feet by a single particular cry h,
utters.
1t is as impossible to estimate tn,
productiveness and value of a COW a
it is to guess the exact number o
bushels of corn a certain field will
yield.
While sheep will eat grain M an.
kind Of grass and some kinds O
weeds, they are, after all, dainty feed
ers and their feed must be absolutel
clean.
There are several signs that ind
ate good health-a bright red cont
> activity, readiness for food. and
! glossy and smooth appearance Of tn
feathers.
Do not let the high prices for yea
y for which there is a tremendous d,
mand at this time every year, teInI
9 you into selling your heifer cslve
to the butcher.
French pigeon fanciers feed ruillt
with q slight mixture of hemp seet
and also very small peas soaked /
water. The feeding is done by han
z in many cases.
The Massachusetts experiment st
= ton says that lime is an aid to GOO
I farming but cannot take the place
fertilizers, stable manure. thoroue
h cultivation and proper crop rotatio
A small flock of sheep in additio
to furnishing excellent profit an
e keeping down weeds. furnishes tt
d most practical meat supply for II
farmer, especially during the summe