The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1911-09-29
Provide the hogs with q wallow.

| Many weeds interfere with the rotA-
tion of crops.
silage may be cut in almost any
size desired.
Watch the swill barrel. Keep 1t
sweet and clean.
| Hogs thrive much better on q ra-
ton rich in nitrogen.
There are few who save some OF
their own seed from the garden.
Hogs enjoy a tank of clean water
to bathe in during the hot days
Never allow roses to remain on the
bush until the petals begin to fall.
The common and cut-leaf elders
have proved good lawn plants this
year.
One of the best foods for growing
chickens Is the curd from skinned
milk
A majority Of poorly formed draft
horses have shoulders which are too
steep.
Get a good variety of Lima and
bush beans and save the first tc,
ripen.
Too many farmers have failed to ap-
preciate the possibilities of rye as hog
pasture.
Second crop alfalfa is fine for the
pig. but If pastured very closely it will
soon run out.
A straw-colored open. shed for tho
| stock is a much needed thing on the
| treeless farm.
Rotted manure should be spread on
| the plowed ground and we'll worked in
with the harrow.
Even If we can not get fancy prices
for our horses. there are good profits
| in growing colts.
A good sized horse has wider field
of usefulness than small one. and 10
worth more accordingly.
Uniformity in the size of bunch
| of hogs has a great deal to do with
| the price they will bring.
II you have your hogs on sour milk.
keep them there. To change to sweet
may upset their digestion.
The large farm Is more profitable
than the small farm II managers OF
the proper ability can be had.
There is no feed better for young
pigs and calves than sweet skim
milk right from the separator.
II poultryman or a farmer does
not take an interest in poultry. he
had better not keep any at fall.
| Keep the sweet peas picked. 1t Is
better for the plants and the house
can be made more attractive by their
use.
Save seeds OF trees and shrubs. as
they ripen, and plant them. This fs
one way to multiply your ornamental
plants.
Many people recognize the value OF
pure bred sire but comparatively
few stop to think just how valuable
| he is.
The sow should be given a warm
mill-feed slop. made fresh for each
meal. whole oats and q little sound
corn twice a day.
Weed out the inferior birds. whether
as to size, form or quality, at the
earliest possible moment, feeding the
| two lots separately.
A large per cent. of poultry. espe
cially young chicks. die through drink
ing from puddles and dirty water In
their drinking troughs.
The phosphates, when used In con
nection with the ancient manures and
rotted sod, which is the same as hu
mus, will pay handsomely.
The pig can eat more than he can
digest; and digest more than he car
use. So 1t is not fact that pig
can take care of all he can eat.
Every inclosure for the hogs should
be perfectly tight. and with excellent
| wire fences that are now manufactur
ed this Is an easy matter.
1t makes some horses ugly to worb
them with horses that do not trave.
up with them. Match them as to gait
as well as to other things.
| Supply clear water 1t Is essential
to health and to the hen for the pro
duction OF the egg, the contents oi
which are nearly three parts water.
There are few cows which will not
stand more quietly during the milking
process If they have nothing else to at
tract their attention.
Successful dairy expansion In
wolves the intelligent systematic grad
| ing or building I'D of herd. both BY
selection and breeding.
During the pregnancy Of the SOW
she should be allowed plenty Of exer
else and proper food, and there will
be little trouble in giving birth to hel
offspring.
Not only should an ample supply oi
pure water be provided for domestic