Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-12-14

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Use care with serafator.
The farmer must have a horse
Soft corn makes an excellent late
fall feed ~
Never allow the ewes to get wet dur
Ing the winter.
/ Cold milk will not separate as com
pletely as warm milk.
A suffering. frozen hog or pig cannot
be making profitable growth.
/. Fall is the best season for planting
all dectduous trees and bushes.
For best results separate the milk
as soon after milking as possible.
Locate the separator on a solid
foundation in place free from dust
The soy bean has been grown very
little north Of the latitude of southern
Iowa
Having secured a tester and learned
how to use It. weigh the milk and
test it.
Cows afflicted with, the disease of
abortion convey this disease to their
offspring.
The mare with the fall colt should
be kept most of the time In roomy.
warm box stall.
Concrete watts in the milk houses are
reasonably cheap, eternally durable
and highly sanitary.
Early autumn is very trying time
on the ewes on the account OF the
shortage of pasture.
II the farm as a whole doesn't pay.
make some part of 1t garden spot.
for gardens always pay.
Never breed a nervous, high-strung
SOW that is always ready to jump and
run at the drop Of the hat.
Besides the white grub, there are
several other pests which trouble the
roots OF strawberry plants.
All breeds Of hogs look good when
| taken care of. all of them will yield
good money II rightly handled
Owing to the scarcity OF hay and the
! high price of all kinds Of grain. farm
eers having plenty of straw are fertu-
nate.
Drafts under the floors should be
prevented by placing boards over the
openings and then banking with straw
or chaff.
The terminating power of the mid
die kernels of an ear of corn is much
stronger than that Of the tip and
butt kernels.
No matter whether the corn is
| bought OF saved from your own farm
| 1t should be stored In a dry. we'll
ventilated place.
| A good ration for rams during the
breeding season is oats. bran and lin
seed-meal. with such folders as rape.
the vetches and alfalfa.
Prepare the soil for your bedding
plants which are to be planted next
spring. You cannot take too much
pains In preparing the soil
Sheep that are well kept and fed DUR
the winter quarters in thrifty and Wig
orous condition will keep easily over
winter.
If you are beginner with sheep go
slow until you have mastered the In
dustry. AS In poultrying or any other
like business. experience is the safe.
sure teacher.
Some farmers cut off the tails of
their pigs because they claim it takes
ten ears of corn to raise one tail
| therefore they amputate. in the inter
est of economy.
A concrete floor is the only kind
| that will insure perfect drainage for
the cheese-making room. 1t will also
help to keep the curing room cool in
hot weather and warm In cold wealth
er.
One OF the most general methods
adopted for cooling milk Is to place
the cans in vat containing water
which reaches point slightly above
surface Of milk,
It is essential in raising beef to
know the characteristics Of a prime
beast, for in order to command the
| top price the animal must be in the
pink of condition.
This years sprouts may be pulled
from the peach trees with the hands
II it IS done this fall. when it should
be, which win save considerable
work next spring.