Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-03

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Keep the stables cisan. ven vsns
latd, nghted and drained
A warm. dry nest ID the best place
you can provide for the brood SOW.
Mir fever h Invariably confined to
the improved and high prodncins
The sflage that is LEFT In the silo
win come handy before the summer
is over.
Do not permit your chicks to 20
into the cold. vet grass In the early
mornings.
BY judicious planting q fine supply
CT onioIs may be secured throughout
the season.
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included in the long list Of feeds
available for the farm stock. grass
has no equal
Rub on the water spouts of tree
as soon as they appear You can do
II witt your fingers
A $40 rooster is generally cheaper
than 81 one, The good blood will
| tell the second year.
/ Pigs that are apt to have differ
ences Of opinion" should be, separated
Fighting takes on flesh.
Oyster shell is absolutely the best
shelLmaking food for the hens. Keep
1t before them constantly.
Don't plant any flowers in straight
rows except hollyhocks or sun
flowers, or plants for borders.
For family eating plant the white
pole cherry beans among the sweet
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II You think Of setting out an or
chaTd and have had no experience
better hire man to show you how.
Rocsts .or perches should not be
more than two feet above the ground
and one should not be higher than an
other.
Newly broken colts should not be j
worked too hard. They are apt to
1-overstrain- themselves and be injured
for life.
balky horse IS made so by
cranky, or cruel driver, and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful in break.
ing the colts.
Many farmers who keep cows lose q
large share Of the profit because the
milk Is not produced and handled in
the best way.
Live stock hushandry gives US year
around employment, converting idle
time during the winter season into
profitable labor.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cab
bage worms. These insects usually
cause trouble when the weather getk
dry and food is scarce.
Whether the season is wet or dry,
or the land rich or poor, thorough cul-
tivation is the chief secret" in hav.
ing successful garden.
The brood SOW that Is kept upon
pasture with little supplementary
protein food stands the best chance
of making the biggest profit
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage; you must see that the roots
are we'll In the ground. but need not
be SO particular about the bulb.
The good dairy COW has capacity
for tremendous amount of feed and
this feed must be furnished her II
she is going to yield the best returns.
sist-
The really successful farmer IL the
man who solves the problem OF La
Dor 1t is well nigh impossible to get
help at once competent and sntelli-
gent.
Chicks that are sheltered from the
weather and given plenty of good
water will find much Of their feed.
and prove the most profitable crop ON
the farm.
In selecting ram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs,
shows courage and mascElinity. Al
slow, poky animal will prove a dis
appointment
Remove the milk at once from the
stable to a clean, dry place, where the
air Is pure and sweet. Do not allow
cans to remain In stables while they
are being filled.
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