The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-09-15

1t is often a good plan to turn wean
ling lambs into the cornfield.
Don't give the pigs a setback by 1
day or two of carelessness.
The comfortable cow is usually on
that produces the best profits.
Change pastures often to give thu
grass a chance to start up fresh.
Corn silage is an excellent calf fec
when fed in moderate amounts.
Allow no weeds to go to seed. Thi!
will make cultivation easier mex
year.
Spring pigs can get along very wei
without shelter except from rain I'm
til fall.
Tainted, musty or mouldy feeds
should never be served in the dairy
herd rations.
A silo should not be less than 81
feet deep or more than IL or IA feet
In diameter.
There is always much difficulty In
keeping cans clean and sweet in very
warm weather.
The hog on pasture requires 20 pei
cent less grain to make gain OF loo
pounds In weight
The most profitable pork is pro
duced by using as largely as possible
other feeds than corn.
Rape will stand a vast amount OF
stable manure and give a surprising
growth of green feed.
The only hog pasture crop that
may be sown now to furnish fall feed
Is cowpeas or sorghum.
When grapes are bagged at an early
stage there is hardly any work in the
fruit line that pays better.
Cut out sprouts about shade trees
plums and apples. They only take
strength from the main plant
II the pig is stinted in its food al
any stage of its life, it can never be
come a perfect pork producer.
Gather pumpkins and squash before
a hard frost and store away in q dry
place (not in a damp cellar).
The best corn-cutting outfit for the
average farmer is a portable engine
with silage cutter and blower attach
ment
Hogs will not thrive on sour an(
decomposed food any more than mel
will. See that they get fresh, clear
water to drink.
A shed that Is warm and poorly
ventilated will often cause the sheep,
wool to loosen, besides injuring thu
animals vitality.
Quality in form, disposition and gen
eral conformation must be coupled
with the size and style to get the bes
in each class of horses
Cabbage will sometimes cure sIob
Der in horses caused by eating whit,
clover, but 1t is better to keep tn,
clover away from the horses.
quarters for the narrowing SOW. 70,
can't afford to lose a single one of tn,
little "squealers" this season.
In real warm weather it will pa,
and pay well to round up the youn,
pigs every ten days or two weeks an,
give them a thorough wetting.
The farmers whose corn fields ar,
most likely to suffer this season ar,
those who quit blowing just becaus
there were no more weeds to kill
Milk should never be exposed t,
foul air in the cow stable or in dirt,
tanks before 1t is delivered to tn
creamery.
Those who get best results In tn,
| garden must practice seed selection t,
some extent by saving the most PEI
| feet specimens.
The primary principle in the max
ing of silage is the exclusion of air il
order to prevent decay; therefore, no
only the walls, but the doors, must b
| perfectly alright.
Every farmer knows the value o
corn as a supplement to d pastur
crop late in summer, for which pur
pose it may be used for cattle a
soon as it Is tasseled out and TO
hogs as soon as the ears have reache,
the roasting stage.
1t does not cost much to get pur
bred sire when the benefits TO be de
rived from his use are considered, an
the ownership of a good animal ha
an educational value which is practit
ally sure to lead to a desire to own
good herd.
When the time comes for usin
geese for table poultry or for sellin
them for market purposes they shout
be confined in limited place, Pre-
vided with a building for shelter onl
and given plenty of water to drink.
Do not market poor or dirty fruit
Put good healthy fruit In a clean, nea
package, and you will get goo
price. The attractiveness of a packag
often aids greatly in selling. Neve
put apples or plums in a sack to TAX
10 market. Always use a box O
basket.