The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-21

There Is as much in the feed and
management of poultry as in the
breed.
The nearer we can keep pigs OF the
same size together, the better they
will feed.
If doing we'll, fall pigs may be
weaned at six or seven weeks. If not,
wait a little.
The profit to be made on lambs de-
pends much upon the care OF the
ewes before lambing.
Although a large sheep may sell
for more than a small one, 1t also
costs more to rear it.
Better have a small flock reared in
comfort and all good. than large
flock and only a few good.
The incubator Is always broody-
all 1t needs is the attention of the
operator to start the hatch.
Banking up around the barn will
help keep 1t warmer by shutting out
the cold winds from beneath.
Make friends of your turkeys. SO
far as you can, and it will aid you
considerably in caring for them.
Hurry along the tomatoes by trim.
ming to one stem, and when the third
cluster has formed cut off the top.
Men of experience hold that more
money can be made by breeding older
ewes, as stronger lambs are more
profitable.
Keeping the drinking vessels clean
and therefore free from disease germs
will often prevent sickness among
chickens.
One of the best foods for sitting
hens is whole corn or corn chop, to-
gether with green food. grit and
fresh water.
One good thing to remember In the
raising of onions Is that the gardener
does not necessarily have to go to a
warm climate.
Remember that rows which run
north and south allow the suns rays
to reach both sides Of the plant-a
distinct advantage.
A little shelled corn mixed In with
the ground feed you give your horses
will help to keep them from swallow
ing their food too fast.
One of the principal advantages Of
having poultry and fruit together is
that there Is not rush at one sea-
son and a rest at another.
Bring up this years f1ocks Of chicks
in fresh-air coops and houses. You
will have better chickens and less
trouble from colds next fall.
If sitters foul their nests or break
eggs in them, clean up balance of the
eggs by washing with lukewarm wa
ter and change the nesting material.
The requirements of the dairy COW
are good, wholesome food, regularity
in feeding and milking, good care ana
treatment and plenty of open-air ex.
ercise.
Topdress the asparagus bed with
bonemeal and nitrate of soda These
are better than barnyard manure, as
they do not introduce nearly SO many
weed seeds.
The value of alfalfa In comparison
with prairie hay or cane Is higher
when fed to cattle that are to be sold
in the spring than when fed to cattle
that are not to be sold.
There Is no poultry meat that
comes so near the flavor of game
birds as the guinea fowl and for this
reason 1t Is growing more and more
in favor as a market bird.
It Is common knowledge nowadays
among poultry-keepers that charcoal
has properties that make 1t invaluable
as a corrective, or as means Of
counteracting gastric troubles.
For thin clay soils sub-soiling Is
better than very deep plowtng, be-
cause 1t does not turn the compact
clay to the surface, yet at the same
time loosens the soil to good depth.
Those who are making the mos
money out of beekeeping today, keep
the bees working all the time. To dt
this necessitates a knowledge of the
business beyond the mere handling OF
them.
second or third class lamb Is
worth IS on the market. A flrst-class
sells as readily at Sc or 81. A profit
in one case of about 81, in the other
s2 or So. No wonder some farmers
make three times what others do.
Wheat middlings are a very desir-
able grain food for sows that are
sucking a litter. and mixed with
other milk-producing foods such as
ground oats, corn in limited quanti-
ties, tankage and oil meal to give
variety to the ration, make excellent
rations for the sows.
Pigs are troubled by rheumatism
more than by any other disease. It's
work Is so insidious oftentimes and it's
attacks SO various in form that it is
not recognized, but 1t may be set down
as rule that If the pig is afflicted by
some mysterious malady, particularly
one that incapacitates 1t In some man.
ner. 1t is rheumatism