Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-07-27

During the torrtd days the comfort
OF the fowls must be closely attended
to.
1t takes protracted drought TO de-
vsloD any poisonous material IN sor-
shum.
Through live stock We market our
products at home In the finished
product.
1t would be better to give some Of
your cows away than to feed them
at loss.
Keep the eggs Is short a>time az
pcscsible and at cool temperature,
40 to SIS degrees.
All the profit Of sheep husbandryi
is bound UP in one thing; the keeping
Of the flock in health.
A good aphis is one OF the worst.
enemies the orchardist has to combat
in the young orchard.
Selling less hay and straw, feeding
more cows on the farm, will help re-
duce the fertilizer problem.
Great care should be exercised in
all cases IN transplanting evergreens
to avoid drying of the roots.
Tomato seeds are easily preserved.
and If you have extra good ones pick
out the. best and save the seeds.
IN lt-should be remembered that sowa
that are to feed large filters of pigs
should be well fed and8cared for.
The pig that is intended for brood
SOW should be fed we'll enough to keep,
fit in good condition. but Enot extra tat,
D The skunk is much less active than
the weasel, but 1t is a very dangerous
intruder when It enters the hen house.
AS good insect powder Is SO cheap
there Is no use or excuse for allowing
old fowls to remain covered with yer
min
II you want late celery for winter,
it should be planted any time from
the first of July to the middle Of
August.
String beans should be drilled in
double rows six inches apart with just
enough space between to allow for
cultivation.
Buttermilk is one of the best known
feeds for pigs used In moderation
and properly mixed with grain or 9TH
er feedstuffs.
The foremost method of cultivating
alfalfa Is with the disk harrow. one Of
the most excellent farm Implements
ever invented.
If the skin of the horse is kept
clean he will sweat more freely
which is necessary to keep him in
good condition.
Too much water Is as bad as too
! littley because the surplus fills up the
interstices in the soil, excludes the
air and smothers the plant.
/ For the large tomato worm which
was more numerous than usual last
year. the best method is to pick them
of by hand and destroy them.
Never feed meat scraps that were
made OF rotten meat. Good, pure
feed is the only thing that ever ought
!. to be fed to fowl of any kind.
1t costs money to have things go
wrong on the farm or anywhere else.
but 1t is almost inevitable that some
thing will go wrong once In while.
Before and after the SOW farrows.
she should be fed very light or the
pigs will not be able to take all the
milk. or II they do. they will become
sick.
Don't forget to thoroughly overhaul
the binder before harvest; this is
cheaper than to be overhauled by q
hailstorm because you let the harvest
ing drag.
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Small-fruit growing and truck farm.
ing does not mix well with general
farming; but an apple orchard is a
profitable appendage to any diversi.
fed farm.
A gilt that il expected to be kept
for brood SOW should never be bred
before she Is eight months old. and it
is better to wait until she is ten or
eleven months old.
It is Just as cheap to make pound
Of good butter as 1t Is to make a
4 pound OF poor butter and when 1t
comes to selling II. the prices are very
decidedly different
A few trees in the. pasture add
greatly to the comfort Of the sheep