The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-12-15

Do not waste time trying to cure
very sick chicken.
The horse is the only animal which
every farmer must have.
Oats make an excellent ration for
growing and breeding hogs.
Pedigreed stock, with animals, means
known parentage on both sides.
Do not neglect to spray the orchard
trees and berry bushes this year.
Every instant that milk stands in
the stable it gathers contamination.
The silo helps solve the problem
of making a profit from 500 an acre
Do not allow a boss colt to nag a
younger or smaller one. Separate
them.
Do not place much faith In new
feeds-you do not know what they are
made of.
Beginners should not purchase large
colonies of bees. Begin moderately
and go slow.
In feeding a milk cow corn ra-
ton, reduce the ration at first indt-
cation of fattening.
There are usually some ewes that
have served their days of usefulness
and better be discarded.
Some of the cut-over corn ground
can be sown to rye for late fall. win
ter and early spring pasture.
After the third month the calf will
begin to want extra water. and some
may be mixed with the milk.
If the strawberry plants are vigor-
GUS, and the bed not too weedy, it
may pay to renovate it for other year.
Watch the bowels of both mare and
colt, and if there are any indications
of constipation give more succulent
food
Turn separator with a steady and
uniform speed and flush down with
skim milk or water at end of sepa-
ration.
There are many methods of storing
seed corn, but in all cases the place
of storing must be dry and we'll ven-
tilated
1t is almost impossible to keep the
parts of hand separator clean and
bright without the use of some wash
ing powder.
In building new quarters for swine,
the foundations should be made per-
manent and the floors double and wind
and waterproof.
If the sheep are kept on the past
ures too late. they will eat right
down into the roots, and do more
harm than grass will do them good.
Keep the cows in clean yards dur
ing the day. and supply rations of
food value to keep up the production
of the herd to a paying point
Now Is the time to figure whether it
would be cheaper to build a comfort
able house for the hogs or supply the
heat this winter by feeding extra
grain.
Among the essentials of the success
full care and management of farm
flock of mutton sheep are that we
treat them in manner adapted to
their nature.
Hiccoughing in pigs is caused by a
arrangement of the stomach One of
the best ways to correct the trouble
is to change the ration, feeding less
corn and more of such feed as ground
oats and bran
Young pigs are so partial toward
foods rich in protein that they will
acquire an excess of that element if
given an opportunity, thereby stunt
ing their growth.
The only method of Kidding the
poultry houses and nests of mites is
to use strong treatment with a liquid
lice and mite killer and keep the poul-
try house thoroughly clean.
The cow gets up on her hind feet
first, with head down. For this reason
the manger should be low and the
COW allowed enough freedom in her
stall so that she can rise with ease
Old rotten apples, plums, grapes and
prunings serve as excellent winter
homes for many insects and bacterial
diseases. These "mummies" and
prunings should be gathered up and
burned.
When alfalfa hay is thrown down
for the other stock, and the leaves
shatter, 1t is we'll to save them as they
are fine for fowls. Dampen them a
few hours before feeding and they
will green up as in life.
Corn is a good feed for horses
when it is properly balanced by clover,
alfalfa or some good heterogeneous food,
but there is little doubt that in the
corn growing states most farmers
feed too much corn to their horses
The milking qualities of a COW can
not be found out by guessing at the
amount she gives. The proper thing
is to weigh each milking. The pro
cess of weighing and setting down
the amount requires not more
than one minute for each cow.