The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-11-02


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Mango has many causes.
For market grow the field beans.
MIX quietly quickly. clearly and
thoroughly
Take no chances with an old boar;
always keep behind hisn.
A hen has the ability to reproduce
herself over many times in year.
OF all chick troubles bowel con
plants are the hardest to cope with
Cattle, horses. hogs and sheep grow
nights and Sundays, every day In the
year.
Don't feed the little chicks more
than they viii eat up clean in five
minutes
Stable manure contains much yege
table matter and this adds humus to
the soil.
Tramsworths are good rustlers, very
prolific, and the meat Is Of the high
est quality.
Brush the udder and surrounding
parts just before milking. and wipe
them with a clean damp cloth.
Most varieties Of pears should be
picked when mature, but not ripe,
and ripened in q cool. dark place.
There Is no other part Of the farm
from which so much is expected or
which is more neglected than the pas
ture.
Duck eggs do not hatch as well If
they need to be washed Therefore
keep the duck pen bedded with clean
litter.
Too heavy feeding clogs the appe
lite and too slight feeding makes the
pig investigate the weak points in
the fence.
The poultry raiser is now finding
out that. the early Matched chicks are
more vigorous and profitable than the
late matches
We cannot market our corn stalks
and hay In different cities, but we
can supply the world with meat and
stock products.
Harsh treatment OF a broody hen
may cure her of desire to sit, but
1t may also kin the hen. Gentle
measures are better
No goat should be called q milch
goat that does not give an average Of
at least one quart Of milk per day for
four months after kidding.
The poultry raiser who is too lazy
to keep his poultry house absolutely
free from vermin does not deserve
success nor will he have It.
Farmers are beginning to find out
that chickens pay better on an aver
age than farming. as the chicks will
grow whether It rains or shines.
1t is not always possible to regu-
late the price for which milk or but
ter-fat win sell, but It Is possible to
control the cost to certain extent.
Medium-sized hogs are now most
In favor 1t is best to feed hogs for
only eight or ten months After they
are a year old the feeding is not profit
able
When the horses rub their tails it
is sometimes sign Of worms. To
effect a remedy feed equal parts Of
salt and wood ashes every day for
week.
Promptly remove any animal not in
good health. and reject her milk.
Never add an animal to your herd
that is not perfectly vigorous and
healthy.
When butter is gathered In the cream
In granular form 1t is never over
worked. Working out buttermiIk and
working in salt is Where the over
working is done.
Kahlr corn is becoming very popu- i
lar as a poultry feed. In feeding value
it is similar to corn. Consequently it
should not be used as a single. feed
except for fattening.
During the Noting period In the
fan the cid birds should be fed some
animal food. a little hemp seed or
sunfewer or other green food IN add
ton to their grain radon. Keep the
birds from wet and chilling condi-
tons
TOO many chicks IN one yard. coop
or brooder is disastrous. Older chicks
viii trample on and crowd out younger