Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19

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Don't crowd your chickens.
Wheat responds readily d good eul z
ture
Do .no. b IL too much Of . hurry 70 =
wean the pigs.
The separator should be thoroughly a
washed after It Is used. i, q
Sheep require less pasture than any 4
other animal on the farm u
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More horses are spoiled BY poor
drivers. than any other way. s,
The cream should be delivered not g
less than three times week.
It is quite customary to feed horse =
| doing reasonably hard work. one =
You should have cooker 10 order !.
to get the best results with fall pigs. n
Give the dairy cows plenty Of salt Il
and let them consume all the water 81
they need. 81
The hen is admitted to be one OF s
the greatest financial factors in the til
country today. tt
Stock carrots are a valuable root
crop and will yield ten to fifteen tons IF
on rich, loamy soil. te
Changes In the richness Of mix cam
not alter the proportion of skim milk II
to. cream delivered u
The worlds herd Of swine numbers
l00,00o,000, two-fifths OF which belong g
to the United States 81
a Bran is good ration for the horse,
but must not be fed too frequently. or = :
1t will cause indigestion. -
The check-rein is check, not SO !.
much on the head Of the horse. as ~
upon its general efficiency.
Where Swimming is done by means i,
Of a centrifugal separator the richness -
OF the cream may also vary.
Corn may be fed to advantage in "a
the bundle when spread on clean. an
dry feeding yard or in racks.
fertile, clean and fine surface soil he
and the strawberry make IA strong ar
combination as mortgage litter.
Pigs and sheep in the orchard WILL tn
by eating up fallen fruit. reduce the he
spread OF insect and fungus diseases
Corn should be grown in rotation eg
with ether crops to control insect of
pests and soil diseases peculiar to the ri,
crop. H
The greatest handicap to the egg ey
trade is the general store, with its an
custom of bartering merchandise for va
eggs.
After the grain is cut and stacked, ne
sheep are turned on the stubble to eat fe,
the weeds which otherwise would go of
to seed.
The length OF time required TO an
blanch celery sufficiently for market ST
ing will depend largely upon the va. gu
riety being grown.
The dairy farmer must bring his fa
product above suspicion and any other tn
course has in It neither profit. dignity pc
nor good citizenship
Do not attempt to pull onions from CIR
the soil with an iron tooth rake which sis
win so injure the bulbs that they Will az
become soft and decay
One Of the greatest needs in improv- on
ing the condition of eggs on the farm tei
Is to provide not only sufficient num- mi
Der Of nests. but clean ones as well.
The sugar cane and the allied plants IN
exclusively in any stage OF develop br
ment are not desirable food for horses. llar
nor for any OF the domestic animals. IL
Many farmers are giving their cows
q good grain ration. but few min ms
utes brushing every day would be- "a,
better than the last two pounds of q,
grain that is fed. =,
The bane Of most poultry yards to-
day. and this applies not only to those ne
on the farms but also to many ex- n
elusive poultry plants. Il makeshift ~
equipment -