The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-21
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The hens ought to lay.
1t is the little things that count.
Delightful April days-and little
chicks.
Keep a sharp outlook for head lice
and get rid of them.
Give all of your fowls plenty OF
fresh air and sunshine.
Ewes should not be used for breed
ing before a year and half old.
Don't feed the newly-hatched chicks
until they are about thirty-six hours
old.
Shorts mixed with corn meal ana
moistened with skimmilk makes me
mash.
Although good ewes should be
kept, it is not necessary that they Dc
pure bred.
1t doesn't take SO much work 10
care for sheep as for cows, and the
work Is pleasanter.
A building IA by 18 feet Is large
enough for so hens. Keep 1t free from
drafts, moderately warm. sunny.
No food nor nourishment about
charcoal-not bit, but it is correc-
tor that helps the chicks digestion.
Give the pigs exercise and sunshine
from birth. but do not allow them to
get damp nor to be exposed to the
wind
Sunf1ower seed Is a valuable winter
food for poultry, mixed with cracked
corn. wheat and oats. The seed 1s
rich in OIL
The pullets should be brought to
maturity as soon as is consistent
with the normal development and
body growth.
Ten acres of timber, cared for, Will
return a larger profit, ultimately, than
any other ten acres western farmer
can cultivate.
Watch the breeding birds and make
sure that they are keeping in good
condition. Give them an outdoor
scratching place.
AS soon as crop appears ABOVE
ground it needs cultivation, both to
kill the weeds and to admit the air to
the roots Of the plants.
A wide-spreading shade: tree: is a
10Y to sheep in the pasture field In
summer, and a real rest out of the sun
at noon does them good.
The cows due to calve next month,
If there Is no bran or f1axseed meal
nm hand, should be given one peck OF
nubbin corn, divided into two feeds.
The main crop of onions is usually
grown from seed sown in the open
field In rows IL to IA inches distant
and thinned to three inches IN the
row.
There il vast deal of time wasted
on many farms in travelling from one
mart to another, the waste being due
to the fact that the buildings are not
centrally located.
Produce commission men state that
of late years there has sprung up
great demand for late fallhatched
chicks to be marketed in early spring
before broilers are ripe"
A Young man who has had the ad-
vantage of a two-year course at
good AGRICULTURAL college is better pre-
pared for his work than the man that
has never had this advantage.
Give plenty OF green food while the
ground Is frozen. Cabbages, onions,
steamed clover, boiled potatoes and
turnips, with a warm meal mash, are
excellent for pullets and hens ready to
lay.
Roll the lawn as soon as the repairs
have been made. to firm the soil about
the grass roots The heaving of the
frost probably has loosened the top
soil, which will allow the ground to
dry out quicker.
As the weather is still cold. not
more than II eggs should be given
hen. When a larger number Is al
lowed, the eggs are not sufficiently
covered, and those on the outer edges
of the clutch are likely to become
chilled.
II must be borne in mind that not
all breeds of poultry will sit and
brood their own young. Certain
breeds such as those in the Mediter-
ranean class Ieghorns), are called
non sitters," and can scarcely ever
be induced to sit. 1
If you haven't one already, get
ready to plant strawberry bed. For
farmer not to have strawberries on
his table is as bad as for a prosper
GUS poultry man to serve tough chick
en- to company.
One dairy farm in New York state Is
equipped with 12-horse power porta-
BILE engine which operates at different
times or in tandem four-roll mounted
husker, a grinder, shelter, separa-
tor. a belted pump jack, feed cooker
and very neat and clean washing out
fit for cans, pals and bottles.