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

II you want to Kill weeds, cultivate
Or hoe them when the sun shines hot
In producing milk you get no profits
until the cost of the feed is covered.
The boar should always receive
some consideration as well as the
low.
An electric power Is the most con-
venient power for operating power
churn.
Domesticatton plays very promi-
nent part upon the proiifcacy Of
Animals.
Have regular hours fora doing the
milking and milk the cows in the
same order.
The market garden furnishes q
large amount ofswaste products which
may be utilized for poultry food.
II you buy 3 homer that, has large
warts on its beak you may be sure
that It is more than two years old.
More live stock is an economy in
the production OF the worlds food
supply rapidly being forced upon us.
Cream should be kept at a uniform
temperature and that should be as low
as possible as long as It stays on the
larm.
Any person who can secure seed Of
black or honey locust can readily
grow his own trees of these two
species.
Do not let the little colt follow the
dam while she is at work. If the dam
becomes heated the milk is injurious
to the colt.
Remember that rape may be sown
any time In July 1t grows very Fast
II moisture is valuable and soon
makes feed.
Much depends upon the selection Of
the dairy COW. Do not expect the beef
type Of animal to fill the requirements
Of the dairy
During the warmer months horses
doing the ordinary farm work derive
much benefit and comfort. If given a
pasture lot at night
The time Is here when thought must
be given to the comfort OF the cows
II their owners expect to sleep with no
twinge OF conscience.
Do not change the work horse from
grain to grass too suddenly. In fact,
horses on heavy work every day
should have very little grass.
Milk with clean. dry banda, never al
lowing the hands to come in contact
with the milk Do not allow dogs and
cats to be around miiktng time
An authority says that potatoes
should not be planted In hills. It Is
much better to plant them in deep
burrows and keep the ground level.
The eggs laid by tho pullet In the
FIRST vigor Of her life and the eggs
laid after rest of the hen are the
eggs that produce the strongest chick
ems.
Keep the turkey hens with their
6roods away from the old turkeys OF
he flock as the latter are sometimes
spiteful to the young and may lnjure
them.
From early spring until August
SOW few rows Of summer lettuce
every two weeks or 30, and thus try
to provide continuous supply Of good
heads.
The cost Of . concrete door can
often be saved In the amount Of fer,
tilizsr that II kept from going Il
waste. II also makes . more saul
tary stable.
Steers fed On clover hay. Win no,
only consume more roughage. but also
more grain than those fed on. timothy
hay II grain and roughage are fed &C
ccrding to appetitA
There should be placed In every pin
yard and pasture boz with salt
charcoal, air-slaled lime, bone meal
and hardwood aahes. 80 the pigs can
heip themselves at win.
It has ban found that the seeds 3,
many weeds viii retain their vitality
for fifteen to twenty-five years. possi
bly, longer. and not all Of the niySr
ysar.a aesd grows Ia any one year.
MIX paint. properIy prepared and
applied, maker about the best and
cheapest weather coating for Mocder
cutbuildInga and tances that there i
that 4. whore milk q % hand. 81
course.
Most Of the laborIoua work which
falls to the lot Of farmers wives ans
daughters 70 due 10 the lack o. pronaj