Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17

Oats make the best grain radon
ZZZ2 for horses In summer.
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RM In the care of chicksns women
- prove their superiority over men
I'M Don't try to- feed ten laogs in !
trough only big enough for six
In preparing birds for the show
room women are more handy than
y men.
- Water out for worms in the heck:
they VIII cause lots Of trouble md
Feeding sour or sloppy food is one
~-e----->-~- way Of inviting bowel trouble IN the
be cult young chick
Opinions vary somewhat as yet as
: that the to the comparative feeding value of
pea vine silage.
at work The farmer who keeps better poul-
try, or the best, is on the right road
to paying business.
drawback
IS. Asparagus shoots should not be cut
too late as late cutting will injure the
more ma vitality Of the roots.
,eas.
The proper way to apply manure Is
the new. to remove 1t from the stable directly
farmer. to the field and spread It
,eets and Impotence with the heifer that Is
and well freshening for the first time is one
sure way of spelling the COW.
the best Do not attempt to raise fall pigs
crushed without having first prepared per-
feet system of housing for the winter.
products Tomatoes should be given the last
or butter, working with cultvator and then
bedded just before the vines fall over.
quire an II dusty hay is fed. sprinkle with
a clean. water and 1t will save the horse much
annoyance; but better not feed It at
all
e teams
The greatest forage crop in the
world is corn, and the silo is the most
economical device for use in dish
AIRED and ing 1t up.
larters of
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run in
RS should the highways and through the neigh
soil be- bors' fences. 4
America can produce as good mutton
Sc cool as England. We have the climate the
ow how sheep and the feed. ALI we lack Is
e. the inclination
in rich Stall manure applied to the ground
be fit to fresh is much better than manure
OF seed that has been weathered by standing
in the barnyard.
hog is
certainly All vegetables which require warm
and de- soil, as okra beans. tomatoes ana
egg plant. should ehave warm manure
and never muck
ONE by
# proper Farmers everywhere are looking for
cteristics some economical way of maintaining
the soil fertility improving it
Dairying Is the answer.
supply
use they Fence corners full of dead weeds
midsum- make fine alternating place for all
kinds Of bugs 'hich will get busy with
your crop next spring.
IS should - -
excellent The alfalfa farmer is not cutting as
manufac- heavy crop this year as ordinarily,
- but he is Just as many laps ahead Of
the all-grain farmer as ever.
lsable to
ut siiage Tne man VINO IS sincerely interested
to feed IN MS dairy WORK IS pretty sure TO
tie be prosperous dairynan and in his
case the dairy business booms.
tn caked
med and Stall manure, mixed with ground
is 1t once phosphate and applied on the ground
time. fresh, Is vastly better as fertilizer
than manure In any other form
n Is for
This-Sis1 We must fight the encroachment Of |
Der year the cutters on our hillside farms as
tons of we fight weeds. Both can be held in
check and often entirely eliminated
The cream from the miikings must
It is not be kept long that it will de
elop or velop sharp acid, for that would
impart an unpleasant flavor to the but |
ter.
,eir flesh Avoid frightening hens, especially
and oily. on very warm days Any excessive ex-
come by ercise is apt to cause apoplexy, or at
$ before best will prevent normal production
of eggs.
be filled You would think the manufacturer
drink as fool who would feed cotton into his
osts and mill and expect silk goods to be woven
night ia from it, and yet the hen is simply a
machine
are not Try the plan Of flushing the ewes