The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-25

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:Ysihs aorchards, should be cult
waited.
Peas put>baeh TBS. fertility that the
corn takes out.
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Keep tie land, constantly at work
growing some CROP -.
Head lice. are. the; great drawback
of CHICKS raised under hens.
Lima beans. viii Require more ma
nure7 than other beans or peas.
The tractor is going to be the new.
est and biggest help to the farmer.
The manure for peas, beets and
onions should be fine, rich and well
rotted.
The hens need lime and the best
way to furnish 1t is to feed crushed
oyster shells:
A uniform quality of dairy products
whether 1t be milk. cream or butter
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abundance of moisture and clean.
deep mellow soil.
Frequent watering Of the teams
during harvest is good insurance
against sunstroke.
Good poultry can be reared and
made to produce in close quarters OF
city and suburban lots.
Manure as we'll as fertilizers should
be thoroughly mixed in the soil be-
fore drilling in the seed.
Do you,eEes give your horse a cool
bath in summer? You know how
good it feels when you battle.
Hungarian grass seed sown In rich.
mellow soil will mature and be fit to
cut 60 days from termination of seed,
Some people claim that hog is a
scavenger by nature, but he certainly
thrives better on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings. ~....
Prepotency does not come by
chance, but through years of proper
breeding for certain !: characteristics
and specific functions. !.
Many farmFra do not: have supply
of cabbage. for winter because they
neglect starting plants in midsum-
mer for the fall crop.
Every Enclosure for the hogs should
be perfectly tight, and with excellent
wire fences that are now manufac
tured this is an easy matter.
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The silo is almost indispensable to
the really up-to-date dairy, but silage
is, the best form in which to feed
corn to sheep or to beef cattle.
4 eve that is troubled with caked
utfder: would better be fattened and
sold to the butcher. If she has it onae
It. may be worse the second time. ],
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The. average ensilage ration Is for
ty. pounds per cow daily. This is
seven and three-f1fths tons per year
An acre will yield fifteen tons ioi
silage.
Milk giving is habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect. 1t is a
function which may develop or
diminish by the treatment. accorded
the cow.
When ,acorns are fed pigs their flesh
is apt to become very soft and oily.
but this difficulty may be overcome by
feeding corn for three weeks before
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The water dishes should be filled
early in the morning. Fowls drink as
soon as they leave their roosts and
swater that has stood over night is
never wholesome.
To-
very good sitters. although they are
often inclined to incubate. Their eggs
are generally put into incubators OF
Under hens for Matching.
There is ne better feed for young
pigs than fresh skinned milk 1t is
also a good supplementary feed for
brood sows, and, in fact, a good feed
for hops of all kinds and ages.
Spring pigs. can get along very well
without shelter except from rain I'M
til fall, then If you are so shiftless
as to fail to provide shelter they are
better able to stand cold and rain.
When the SOW Is given warm, rich
slop, or other producing feeds
Just after her pigs are born, strong
milk flow is forced. The newborn
pigs get too much and have diarrhoea
which. often kihs them
Observations show that the most
economical milk cow is the one which
is naturally spare and thin-feshed
The more blocky type takes more
feed to produce a pound of butter-fat
There is often the danger that the
inexperienced man will feed too lib
orally. Remember there is chance
of being tnjudicions either through
too free a use of the feed or by
being too saving of 1t. =.
Keep up with your work in saving
and applying the manure from youl
animals The amount and kinds OIL
feed that will be available for then,
next year will depend largely upon
the manure applied to the farm