The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-09-08

Blue grass and white clover make
an ideal pasture for sheep.
Corn for grain and alfalfa hay go
well together in animal feeding.
Sudden changes in the calf's feed
are almost certain to start trouble.
All dairy utensils should be
washed as soon as possible after be-
Ing used.
II you grow squashes and have
never seen the squash bug you are
fortunate.
Be sure there are no drafts In the
hen house or your hens are likely to
have the roup.
Chicks and young cockerels are apt
to become weak in their legs while
running at large.
Look out for ticks. Your sheep
can not fatten If they are troubled
with these pests.
The brood mare in foal should be
handled by firm, steady hand. not
an excitable, rash hand.
With over 100 breeds OF chickens
already in existence, breeders are at
work trying to fix new ones.
Stagnant water should never be
allowed to remain where sheep can
get at it. It conveys parasites.
There is no crop that stock feed
er can grow that will make as much
feed as corn and peas or soy beans.
II the man who has no silo would
watch his neighbor feed and watch
the results he would soon have one.
Short rows cause frequent turning
and a consequent loss of time and
wasted energy for both man and team.
After the asparagus season Is over
remove the weeds. stir the soil and
put coating of well-rotted manure
on the bed
There is only one time when poul
tryman is justified in selling good
pullet, and that is when he is going
out of the business.
Dairying does not imply that any
other line of farming Is bad. 1t
makes the fields more profitable and
the farm more profitable.
1t makes some horses ugly to work
them with horses that do not travel
up with them Match them as to gait
as well as to other things.
A drop of melted lard rubbed on
top Of the head and another drop un-
der its bill and along the neck will
put an end to the head lice.
One reason why more farmers do
not have better breeds Of poultry is
because the Matching and brooding
season comes in their busiest time of
the year.
To succeed with celery you should
have cold manure or muck applied in
large quantities. It Is a deep feeder
and does best on compact cold or
deep soil
All crops should be severely thinned
better have good ear Of corn than
two nubbins; better have good nub-
bin than a thrashy nubbin and an
empty shoot
The SOW should be given a warm
millfeed slop. made fresh for each
meal. whole oats and a little sound
corn twice day.
In order that a horse may trot or
pace he must have the physical con-
formation, adoption to the gait. and
favorable condition Of mental and
nervous organizations.
Keeping down the weeds will aid
the garden crops In maturing. and
| make picking easier. Mulch the clean
surface of the ground with old straw
In case of dry conditions.
II you have a crop of heifer calves,
be sure to select those that have the
greatest promise of being producers
Give them the best of care and build
up your future herd in this way.
The condition of the soil. the To-
cation with regard to schools. and
markets and the desirability Of farm
from general standpoint are three
things that should enter into consider
alton before buying.
Do you know that stone coal is
eaten with great relish by hogs?
! Some haul part of q load and dump
In the hog lot, others take the slack
from the fuel pile and they eat 1t as
greedily as If 1t were corn. The feed
ing value Is no doubt small, but there
Is something in it the hogs crave, SO
supply 1t.
In starting with sheep it Is advis-
able to select a few good ewes and
pure-bred ram and gradually enlarge
the flock as we gain a better knowl-
edge of the business. One may gain
considerable knowledge from read
ing good books and papers; but with
sheep, the same as with any other
kind of live stock, there are certain
lessons that must be learned by as
sociating with the animals them
selves.
The cow is the final Judge as to the
real worth of silage. She Is It's "ulti-
mate consumer" and when she says
by a full pail and satisfied expression
that silage Is the best dairy feed the
wise dairyman will abide by her de-
cision.