The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Sell the poor COW.
Ewes need succulent feed
The fall colt is nearly clear gain.
Fattening cattle should have plenty
Of salt.

Sc that the coops and kenhouse Is
rec from lice and mites.
Well cured ensilage corresponds
the nature Of the cow.
The chief characteristics of the road
ster are speed and stamina
Horses that have a light hay dlet
are soldem affected with heaves.
Cleanliness and fresh air will usn-
ally prevent epidemics of any kind.
The old sheep that snuffies will be
Testing is the only method by which
can cut out the robbers in the
nerd.
The brown leghorn or the houdan
quickly and soon reach ma
turity.
The colts and unused horses should
Sptild vi edtI pltdSdht q III IN
paddock.
Have no hesitation in disposing OF
improbable COWS. They are a
mistake.
Sheep do not drink much water. but
what little they drink must be bso
clean.
Corn fodder that is shredded or
split, and ground fine. makes a very
feed.
Have an orchard book and keep a
record of the trees planted and also
the variety of fruit.
Free range for hogs does not mean
our neighbor's farm.
The late Matching eggs from some Of
the small quick-growing breeds can
be raised at the least cost.
Do not sell all the best. II anyone
is entitled to the best fruit produced
on the farm, it is the family.
Pumpkins are a valuable succulence
for cows, holding much the same place
III the ration as silage and roots.
II you think of setting out an or
chard and have had no experience,
better hire a good man to show you
how.
The practice of turning the cows
OIL rye and winter barley that is sown
for early spring feed is not p good
practice.
The cream should always be strain
ed into the churn through a fine wire
sieve or a dipper. with a perforated
tin bottom.
Well-bred heller calves may often
be purchased cheaply of people who
live in town and keep but one COW
for family use.
Ensilage Is not considered good for
sheep. and if it is fed at all it should
be fed very sparingly and at intervals
Of two Or three days.
Each cows udder should be thor
oughly cleansed before milking and
the hands of the mixer should be
absolutely clean and dry.
Clean sound oats make an excellent
ration for the pigs. If this is fed to
regularly during the ~fattening
period the pork will be superior.
Stone fruits. such as peaches, april
cots, plums n nectarines, should be
planted the latter part OF March, be-
fore the buds commence to swell.
Farmers who undertake to grow in
any section Of the country what nature
oes not intend them t. grow soon
find it out. and usually by hard expert
ence.
1t pays to have the farm fenced hog
tight n cross fenced into small
fields and to have plenty Of yards to
keep hogs Of different sizes and ages
separated.
II a yearling ram is used watch him
when first admitted to the flock. Some
times they are not breeders. 1t Is well
to look after the old ones too. They
sometimes quit.
The horse population OF the world
is estimated at more than III O q
OF which about 3 1000, 900 are in E,-
rope. 5000, 900 in North America and
II, O0O. 900 in Asia
Pillow up our old. WORKOUT orchard
this fall and put some anure com
post, ashes and bones in he trenches
You'll be surprised next year at the
quick response of your trees.
If a pig is grown right and fed right
there is no tins in the life of a mig
when he will make any more pork
than between s weeks and 3 months
in proportion to feed consumed.
A daily record should be kept of