Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-12-14

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The hog is not NATURALLY : dirty
By ali means give the hogs pure
water to drink
sawdust can be used in the absence
Of other materials
The best way to handle manure il
TO spread 1t at once. ks
Mares bred in November drop their
colts the following October. -
The mare with the fall colt must
have good milk-making ration.
Cows giving 5000 to 1900 pounds
of milk in year are worth keeping.
Look out for ticks Ticks make poor
sheep. poor lambs and spoil the fleece.
Make two sowings Of peas Of an
early wrinkled variety for late
crop.
Many lambs are far from being as
good individuals as either of their
parents.
Cool the cream after IT has been
separated and feed the milk while 1t
is warm
Bushes and small trees, too large
for the pillow to root out. should be cut
with the ak.
Wheat bran has just the elements
in It that sheep and lambs need 10
make good growth
Clover and grass seed will nearly
always do best when they can be
started to early growth.
u Don't expect the flock to drink from
a dirty trough They won't do it. and
will suffer in consequence.
The fleece Of the ram should be
dense, even in quality. and of strong.
clear white fiber throughout.
Large, fat. plump poultry of all va
rieties is always in good demand and
brings more than scrawny stock
1t is good sign that the pure bred
sheep are increasing rapidly and are.
therefore. Improving all of the flocks.
By intelligent breeding. selection.
feeding and care. most dairy herds can
be brought up to double their produc-
ton.
In buying a ram get young one
He can be disposed of more advan-
tageously when one Is through with
him.
The vicious hog that is forever
breaking out and causing trouble for
ones neighbors cannot be killed too
quickly
Dried beet pulp. wheat bran. dried
distillers grains and alfalfa meal may
be had at first hands free from any
adulteration
The growing OF hay for market is,
considered from the standpoint Of soil
fertility, one Of tie worst things
a farmer can do. s. 49,
: While growing colts should be al
lowed to run out as long as the
weather will permit them to be ex.
posed to the storm.
Goats will breed at six months OF
age. but this early breeding destroys
vitality Eighteen months is about
the right age for breeding.
Salt Is good for chickens In very
small quantities. rather less If anything
than we would use for our own food,
yet brine is often poisonous.
The future Of the mutton crop de-
Ponds upon the attention given the
young lambs and the degree to
which they are kept growing from
the start
The more COW is compelled to
tramp over pasture for feed, the less
milk in proportion will she give
Moral: Have smaller but better pas
tures-bluegrass and clover knee
deep.
Pork production as a speciality Is
just becoming recognized For many
years the hog has. to large extent,
been a by-product Of the feed lot
wherein beef production was the
standby.
The COW to keep is not the one that
gives a large quantity of milk for a
month or two after calving, and grad
ually gives less, land less. going dry
four to six weeks, and often two full
months in the year.
AS the days grow shorter provide