The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-09-22

The dairyman, cannot afford to
keep a cow at the expense of the rest
of the herd.
Local manure should be applied |
only when the ground is moist enough |
to absorb 1t.
Aim for early maturity, and keep |
hogs growing by intelligent feeding
and good care.
Runs of confined fowls quickly be-
come foul this warm weather. Plow
them up often i
The pig crop is governed by numer-
Gus influences that tend to increase or
decrease supply.
Even circulation Of air is the one
important factor necessary for the |
proper curing Of corn.
1t is just as necessary for little |
pigs to have fresh dirt to root in as to
have nourishing feed.
Cowpeas sown in standing corn at
the last cultivation will furnish |
large amount of pasturage
The first tomatoes to ripen that are
oval and smooth. and the seed from |
them should be saved also.
Unless the birds are on grass, sup
ply them with green food daily, there
fore cut grass is excellent.
Hens that are frightened every time
an attendant goes among them can
not do well in producing eggs.
Humus is the organic matter in the |
SOIL and Is formed by the decay Of
animal and vegetable matter.
All breeds of hogs look good when
good money If rightly handled.
The man who can raise hogs profit
ably without pasture can increase his
profits many fold by using pasture.
The usefulness of horse depends
largely upon his good health and abili-
ty to perform what Is required of him.
The majority Of silos being built |
have a continuous door, which makes
1t very convenient for emptying the
silo.
Warm milk should never be poured |
into cold milk, nor should the nights |
milk be mixed with the mornings
milk
1t Is good sign that the pure-bred
sheep are increasing rapidly and
are, therefore, improving all OF the
focks.
The draft horse should show a Wig
orous, lively, energetic disposition,
yet be docile. tractable. and intelli-
gent
Raise the type of colt that sells
best in your community. Select the
sire and dam that will bring this type
Of colt
Put some sort of a mark on the
earliest and best ears of sweet corn
and do not pick them. but save for
seed.
A goose that Is being fattened for
market should never be permitted to
swim in the water or to wander any
distance.
Milk should never be exposed to
foul air in the COW stable or in dirty |
tanks before it is delivered to the |
creamery.
Pet and talk to the COW. Kicking
and beating spells her for milk pur-
poses. If she really needs beating or
kicking, butcher her.
The pig is merely a meat-producing
machine and the more he Is fed-with |
good Judgment, of course-the more
| meat he will turn over.
For the farmer who wants to go |
into the business of breeding for
profit, mules are much better than
horses, and a safer proposition
A check rein Is unnecessary cruelty. |
For the horse that occasions trouble |
| by reaching down after grass or corn. |
try a muzzle but leave his head free |
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
slaughtering.
Formerly 1t was thought that the
| corn should be quite green when used |
for silage purposes. II is now realized |
that the best silage is made from corn
which is we'll along toward maturity.
Many kinds of insect vermin besides |
red mites infest the poultry yards and
| some of them live exclusively on the
little chicks, hiding in the down on |
| their heads and under their threats.
Keep the windfalls in the plum and
apple orchards picked up. They often
harbor insects. Pigs turned in among
the trees will rid the ground of wind
| falls. If they are fed occasionally. |
there is little danger of theiy injuring
| the trees.
1t is a mistake to think that one |
may cease reading his dairy paper |
simply because 1t is warm weather |
and the work on the farm occupies |
all the time Find some opportunity |
to keep up with the lines of thought |
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