Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-06-15

Despite constant work with the cul-
tivator weeds win grow in the potato
fieid-
Keep supply Of wheat bran before
all your chickens of all ages at all
times.
The quality of the plant-ripened to-
mato is much better than of house
ripened fruits.
Soil that blows badly may be i'm
proved by scattering straw or manure
over the surface,
z Corn properly planted can be given
its first working before the rows can
be distinctly seen
The production Of milk reasonably
free from bacteria 10 simply ques-
tion Of cleanliness.
There is no better general feed than
good green grass for growing and pro
ducing farm animals
Hens for incubation should be Of a
quiet disposition and on friendly
terms with their keeper.
It has been proven by many tests
that si1age increases the production OF
milk and lowers the cost.
Teach the young colts to eat mix
ture OF crushed oats, wheat bran and
oil meal as soon as possible
The larger amount of feed an animal
win consume all things considered, the
more profitable will the animal be.
Sow cow-peas before you pillow your
potatoes for the last time. They will
be up before the weeds get start.
Unless of exceptional value, after
the third year coop the hen, fatten
and eat her. She win be fine for that
purpose.
The dry method of feeding chickens
consists in supplying nothing but
grain from the commencement of
their lives.
In hunting sire get one OF the
same strain as the mare unless she is
a scrub. There is little to be gained
in crossing.
The foremost method of cultiyating
alfalfa is with the disk harrow. one Of
the most excellent farm implements
ever invented.
Chaffy seed corn. If 1t has not been
frosted, and has been properly stored.
generally terminates practically AZ
wen as mature seed corn.
Five dollars invested in package ma
terial viii pay many times the invest
ment In the better prices the fruit will
bring when properly packed.
PARSLEY seed terminates slowly.
have ground very fine. Cover seed
with fine rich soil mixed with manure
scrapings. Keep soil moist.
Do not try to fof4e nature. In Mt
ting young fries for the market give
the chicks proper food. freedom from
lice and nature will do the rest.
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 nrst week young ducks should
be fed corn bread made of equal parts
Of wheat, bran and cornmeal. little
sour milk and soda to raise, and lit
tie salt.
Horses always bring higher price
in the spring than in the fall, as many
men sell their horses in the fall, pre-
ferring not to keep them through the
winter months.
Sow patch Of COW peas near the
poultry yard Do not harvest the
peas when ripe but turn the hens into
them, when the green grass disappears
and they will thrive upon them.
Agricultural experiments show that
II 1t is necessary to fertilize the soil
to secure crop of twenty bushels of
wheat per acre, 1t Is even more neces-
sary to fertilize for good crop OF
fruit.
The majority OF turkey raisers have
to raise their birds under unnatural
conditions and have to adopt meas
ures Of protection and food that will
conform as nearly as possible to their
condition.
An incubator will not feed or regu-
late itself as the hen does, and We
must not expect as good results I'M
till We have had some experience, and
we should not blame the incubator be-
cause Of poor eggs. poor location
causing uneven temperature, or our
own carelessness.
The Kansas experiment station has
issued bulletin giving the results OF
experiments to determine the cause
of blind staggers in horses. It is not
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