The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-18

lows are HuHUSeO ny 0hhCNoseaAS
delay and noise.
Labor saving equipment on the
farm earns more than it costs.
With the silo, an acre Of rOughage
will feed q greater number of animals.
1t is well to keep grit and lime
within reach of the chickens all the
time.
1t is well to remember that chick
ems cannot thrive If infested with
| vermin
Don't leave your valuable farm
I machinery standing unprotected In
| the field.
Peat soil which produces poor corn
generally does 30 on account OF lack
| of potassium.
1t is false economy to shut your
poultry up to keep them from damaS.
ing your gardens.
heated term that the chicks have well
| ventilated brood coops.
Plant early and late so that the
supply of crisp vegetables can be
maintained for months.
The bedding of SOW at narrowing
time should be sufficient only for
| cleanliness and dryness.
The work is evenly distributed
throughout the entire year on the
best organized dairy farms,
Almost any one can succeed with
| sheep in winter time, or In early
spring or In the fall months.
1t is much better to use a medium
| season, heavy straw variety of oats
| when they are grown with peas
II the man who has no silo would
| watch his neighbor feed and watch
the results he would soon have one
Never allow the cows to be excited
by abuse, hard driving or by dogs, and
do not expose them to codl or storms
Success does not depend SO much
| upon the number of cows a man keeps
| as upon the number of good cows he
keeps.
Strawberries should be cultivated.
the weeds eradicated and the most
ture conserved for late summer
| drought.
The egg is manufactured by the
hen from the food that Is consumed,
hence her feeding should be carefully
considered.
Painting an old buggy or wagon or
farm implement is not very difficult
| task. but it adds great deal to the
appearance.
It is a mistake to pasture young
| clover for the cattle are apt to kill
| the plants as much by tramping on
them as by feeding.
Keep I'D the warfare on weeds In
the cornfields these hot days. when
soil moisture needs to be conserved
to its utmost limit.
Pigs at birth have two sharp point
ed teeth, one each side OF their jaws,
If not removed they are apt to make
the teats of the mother sore.
| Pillow and harrow the ground before
sowing fall turnips. Turn under the
weeds and make the seed bed as fine.
clean and smooth as possible.
AS the new corn gets dry and hard
It is safe to feed more than when 1t
was soft and green. 1t Is more easily
digested and gives better results.
The COWS should have some protec-
ton from severe storms; that is. there
should be some place where they can
20 If they want to during cold rain
The best way to obtain good cows
is to raise the heifer calves from your
best dairy COWS, thus in short time
you are the possessor of good young
cows.
Lettuce may be had for table use
till late in winter by starting the
plants now and protecting them with
cold frame when cold weather
comes.
Hay troughs should be so fixed that
particles will not fall through and be-
come entangled in the fleece. Foreign
matter of any sort in the fleece re-
duces its value.
Pie plant is a good commercial vege-
table. The demand for it on the city
markets is good. 1t is little trouble
and can be shipped well. standing al
most any distance.
Health and vigor are great proven
tives of disease Feed the ewes lib.
orally and let the lambs learn to eat
while young. Stomach worms do not
get possession readily where the
lambs are well fed.
Some summer and fall varieties Fl
apples ripen well on the trees; most
of them should be picked when they
are well colored and have reached
full size, but are not yet soft; they
may be mature but not ripe.
When hens are given good cars and
eggs are to be abundantly produced. II
they cannot secure all the proper con.
stituents to make perfect eggs they
will consume some of the stored UP
, energy already in their bodies.