The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1911-12-08

Sc, that the coops and henhouse Is
free from lice and mites.
Well cured ensilage corresponds
with the nature of the cow.
The chief characteristics Of the road.
ster are speed and stamina.
Horses that have a light hay diet
are soldem affected with heaves.
Cleanliness and fresh air will usu,
ally prevent epidemics of any kind.
The old sheep that snuff1es will be
done before spring. Let her go now
Testing is the only method by which
we can cut out the robbers in the
herd.
The brown leghorn or the houdap
feather quickly and soon reach ma
turity.
The colts and unused horses should
spend most of each pleasant day in the
paddock.
Have no hesitation in disposing oi
the improbable cows. They are
mistake.
Sheep do not drink much water, but
what little they drink must be abso
lutely clean.
Corn fodder that is shredded OF
split, and ground fine. makes a very
satisfactory feed.
Have an orchard book and keep a
record of the trees planted and alsc
the variety OF fruit.
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to rur
over 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. If 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
in the ration as silage and roots.
II you think of setting out an or
chard and have had no experience
better hire q good man to show yol
how.
The practice of turning the cows
OIL rye and winter barley that is sowr
for early spring feed is not a good
practice.
The cream should always be strain.
ed into the churn through fine wire
sieve or a dipper. with a perforated
tin bottom.
Well-bred heifer 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 1t should
be fed very sparfngly 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
them regularly during the fattening
period the pork will be superior.
Stone fruits, such as peaches. aprf-
cots, plums and 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
does not intend them to grow soon
find 1t out, and usually by hard expert
ence.
1t pays to have the farm fenced hoe
tight and cross fenced into small
fields and to have plenty of yards to
keep hogs of different sizes and ages
separated.
If 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, 900 900,
of which about 100000 are in Eu-
rope. 2S,0OO,00O in North America and
100000 in Asia
Plow up your old. worn-out orchard
this fall and put some manure, COM
post, ashes and bones in the trenches.
You'll be surprised next year at the
quick response of your trees
II a pig is grown right and fed right
there is no timc in the life of a pig
when he will make any more pork
than between weeks and months
in proportion to feed consumed.
A daily record should be kept of
each cow in the stable. In years
time a dairyman will then know by
practical demonstration what cows are
paying him. and those that are not
Use closed pals and good strainers'
for preventing dirt in milk, but also
see to it that the cows are clean at
milking time, and that no dirt comes
from the walls and ceiling of the dairy
stable. The sanitary ceiling is made
of matched boards carefully laid to
prevent dirt and seed from working
through from above. Sprinkling all