The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-27

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Save some Of the old Bows.
Keep the colts In condition.
Single crop farming Is disastrous.
L~arge-nakcd bran makes good food
scab often attacks calves while in
the stable,
The laying fock will make good use
Of surplus skimmilh.
Corn, hogs and alfalfa Is a pleas
ing and profitable combination.
A box stall is better than the pas
ture for the lame horse needing rest.
For fitting sheep for winter, no bet
ter feed car be found than just plain
oats.
Red clover in bloom Is not good for
hogs. but when young it makes a one
pasture.
A lump OF rock salt kept IN tho barn.
yard or pasture constantly, Is hotter
than the weekly "Ralting.
Green feed fed TO milk COWS will
insure larger profits, and as a good
aid to this result Is a BIlo.
Extra feed for the turkey flock from
now on will mean extra pounds OF
weight by Thanksgiving time.
See that you calves don't get poor
this fall, for II they do the chances
are they will stay poor all winter.
The fleece Of the rams should be
dense. even in quality. and OF Il
strong, clear white Tlber throughout.
After mated. give your birds the
best sanitary conditions possible, and
keep the houses free from lice and
mites.
Make It a rule to count the hiddies
every day. Some folks never do this.
They might be robbed and never
know it.
A choking COW may sometimes be
relieved by using a creased rubber
hose M a ram to force the obstruc'
ton down.
The common method Of flushing the
ewes rs to turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them.
In A very short time, ground bone,
meat scraps, etc, will have to take the
place of bugs and worms in tho daily
diet Of the flock.
It Ia we'll to fight shy Of the dairy
cow that Is offered for sale cheap
these days. At best she Is probably
good only for beef.
To make fall pigs do well they must
be provided with warm sleeping
quarters day and night, and filed with
sunshine during the day.
Buttormilk is an excellent food for
the growing stock. It may either be
fed as a drink or mixed In a mash
food. Sweet milk Is also good
Poultrymen who have tried II,
claim that a teaspoonfuI OF Venetian
red in d gallon OF drinking water Is
a good bowel-trouble preventative.
The demand for dairy products will
never fall of seriously 30 long as
quality Is good and the present rate
of increase in population continues
Whether corn should be planted in
rows CT in hills for silage purposes de
ponds largely upon whether the coil Is
badly infested with weed seed or not.
Every sheep In the flock ought to
pass Under the eye Of the owner ut
least once a day In order that he may
discover his very first signs of dis,
ease.
Cullfng the flock properly IL the
handspring Of success In poultry farm.
ing. II you have neglected this very
important matter do II now. There IL
yet time.
There ig a great reduction In the
meat supply. which should be Ia
ken up by chickens and eggs, but It
cannot be done If they are not pro,
duced.
When pure bred irvine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development rather than the
production OF fat.
The anything.wlll-do method Of man.
aging a fall and winter dairy is not
conducive to the receipt Of satisfac,
tory bank.check returns at the end OF
the month.
Chicks Matched in &1ne, July and
August begin laying in February and
March and lay enough the first season
to pay for the extra care, Hold on to
pullets Matched during these months,