The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-01

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Good fences are important.
Lime may be applied to the soil at
any time.
The best seed corr Is that grown
on ones wi farm.
Potatoes are as cheap this year as
they will ever be again.
The dairy COW should essentially be
q large and rich mixer.
A coat of ~whitewash In the poultry
house adds both beauty and profit.
Hogs running in the corn field are
healthier than those shut In a pen.
TO have horses of endurance give
the colts a chance to develop their
muscles.
Don't waste your time cutting corn
for fodder after one good frost
strikes it.
The only way to make sheep pay is
to keep the best sheep and give them
the best care.
Change of pasture makes fat cattle.
they say. Variety In feed also makes
cows better mixers.
The value Of a hog depends upon
his ability to make good pork. This
is equally true OF all breeds,
Are you keeping the boys and girls
properly supplied with good "tools'
to do their work IN the s%choolroom?
Your lambs ought to be big enough
now TO bring a good price. Let them
: 80 and give the rest q better GRANGE.
The hay stock without a good top
Is just about on a par with the corn |
shock that has nearly twisted down.
Feeding the drop apples to the
stock will save much grain and act
as a good appetizer for the animals.
Because a COW Is q hearty eater Ia
DO sign that she Is profitable, but all
large and profitable COWS are hearty
eaters
Millet should be cut before the
seeds are ripe, in fact, after IT is well
headed out 1t Is q candidate for the
mower.
Don't leave the sheep in q dry,
short pasture. Give them a chance
IN a fresh pasture or give a good
grain ration.
Corn Is ready to be cut for siIaee
when the grain is In the dent and
glazed but car still be broken with
the thumb nail.
II you produce your W seed grain
II is important to select 1t early ont
OF the best part Of the crop and take
good care of 1t.
The fatality among pigs during the
eonormally heated spell was in many
cases increased, If not wholly caused.
by putrid swtll barrels.
Lung troubles In swine are fire.
quentiy the result of dust and filth
snuffed through the nostrils while {
FEEDING on the ground. I
Pigs that have been properly grown
dp to five months with big strong
frames, can be rounded I'D quickly for b
market with a ration consisting large O
ly of corn. a
If more sheep we're kept by farmers
fight along, instead of having them
"nen iced stuffs are high In price and Y
sheep vice versa, more money could I,
Dc realized. q
heep your eye open for a better ram
enan you have been using. No use
uanping the same ground over year q
aIter year. Get a little farther along d
the road to better things. II
n
mere 10 no better balancer for
suock wintered on corn fodder than "
coWpeas. They furnish Just the Gle. II
ments that are lacking In all feeds II
IKE corn. cane or kafr fodder and y,
timothy hay. n
ohurning troubles appear as soon az
sula weather sets in. But not all the or
onurnlng troubles are due to cold th
weather.; the COW that has been civ. ov
MIR for a long time is apt to tn
furnish cream that is slow to come"
Peeo Is plenty this fall and cheaper Or
IL mas been for some time. This ~
uvs' not mean that it will stay cheap re
winter for should 1t be a hard win. pr
!. me feed would lessen fast. The
ae 70 buy feed, Ii any is needed, Ia
IN the fall. We
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'uSS as soon as wire fencing begins y.
! rust It begins to deteriorate in Az
,asn e' and this deterioration can be
~ n quickly checked by apply ~,
~ . coat Of cheap paint whenever I.
2 spots. hu
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IVY ue best eighteen or twenty
a mix cans. Light weight cans
Y. WI right around the home dairy. gr