Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

Let nine miIkings pass before using
a fresh cows milk
Cabbage is one OF the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry.
High quality Of cream can be pro-
duced from clean. pure milk
Better use is made OF ground than
Of whole grain BY the dairy cows,
Do not allow the stan where the
COW must stand or lie to get filthy.
Comfortable shelter goes q long
way towards making dairying pay
Never OFFER poor pound Of butter
for sale; rather feed It to the pigs.
silage and alfalfa combined make
the foundation for the best dairy "a
ton.
Woven wire fence Is being bought
by the mile instead Of by the rod
now.
The coming of the silo Is developing
some new high records for high-priced
beef
The secret Of successful stack build
ing is to keep the middle full and well
tramped.
The calf should have plenty Of wa
ter to drink and 1t should always be
clean and pure.
Manure is one of the by-products
Of the dairy farmer and it represents
"a decided profit.
Many practical hog raisers are now
using artificial wallows. built of either
cement or lumber.
II winter dairying is to be the most
profitable 1t must be planned for def
initely in advance.
Any man who will strike horse
In the head should never be allowed
to touch one again.
Keep the laying hens working. To
do this feed them at daybreak and.
just before shutdown.
Hogs follow the rows and tramp
down less of the rape II 1t is drilled
instead of broadcasted
If you want lasting cement use
melted alum. It hardens at once and
water does not affect it.
The poorer the cream the faster
should be the speed Of the churn'
slower where, cream Is rich.
A man cannot work on boiled tur-
nips alone; neither can horse work
on diet of straw and fodder.
Shelters separate from the ones pro-
vided for the old fowls should be con-
structed for the use of the chicks.
Fine gravel is not the proper grit
for poultry. They want sharp ma
terial with which to grind their food.
The best location for the warm
weather chicks Is in the orchard,
and the trees also protect them from
storms
Forage crops added to the grain ra-
ton cut the cost Of pork making 20
to 80 per cent, says F. G. King, Pur-
due station.
On an average Great Britain Yields
80 bushels of wheat to the acre: New
South Wales, Is; the United States, IL,
and Russia, 8.
Young fruit trees that were planted
in the autumn Of last year, or In the
spring Of this year. should be ex-
amined carefully.
Cowpeas sown in corn and the en-
tire Crop pastured down by hogs gives
one Of the very best returns that can
be secured from farm land
A few trees in the poultry yard are
to be desired at this season. but IL the
yard is devoid of trees It is easy to
arrange for artificial shade.
Breeding stock should never be
saved from litter of vicious old
brood SOW which IS always restless
and chasing aboa6 the pasture.
Only about one grape Seeding in
100 is worth further testing. A to
100 shot offers enough chance to make
it interesting to grape enthusiasts
Do not allow the stall where the
COW has to stand or lie to get filthy.
1t is not only uncomfortable for the
COW. but unhealthy for her and the
family that drinks her milk
Never let young chickens perch un-
til their breastbone can endure the
strain. as crooked breastbone de-
ereases fowls market as well as
breeding value considerably.