The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-18
Keep after the weeds.

The nests need fully as much clean
ing as the roosts.
Kindness beats gruffness in getting
work out of horses.
Skimmilk to wet the fattening mash
Is far better than water.
Hens that moult late seldom lay I'M
til late the following winter.
A close, musty cellar, even II cool,
is not a good place to set the milk.
If you find an extra good pumpkin
or squash be sure to save the seeds.
Equal parts of corn and oats are
hard to excel as grain feed for
sheep.
A pile of coal ashes and salt will
keep the hogs close to any spot where
it lies.
Every farmer should have a small
wheel seeder and a snail wheel gar
den hoe.
Sheep are almost essential in main
tanning the fertility and cleanliness
of the land
Selling all the hey and grain raised
on the farm is a sure method OF sell
ing the farm.
Ewes that are broad and long will
make good mothers and produce Wig
orous offspring.
Creamery butter has an advantage
over all the other kinds because of its
greater uniformity.
The value of corn silage to the beef
producer is not limited to its use in
winter feeding alone.
To secure a good brood SOW, an
even development is required from
pig brood to maturity.
Do you return your saw and ham,
mer to any particular place when you
are through with them?
No land is so rich that it's owner
can afford to waste the manure that
Is made by his farm stock.
1t Is estimated that ten years of
single cropping will wear out any
but the very richest of soil.
The development Of the young
horse requires the exercise of the
best judgment In handling him.
Water thoroughly when the soil is
dry to touch, but never sprinkle
roses when they need watering.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading Is
essential.
This is the month when most Of the
silos in the corn belt are filled. 1t
costs money to do this now, but next
winter the dividends will surely be
collected
It is generally conceded that the
best time to sell chickens Is from
the first of January to the first of
November.
The bright eye, red comb. smooth,
bright, well-kept plumage, activity
and keen appetite. indicate the
healthy fowl.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor
sheep are always a burden upon the
rest of the flock.
Toss those aggravating rocks from
the wagon track before the freeze-up
or you may just count on jolting over
them all winter long.
Alfalfa growers OF Kansas consider
the best antidote for grasshoppers to
be a turkey or two to the acre to
range over their alfalfa fields.
The pig is merely a meat-produc-
ing machine, and the more he is
fed-with good judgment of course
the more meat he will turn over.
Keeping the boar away from the
herd is more trouble than letting him
run, but it is the only way to know
just what you are about in hog rails.
ing.
The man with a clear conscience
and patches on his trousers gets more
out of this world than the man who
goes beyond his means to be fashion
able.
The time to lay in plenty of winter
feed is when you can get 1t. This
month is the one to cut corn and while
you are cutting, cut enough SO you
will then be likely to have about
enough.
Cut up all the corn you think you
can feed and then cut one-fourth as
much more is the best advice we can
think of for the western dairymen this
month.
Rats are an enemy to squads The
pigeon loft should be made proof
against them. Rid the premises of
them by the aid Of traps as fast as
possible.
Select breed and stick to 1t. Con-
siderable time is required to build I'D
good flock and nothing is made by
continual changing. Always keep pure
blooded stock.
To insure the highest per cent. of
fertility in the eggs, stock ducks