The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-09
Train the colt early.

Dampness favors gapea
Train the horse carefully.
Flies cut down the milk suppl.
You cannot begin to feed ana q,
a colt too early.
The COW that gives much milk =.
have plenty to drink.
Climate is an element in ths A.
cult art OF turkey raising.
Continue the spraying OF qrsr..
with bordeaux mixture to proven, ~
It's an Ill wind that chills a
born animal Time Of year euts
figure.
When chicks stand around ~list,s,.
ly and peep. lice are very often !
blame.
In hard times or prosperous ya.,,
the man with a few good COVE a van
insured.
A good cream separator with s.,.
eral good cows will soon abolish ,
mortgage.
Be patient with the cows Ths,
can't help giving you a swat in II.
face with their tails.
Wet mashes are better for fattenir,
fowls because they are more easily
digested than dry feeds.
Strips OF ane sown at intervals, nss,
the COW lot, will come In handy ybsp
pastures fail In early fall.
No land is so rich that Its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
Is made by his farm stock.
The work of lice is often mistaken
for disease. When a fowl seems "a
be ailing look for lice first.
When cultivated cowpeas are TO b.
cut for hay, the ground does not want
to be ridged up very much.
Move the colony houses and brood
coops on to fresh ground every day Or
two and the chicks will grow iaster.
Feeding the chicks too much il
worse than waste, as feed lying ahUu.
will soon sour, and then comes ttu4
BILE.
Chickens at ten weeks old are ready
for the broiler market and theg
ought to weigh two pounds by that
time.
Crops must be gathered In proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading d
essential.
Growing, fowls cannot be expected
to do their best in healthy develop
ment II not fed properly and given
plenty Of feed.
It costs a good deal Of money to buy
a satisfactory team. In most cases
this oan be avoided by the fsrmef
raising his own.
Two pounds of mixed shorts and
bran per COW per day is not sufficient
for COWS that are expected TO give
liberal flows of milk.
Overheating is to be avoided BY eau
tious working and careful watching
of work horses; with shade and water
at intervals, Is possible,
In dog-day weather carelessness
often breeds trouble, but common
sense care will prevent a whole lot
of discomfort and disease.
The breast Of the Indian game =
very much like that Of the pheasant
or the prairie chicken. The heft Of
the meat lies on the breast.
Veal calves in hot weather will grow
better II kept during the day In
dark, cool stable, but the stable must
be cleaned out and well ventilated.
Unless the little turkeys are allow.
ed free range all the time, they should
be kept shut in on rainy days anu
mornings when there is a heavy dew.
II the peas are obstinate about US
ing the supports provided for Them
give them a start up to the brush o.
wire. and they will cause no more
trouble.
In order to get the greatest pront
from the pigs on the farm, It is neces.
sary to encourage them to consume ~
much Of the cheap feeds as possible
early in life.
Clover should be cut for hay when
in first bloom. If left much Longer
than this, the seeds form and weaker
the plant, and there IS also a loss, Que
to the SCATTERING of dry leaves
To insure the highest per cent o.
fertility in the eggs, stock ducks need
bathing water, but this does not nee
moop that thew must laV6 y