Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-09-12
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Silage is the cheapest feed.
The incubator is always on the Job.
Thorough milking tends to develop
= cows udder.
The silo makes the best crib on
earth for soft corn.
Better get at that new silo right
away after harvest.
Water should be supplied In the
pasture these hot days
Don't make the mistake OF pastur-
Ing the clover meadow too close
II is a pretty safe rule to select
breeding pigs from the largest litters
Where apple trees blight. remove
the affected limbs at once and burn
them
The practice Of keeping the cows In
tn , yard at night with no feed Ia most
wastetul
The work horses appreciate an oc-
:asional chance to roll and get q
bite of grass.
II is best to make haste slowly
while blowing corn. especially the
first time through.
grow nearer the surface, while a dry
soil sends them deAer.
Silage must be put into the feeding
program OF every beef producer who
wants to fit steers for market.
nation wide movement for the pre-
vention Of waste would do more than
a nationwide revival Of industry.
When each cultivator shank col.
lects a handful of corn roots in once
across the field something Is wrong
Giving cows good dry feet before
turning them on a rank growing for.
age crop does away with danger OF
bloat
II your hogs have to get their drink.
ing water out OF muddy pond don't
complain II they are wormy and un.
thrifty.
The uniform excellence OF a bunch
Of feeders from poor side address
much to the profit OF raising and
feeding pigs.
During the first years of an orchard.
proper pruning Is one OF the impor-
tant items that means much In the
years to follow.
Cement floors slightly roughened are
the best for the COW stable easy to
keep dry and clean II plenty OF sun.
light Is let In on them
Oats and peas should be cut for
nay when the oats are in the milk
tage and the advance pea pods con-
tain reasonably good sized peas
A shadeless pasture Is but little
these hot, sultry days. II there are
no shade trees. an open shed will do
quite we'll
Hot! Yes. But when we see how
the sunlight makes vegetable life
life--we do not wonder that there
were sun worshippers.
Bran is a very satisfactory feed
for the dairy COW. since 1t gives bulk
to ration is slightly laxative and
provides protein and phosphorus so
necessary in milk production.
About this time OF the year the
farmer will do we'll to look up a prom.
lsing candidate from his barnyard or
pasture. or from his grain field, to
run for the first prize at the county
and state fairs.
No more chickens will be Matched
this year; why keep not needed roost-
ers around another day? II you can.
not eat or sell them. let some needy
neighbor have them. You will make
money by doing SO.
The time to stop churning has much
to do with making good butter To
keep on until the butter Is In big
Jumps makes It waxy and greasy The
time to stop Is when the grains are
about the size Of wheat kernels
In market quotations the term AS.
paragus chickens" is often used and
not understood 1t refers to chickens
large enough to broil with early as
paragus. They are usually Matched In
late July and August, pushed along
ill November, then killed. and put in
cold storage for the winter. They are
taken out and eaten In the spring.
Beet growing Is beginning to be-
come very profitable as we'll az
popular crop in many sections. The
general price Is $500 per ton and the
general yield In many sections runs up
to 20 tons and better.
A well-known scotsman states that
maggots can be prevented from de.
stroying onions by sprinkling along
the rnWs Of onion plantR sand accented