The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Clean up aud disiniect


Clean up aud disintect,
Every farmer should have a garden.
Turn the horse out TO pasture al
night
o~verexertion Is as bad for tho colts
A no eXertion,
Now that cows are on grass they
win need salt oftener.
Sheep, unlike hogs. need 10 be
dipped only ono a year,
The wellfed colt requires more q
srcise than the poorly fed one,
There Ia little use in wasting time
over a crippled or deformed chick.
Poultry can not stand any more
neglect in warm weather than in cold.
A mongreI fowl is n that has re-
suited from the haphaSard mating for
years,
One good sire can do wonders In
improving tho dairy herds Of a neigh.
borhood.
II a horse ia required to do extra
work he should be literally and FIRE
q~uently fed.
Don't keep tapping your horse with
the whip unless you want to drive q
regular old plug,
Generous feeding and frequent salt
ing will help to fortify the lambs
against the parasites.
Dipping does more han merely kill
lice. Disease germs, especially In the
case OF hogs. are destroyed
No matter how good their confor-
nation. the vast majority Of little
horses sell at corresponding little
prices.
Give the cows a fair show. To ex-
pect a large flow OF rich milk from
them on insufficient or poor feed Ia
unjust.
Corn lands should be put in the best
possible condition so that tho little
roots can get the most nourtshment
out Of the soil,
Cattle that have been we'll wintered
can be put on the early grass fat mar
ket and good Judges think this market
will be a high one
Under ordinary circumstances the
poorer the feed the greater the daily
cost Of milk and butter.fat, and the
less will be the profit,
As warm weather approaches the
task OF preventing drinking water for
hogs from becoming contaminated be-
comes more and more difficult
OF later years the Clydesdales have
been coming on in draft horse popu-
larity and the breed is now occupying
quite a place among the pullers.
The old ducks need a swimming
pond, az their feathers will not be
nearly 80 good without the water and
their eggs will be much more fertile.
Clover hay can be put In the NOV
safely with more sap In It than tim
othy, but neither will keep without
moldlng when put in with dew or rain
on IT.
It costs from two to six cents more
to produce a pound Of fat pork than
a pound Of ordinary bacon, but the diff.
ference is on the other side at mar
ket time.
Alfalfa makes the best pasture, but
peas and oats sown In equal parts,
also rape, clover and a mixture Of
wheat and oats sown thickly makes
excellent pig forage.
Most all our gardens can be at
least double cropped by selecting
early varieties Of vegetables such as
cabbage, lettuce, onions, beets, bunch
beans, potatoes and early corn.
As soon as the pigs have been put
into the fattening pens In the fail
they should be fed all that they will
eat with a relish; for the shorter the
fattening period the larger the pro.
fits.
II is a good plan to carry over some
good seed when an excellent seed
year gives tho farmer plenty of choice
grain. In this manner he is prepared
for a bad year when good seed ia
scarce.
A sandy soil can be cultivated much
earlier than the heavier soils. and in
this there is q decided advantage. as
two or three crops can be produced
in a season. while only one can be
grown on a heavy soil.
Before starting up a hill with a
load, and when the top Of the hill is
reached, give the team a rest Let
them catch their breath. Undue fore
ing Of horses up a hill with a load fire.
quently cause heart and lung disor.