Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

Don't be slow about spraying.
Chickens devour many insects.
Use caution with cottonseed meal.
Move the brood coops every two or
three days.
1t is always best to have q system.
and stick to 1t.
Blood tells with sheep as we'll as
with everything else.
Persstency is one of the great
traits Of the best dairy COW.
One of the worst evils in the or
chard Is the so-called pear blight"
A milk house aids very much In the
proper care of milk and milk utensils.
Be sure the hogs, old and young,
have plenty Of pure, fresh water to
drink
The best kind Of a garden club is
a wire net fence to keep out the
chickens.
For orchard spraying three.
Fights or half-inch hose is best. and
in lengths Of fifty feet.
The grape Is one Of the surest OF
crops. as after the third year gen.
erous crop may be expected.
Ten acre fruit growers and egg
producers who adhere to modern
methods are making success.
1t will not be necessary for any
corn-belt farmer to 20 many miles to
see what silo is like next winter.
Don't get the idea that you cannot
obtain satisfactory results from spray.
ing Just because your neighbor failed.
The hen house that is whitewashed
inside and has clean widows will be
more healthful and attractive for the
fowls.
The heifer calves from parents OF
long dairy inheritance are almost sure
to equal or surpass their dams IN pro-
ductiveness.
The sudden change from the warm
stable to the highland damp ground,
might prove serious with some OF the
heavy mixers.
Successful dairying means that 1t is
vital to steer clear OF dry cows and
Indifferent producers. High priced
feeds brings this home.
Many a case Of chick disease might
be traced to the chilling they 30 often
get In transferring the hatch from
the incubator to brooder.
The chief value OF the manure
spreader lies in its ability to put thin
coating over large area, and thus
produce maximum results.
The building of sllo Is not a specu-
lation by means OF which you can get
something out of nothing, but 1t is q
good. sound business proposition.
When done spraying each day. run
some clean water through the pump
to wash out the spray mixture and
avoid corrosion OF the working parts.
Ducks do not like whole grain. but
prefer soft food. When winter ap-
proaches they may be fed twice day.
at night adding animal meal or cooked
meat.
To get good, select private egg
trade, make 1t a rule to put eggs In
the package that are not only strictly
fresh but which were made from pure,
sweet food.
The person who raises good stock
need have no fear about prices. First
class fowls always bring good prices.
no matter how great the surplus Of
ordinary stock Is.
II the dairymen could come into d..
rect contact with the people who eat
their butter there would be less need
Of discussing the subject of making a
better grade of butter
Test the spray hose several days
before needed for spraying. Try 1t
with the highest pressure you will
use. If 1t burts easily or leaks, make
the needed repairs in 1t, or get a new
hose. It will save delays at a crit
lcal time.
Soaking cabbage seed in a solution
Of one ounce of formalin to two and
one-half gallons of water for twenty
minutes will be good start against
cabbage rot. Soil and manures free
from black rot germs will also be
necessary.
There may be certain lines of farm
ing in which 1t Is difficult to keep a
definite account Of the cost and profit,
but dairying is not one of these. There
is no excuse for ignorance on the part
Of the dairy farmer.
1t requires some degree Of courage
to thin out lettuce, radishes, beets,
etc, when the plants look so sturdy,
but older plants and larger roots re.
quirs more soil. and unless they have
1t, they will be poorly nourished. Let.