The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-07

Comparatively rev peopie leail]o
the Importance Of drinking water for
hogs.
Clean the calf pen often and bed It
with a liberal supply of dry straw
~oftener.
The silo seems to be edging mighty
near the cornerstone Of successful
%dairying.
If you can't afford to buy a good
bull get one with your neighbor. each
paying half.
Fresh pasture is so relaxing that
care must be taken that the cows do
not lose flesh.
Many a farmer has drawn the
greatest measure OF prosperity from
the dairy COW.
When spraying, II showers come
and wash off the poison, spray those
trees a second time.
Careful selection Of the stallion Is
essential to the production Of a uni
form harvest of colts.
A fumigation with burning sulphur
will get rid Of both vermln and disease
germs In the poultry house.
The chickens like rape. A little
patch Of 1t near the barnyard will
keep them busy and %contented.
Chickens will not die OF gapes II
they are fed proper food and plenty
of II, and are kept free from lice.
Not only the flavor, but the keeping
quality of butter Is injured by keep
ing the cream until It gets very O
Usually, a careful dressing Of mar
ket fowls will draw a little premium
from the buyers. It pays In the long
run.
The quality of the egg can readily
be established by a ration that will
add sweetness and good flavor to the
contents.
The SOW should be in moderate
flesh when bred, but when safely In
pig she should have a strong ration
to build her up.
Do not expect satisfaction from
bordeaux mixture that has stood for
as much as twenty-four hours. 1t
deteriorates quickly.
Next to good feeding the thing that
will make the horses look sleek n
comfortable Is elbow grease n a
curry comb and brush.
Some people think that the dry COW
needs no care, but those that make the
best records have the best care dur
ing their period Of rest.
See that the half-grown chicks V
plenty of exercise, especially at featn'
ering time, If you are trying to push
them forward by heavy feeding.
Never speak harshly to a COW nor
strike her. She Is of a highly strung
disposition and will easily become I'M
manageable through rough handling.
To feed too much soft food is I'M
natural. This is particularly true and
harmful IL overfed so such food lies
around to sour and become unWhole-
some.
Feed the small chickens often, and
IL wet and cold, and the old hen Ia
overly active, better confine her for a
short time each morning or all OF a
rainy day.
The farmer who a tell Just what
It costs to produce and market a
crop Is not so very common but when
you do find such a man you find one
who Is a success,
Cottonseed meal should not be fed
too literally, as It then acts rather
disastrously on the reproductive or
gans. 1t Is really not advisable to
add II to the bill of fare for laying
hens.
Many farmers are making the mis-
take OF pasturfng their meadows this
spring. and when hay time comes
these same fellows win be grumbling
about their short hay crop. II IL
only reasonable to think that, II
stock make a living grazing on the
meadow, that meadow cannot possibly
yield as 1t would II II had not been
pastured.
Cheap green food can be made tc
take the place or one-third Of the higt
priced grain, and the flock do bette,
for tho change. We saw a woman re
Gently selling large hard cabbage
heads for three cents each, while she
was preparing to feed her poultr,
wholly on high priced grain for the
winter. This was literally throwins
money away.
A good roost is a 2x4 scantlins
placed broadside v Q two 1s.inct
boards. These two boards form .
platform which catch the droppings
and these are worth from rs cents Il
a dollar a barrel Do not place the
roosts too high, for the hens will
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