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

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Whitewash the hen house.
Concrete tanks are superior.
Keep the dairy utensils clean.
1.-THE early bird" easily keeps down
the weeds.
Great Britain's wheat fields cover
100000 acres.
Too much sun for young chicks is
as bad as too little.
The manager must supply the brains
for the cow machine.
Don't wait for the weeds to appear
before you begin cultivating.
Have everything neat and sweet
about your milk and butter business.
The owner OF the small farm flock
is the man most likely to neglect dip
ping.
An alert carriage and bright eye
are necessary in a perfect carriage or
saddle horse.
To teach chicks to drink, sprinkle
few grains Of feed on the water for
them to pick at.
The great majority Of farmers do
not know the value of the harrow, or
II they do they do not use it.
Teach the lambs as early as pos
sible to eat grain in lamb creep to
TT them for the early market.
II horse sweats easily, take partic
ular pains not to let him stand out
in a draft. or drink too heartily.
It Is expensive economy to do with.
out separator where cream is sold or
butter made from five or more cows.
The best way to get rid of tubcrcu.
losis in dairy cattle Is to follow the
old precept about an ounce OF proven
ton.
The little pigs seem to be wonder.
FULLY keen in detecting the small holes
In, he lob hau
escape.
Success in the dairy seems to be
most all go; separator, silo, scales
then the following letter. t." test. Is a
close second.
Have all cattle that come into the
herd tuberculin tested and then have
q we'll ventilated barn that is kept
scrupulously clean.
II a SOW that has lost the use of her
legs Is In good flesh 1t would be best
to slaughter her for meat, as chances
Of recovery are poor,
The poultry business requires study
and constant attention, the same as
any other business. First efforts are
rarely ever successful.
One OF the silo arguments that ap-
peals to every stock owner Is that
there is no such thing as cornstalk dis
20 hn ell
The stomach Of the little calf Is
very sensitive and easily ruined. Moth
ing will do 1t quicker than keeping the
animal confined in a wet. dirty pen.
One OF our readers recommends
cream of tartar for chickenpox; one
tablespoonful In soft feed for each
twelve fowls, two or three times q
week.
In growing a heifer for the dairy,
muscular vitality is wanted rather
than fat, and this Is obtained very
largely from the skim milk portion OF
its diet.
Filth on eggs under the sitting hen
should be washed off as soon as
noticed. This Is one of the little
things that helps toward getting
good hatch.
This Is the time Of year when corn
rbould ho fad opo ri =, civ IN Laan hans
laying and to ward off diseases to
which the overfat bird is susceptible
In warm weather.
The calves to be vealed should be
fed all they will eat greedily. so as
not to get hungry enough to bawl
very much. The feed may be whole
milk, part whole milk or skim milk
and oil meal. But never give them
cold milk.
Don't do any pruning OF the grape
vines after the buds begin to SWELL
as bleeding" will result and the vi
tally Of the vines be sapped away,
retarding proper growth. cutting down
fruit production and often killing the
vines entirely
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 have
plenty of exercise, especially at feath-
ering time, II you are trying to push
them forward by heavy feeding.
Never speak harshly to a COW nor