Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-01

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Dalrytne i science
Pc cautious A. buying land
Prevent stray hogs from coming to
your place.
The comfortable hen Il the one that
lays n winter.
There is good demand for beef Of
the better grades.
a scrub flock never culled gets
worse all the time.
bitches may be dug in swamps IN
the coolest weather
The boar sho1ld be wen fed, but mt
allowed to get too fat.
The colts should have ration Of
pats cilmeal and wheat bran,
Judge not hen BY her beauty, but
BY the way she does her duty.
Thefe are 7ss species Of roses
known. and rs Of chrysanthemunns.
III killing and dressing pigeons,
handle them gently to Ayoid bruis-
ing
Shredded Ncorn fodder is good for
the farm horses in place of timothy
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There are 4s.6O4 farms in this
country Of more than 1000 acres
each.
Select land carefully. II you are not
q Judge Of land, pay someone who
1 knows.
A hog that can be fattened while
young win be the most profitable
one to breed. i,
Allow one malelof the large breeds
to twelve hens, and one to fifteen Of
the smaller breeds
No one can succeed we'll with poui'
try who permits them to i've year
after year in filthy places
Any warm winter day when the soil
Is open is a good time to make prepa-
tions for next springs hotbed.
More farm machinery Of all kinds
Is put out Of condition each year By
neglect than IL injured by work.
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Alfalfa meal and bran are much
alike in composition and accomplish
the same object when fed to milk
cows. s.3ss
\ The size and strength OF the lambs
at birth Will be governed by the feed
and care Of the ewes during the win
ter. s
10 have q COW III the advanced
registry is now Of more advertising
value than to win first prize at some
fair.
One Of the European companies
manufacturing harvesters for years
has employed an American technical
manager.
No fowl can gtand a constant ex-
Aposure to inclenent weather. and the
more we protect them the better will
be the results,
Chopped alfalfa hay or alfalfa meal
solves the green feed problem in win
ter as well, or better. than anything
else we know OF.
Many dealers object to eggs with
pale yolks. When you find yours are
getting that way. put little more
corn IN the ration.
Systematic trainins is Of value IN
handling young colts; teach them one
thing at a time, have them learn that
one thing Thoroughly
BY actual test 1t, has been found
that q COW averaging IS pounds Of
milk per day drank an average Of 200
pounds Of water per day
Cabbage is one Of the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry. as it
keeps green sa long time and the
chickens enjoy picking at 1T.
When going to town notice where
the worst drifts are. and what causes
them. Make this a point to fix up dur
ing road work season next year.
Two parts lard and one part turpen-
tine win ofton cure 'limberneck' In
the afEitcted bird II discovered IN time
and the remedy given promptly.
Mighty easy to feed new corn to the
hogs. stalks and all. but sou win and
that il the corn Is nrst run through
the shredder the animals VIII eat 1t
up clean.
In order that . good horse may
result the colt should not only be
given good start - life. but should
DE kept ii heaithful and thrifty con.
dition through tie growing stage.
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