The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-03-29

IioFeE suouiu De young to make
pigs thrive at top notch,
Judge not a hen by her beauty. but
by the way she does her duty.
Trap nests eliminate drones with
accuracy from any flock Of hens.
Food plays an important part In the
growth and development OF the colt.
Many young boars are ruined by be.
ing allowed to run In lots near the
sows.
If you intend sowing clover or alfal.
ia this spring get your seed right
away.
Glover Is the greatest pasture for
hogs-proyided it is not allowed to
mature.
The successful feeding of poultry
Is among the most difficult OF feeding
problems.
Most farmers have learned before
this that 1t Is expensive to haul greer
corn fodder.
Rape seed is cheap, it terminates
strongly and furnishes plenty of pala,
table forage.
II a hog seems to be ailing, separate
it from the herd at once and give
watchful care.
One advantage in feeding steers on
the farm Is the maintenance of the
soil fertility.
Deal gently with the COW of nervous
temperament. She usually Is one o.
the best in your herd.
If you get an incubator, assign the
running of it to one person, and let
MN nave Sole ClafBe.
A chin brought on by the udder
coming in contact with frosty ground
is apt to ruin our best COW.
Clean, dry bedding spread about
thickly will make cold, hard floors
more endurable these cold nights.
SunfoWers are just the thing to
raise next season for the fowls but
don't grow them for the sparrows.
The good dairy COW usually is wide
in the forehead, the face dished ber
tween the eyes with a strong undey
Jaw.
Never salt the horses feed in the
box. Place a big lump where he can
reach it, and he will take it when he
needs it.
The three essentials for a success
full dairy o are vigOr, capacity for
food and well-deveIoped organ for
milk production.
Goslings will thrive If fed on grass
alone, but will not make such rapid
growth, Of course, as when they are
given a little grain.
The COW must have a good breath
ing apparatus, INDICATED by a large
n~ostril, wide breast and good width
across the floor of the chest.
Never jump from the wagon when
the horse is running away. More
lives and limbs are lost In that way
than by remaining in the wagon.
Until we raise all the hay we need
for Jul stock, and have all the stock
and all the manure we need. 1t will
pay us to save the whole of the corn
crop.
Feeding cattle gives not only q
profit on the feed produced on the
farm, but 1t supplies the farm with
manure which is greatly desired in
progressive farming.
Calves should not be turned out to
pasture unless they have had a little
green feed before, as 1t Is liable to
cause scour Give all the fresh, clean
water the calf will drink.
A daily record should be kept OF
each COW In the stable. In q years
time q dairyman will know by prac-
tical demonstration what cows are
paying him and those that are not.
A COW, to produce a large flow, must
consume a lot of water and she is not
likely to drink as much as she needs
when she has to take 1t ice cold on .
cold day.
A few sweet apples or Jumps Of su.
gar Is likely to prove much more eff.
fective than a whip in securing
obedience from an intelligent. spirited
highly bred colt, Or even a mature ami
NAL of the horse kind. j
Three weeks ahead of ~freshening
time it Is we'll to begin feeding the
COW 2 pounds of bran per day, increas-
ing this up to 4 pounds per day by tho
time the calf is due. This will put