The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

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corn belt soils.
Have the ropes and straps good
and stout when you begin to halter
break the colt.
There seems to be a good deal Of
prejudice against millet because II
exhausts the soil.
skimp your sheep on good pasture
and they win skimp you on mutton.
Works both ways.
The value of corr silage TO the beet
producer rs not limited to its use In
winter feeding alone.
Keep the laying hens working. To
do this feed them at daybreak and
just before shutdown.
Wait until cool weather has abso-
Iutely put the last fly out Of business
before dehorning the cattle.
Instead of using an old wooden
watering tank make one Of cement
that will never decay or leak.
The longer the calf Is allowed to
suck the cow the harder 1t will be to
make 1t drink from a bucket.
After a days york clean the work
horses thoroughly, wash their legs
from the knees down and rub dry.
Raise horses for big money, cattle
for sure money and hogs for quick
money. is an old saying. and a good
one.
A year ago there was more stock
than there was feed. Now there is
feed for more stock than can be
found.
In building a wire fence for hogs
put one barbed wire at the bottom,
and the worst rooter in the pasture
won't root out.
Don't be afraid to apply air.ssaked
lime to the cabbages with a blow gun,
1t will destroy the worms on the head
Of the cabbage.
Young fruit trees that were planted
In the autumn of last year, or in the
spring Of this year, should be ex
amined carefully.
Your pigs intended for breeders
should not be allowed TO get fat. II
inclined to get fat, let up on the feed
and give more range.
The garden acre should be the bes.
on the farm. Best prepared, best fer.
tilted and best cared for. Then II
will give the best returns.
While the orchard is coming into
bearing try vegetable growing as a
side line. This makes one of the sur
est and best sources of income.
Chopped roots, FED along with the
grain, viii make a valuable addition
to the ration. especially II winter
grazing or silage is not at hand.
Keeping any machine well oiled
and In proper repair not only in.
creases efficiency, but decreases the
amount Of power required to run the
machine.
Do not allow the COWS to dry ur
during the latter part of the summer
as this necessitates keeping them
through the winter. giving a smaller
flow of milk than they should,
Land plaster has a very small per
centage of lime; hump lime has tha
largest percentage, and hydrated lima
next. Mari is usually a little richs,
in lime than ground lime stone.
N -" A"SN 'hA montns the hOq
feeder has but little more than brok,
en- even. II we are to Judge the IN.
ture by the past there is a time com.
ing o o when the hog feeder will
make good money.
The peanut Is becoming more I'm
portant as a feed for stock, especial
ly In the southern states. The vine,
with the nuts attached are ostan
cured. and they make a palat,hl.
hay for all kinds Of farm stock ,
The dishonest poultryman mo-,
palm a dozen bad eggs of on tbs
lady OF the house. but the cook will
expose the dishonest practice d.
ter keep on the right side Of ths ,
cook by marketing none but str,ct,s
fresh eggs, besides incidentally III
ing some to your reputation. (,
The fruit farmer can alwsvs a. T.
something to do, either in the orcb.rd /,
or around The buildings. This hr.s !,
like any other, is ruined nv ~ /,
much loafng. Keep the loosa go ,
well in hand for the best results.
The great bulk of the a crop ~ 7
the world Is produced within ~ 7
temperate zone including M !
or Russia, Germany. Norwsv Z
and Sweden. Canada, and the north. ]
ern part OF the United States, Russia 9
produces more oats than any otba, d
country. &
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