Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-01-25

Put kerosene Or the rolsfs kfeQ4ent
y to keep apEn chicken Ice
Teach the colt 70 sal 4 fhixfhfe q
oats Nhest bran ana lip5sed meal s
There Is somsthips ii ths Hrst miiE
that the ealI needs and should havs
RenisRber ID treat ycuf COW Vim
confederation q these days and nishts.
The dsmsnds on thS l6Syss digSn-
tive system for ncuTlshment y vsEy
great. 81
i tiock Of ewes rightly handled
Should produce is5 pss cent a.
lambs.
it Ii the ipcofne from each sheep
that should determine the value q
the dock.
the light-colored honey from the DARK
faH money Z. n
Unleas the bird Is extremely valu-
able the ax " the pest remedy for d
sick chicken.
The COW thar II allowed to fan On
II her mink dow Il ssldom made to ~
gain 1t at q profit Il
skihp your sheep ION good pasture
and they will skirnp you on mutton
Works both ways. (.
Rabbits do great damage 10 young
trees during winter especially when
snow covers the ground.
The use Of fruit Is q great help
towilrd keeping n good health, and
more of Il should be grown.
It's d mistake to expect the miracu-
ious or abnormal from your cows. Bet
ter make them work naturally.
II sows are expected to raise q fan
litter, 1t Is best to wean the spring
.pigsya at from 8 to 10 weeks old.
y When there Is good stun Ia the feed
box the heifer soon learns to be 4
good barn COW when night comes
Do not Try to winter the cows with
out grain. Wheat bran. corn-meal
and oil-mesl win be found valuable.
Sheep are comfort lovers and the
man who neglects to provide them
with good, dry shelter makes q costly
error Is
Irregniarity in feeding that Is. d
good ration one day and poor one
the next, will play havoc with the best
Of cows. ,Ss III
Peach trees can be planted any time
between last and first frost: the
earlier II the winter they are planted
the better
a queen bee lives from two ID ave
years. workers from forty I'VE days TO-
six months. and drones seldom more
thar. i've weeks & &
4 Some breeders claim that six or
seven weeks Is long enough for the
pigs TO remain with the SOW, but
this. / think Is extreme
The pig Is merely a meat producing
machine and the more he b Is fed
with good Judgment Of course the
more meat he Will turn over
All living plants have deAnite needs
every day during their growth, and II
these needs are not supplied fully or
regularly bad results must follow
While the orchard is coming into
bearing try vegetable growing as q
side line This makes one Of the 1
surest and best resources Of income
II VIII pay to buy wheat bran to
mix with the barley or corn meal for
feeding cows, Bran and barley meal
half and halt ma es good meal for /
milk s
The beet roosting place for young
turkeys Is on branches Of trees. They
will not suffer from exposure. and
me open life win make them strong
and healthy: I. 8fssss ss
Some mixers handle the teats as IL 1
hey were made oferubber and devoid
il ali feeling: but, strange to say.
here are nerves In the udder which
IRE very sensitive.
I Flaxseed meal. also known under
he name OF iinseed ana OIL meal. Is
inc and the same thing ii Is the rest.
ine left after crushing and pressing
.he oil out 6f faxaeed @
\ We like to Sea the cows approach
heir master III the yard ia be
scratched and pettAd It shows that
hey are used to hind treatment and
ire not afraid 81 him.
Mafsly places along q treaIn fur
iiah many beetles and sheIl tish ana /
4 the young ducks IRE allowed i fnn
4 Z yard Ike that the cost Of feeding
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