Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-09-26

until maturity.
Clean out the sheepfolds and sprin.
kle thoroughly with plaster before put.
ting In beds of straw.
The self-sucking COW and the con.
flrmed fence breaker are equally dis
agreeable to have in the herd.
Farmers will not get the full bene-
At Of the rural free delivery until
after they get the parcels post.
The total production of phosphate
rock In this country in 1910 was g.
654 1888 long tons, valued at $109l7 600.
After all that may be said In favor
OF other pastures clover stands at the
head when 1t comes to The right thing
for pigs,
Don't let those cookie burrs 20 to
seed on stubble ground seeded down.
Run the mower over the field before
seeds form.
Do not cut the grass day too early
or a day too late. Send In the mower
just when bloom shows like a mist
over the field.
Get ready to Gull the eve flock be-
fore breeding this fall There are
some ewes that are too old and shouk
go to market.
A dust mulch for the garden is bet
ter than sprinkling can. Stir the
soil every few days and you will need
to carry very little water.
A sharp disk is the best tool that
can be used to level down the bogs
on a piece OF rough. Doggy slough
land after the tilers are through.
There Ia money as well as human
ity In providing shade for picketed OF
shut-in calves or other animals. II
costs SO little to try this 1t Is a shame
not to.
Selling crops as soon as they are
harvested usually means that one gets
very poor price for ones product.
AS general rule the prices Of grains
60 up a little later on.
A parasite with long and unrro-
nounceable name has been introduced
into California to fight the codling
moth. 1t Is said to be making good
and has begun the destruction.
Make start in sheep this fall by
buying 25 high grade ewes and
pure bred ram. We did this and sold
enough OF the increase the next
spring to more than pay for the first
investment.
Naturally. fowls are healthy and no
stock on the farm has been 80 much
abused. Yet in spite Of all the ILL.,
treatment they receive they do much
better than any other stock on the
farm Of equal value.
Moisture is a great factor In the
production Of blackberries. There is
sufficient water In the sub-soil to
ripen this fruit, provide you do not
let It get away Frequent cultivation
Is the remedy to apply.
In closely built horses. where there
10 poor ventilation. tho mir becomes
contaminated by gees arising from
nth and the a"tu"ul !,nn OF dr"I
pings. Az he ! = ""r "xp sed
these easCe Gnr'rp y" .',"t. y IS
wonder that y
oned by -
The man who wants White Leg.
horns has little trouble in buying baby
chicks in large quantities, for this spe-
cial branch of poultry work, the sell
ing of day.old Chi. ks, has been far
more highly DEVELOPED with this breed
than with any Other. thousands of Leg
horn chicks being sold where only
hundreds of other breeds are sold.
Gluten meal and gluten feeds are
by-products left in The manufacture or
starch ant glucose from Indian corn.
Corn consists largely of starch The
waste product fro,s the manufacture
of starch or sugar is relatively much
richer In oil and protein than corn.
Many factories are removing part
OF the corn oil from the waste. 30
that some gluten meals carry but 1t
tie oil.
Catarrh Is not rt,up 1t is usually
caused by dampness; exposure to a
drenching rain IS good starter for
the disease. Roup Is purulent ca
tarrhal affection OF the air passages
DR.. Sanborn says 1 IS a filth disease
and not caused by taking cold" The
difference between "oup and catarrh
! that the latter US tendency to
:et we'll without II" rtmcnt, while the
nYnoe" seems incinGd to progress t.,
=, fatal end.