The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-07-19

Il never pays to hurry a con at first.
Never feed horse when. 1t Is very
warm
Move the brood coops as often as
possible.
You cannot begin to feed and train
. colt too early.
Lice will find a sitting hen II moth
ing il done to prevent it
The aim should be to make each
heifer better than her dam.
A thermometer for churning time
earns its way summer and winter.
Don't wait for the beetle to appear
on the early potatoes before you spray.
scours are brought on by feeding
cold milk and in keeping in dirty, wet
pens.
It takes pretty good grit to let some
old hens go, and yet it Is wise thing
to do.
The Silver Campine IL not a new
breed, but one not generally known in
this country.
The eve has been found as econom-
ical as the COW In turning hay and
grain into milk.
Work done for your cows, sheep and
hogs now will show itself next fall In
the returns you get
The SOW that is SO clumsy or nerv-
GUS that she always kills half her
pigs had better go to market.
A large udder Is not always a sure
sign of good mixer, but more often
than not 1t Is a good indication.
Quality in vegetables Is the result
of quick, unchecked growth, and this
means plenty of water at all times.
It Is not a difficult proposition to
raise calves when the feeder uses
some precautton in their management.
II you take the young colt with the
mother when at work, put a halter
on it and hitch it to the side Of the
mare.
When the lambs are ten days old
there Is no danger in docking them
after that dock them just as soon as
possible.
The printer and butter spade
should be soaked first in hot water
and then in cold water for some time
before they are used.
The horses stomach Is in no condi-
ton to receive food Immediately after
severe labor, hence the necessity of
short period of rest first.
The calf should be taken from the
COW very sooh after birth. It learns
to drink much more easily than If
left several days with the cow
Unless 1t runs smoothly and does
not vibrate, a separator will not do
its best work. A solid foundation
means long life for the machine.
Dairy farmers wonder how they
ever got along without cream separa-
tors. Five years from now they will
wonder how they ever got along with
out stlos.
Stations and mares having small
heart girths or light tanks are objec-
tionable from the breeders standpoint
A horse needs lots OF room for heart
and lungs.
Rape Is a cool weather plant and
does best in northern ATTITUDES. Drill
in III to 2 pounds to the acre as
early in the spring as the danger from
hard freezing is past.
The value Of suage to sheep has
been we'll enough established for US
to know that in the future 1t is going
to play an important part in the pro-
duction of mutton and wool.
II the hogs are lousy get some crude
oil and just as soon as warm weather
comes pour gallon or SO Of the oil
on the holes where they wallow.
Grease of any Kind Is death to lice.
Tar paint nor any other application
Of that kind will kill the peach tree
borers already in the tree. The sharp
wire is the only remedy then and the
closest inspection is necessary to find
his lair.
Farm manure Is valuable Conserve
the supply that is produced on your
farm. Did you know that the fertiliz-
ing constituents voided by a cow in
the course of year are worth, on an
average, $40.49; by a horse, $28.86,
and by a pig, 1894? Thus several
hundred dollars worth of manure Is
produced on the average farm every
year.
If you would make the most of
your gardening and add to the pleas
ure Of your work, use hotbeds and
cold frames. The cost of the equip
ment Is very little and will last for
years with ordinary care. It makes
intensive gardening on the city lot
possible and explains why some
people can grow so much on such
little ground. 1t pays we'll on the
farm, too.