The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-22
A sire is half the herd.
Transplant trees in the fall.
Apples do well in cold storage.

Transplant trees in the fall.
Apples do well in cold storage.
Pillow the garden in the fall, II poss.
bic.
Thing increases the acreage with
out increase of taxes.
Alfalfa hay is a very good feed 70
the dairy COW, and corn silage is ais,
good.
One greet advantage in the poultr.
business is the quick returns On tn
investment.
Fine corn meal for the skim mil
calf is q good substitute for the NOR
expensive oil meal.
It is easy for one man, with a III
tie help during the breeding season
to raise 1000 chickens.
To double the amount Of milk pc
acre and cut the cost of milk produc
ton in two-build a silo.
The production Of green ducks Il
coming to be a large business. espe
cially in the eastern states.
If from a well-nourished dam ant
a healthy strain Of animals, the pig.
rarely need attention at narrowing
time.
Hogs should not as a rule be turned
into more corn at one time thai
they can eat up clean in two or three
weeks.
In pruning the orchard Of diseased
limbs and twigs, the pruning shear
should be sterilized before and afte.
each operation.
Hogs ought to have all the corr
they can properly digest II they arr
to be pushed along and put quickly
upon the market.
The care Of the teats should al
ways be observed by the mixer. ant
when they get hard and rough SHOULD
be anointed with vaseline.
Time spent in cleaning up an or
chard in the fall OF the year will bt
amply rewarded with better anC
cleaner fruit the next season.
When you see the sheep nibbling a
their sides take a good look at them
There is something wrong. See II yor
can't find something wrong. See 4
you can't find some ticks.
Build siIos, grow less acres Of corr
but utilize the whole crop in its best
form. and grow alfalfa on the corr
acreage saved for a cheap. palatable
homegrown balancer for corn.
Have a light poultry house, admit
ting plenty Of fresh air without pro
ducing direct drafts Of air. The
germs of most diseases cannot live In
fresh air or very strong light.
A yield Of II tons OF silage may
easily be obtained from one acre Of
corn. Allowing so pounds Of silage az
a daily ration, one acre Of corn will
furnish four cows with silage for 200
days.
A bright, intelligent man, a good
manager and a close observer will
save more than his wages in the
amount Of work he will accomplish,
and in maintaining the condition OF
his team.
The value Of rape or any non.legu.
fninous crop for green manure will
depend very materially upon the me,
chanical condition Of the soil and tho
rotation Of crops which ia practiced
upon the land.
A house TO accommodate a single
SOW does not need a great deal of
ventilation, although there should be
enough to keep the afr in good condi-
ton, but where q dozen or more hogs
are kept in the anne house perfect
ventilation is necessary.
Though it is generally conceded
among poultrymen that the long con.
tinuous poultry house is we'll adapted
to the housing Of grown and laying
stock, 1t is a fact that the young
growing stock Is better cared for in
the separate small colony houses.
A little pig, just like a growing
plant, needs sunshine. In both cases
II seems to be a sort Of tonic that
makes the best development possible.
Catch the lame eve and see IL she
isn't in the first stages OF foot rot.
Looks like It from here, though It
may be that her hpof only needs trim.
ming.
A good plan to give your hens plen.
~ in the winter is to cover the hen
house floor with leaves. Then scat
ter small grain and crushed corn
among the leaves when you feed the
fowls at noon. The chickens will
get the grain and find wholesome ex.
ercise In doing It.
To fatten poultry for market, re-
move from the yards and place. with
out o~vercrowding. in a coop which