Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-22

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Weeds delay the curing Of grain and
Fowls win eat quantities Of sand
and gravel
Sweet ensilage Is said to be safe
food for work horses.
Plenty Of exercise for the ewes in
the winter time il impressive
Finely broken charcoal occasional
", makes an excellent conditioner.
About an ounce of food . day h
needed for every pound OF hen weight.
In fitting horses for hard work In
crease the grain ration but not the.
hay.
At present prices Of corn and hogs.
hog feeders are Just about breaking
even. 5.
Do not have the trees come before
you are ready to put them into the
grount.
Sheep should not be kept with
horses or swine, for they are liable to
get killed.
Sheep do best on high, rolling
ground; low ground produces foot-rot
and parasites.
Millet will yield between three and
four tons of hay per acre under favor
able conditions.
Fruit trees are slow growing plants,
and therefore do not need quick-acting
fertilizers as rule.
A herd of good dairy cows is the
best insurance against hard times or
a slump in prosperity.
Filthy cows, and in many cases I'M
clean mixers also, have their effect
upon the milk produced.
The COW that is to do her best in.
the winter must be well fed. well shell
tered and well cared for.
One OF the best forms Of investment
on the farm is the liberal feeding Of
farm animals of all kinds.
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The winter feed OF the eve should
contain the essential food nutrients
in their proper proportions.
If heifer is to make the best dairy
COW, she should freshen when she is
from two years to 80 months old.
Roughage for calves should first be
fed at two or three weeks of age,
when the calf begins to eat grain.
A few turnips, cabbage, beets, ETC.,
will relieve the monotony Of dry feeds
and help the milk flow wonderfully.
Ice-cold water checks the milk flow
and so affects the COW that 1t Is apt
to be detrimental to her unborn calf.
Cleanliness Is an exceedingly I'm
portant thing In carrying horses
through the winter In good condition
Feeding is most important part of
the pure-bred live stock industry and
one to which not enough attention is.
given.
Silage Is strong in carbohyd
the principal food requirement for all
animals, but needs protein to bal.
ance It.
Corn silage may be fed out-of-doors
in hunks, in the stall, or. In fact, any
place where animals can eat It with
out waste
Provide scratching yard or
scratching shed in which wheat or oat
straw is strewn at depth Of six to
eight inches.
Do not let the ewes crowd and push
through tight doors and openings.
Many an eve has lost her lamb az
the result of squeeze.
Pure bred animals will almost al.
ways reproduce their good qualities
while the scrub will invariably repro
duce their bad qualities.
A little tankage mixed In makes a
better egg food of the mash and this
is good Way.to furnish the meat por-
ton of the laying ration.
Good young horses are always In
demand on the market, and can only
be supplied from the farms where
colts receive the proper care and
treatment.
No matter at what price you sell
the poorE cows it is generally safe to
say YOU get all they are worth and
a little more. particularly II she Is to
be classed as dairy animal,
Potatoes and rice are cheaper In
London now than they were In 1900,
but almost every other article OF diet
now costs q great deal more than
then