The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26

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Poultry need much attention.
Plant trees in the poultry yard.
The dairy sire is half the futur,
herd.
Bran is a good feed to make muscl,
In calves.
Ground for asparagus and rhubart
can't be too rich.
IT is not always the largest hen
that is the best layer.
The demand for good draft horses IL
greatly IN the increase.
II the garden is not well drained
don't expect much from It.
Alfalfa is a great feed for a brood
SOW in summer and winter.
Cleanliness is next TO godliness-
and ahead of it with the milk inspec.
tor.
Faint costs little, and adds much TO
the beauty and sale value OF the
home.
Large yields make cheaper feed.
T~herefrom arise the easiest profits of
farming
The modern home needs the electric
light, and the modern home-maker de-
serves It.
Cowpens, as we'll as clover, is a very
m crop to grow for soil i'm
provement.
Mate up the teams intended for
farm work at least a few days before
they are needed.
II the fetlocks are clipped and the
horses legs r kept clean, scratching
will never bother.
1t is easier to hatch chickens than
to raise them, but both are easy If
you go at 1t right.
The development of the young horse
requires the exercise of the best judg.
ment in handling him.
The sheep quarters, at lambing
time especially, should be kept well
bedded and very clean.
Seed potatoes are high in price.
Make them go as far as possible. Two
eyes to a piece are enough.
For two or three days after freshen-
ing, a light bran mash, a little silage
and some hay, are good for the COW.
A blockish- built mare with a large
on short legs is likely to pro-
duce a better foal than the tall leggy
kind.
Scattering oats on the ground for
he little fellows to pick up is a good
way to encourage them to quick ex.
Four hundred head OF good draft
lorses were eagerly snapped up at
rood prices at a recent horse sale In
Illinois.
The vicious hog that is forever
breaking out and causing trouble for
'neighbor cannot be killed too
quickly.
The difficulty Of d~isposing Of COM
non grades Of horses is as much in
buyers for them as in getting
respectable prices.
Mulching grapes is good In the drier
ections. but once begun 1t must be
ept up, rs mulching brings the roots
lose to the surface.
II the grapes haven't been pruned
1t is probably too late to do IT.
after the sap starts causes
he wounds to bleed"
One of the main things to remem-
err in selecting a location for a new
richard is TO be SURE that the site is
can be well drained.
No matter how highly bred and
arefully cultured a colt may be II It
not carefully trained and properly
eyeloped 1t loses Its value.
1t makes some horses ugly to work
with horses that do not travel
. with them. Match them as to
nv dS wen DIS W Olubl NuluEo.
Horse bleeding requires more capt
], IS more profitable. II successful.
involves larger losses II not, than
~ other kind OF stock breeding.
There is money in dairying In spite {
a prevalent notion TO the con I
airy, but It needs a combination OF
cd cows and good management to
t 1t out.
Ducks are frequently afflicted with d
eumatism. It comes from roosting
damp ground. Give them q good
y house with plenty OF straw for ,
dding. and keep them in it at L
ght. o