The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
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Feed for egg production should be
rich in protein.
You cannot get heavy egg laying
without heavy feeding.
To improve the dairy herd, keep the
best, and sell the rest.
Glover should be young to make
pigs thrive at top notch.
Judge not hen by her beauty, but
by the way she does her duty.
Trap nests eliminate drones with
accuracy from any flock of hens.
Food plays an important part in the
growth and development of the colt.
Many young bears are ruined by be-
ing allowed to run in lots near the
sows.
If you intend sowing clover or alfal-
ia this spring get your seed right
away.
Glover is the greatest pasture for
hogs-provided 1t Is not allowed to
mature.
The successful feeding Of poultry
is among the most difficult of feeding
problems.
Most farmers have learned before
this that it is expensive to haul green
corn fodder.
Rape seed is cheap, it terminates
strongly and furnishes plenty of pala-
table forage.
If hog seems to be ailing, separate
watchful care
One advantage in feeding steers on
the farm is the maintenance of the
soil fertility.
Deal gently with the COW of nervous
temperament. She usually is one of
the best in your herd.
II you get an incubator, assign the
running of 1t to one person. and let
him have sole charge.
A chill brought on by the udder
coming in contact with frosty ground
fs apt to ruin your best cow
Clean, dry bedding spread about
thickly will make cold, hard floors
more endurable these cold nights.
raise next season for the fowls but
don't grow them for the sparrows
The good dairy COW usually is wide
IN the forehead, the face dished be-
tween the eyes with a strong under
Jaw.
Never salt the horses feed in tho
box. Place a big lump where he can
reach it. and he will take it when he
needs 1t.
The three essentials for a success
full dairy cow are vigor, capacity for
food and well-developed organs for
milk production.
Goslings will thrive II fed on grass
alone, but will not make such rapid
growth, of course. as when they are
given a little grain.
The cow must have a good breath
ing apparatus, indicated by a large
nostril. wide breast and good width
across the floor of the chest
Never jump from the wagon when
the horse Is running away. More
lives and limbs are lost in that way
than by remaining in the wagon.
Until We raise all the hay we need
for our stock, and have all the stock
and all the manure we need, 1t will
pay US to save the whole of the corn
crop.
Feeding cattle gives not only
profit on the feed produced on the
farm, but 1t supplies the farm with
manure which is greatly desired In
progressive farming
Calves should not be turned out to
pasture unless they have had a little
green feed before. as it is liable to
cause scours. Give all the fresh. clean
water the calf will drink.
A daily record should be kept OF
each COW in the stable. In a years
time a dairyman will know by prac.
teal demonstration what cows are
paying him and those that are not
A COW, to produce large flow. must
consume lot of water and she Is not
likely to drink as much as she needs
when she has to take 1t ice cold on .
cold day.
A few sweet apples or Jumps Of SUI
gar is likely to prove much more ef
fective than whip in securing
obedience from an intelligent. spirited
highly bred colt, or even a mature ami
NAL Of the horse kind.
Three weeks ahead of freshening
time 1t is well to begin feeding the
cow pounds Of bran per day. increas-
ing this up to 4 pounds per day by the
time the calf Is due. This will put
the COW in proper condition for cal
wing.
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