Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-24


off, It saves SO much time.
The world keeps finding new uses
for corn and corn products.
A roadside filled with tall weeds Is
great harboring place for flies.
Hand ing and petting the heifer calf
will mean gentle COW after awhile.
Get the old hens started for market
as soon as they have laid their litter
out.
The most eloquent friends the silo
has are those men who have fed
silage.
One good thing about the incuba-
tor. 1t never leaves the nest before the
Job Is done.
little salt daily for the COWS Is
better than the weekly sailing on Sun
day morning
The breeding boar should not only
je a good individual but be backed by
good ancestors.
Sunshine is natures best disinfect.
ant and the pens and houses cannot
have too much Of 1t.
Glover is an exceptionally good
cattle roughage. but at present prices
Its use Is quite prohibltive.
ROSTERS Of all breeds should be
separated from hens when they mott.
1t takes them longer than hens.
Pigs allowed to make their beds on
manure piles soon become scury and
affected with dry hacking cough.
II the heifer doesn't show up well
with her first calf and give promise OF
being profitable COW better get rid
of her.
There is no question but what the
thin blanket keeps the flies of. but
however thin 1t may be 1t makes the
orse warm.
II one OF your hogs gets grudge
against another put them In sep
arate pens They will do better and
grow faster
Removing stumps certainly pays
They not only occupy space which Is
valuable but they also cause all sorts
OF trouble and inconvenience.
In punching. alfalfa should be
handled by hand. as punching with
rake loses many OF the leaves. Rain
ls very injurious to the cut hay.
Provide shade and shelter for calves
Keep salt and fresh water before
them all the time. Dehorn before fly
time. Halter break every calf while
young
There are two crops which cannot
as rule be grown in the same par
ish. sheep and dogs. Sheep are most
profitable but dogs are the favorite
with too many farmers.
When one growth OF alfalfa is re-
moved another one comes on I'M
med!ately But II the first growth re-
mains while the second one starts,
then the second suffers
When the pigs are taken out OF
the pas'ure this fall they should not be
turned suddenly into the corn'ields or
fed all the new corn they can eat:
Make the change gradually.
When strawberries are through
fruiting remove the mulch and give
cultivation If the plants have made
rank growth. now of the tops OF
the plants with the mower.
IT Is the very poorest sort OF policy
TO store potatoes intended for seed in
q basement III "Hi'H 'HtlS 10 a lui'
mace as It usually results In lower
ing Of the vitality OF the seed.
To in any way skrimp the food Of
A growing animal, chicken. pig lamb
calf or colt. is to invite sure loss A
thrifty. growing young animal, Il
kept thrifty and growing, is always a
money maker
Never Introduce n new bird into the
regular yard until it has been duly
,,raran.ined. Keep 1t alone for a week
and note its condition, appetite. etc.
Disease Is often introduced into
flock by carolessness in this matter
The capacity OF the silo must be
Judged according TO the number OF
animals which we have in our herd
The diameter is the principal thing
to watch. because Of the fact that in
feeding silage we must feed a certain
LAYER of that silay" off each day or 1t
will begin to spoil
The fellow who thinks that the
crossing Of beef animal on a dairy
animal or vice versa will unite the
rood qualities of both in the offspring
does not think of tn chances of unit.
ing the poor qualities. Just this thing
often happens so We would advise at
all times against taking chances
Stick to dairy types.