Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-29
Continue the spraying Of grapes
with bordeaux mixture to prevent rot.

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Continue the spraying Of grapes
with bordeaux mixture to prevent rot.
It's an i'll wind that chills new.
born animal. Time of year cuts no
figure
When chicks stand around listless.
iy and peep, lice are very often to
blame.
In hard times or prosperous years
the man with a few good cows Is we'll
insured,
A good cream separator with sew.
eral good cows will soon abolish
mortgage.
Be patient with the cows They
can't help giving you swat IN the
face with their tails.
Wet mashes are better for fattenlng
fowls because they are more easily
digested than dry feeds.
Strips of cane Sown at intervals, near
the cow lot, will come In handy when
pastures fail In early fall.
No land Is so rich that Its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
il made by his farm stock.
The work of lice Is often mistaken
for disease. When fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first.
When cultivated cowpeas are to be
cut for hay, the ground does not want
to be ridged up very much.
Move the colony houses and brood
GOODS on to fresh ground every day or
two and the chicks will grow faster.
Feeding the chicks too much Is
worse than waste, as feed lying about
will soon sour, and then comes trou-
BILE
Chickens at ten weeks old are ready
for the broiler market and they
ought to weigh two pounds by that
time.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading Is
essential
1t costs a good deal Of money to buy
satisfactory team, In most cases
this can be avoided by the farmer
raising his own.
Two pounds OF mixed shorts and
bran per COW per day Is not sufficient
for COWS that are expected to give
liberal flows of milk.
The breast OF the Indian game Is
very much like that OF the pheasant
or the prairie chicken. The heft OF
the meat lies on the breast.
Veal calves in hot weather will grow
better II kept during the day in
dark, cool stable, but the stable must
be cleaned out and we'll ventilated.
Unless the little turkeys are allow
ed free range all the time, they should
be kept shut in on rainy days and
mornings when there Is heavy dew.
II the peas are obstinate about US
ing the supports provided for them.
give them start up to the brush or
wire, and they will cause no more
trouble.
In order to get the greatest profit
from the pigs on the farm, II Is neces-
sary to encourage them to consume as
much Of the cheap feeds as possible
early In life.
Don't expect the hired man to
work in hay and harvest till dark, and
then milk dozen cows after dark,
and be very gentle about 1t. He isn't
built that way.
Glover should be cut for hay when
In first bloom II left much longer
than this, the seeds form and weaken
the plant, and there is also loss, due
to the shattering of dry leaves.
To insure the highest per cent OF
fertility in the eggs, stock ducks need
bathing water, but this does not nee
essarily mean that they must have
stream or lake on which to disport
themselves.
The peanut is becoming more impor.
tant as a feed for stock, especially In
the southern states. The vines with
the nuts attached are often cured and
they make q palatable hay for all
kinds Of farm stock.
One Of the safe things to tie to on
bred. In few years she and her off,
spring, II properly cared for. will put
many dollars into the pockets Of the
farmers of the country.
The silo will supply the animals
with succulent food during winter or
in times Of severe dronth when pas
lures fail. Every farm where a few
animals are kept should have silo to
save the entire corn plant fol-, feeding
purposes Why not build a silo and
plant corn to fill It?
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