The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-01-12

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A purplish red comb indicates bad
health in fowl.
The best egg producers are not al
ways the best market fowls.
He that abuseth his colts may ex-
pect to be kicked by his horses.
The silo has come to stay az per-
manent form of farm equipment.
Clover hay Is about three times as
valuable as corn fodder or shredded
fodder
Oats and timothy hay have long
been considered standard feeds for
the horse.
1t is still question whether or not
pasteurization of milk is beneficial In
every respect.
Well drained yards and pens will
help to keep the hogs more thrifty
and profitable.
rvI, h1 I'd
coming into favor as commodity to
the farmer and dairyman.
Sweep up every particle of silage
In the chute and alleyway and give it
to the COWS at every feeding.
Cold weather is not much of a de-
triment to chickens, providing it is
dry cold and the atmosphere pure.
mind that whenever you change feed
the change should be made gradually.
new poultry roost is made of per
forated iron tubing which has been
soaked in a solution deadly to insect
life
Young geese are not to be picked
the first year, unless you sell them
dressed, very difficult thing for the
novice to do.
Spraying has come to be one of the
unacceptable tasks of the agriculturist,
whatever his particular line OF pro
ductive enterprise.
A well-bred animal costs very little
more to purchase, and generally less
to feed, than bad one, while the prog
eny is always salable
Scarcity of stock cattle of all kinds
and high prices asked and offered is
a common local condition reported
from the corn belt states.
The meadows look good for pasture
in the fall and early spring but the
man who keeps his cattle of Of them
always gets better crops of hay.
The dust collected from numerous
vacuum cleaners has proven to be a
valuable fertilizer, and its sale has
become a regular business In Paris.
The novice when selecting a ram of
the Downs or other hornless breeds OF
sheep should be very careful not to
select one with stubs-miniature
horns.
1t is not the little, fat, chubby fe
males which should be retained as
breeding animals, for they almost al
ways prove disappointing at farrow
ing time.
Try finishing some OF your poultry
this fall before marketing. II it pays
to convert corn into six-cent pork, II
may pay better to convert some OF II
into twelve-cent poultry
grower is looking for, provided it Is
not made up of too coarse fbers
which is not usually the case. Dens
ity and fine fbers are usually asso
ciated.
Be sure to have your boar-pen fence
boar proof, for the more times he
breaks out the more difficult 1t will
be to control him thereafter. Heavy
woven wire fencing will hold him Sc
curely.
The temperatur, of cream fol
churning should be ~ to 60 degrees
We also churn about one-half hour
When butter comes before half ar
hour it indicates too high temperature
OF cream.
Fowls cured of roup must not be
used as breeders, however well they
look They will do for market. or fol
market eggs. but never breed from
them as they will transmit the disease
to their offspring.
Two pastures are better than one
because while the hogs are feeding
in one field the other will be recov
ering, and later furnish much more
attractive feed than If both pastures
are used as one.
Fall and winter is the great harvest
time for butter-fat. To be sure 1t costs
a little more to produce it at this
time but the price is so much better
that there is no question as to the
advisability Of the winter COW.
There seems 10 be an idea that any
one can make a success of farming
The failures in other business turn
to the farm and start a chicken ranch
or a dairy farm. This back to the
soil' call is all right in it's way bu,
it is possible to carry it too far fol
there is no question but that it takes