The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
Exercise the stallion.

Do not neglect the heifers.
A pony for the boy is handy.
Clean chicken coops mean health.
Lock out now for the mare ant
coli
Now is the time to begin dipping
the poultry.
Separate out the young ROSTERS
Eat the old hens.
Water, the necessity OF life, is too
often denied live stock.
A night pasture should always be
arranged near the barn.
In handling colts there is more prof
1t in eoaxing than in kicking.
Keep the manger sweet. Scaldins
water will correct this trouble.
Choice heifers make choice mixers
save the choicest for the dairy.
Be sure the mares and colts In pas
ture have shelter from the hot sun,
Keep the sweet potato vines clipped
back to not over two feet in length
The hotter the water the better Job
1t does in cleansing the milk uten
sils.
The old.fashioned straw shed Is q
cheap and satisfactory shelter for the
stock.
The American farmer has nearly
$40, 100, O00,0 900 invested in his bust
ness.
Lime does not take the place Of fer
~tilizer, but makes 1t more effec-
tive.
A little sand on the floors Of the
hen house will do away with damp
ness.
Turn the horses out to pasture
these hot nights; it will help to cool
their blood.
A bit Of grain in the manager at
milking time can call the lows farther
than you can.
Do not neglect to give the calves
each day some fresh locks Of clover
or alfalfa hay.
Success does not lie in the number
Of cows a man keeps, but rather in
the kind he keeps.
Notice how closely the flies stick 10
the COWS cool mornings. They need
a little fy-repellant.
To allow the eve and lamb to run
together without thought of weaving
Ia a poor sort Of policy.
Farmers must realize that 1t re-
quires feed to grow sheep, Just as 1t
does to grow cattle or hogs.
Without ice 1t is hard to get the
cream at too low O temperature to
churn quickly this time of year.
Sheep are comfort lovers, and the
mar who neglects to provide them
with good, dry shelter makes a costly
error.
Farmers all over the country must
rely upon manure and leguminous
crops to maintain the fertility of their
soils.
Good sheep require good care ia
maintain their excellence. Poor sheen
are always a burden on the rest OF
the flock.
Extremes and sudden changes in
feeding, watering or sailing will
cause acute Indigestion in sheep that
is usually fatal.
The stallion needs plenty of exer-
else. Many owners put him In the
harness and make him useful and he
Is better off for work.
Some pigeons will breed all winter,
no matter how cold, but in extremely
cold snaps many eggs and youngsters
become fatally chilled.
Keep Of good terms with the tur.
keys, SO they will be easily penned
when wanted for fattening before plac.
Ing them on the marekt this fall.
Fence the hay and straw stacks SO
that the cattle cannot get at them.
II permitted to eat around the bottom
they will waste more than they eat.
There is nothing like milk for the
chickens, either old or young. II
will make them grow faster and keep
them in good flesh better than any
thing else.
In killing and pressing poultry,
handle gently to avoid bruising. Dis.
.coloration quickly follows a bruise,
and diminlshes the market value Of
the property.