The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-09-13

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Stock like turnirs.
Screen the water tank.
Give every horse his own collar.
Gull the eve flock before breeding
The soy bean is an excellent
legume.
A pig should never be compelled tc
squeal for his food
Cut the weeds out of the fence cor
ners before they go to seed.
Pigs fed on dirty, dusty floors are
apt to contract lung trouble.
A two-piece stave silo makes practf
cally as good silo as a one-piece.
How about undertaking that low
place on the farm? Now is the time
You must have vigor in the SOW
II you expect strong vitality in the
pigs.
The hoe Is wonderful tool for con
serving the moisture around the small
plants.
No need Of pitch holes" or ruts IN
the road. Use the King road drag
brothers.
ALI young animals to be profitable
should be kept growing from birth
until maturity.
Clean out the sheepfolds and sprfn
kle thoroughly with plaster before put
ting in beds Of straw.
The self-sucking COW and the con
f1rmed fence breaker are equally dis
agreeable to have in the herd.
Farmers will not get the full bene
fit of the rural free delivery until
after they get the parcels post.
The total production of phosphate
rock in this country in 1910 was q
654.ssS long tons, valued at $10,s17, 600
After all that may be said in favor
of other pastures, clover stands at the
head when it comes to the right thing
for pigs.
Don't let those cookie burrs go tc
seed on stubble ground seeded down
Run the mower over the field before
seeds form.
Do not cut the grass a day too. early
or a day too late. Send in the mower
just when. bloom shows like a mist
over the field.
Get ready to Gull the eve flock be
fore breeding this fall. There are
some ewes that are too old and should
go to market.
A dust mulch for the garden Is bet
ter than a sprinkling can. Stir the
soil every few days and you will need
to carry very little water.
A sharp disk is the best tool that
can be used to level down the bogs
on a piece of rough, Doggy slough
land after the Tiers are through.
tn ere is money as we'll as human
ity III providing shade for picketed OF
shut-in calves or other animals. Il
costs so little to try this it is shame
not to.
Selling crops as soon as they are
harvested usually means that one gets
very poor price for ones product
As a general rule the prices Of grains
go up little later on.
A parasite with long and unpro
nounceabIe name has been Introduces
into California to fight the cooling
moth. 1t is said to be making goot
and has begun the destruction.
Make a start in sheep this fall b,
buying Is high grade ewes and {
pure bred ram. We did this and solt
enough of the increase the mex
spring to more than pay for the frs
investment.
Naturally, fowls are healthy, and NJ
stock on the farm has been so much
abused. Yet in spite of all the Ill
treatment they receive they do much
better than any other stock on the
farm of equal value.
On farms having high, dry land
which has light growth of grass, and
where a new breeding gobbler ha:
lately been introduced, the larges
f1ocks and the most thrifty looking
turkeys are found.
Moisture is a great factor In the
production of blackberries There is
sufficient water in the sub-soil tc
ripen this fruit. provide you do moi
let it get away. Frequent cultivation
is the remedy to apply.
To perpetuate health in a flock oil
fowls for breeding purposes, as re
thy specimens, making sure that both
parents are of healthy and prolific an
cestry. Never under any circumstan
ces use a male that is unsound, but
rather seek to have him as nearly 6
perfect specimen as possible.
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