The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

Asparagus Is a hardy plant
Onions stand considerable cold.
A kerosene bath for roosts Is urged
Keep the pigs in a pen by them
selves.
Onions should be topped and kept II
a cool, dry place.
The most experienced shepherd haI
yet much to learn.
sheep like a variety of pasture Al
well as other stock
1t is poor economy to let the broot
SOW get thin in flesh.
The dairy COW should essentially b.
a large and rich mixer.
There Is more or less risk In feeding
ordinary silage to lambs or sheep.
1t Is a welI-knuwn fact that alfalfa
does not do well upon an impervious
snbsoiI.
In feeding dairy cows give them ali
they will clean up at each feed but
no more.
R~ange-bred lambs are far superior
TO ~nattve.bred lambs for breeding
purposes.
. G~oslings must be kept out of damp.
ness and fed only grass, water and
coarse sand.
Don't fail to divide the buttermilk
between biddy and the pigs. She rel
1shes 1t as much as they. .
The grape root worm has commit
ted extensive depredations among the
vineyards Of Pennsylvania.
A toothbrush and a little naphtha
Will clean your velvet coat collars and
make them look new again.
Select one dairy breed and stick to
1t. Don't mix up the breeds or you
Will spoil the sale of your stock,
All fowls, chicks, ducks and duck
lings that are kept In yards should
have plenty Of green feed every day.
II the frost kills the vines OF the
sweet potatoes cut them off as soon as
possible or the potatoes may turn
black.
The spring colt should be pretty
we'll broken by this time; If not, this
Is a good month to get acquainted
with him.
Clean the stock tank, and keep It
free from moss. Then fill 1t with
fresh cool water. The stock will ap-
preciate IT.
The manager of the dairy farm
must supply the brain. The success
of the undertaking will depend large
ly upon him.
Early Six Weeks is q good potato
for a short time, but 1t 1901 loses
quality. A few rows In the garden
come In handy.
Let the cows sleep out In the
pastures until the very chilly nights
come on. Better for them than to
lie in a stuffy barn.
If pastures IRE failing feed a little
fodder each day to the stock. 1t
makes them more contented and less
inclined to try the fences.
Farmers and feeders will this year
welcome full corn cribs, 1t is risky
business at best making meat on rs
cent corr and we will all welcome
cheaper grain.
Farm orchards seem smaller and
worse neglected than they were ten
years ago. Perhaps the reason lies
in the fact that small lots OF fruit
hardly ever sell profitably.
The number OF silos In Kansas has
nearly II not quite doubled in the last
year. II they we're not profitable do
you think they would be builtf We
are not working for the fun OF It any
longer.
II the sheep are compelled to dig In
short pastures for their living they
will eat the roots OF the grass. Bet.
ter divide the pasture and feed one
part while the other Is catching up.
After the pigs have been put into
the fattening pen In the fall they
should be fed all that they will eat
with a relish, for, Is a rule, the
shorter the fattening period the
larger the profits.
A duckling does not know how to
get out of danger, Instead 1t will
become panic stricken and remain
easy prey for the enemy. On the
contrary q chicken Is always on the
alert, scampering of to some hiding
place the moment Il hears some
strange noise.
Never fasten fencing wire directly
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