The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-21

Keep the brooders clean.
Growing chicks require meat.
Poultry require much attention.
Corn is the best finishing food for
hogs.
The freshest eggs always hatch the
best.
Plan for a big lot Of roots for the
sheep this year.
Easier to hatch a fine lot Of chicks
than 1t Is to raise them.
Keep a good brood SOW as long as
she will produce satisfactory filters.
Be sure that the heller ia we'll ~
Veloped before allowing her to be
bred.
1t Is better to give a COW six to eight
weeks rest between periods Of Acta-
ton.
The disadvantage about June chicks
is that they viii not mature for laying
in the fall.
Young chicks sometimes occupy
nests that have been so long used that
they are alive with yermin.
Neglect to keep ones obligations to
furnish eggs has been the ruination OF
a great many poultry farmers.
Some poultrymen feed cut bone the
year around, and records show an in
creas in their laying capacity.
A two-weeks' diet Of cornmeal and
skimmilk will mean an extra profit on
any culled out birds to be marketed.
The best calves should be selected
from each years crop. This Is the
only way to keep the herd in good
shape.
Never misrepresent the age of an
egg. You can't afford to sell your
soul for the sake Of selling a few
eggs.
The sleeps meridian of life Is six
years. After that the downhill side
comes at a pretty good jog. 1t pays to
remember this.
II the young chicks have gapes, you
may be ure that the soil is contami-
mated by cape worms, somewhere near
the poultry yard.
According to Prof. X. c. Davis Of
the new Jersey agricultural expert
ment station. alfalfa Is as easily
grown as any hay crop.
Be sure there are no narrow doors
for the ewes to crowd through. One
jam may cause the loss of a lamb,
or both eve and lamb.
1t Is much easier to start with stock
that is a proven success than it is to
breed up. The latter is a costly as
well as tiresome experiment.
According to those who have eggs
for Matching there will be many new
fanciers. These breeders are report.
ing large numbers of small sales.
A small investment will fix up al.
most any stable. With a few more
windows and some ventilating fues
the result will be thoroughly valuable.
The best weaver you can put on the
calf Ia never to allow 1t to suck the
COW after the first few days, the first
milk (colostrum) being necessary for
the calf.
II Is commonly supposed that the
feeding Of hogs in summer is cheap
er than In winter. because In winter
much of tho food Is used to supply
animal heat
Many farmers who make poultry
culture a side igeue are apt to get 1t
! fGg mach 4ft thu 0fIn ATn1rn IL N
branch Of the farm work, and give it
good business attention.
Beginning now, n succession Of
patches planted to sweet corn. cane,
| cowpeas, etc, will come In handy for
COW feed when pastures get short
about three months hence.
All milk vessels should be rinsed In
cold water before being washed in
hot water, then washed, using some
cleansing powder in the hot water
and rinsed In scalding water.
Peanuts have proven a valuable crop
for dairy cattle and hogs. No extra
machinery is necessary for their cul-
tivation, the yield Is large and the
plant Is very rich in protein.
The farmer who makes the best
profit with his cows and the largest
crops from his farm is the most sue
c~essful. provided, Of course, he does
this without too great an expense.