The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02


Dairying 10 a science.
BE cautious in buying land.
Prevent stray hogs from coming to
your place.
The comfortable hen Is the one that
lays IN winter.
There is a good demand for beef Of
the better grades.
A scrub flock never cuiled gets
worse all the time.
bitches may be dug in swamps in
the coolest weather.
The boar should be well fed, but not
allowed to get too fPt,
The colts should have a ration OF
oats. oilmeaI and wheat bran.
Judge not a hen by h2r beauty, but
by the way she does her duty.
There are 1893 species of roses
known, and 448 Of chrysanthemums.
In killing and dressing pigeons,
handle them gently to avoid bruis,
'ng.
Shredded corr fodder is good for
the farm horses in place Of timothy
hay.
There are 49,6O4 farms In this
country Of more than 1000 acres
each.
Select land carefully. If you are not
a Judge Of land, pay someone who
knows.
A hog that can be fattened while
young will be the most profitable
one to breed.
Allow one male of the large breeds
to twelve hens. and one to fifteen Of
the smaller breeds.
No one can succeed we'll with poul.
ivy who permits them to live year
after year in filthy places.
Any warm winter day when the soil
is open Is a good time to make prepa-
tons for next springs hotbed.
Mere farm machinery of all kinds
IS put out OF condition each year by
neglect than is Injured by work.
Alfalfa meal and bran are much
alike in composition and accomplish
the same object when fed to milk
cows. .
The size and strength of the lambs
at birth will be governed by the feed
and care OF the ewes during the win
ter.
To have a COW in the advanced
registry is now of more advertising
value than to win first prize at some
fair.
One Of the European companies
manufacturing harVesters for years
has employed an American technical
manager.
No fowl can stand a constant ex
posture to inclement weather, and the
more we protect them the better will
be the results.
Chopped alfalfa hay or alfalfa meaI
solves the green feed problem In win
ter as well, or better. than anything
else we know Of.
Many dealers object TO eggs with
pale yolks. When you find yours are
getting that way. put a little more
corn In the ration.
Systematic training Is Of value II
handling young colts; teach them one
thing at a time, have them learn thai
one thing thoroughly.
By actual test 1t has been fount
that a COW averaging SO pounds o
milk per day drank an average OF 2Ot
pounds of water per day.
Cabbage is one Of the very hes
vegetables to feed to poultry. as I
keeps green a long time and thu
chickens enjoy picking at It..
When going to town notice whert
the worst drifts are, and what cause!
them. Make this a point to fix up dur
ing road work season next year.
Two parts lard and one part turpen
tine will often cure "limberneck" II
the afflicted bird II discovered in tim
and the remedy given promptly.
Mighty easy to feed new corn to tn
hogs, stalks and all, but you win fin,
that II the corn is first run throug'
the shredder the animals will eat
up clean.
In order that a good horse ma
result the colt should not only b
given a good start in life, but shoul
be kept in healthful and thrifty cor
dition through the growing stage.
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