The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-24


Keep a spray calendar,
Cut out the dead branches.
Chickens relish fresh lettuce.
Select your breed and stick to it,
II YOU plant pear trees In rich soil
you invite blight
It is work worth while TO scald the
calf's feed pail every day.
A peach tree win stand n heavier
heading back than an apple tree,
Do not allow the stock to run IN the
orchard during the winter months.
Eggs may differ materially in color,
and yet not differ much In nutriment.
Scatter the manure as youS haul It,
don't put into little piles all over the
land.
Keep the feed troughs clean. 1t Is n
wasteful practice to mix manure with
grain.
Letting the calf suck the COW the
first day or two lessons the danger of
milk fever.
If sows are expected to produce a
fall litter, the spring litter should be
weaned when about 10 weeks old.
Five or six Of the twelve or thirteen
species Of beetles attacking stored
grains are found usually in farmers
bins.
II you are still so far behind the
age as to be dairyIng with no separa.
tor, get one now, IL you sell a cow
to do 1t.
An occasional colt or young horse
to sell, even when one is not making
a business of raising horses. Ia a help
to any farmer.
The litter carrier will do much to
keep the barn clean, because 1t en-
courages the boys and men to do
their work better.
The training Of u colt cannot be
too thorough. A half.broken horse is
not broken at all, and Is always a
dangerous animal.
The objection to trap nests comes
from the fact that It Is necessary to
visit them several times daily in order
to release the hens.
Calves should have plenty OF water
as early as they want to drink 1t, but
1t Is best not TO let them have 1t right
after their milk feed,
Where from four to eight COWS are
the churn should hold from
six to ten gallons. Better a little
than too small. I
Currant bushes must also be watch.
ed carefully, and be thoroughly spray
al AT Innut fuytpa nm .fp,, Will ara NNr
green worms on your bushes than ,
Truit.
A vessel which would hold 1000
OF water would hold 1922
of whole milk, 1898 pounds OF
,kimmilk. or 1000 pounds Of good
,ream.
When you see the little ghost.iike ,
creatures rising like tiny I
from your rose bushes, be sure +
t Is the aphis. Get after them with
he spray.
Young climbing roses ought to be y
slL phSh " " btlOi6 Vgtt III nv N
iide shoots pruned as %grapeyines are a
jruned-that is, a couple Of eyes from
he stem.
When cream foams in the churn and 3
will not come, put in a handful /
II two of salt and a little water, slight. Z
y warmed. This usually remedies
he trouble.
Get some variety In the poultry re- ,
ion. II the chickens are not eating n
they may need a little change :,
n their food to put their appetites
ack in tone.
Not a few Of our dairy folks are go a
1g to raise a crop OF cowpeas as hay a
sed for COWS this year. Cowpeas hay
next to alfalfa and clover In milk.
qualities NJ
Eggs to be preserved should be per "a
ectly fresh and be placed In the 80. n
Ition the same day as laid to obtain
best results, although eggs several
avs old will keep very well. Washed II
ggs should not be used al
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For old people who do not want to 81
ait for large fruit, dwarf trees will W
rove satisfactory. as they begin to
ear the second or third year. Dwarf
ear and apple trees in the garden NJ
re ornamental as well as useful. til
ne advantage in dwarfs Is that VI
ANY trees can be set in small space. eG
he trees bear early and the fruit Is III
: good quality. W
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