Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-01-25


Be gentle Yith ~ 1nimeis.
The farmer @ust have horse
Tsamlne the collars of pour work
horses often 81
with the better poultry Is coming
better equipment.
Al heated chicken house Is bad
thing for poultry {
The proper tiha to spray fruit trees
-is during ths dormant season:
Wellpred. weiiteaected pigs. make.
more profit Oh the food eaten.
A horse ID order to keep IN good
condition should be wen bedded every
night
Al machiue ID the shed Is worth just
about two machines left IN the fence
corner
The brood sows should have all the
bright clover or alfaifa nay that they
will eat.
The cleaner the feed ana feeding
places, the better the quality Of the
pork In all g,
tbs conducive to health to feed
hogs when they can have the range
Of The pasture field
Those seeds. like the elm and soft
nipple which ripen III May Or June,
belong to the sooner class. q
Never work team OF colts togeth-
or until they are thoroughly broken,
as they win worry each ether 3z
& Filling up the neglected holes about
the drinking tank IS now In order.
FIN them UP now and avoid trouble.
The man who calls Improved stock
fancy stock win have an account to
settle With HE Maker on the Judgment
day.
Garry your good care Of the ewes
this fall as Tar as feeding plenty Of
nice bright oats to keep them In con.
dition.
The old troughs win soon have To-
replace the fountain waterers or there
may be q burst fountain some cold
morning
set and cared for through the gum
mer, It should be nilched through
the winter.
The milk should be strained through
one thickness Of clean white flannel
and then should be quickly cooled
and well aired.
Wise, turkey breeders Will not
breed from the same tom more than
one year unless the same breeding
hens are retained. 80
( No matter how highly bred and care
fully cultured a coli may be II 1t is
not carefully trained and property de-
veloped It loses Its value. ID
For general or common use. caus-
tic or burnt lime ors ground limestone
are employed almost exclusively for
the correction Of soil abnormaiitfes q
Wetting the hoofs with a sponge
and clean water every day 4 or simply
dipping each foot into pail 81 wa
ter. win keep the feet from becoming
dry.
II there are two kinds Of foughness
for the cows this winter IT win be bet
ter to feed Of both at the same time
rather than to feed put one then start
on the other
Look out for collar that rubs 4
lap Of flesh at every stride Of the
horse. It Is liable to wear u gall dnl
his neck, and much sooner sometimes
than suspected
The neck and shoulders 81 4 horseI
are points that must not be oVerl3
looked when buying. A weak neck and
q marrow breast do not 90 with tho
most desirable horse.
It Il a source of satisfaction I'd the
progressive dairynnan "a be able to
sum Up at the end 81 the year just
exactly what every COW has done. The
milk record sheet Is the key,
Anybody living near y good-sixea
town can DO 6ne bns iness I'M sWsetl
corn By delivering Il fresh every
mornine 70 cnatoEherss direct and get /
nearly TWICE The wholesale price
Two or three shoxsItnls 0I earth /
about the trees VIII prevent water
from settling about them. which may
cause bark bursting near the sslrfare
and possible slnjnEy o thin roots
The Massachusetts experiment sta
tlon yAya that lime Is ~ aid 70 rood
Farming. but cannot tale the place or
fertilixers stable manure thorough
cultivation md proper crop rotation
Farmers don't bsxEudE So he iood