The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-02-09

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Dairying Is 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 culled gets
worse all the time.
bitches may be dug in swamps In
the coldest weather.
The boar should be well fed, but not
allowed to get too fat.
The colts should have a ration of
oats, oilmeal and wheat bran.
Judge not hen by her beauty, but
by the way she does her duty.
There are 798 species of roses
known, and 44S of chrysanthemums.
In killing and dressing pigeons,
handle them gently to avoid bruis-
ing
Shredded corn fodder is good for
the farm horses in place of timothy
hay.
There are 1864 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
try who permits them to live year
after year in filthy places.
Any warm winter day when the soil
is open is good time to make prepa-
tions for next springs hotbed.
More 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 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-
posure to inclement weather, and the
more we protect them the better will
be the results.
Chopped alfalfa hay or alfalfa meal
solves the green feed problem in win
ter as we'll, 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 in
handling young colts; teach them one
thing at time, have them learn that
| one JQl0S thoroughly.
By actual test 1t has been found
that a cow averaging 96 pounds of
milk per day drank an average Of 200
pounds of water per day.
Cabbage is one of the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry, as it
keeps green a long time and the
chickens enjoy picking at it.
When going to town notice where
the worst drifts are, and what causes
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 IN
, the afflicted bird If discovered in time
and the remedy given promptly.
Mighty easy to feed new corn to the
hogs. stalks and all. but you will find
that If the corn is first run through
the shredder the animals will eat it
up clean.
In order that good horse may
result the colt should not only be
given a good start in i;fe, but should
be kept in healthful and thrifty con-
dition through the growing stage.
Eggs cverwashed in water lose the
beautiful fresh appearance they have
when first laid. Add bit of vinegar
to the water and use as little water
as possible
If you find a workman kicking or
beating a horse back him into
corper and give him sound lecture.
Then watch him carefully, and If he
repeats the act send him adrift.