Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

Turkeys often get puny and die
when several weeks old. from no 9th.
or cause than lice.
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The wise sheep owner will never
allow a setback in the growth OF the
lambs.
Collar boils need the attention Of .
veterinarian who can easily remove
the cause.
To attain the greatest success in
hairying, 1t IL necessary to have dairy.
bred cows.
Cows are not always to blame for
being Improbable. Often the fault
ts nearer home.
Hens that have been crowded for
winter eggs should have NO place
with the breeders.
The hens find considerable animal
food in the bugs and worms that are
beginning to appear.
Be careful how you breed your colts
and don't be guilty Of flooding the
market with misflts.
Some cows are like some people.
notional, have to be humored to get
them to do their best.
Some cows are SO persistent in
their milking habits that 1t 10 danger
Gus to force them dry.
The successful dairyman endeavors
to raise as much OF the feed needed
as possible ON his own farm.
The smoother the perohes the more
easily they can be kept free from yer.
min. And have them movable.
Grasshoppers sometimes in6ict In.
jury on the young trees by eating
the tender bark on the small limbs.
As soon as securing begins, give
the cali a teaspoonful of ground
cloves. One dose Is usually sufii Client.
The sooner q hen can be turned
loose with her small chicks the better
after they are able to run and pick
little.
Spray your trees whether they have
crop or not. Spraying in of years
is just as important as in years OF
heavy crops.
Calves at the age of three or four
months will consume some silage II
care Is taken to pick out the leafy por.
lions for them.
Many small chicks are counted
among those lost because they are
allowed to follow the mother through
the dew-covered grass.
Make sure OF one thing-if vigor is
not in the stock that produced the
eggs. the chicks will not live and
thrive as they should.
Whether eggs are In incubators or
under hens 1t will be we'll to wet them
with water that feels warm to tho
hand, on tho nineteenth day.
As q rule late seeding should be
deep, in order to strike moisture. ana
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handicap race against the season.
The careful farmer who gives his
personal attention to the making and
feeding of silage and Is not satisfied
with the result is yet to be heard from.
The neglect to keep breeders clean.
and to provide clean litter for chicks
to scratch in. is responsible for con.
siderable mortality among baby
chicks.
A sack OF cement and three or four
times as much sand will mako an
everlasting base for the separator.
and 1t lengthens the life OF the ma
chine too.
Market the butter often. The fresh
err 1t is the more 1t will appeal to your
customers and the sursr you are Of
getting from 40 to 50 cents pound for
all that you make.
Plan and breed now for early calves
next spring. They're the ones that
bring In the money, while their dams
are producers Of dairy products at a
season when they reach the top in
quality and price.
Mix half . bushel Of dry ashes with
4 pint Of carbolic acid, a pint Of coal
oil, and pint Of sulphur. Put some
in the nests and the hens will not be
bothered with lice.
Cool quality of wheat straw which
Is neither moldy nor dusty, will make
fair roughage for horses, and when
fed in moderate amounts should not
prove injurious in any way.
Barb wire fences are bad for horses.
but there should be barb wire strung
along the top Of the woven fence or
the horses will ride It down. The barb
wire placed there will do no harm.
Not by an Old Hand.
Mrs Exe-lt isn't right to charge
Willie with taking that money out Of
your pocket. Why don't you accuse