The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-26

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Be gentle with all animals.
The farmer must have a horse.
Examine the collars Of your work
aorses often.
with the better poultry is coming
better equipment.
A heated chicken house Is a bad
thing for poultry.
The proper time to spray fruit trees
is during the dormant season.
Welt-bred, weil-seiected pigs, make
more profit on the food eaten.
A horse In order to keep in good
condition should be well bedded every
night. .-..
A machine in the shed Ia worth just
about two machines left In the fence
corner.
The brood sows should have all the
bright clover or alfalfa hay that they
will eat.
The cleaner the feed and feeding
places, the better the quality OF the
pork in all.
It Ia conducive to health to feed
hogs when they a have the range
Of the pasture field.
Those seeds, like the elm and soft
maple, which ripen In May or June,
belong to the sooner" class.
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Never work a team OF colts togeth'
or until they are thoroughly broken,
as they will worry each other.
Filling up the neglected holes about
the drinking tank is now In order,
Fill them up now and avoid trouble.
The man who calls improved stock
fancy stock" will have an account to
settle with his Maker or the Judgment
day.
Garry your good care of the ewes
this fall as far as feeding plenty OF
nice bright oats to keep them in con.
ditfon.
The old troughs will soon have tc
replace the fountain waterers or there
may be a burst fountain some colo
morning.
After the strawberry bed has beer
set and cared for through the sum
mer, 1t should be mulched through
the winter.
The milk should be strained through
one thickness Of clean white flame
ard then should be quickly cooled
and we'll aired.
Wise turkey breeders will no
breed from the same tom more thai
one year unless the same breeding
hens are retained. ..
No matter how highly bred and care
fully cultured a colt may be II 1t
not carefully trained and properly dc
veloped 1t loses its value.
For general or common use, cats
tic or burnt lime or ground limeston'
are employed almost exclusively TO
the correction Of soil abnormalities.
Wetting the hoofs with a spong
and clean water every day. or simpl
dipping each foot into a pail OF wi
ter. will keep the feet from becomin
dry.
II there are two kinds Of roughnes
for the cows this winter 1t will be be
ter to feed OF both at the same tim
rather than to feed out one then stat
on the other.
Look out for a collar that rubs
lap Of flesh at every stride of tn
horse. 1t Is liable to wear a gall o
his neck, and much soone sometime
than suspected.
The neck and shoulders Of a hors
are points that must not be owe
looked when buying. A weak neck an
a narrow breast do not go with til
most desirable horse.
II is a source Of satisfaction to til
progressive dairyman to be able {
sum up at the end of the year Jul
exactly what every COW has done. Til
milk record sheet is the key.
} Anybody living lear a good.size
! town can do f1ne business in swe,
| corn by delivering it fresh ever
: morning to customers direct and G,
! nearly twice the wholesale price,
Two or three shovelfuls of cart
about the trees will prevent wat,
| from settling about them. which ma
cause bark bursting near the surfat
and possible injury to thin roots.
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