The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-13

Weeds harbor i1es.
Overhaul the corn crib.
Kerosene kills onion maggots.
The unframed dog is q nuisance.
The use Of hooded pals means
cleaner milk
The horse should be given food
free from dust.
The importance OF the sorghums Is
often overlooked.
Line fences well kept up help to
make good neighbors.
Alfalfa should ordinarily be suit
when It is coming ieto blossom.
There is no grass that will stand
flooding for any considerable time,
A crop OF potatoes should be spray
ed at least twice With Bordeaux max.
Rre.
Hogs should be fed as neal as pos
stble at the same hours, morning and
e%ening.
One Of the cheapest root crops to
grow for stock is turnips. Plant early
this month.
No animal that gets only feed
enough to support life can. make a
gain Of profit.
Sometimes a weeks chill rains or
cold weather will set the pigs back a
month in their growth.
In selecting the brood SOW remem.
Der that the size of the litter Is an
important factor In her profit.
When building that dairy barn be
sure to make 1t large enough to ac-
commodate the growth Of your bust
ness,
1t Is the amount of food over and
above the quantity required to sus-
tain the life Of the animal that counts
for profit.
1t is Just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that the man should wear
his own shoes.
Where young orchards are kept per.
fectly clean by cultivation. there Is
seldom much injury sustained from
mice during the winter.
Young hens should not be set after
their first laying of eggs. By the time
they want to set the second time they
Will make good mothers.
The greatest crop the farmers OF
the world have raised has been Lib
erty and Freedom. The oppressed far.
ner Is never a good farmer.
with a good corn crop almost ready
to crib and plenty of other feed ev-
cry farmer should prepare to raise
and fatten a few hogs this year.
II you have had r crop fail for you
two or three times 1t will pay to look
deeper than mere climatic conditions.
Probably there are other causes which
you can remove.
In the shade of the old apple tree"
is a mighty good place to spend a few
minutes at noon these hot days. A
little rest at noon gives speed to the
work Of the afternoon.
It costs Just as much in soil fertility
to raise a weed as to raise a wheat or
oat stalk. Land Is not resting If 1t is
raising weeds. Even they ought to be
plowed down for fertility.
Now is the time to swat the mites,
and be sure that 1t Is a mighty swat,
because the pesky mite is a mighty
mean mite Of an insect that is the
bugaboo OF egg production.
A whole lot Of farmers would bet.
ter sell their cows and buy their milk
and butter. 1t would be cheaper than
the price they are now paying, al
though they do not realize 1t.
Constan4 care is one OF the secrets
OF success In the breeding or feeding
Of stock Of all kinds. 1t is only the
man who likes such work that will
up to the greatest success.
Some crops have root systems which
go much deeper than the soil is
plowed or broken up. It takes strength
to send down the roots which might
be used in sending up stalk, Deep
blowing pays.
Beet growing is beginning to be.
come a very profitable as well as a
nOnula crnn In many sections. The
general price is $500 per ton and the
general yield in many sections runs up
to 20 tons and better.
A well.known scotsman states that
maggots can be prevented from de.
stroying opions by sprinkling along
the rows of onion plants sand scented
with kerosene. Stir half a pint OF oil
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