The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05

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Pullets make best breeders.
A humped-up chicken never lays.
Dairying succeeds best near a large
city.
Wheat bran is rich in egg making
material. q
With the better poultry is coming
better equipment.
1t is cheaper to buy eggs than stock
but order early.
AS a rule, It will pay any farmer to
raise his own horses.
1t is not economy to try to ave
time when feeding sheep.
If a SOW is too fat reduce her feed
and give her more exercise.
The hen is the best dividend payer
on the farm-when handled right.
AS narrowing time draws near do
not feed any corn to the brood s0ws.
A pure-bred dam of course will al
most eliminate the element of chance.
The brood sows should have shall
low beds Of straw cut in short lengths.
The well Matched chick should be
kept quiet until the end of the second
day.
A good dairyman makes a better
inspector than can be hired by n
state.
The trouble with ali breeders is that
they are too high, Tot in price, but OF
the ground.
After the lamb has its first fill of
its mothers milk, it can usually lock
out for itself.
At least three weeks before cows
are due to calve the heavy feed should
be discontinued
Sheep and poultry were never known
to leave land the poorer for their
having been on it.
A corn field well cultivated appears
to be nearly an ideal place for raising
late Matched chicks.
Hooded pals for milking go a long
way toward keeping the milk clean
and uncontaminated.
Quick, intelligent attention will often
a V a lamb or a pair of them, and
often the W as well.
Some s%ucculent feed should be sup
piled during the winter to keep the
sleeps system In tone.
All eggs that are undergoing incu-
baton should be examined at least
twice by means of a tester.
A load or two of well rotted ma
nure scattered about the lawn now
will make the grass thicken up.
Turn up q bit of earth with a spade
now and then and see your little
chicks go for the worms and things.
If from any cause a COW is very
hin or weak, she should receive spe-
cial strengthening food before caly-
ing.
Churning should be stopped when
the butter granules are the size Of
wheat kernels, or better, a little
larger.
Carelessness in artificial brooding
OF chicks brings its curse as surely
and as swiftly as In any other under
taking.
Observation has shown that poults
raised by the turkey hen will average
more in weight than those cared for
by a hen.
Ducking the head Of a roupy bird in
a mixture of l ounce of permanganate
Of potash to 3 pintsJ of water will often
effect a cure.
That cows likes a variety of feed Is
proven by the fact that they may
often be found chewing rotten hay,
old straw, stalks, etc.
AS an egg is more than nine-tenths
water, the Importance OF supplying the
hens with all the water they require
cannot be too strongly urged.
Feeding should always be done Judi
ciously. To compel a COW to eat a
large amount Of slow digestibIe food
Is time wasted and money lost.
Whenever a limb an inch or more in
diameter is removed in pruning it is
always a safe plan to spread thick
paint or wax over the fresh cut.
Glover or other legume crop every
four years is absolutely necessary to
maintain the nitrogen of the soil for
corn. wheat, oats, timothy and like