Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-03

Experts say that topping corn ma
terially reduces the yield
Plenty of good loose dirt should be
allowed the melting hens.
The manners Of the horse usually
reveal the temper Of his owner,
Turkeys need q lide range They
do not do we'll oonhlec IT, Yards
Every day you keep the lambs after
they are big enough to 80 Is q loss.
Caponizing is another Job the farm.
er neglects-and thereby loses money.
hay. Hay before grain, concentrates
last.
Good feed will put life into horse
a hundred times better than an S,oot
whip.
Pasture and exercise develops
strong frame In all kinds OF young
stock.
Rye may be sown In the fall and
used as Il late fall and early spring
pasture.
Stubble that cannot be stirred this
fall should be disked to conserve the
moisture.
Don't be in any hurry about wean.
ing the heifers you will add to the
dairy herd.
1t is well to remember that ducks
need plenty OF cool shade during The
hot months.
Live stock furnishes manure and
converts forage crops into market
able products.
The green straw pile IL not infre-
Quently the sign OF a green hand man.
aging the separator.
Keep up the supply Of oyster shell
rhe lime in 1t Is an essential article
in the production of eggs.
II pays to grade melons. and II pays
to market them In the large baskets
now growing In popularity.
No land Is so rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
Ia made by his farm stock.
In this hunt for the pront dollar.
keep an eye on the combination OF en-
silage and clover or alfalfa hay.
The foundation for q silo made OF
concrete and properly reinforced need
not be more than twelve inches thick.
A halfblood Holstein COW bred to
4 registered Holstein bull will pro.
duce threeQuarters Holsfa,h AMI
NAL.
Sheep must play an important part
In the restoration OF fertility to the
WORKOUT grainraising areas OF the
country.
Rotation OF crops is one OF the sim
re, practical methods of Increasing
the pi oductivity OF the farm AID dis.
tributlng labor.
Illinois milk producers found they
had to organize to get living prices
for their product. This Is needed IN
all lines Of farming.
The most profitable way OF market.
ing grain and fodder 10 through stock,
They produce manure. which Is very
necessary to the soil.
As a rule, sons OF great producing
cows are more liable to beget large
producing daughters than are great
producing cows themselves.
The COW that comes In fresh next
month Is just about the, most profit
able one OF the whole year and dairy.
men are beginning to find It out
A common error Of the expert
enced feeder Is failure to provide
good shelter. Lambs can not make
rood gains with wet feet. or soGgy
feeces.
1t ia advisable to place a boz Of grit
or coarse sand where the Turkeys can
find It. az not all farms have sufhcient
quantity for the purpose OF good d.
gestion,
The failures In poultry culture are
no more common than any other com
mercial activities, and are usually
traceable to a want OF proper kncwl.
edge of its requirements.
Be sure that the roosting quarters
are we'll ventilated at this time OF the
year. Pure air Is free and mex.
pensive and will enter every nook
and corner OF the poultry house. u L.
Is permitted. 1t is one Of the very
essential things, Close. stuffy Guar.
tiers are very injurious