The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-02-23

The keynote of the live stock breed
er should be quality.
There is no possible way of deter
mining the sex of eggs.
The best egg producers are not al
ways the best market fowls.
Warm wheat for breakfast makes
the Biddies shell out the eggs.
Do not feed corn to the ewes while
they are carrying their lambs.
Feeding spoiled meat, moldy grain,
or any tainted food Is not economy.
Hogs are in their highest perfection
from one-and-a-half to two years old.
Corn fodder costs less than timothy
hay. and makes a good change In the
diet
1t Is generally estimated that broil-
ers shrink a half pound each when
dressed.
No success can be obtained with
poultry unless the fowls are kept
comfortable.
| At this time of year a good lock on
| the poultry house represents money
we'll invested
Aim for early maturity and keep
hogs growing by intelligent feeding
and good care.
All milk utensils should be heavily
timed and as free from seams as 1t
is possible to get them.
The hog is pretty nearly all bun
die of money, and he should not be
neglected in any manner.
The late Matched chickens should
have a grass run to themselves, and
be given extra feed and care.
Warm drinking water on cold days
does just that much to keep the hens
in the laying notion in winter
Keep sheep dry, giving breeding
ewes as much exercise as possible, but
avoid exposure to rains and wet SHOWS.
Ingenius tackle has been devised to
make tree that is being felled pull
it's own stump from the ground with
| it.
When hens lay soft shelled eggs
give them a very little raw linseed oil
| once or twice day. writes one of our
| folks.
Fresh air is all right for the hens,
but not when 1t is sifted through
knotholes and cracks between the
! boards.
Young apple trees are injured for
the most part by freezing at the
| ground line and by sun scalding on
! the trunks.
| It is not good for hens to dust In
coal or wood ashes only, some folks
claim, but we find that few ashes
! tighten up the dirt.
To clean all wearing parts Of the
| separator frequently and to use the
best quality of oil means to add to
the life of the machine.
| It Is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar
all the time as that the man should
wear his own shoes.
Whenever the weather is mild 1t Is
we'll to leave all doors and windows
open to let the wind blow through the
house for thorough airing.
| There never was year when all
| feed failed entirely, and with winter
! feed and a few cows the wolf can al
| ways be kept at a safe distance.
Since the discovery in England of
the lawn moving proclivities of the
| guinea pig the price of these little
animals has increased forty-fold.
! Ducks intended for breeding should
! be separated from those intended for
market 1t will be an advantage if
| they can have plenty of range and
! swimming water.
SQUAD broilers" must not weigh over
| three-quarters of pound each; gen
orally half pound is more accept
able. They bring the best prices when
marketed during February.
! Cut hay into about one inch lengths
and pour enough hot water on it near
/ ly to cover. Allow 1t to stand over
| night and feed in the morning. Feed
about three times a week during win
! ter.
II given plenty of pasture and for
/ age the ewes car be kept in a flesh
| gaining condition with very little addi-
tional grain feed but If the season is
exceedingly dry 1t will pay to supply
supplemental feeds at once
It is claimed by those who have
tried it that to put a frozen egg in
boiling water for few minutes is a
halter way to thaw it ont than by the
slower process of putting it In cold
water
According TO a western journal, a
machine for wiping apples has been
installed in the Hood river valley,
that will save seven cents on each
| box of fruit. Heretofore all of the
apples have been wiped by hand. but
| his machine will wipe all of the ap-
| .'tes for or 800 boxes