The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-03-01
Colts need exercise.
Keep the apple tree low.
Cold does not kill Insects.

Ice should be cut when it is so:Rd
and solid.
with dry feeding.
A half fed colt will never make 4
ffrst-class draft horse.
Rapidly is one OF the great essen
tails in milking a COW.
New whip a horse when he SHES
1t will increase his fear.
In many cases it is safer to dehorn
cattle in winter than in summer.
Flavor is the one great quality OF
butter fat over other kinds OF fat.
| Quite often the flavor in butter is
spoiled by making the cream too sour
! The flavor OF butter depends main
| ly upon the cream previous 20 churn-
ing
Lead the colt with a halter. A bit
| will make sore his mouth and dispo-
| sition.
The COW is an animal that delights
In warmth. and 1t pays to keep her
comfortable
Absolute comfort and contentment
should also be enjoyed by the steers
at all times.
1t is we'll to give the fowls quarters
an extra bedding of hay and straw in
| cold weather.
The old saying had 1t that the old
sow's pigs were , weeks old h dav
they were born.
Every poultryman at this time OF
year Is trying to seek out the causes
Of poor Matching.
Ground limestone is useful in any
soil that is so deficient in lime that
there is sourpess present.
"A S1CNp WALL q va" hN'
more quickly in a %draughty barn than
it will right out in the open.
The h~igh-headed tree is easier cul.
tivated. but the low-headed tFees
makes the fruit picking easier.
The length OF the stall should be
adjusted by the size OF the COW. and
always used by the same COW.
Rabbits are very particular about
their food and any faint OF the tree
will keep them from injuring it.
Nothing better than camphorated oil
for All udder Inflammation. For
scratches or sores apply vaseline.
The city dealer profits by the lazi-
ness u ths grover: By grating and
%repacking his badly assorted fruit.
There is nothing like silage to keep
the dairy cows appetite on edge
throughout the long winter period.
Each bedded Gov or horse will make
q large tvo-horse CARLOAD of good
quality manure for each month stabbed
The price OF horses seem to be
rather on the down grade. although
good ones sell nearly as high as ever
I'M way to save feed bills is to pro
tect the COWS from flies during the
winter.
Horses are very fond of a variety
and fussing always pay in the bet.
ter condition and greater usefulness
Of the horse.
Good feeding O not consist OF
stuffing the horse for a number OF
weeks before he is put to work or
heavy grain feeds.
The number Of acres required to feed
a herd Of 20 COWS in full milk will de-
pend largely upon the condition Of the
ground and the season.
Beans are not as good a feed for
live stock as peas. simply because
they are not as palatable. the cows
don't like them so well.
Many farmers have yet to learn that
a COW ann IL upon an unpalat-
able ration Of corn and straw. and do
anywhere near her best.
The silo should be its widest pop
larity~ in, the corn belt where the corn
stalks are allowed to de~teriorate and
largely waste in the weather.
The Matching season for the egg
farm is March. April and May for
northern climates, and February.
March and April for milder ATTITUDES.
The best milk pals to use are the
common enameled one which have
become so cheap in the past few years
that they are within the reach of all.
Manure for farm crops. such as po-
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