The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
Fowls must have grit

Boards are cheaper than hay and
grain for keeping stock warm.
It may be set down as a rule that
II e not pay to fatten old cows.
A siIo Is feet In diameter and 30
feet high will hold zoo tons Of sllage,
1t Is not an easy task to break a
COW from the habit OF sucking her
self.
Farmers at the present time ran
own no better stock than healthy grow.
ing pigs.
No animal that gets only food
enough to support life can make a
gain or profit,
Amy man who will strike a horse
In the head should never be allowed
to touch one again.
Treat a calf mean and all the feed
you give him never can make any.
thing but a runt OF him.
Poultry netting tackled on the inside
or windows In the hen house will save
the cost of many a glass.
Wei bred stock and good feeding
are requisite to obtaining the great.
est benefit In stock raising.
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
they get used to sleeping In damp
pens. drafts or snow banks.
A solid concrete foundation for the
separator insures 1t against vibration.
which 10 hard on the machine.
Don't forget that II the sheep are
not kept constantly in good condition
the quality OF the wool ia affected.
Siiage may be fed to young stock
twice a day and 1t Is a very good feed
for all kinds Of young dairy animals.
Remember the limited capacity of
hogs digestive apparatus and
form his concentrated rations accord.
ingly.
1t is claimed by those who have
tried 1t, that a cross OF Moscovy drake
on Pekin ducks will produce sterile
progeny.
A in good flesh almost i~nvarIa.
bly, Is a good breeder and a good suck,
Ter. something that thin ewes cannot
very well do.
Bruises, cuts and small sores NAV
into serious wounds, IL not
properly looked after and protected
from the flies.
In purchasing a boar 1t is well to
bear In mind that one with heavy
BONES is more to be desired than one
II the slight build.
Regular careful milking permanent. y
improves the animal as q milk b
producer, aside from directly In. a
the milk flow. a
One way Of keeping dirt, flies, etc, b
rom dropping into the pail while "
Is to cover the pail with clean p
heesecloth and milk through It. II
The small farmer can keep a vari.
ty Of live stock sufficient to produce |
omething to sell and bring in a bit OF |
eady cash every month In the e
Did you know that you can get the
onfidence Of the horse? He Is OF
N a better Judge OF human nature
many a mar Ia OF horse nature.
Build the silo next to the cattle barn
here the feed can be taken right
the silo into the barn. A feed
makes light work in such q
Charcoal and grit should be KEEP,
here the fowls can have access %
at all times. They are a pre-
ntative al well as q cure for tndi,
stion.
and contaminated grount
g fruitful causes OF poultry diseases.
he quarters should be as dry az a T.
IL. and the ground In the runs per.
fly pure.
When a sick fowl Is discovered, r. Of
we it at once, Maybe II you will toe
end to It then and there you can ent
20 It, whereas II allowed to wait toe use
g 1t may die. az
thi
10 you know that feeding rye no
to pregnant ewes ~ a bad prac. an
D? The straw contains a consider. VIII,
g amount of ergot, which Ia likely 9th
produce abortion.
no duck laying season opens ir
,ruary, although a number Of early
ched ~ducklings begin laying In II
Iusry. The first eggs OF the sea. par
are rarely ever fertila roai
ing
elect your breed for the special chic
pose It Is to be kept for. II there stes
10 definite purpose, study the mat CON
over carefully till 1t ia known
It kind Of poultry win net the best
lrns.
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