The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-08-23
Capons are profitable.

Capons are profitable.
Pack all fruit carefully.
Cows need pure, fresh water
There is always a demand for tur.
keys
Oats and peas will not inoculate
ground for alfalfa.
No eve should be bred until she
has reached maturity.
! Concrete floors in the COW stables
are sanitary and easily cleaned.
The size OF an apple can be influ-
enced to quite d large degree by pick
ing.
Don't let the cows out in the
storms to stand around. 1t doesn't
pay.
The colder the milk when separated
the greater the loss of fat in the skim
milk.
The cows that produce the largest
amounts of butter fat do it most eco
nomically.
The calves should by all means be
kept in clean, well-lighted and ven
| tilated stables.
proper kit for farm work is about
as handy thing as the average
farmer can buy.
A ten-cent bolt now may save a dol
lars worth of time when the rush
| of work comes.
You cannot fatten a brood SOW and
fatten hog alike and make the best
success of both.
A gallon of cream testing 25 per
cent. should churn little over two
pounds of butter
The object of cow testing and keep
ing record is to improve the herd and
increase the output.
Frequent stirring of the soil is said
to be a good preventive of rust form
ing on the cultivator.
Look out for the potato bugs on the
tomato and eggplant plants. They
| prefer them to the potatoes.
For sandy land the mammoth red
clover has proved superior to alsike
or the medium red varieties.
A good night pasture is the cows
delight, and delighted COW is more
profitable than discouraged COW.
| II the soil leaves the plowshare
shiny and wet, wait a day or two.
Wet blowing makes a cloddy ground.
| In looking for an occupation that
will return pleasure as we'll as profit
take up the breeding of fancy poultry.
| Guessing at the quantity Of salt to
put in butter is little risky An ounce
| to the pound is about the right proper
ton.
Nurse the young clover and the al
falfa; plan more Of both another sea-
son, also a large acreage of root
crops and pumpkins.
A hen that goes around with her
mouth open is not comfortable hen;
she is too warm. Give her a place to
sit down and cool off,
Ventilation in the chicken house Is
very important consideration, and
the health of the fowls in great
measure depends on it.
The value of cowpeas as a stock
feed crop Is now firmly established
and will grow in favor as they be-
come more generally known.
| to be kept for breeding They are
star boarders and eat up the profits
of the flock.
Never pasture too closely. Leaves
are essential to plant growth, and
enough should always be left to pro-
mote a good growth of plants
Keep away from the corn roots
when giving the plant the last cultiva-
ton; they will be needed in further
developing a good crop of corn.
Even a warm rain is bad for very
young chicks and arrangements
should be made so they can get to
come
| Poultry manure should be freely
| used for both fruits and vegetables. |
1t is rich in nitrogen and quick-acting
Keep in dry place, we'll covered, for
future use.
Begin to check the colt early If you
would have an easy time with the
work and a well-broken horse
| twoyear-old is easier to break than a |
| four-year-old.
Hunt up private customers and
agree to sell them fresh eggs, then
| do it, A good price can be secured |
and the payment will be made in cash |
| instead Of groceries.
| Do not allow any food to remain on