The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-13

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8&#s si.esusSS5sfssS4 color and uniform
5 [s&afs jss..s. N#3S&SA type. while JUST
&25S8$aAs <sAE3EssN across the road
Nkssnfzaee@ was field OF
w. +. MASSEY. very inferior cot
ton of all sorts OF
types in growth. / remarked that the
man who had that fine field Of cotton
must be very careful man In the Sc
lection OF his seed To get such uni
form type. My friend said that this
WAS probably true. since he was very
careful man in all his work hut tina (
the main reason for the appca rance
of his fields WAS that he was Il dairy
man we'll as a cotton farmer and
his fields got the benefit OF the manure.
And right there comes the founda :
tion of all agricultural prosperity No
matter what the money crop is the
keeping of live stock and the making
NJ manure Mt home. lies ~ the vcry
foundation of all agricultural pros
perity, and wherever live stock are
ignored and neglected. the prosperity
of the farmers in that section de-
ercases.
sundry Notes
Southern farmers feed horses too cx-
clusively on corn and corn fodder alone
Then TO got tho protein needed the
horse must eat too much OF these ana
better fccd for horses than corn. If
the roughness is TO be corn fodder
Do not have 10 break a colt, bu,
handle and train him from the start
and there will be no breaking TO cd.
If you arc going to dehorn your cat
tle, as you should. 1t is better 10 do IL
In early spring before flies become
troublesome.
The farmer with limited means can
set up q flock OF sheep with less money
than a herd OF cattle If he is com
PEELED to choose between, but q few
sheep will be found profitable on any
grain farm. YearlinS lambs can very
probably pasture ON fields OF rye 81
wheat In winter
Do not spend YOUR money on tho so.
called continental feeds ana DAY ter,
prices for bran mixed with little
medicine. and DO not imagine that your
stock need medicine in their feed. II
your horse is really sick consult n
good veterinarian and have him treat.
cd for that special trouble. and do not
monkey with horse powders.
Virginia hams and bacon have al
ways had q great reputation. The
Todds at Smithfield we're packing hams
before Chicago was discovered. and
to-day Smithneld hams sell for more
than double the price ~ the Western
meat The bacon hog is tn, tyne for
the Virginia farmer TO use 10 Keep up
the reputation OF Virginia hams
Caterers often make capital on, OF
name. I was once on 3: steamer OF
the Old Dominion line going 70 New
y ork. and they had on the iii OF fare
'Smithfeld ham ordered some bu,
the waiter brought ne a piece of meat
that soon round MAS neither smith
field nor nam. but Western shoulder
meat. Then on some of the Chesa peaLe
steamers they serve IN nuskrat and
call it Diamond Back terrapin
To check kicking COW strap her
hind legs together with a leather strap
Some pull the tail between the hind
leg ana the udGer ana fasten u -
9 circi1gle she carnot Aick 81 this
position. liertle treatment and pa
tienc@ viii cure A!cSer
1 once sold : valuable J"~sey cow 20
IN ohio man, and haG crcssoreG
ge-sey- Gucrusey COW that was q ter
ribIe kicker. ! told tho Ohio man that
re had paid me round price FOR
the registered jersey. ] would give
him The cross-bred COW II he wOud pay
freight on her 20 Ohio. He wrote me
afterwards that ~ persistent Kind
treatment he had cured the kicker and
only regretted that she was not an
iitled 10 registration as she proved 10
be a very fine COW
DO not feed horse extra heavily
Just before you are. going 70 make
him GO extra work. X VOW are going
80 drive distance 81 is better that the
horse 90 not have q fun stomach. for
tho vital energies are needed for tins
10 work or drive on loaded stomach
tnere will be too great - drain on MIN
81 90 both digestion and work.
The Michigan station found that
horses fed small amount % grain
End hay and had fifteen pounds OF en-
silaee daily worked as we'll as those
fed dry food entirely and gained in
weight. Years ago ! found this true
with n team Of six mules worked hard
on the road daily
Improving Lund by Renting 81.
The general opinion is that renting
2 farm is a good way TO run down the
fertility OF the soil. and a. usually
done by tenants this vs. true But wear :
ago wise man on the Eastern shore
of Maryland who was not :, farmer.
but q merchant, devised a plan for tho
cultivation OF land ~ tenants. b. bind
Ing them TO Q strict rotation or crops.
and making their tenure uninterrupted
so long az they carmed we'll
The Landowners furnishes tho farm
and comfortable dweiiiur and outbuild-
ingH. lie furnishes paint and whites
wash. and tho tenant applies them. rIe
furnishes fencing material and the
tenant builds The fonres
The tenant furnishes all the stock
AND the labor and an the clover seed
FOR all the clover hay. corn fodder and
straw belongs to the tenant 80 long