Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-11-06

Measure cut your grain according
to the work your horses are doing.
Hogs are susceptible to rheumatism
II allowed to sleep In wet or damp
beds.
Undertaking is responsible for
more small milk yields than is poor
COW.
The home garden needs rotation
Just as much as any other part OF the
farm.
The health Of every animal should
be carefully watched and every symp-
tom treated.
Keep the mud cleaned of the
horses legs and they will not have
cracked heels.
One Of the big arguments In favor OF
the incubator Is that the chicks are
not born lousy.
A little more elbow grease used in
keeping the premises clean will often
prevent disease.
Sweet corn is very profitable crop.
One reason for this Is because 1t Is
SO easily handled.
Keeping two cows to do the work Of
one constitutes the biggest leak In
the dairy business.
Handle the young boar carefully.
Teach him to obey the word. and to
walk ahead Of you.
Handle the brood sows 30 that the
young pigs will begin to grow from
the time of their birth.
A half pint OF carbolic acid In two
gallons of water makes good disin.
fectant for any purpose.
bles may be applied with great bene-
tit to grass II spread early
Try a few moth balls in the nesting
material of setting hens and the
virmin will be less troublesome.
Can you get ten pounds OF pork out
Of a bushel OF corn? That Ia what
the big men tell US we ought to do.
Butter for market containing color
ing matter must be 80 labeled where
the coloring matter Is injurious as a
food.
The amount Of milk in the pail Is
about the only mark" OF a good milk
COW that may always be depended
upon.
"A dipper Of very warm water turned
over cabbage heads several times dur
Ing the season. will destroy cabbage
worms.
Many growers say that weeds are
as valuable as fertilizers as clover
and cowpeas II they are turned un-
der every year.
Keep on the constant lookout to de-
stroy insect eggs and cocoons fire.
quently seen near rubbish heaps and
on the bark OF trees.
To rid the hen house Of mites get
25-cent spray pump and spray every
crack and crevice with coal oil. Re-
peat this every two weeks.
Some fruit growers say that 1t Is
not q good plan to pillow an orchard
when the trees are In blossom-bet-
ter do 1t before or after.
Good digestion Is the result OF feed.
ing enough to sustain the animal, but
not enough to keep the stomach In an
overloaded condition all the time
1t Is better to give the crop thor
ough soaking once a week, than to
sprinkle lightly over 1t. Light sprink-
ling tends to keep the roots near the
surface.
The summer silo Is a grand thing
for the dairy farmer, but 1t takes a
tremendous amount of pounding to
wake some OF US up to q realization
of that fact.
It 10 a mistake to think that hogs or
any other animals can shift for them.
selves while they are young, and then
expect that you can make up for such
neglect In the end.
Warts on cattle or horses can be
killed by applying castor oil we'll
rubbed In twice day for week or
two. Eating warts out with acids does
not give satisfaction, but castor oil
seems to destroy them root and
branch.
Indigestion In older calves is usu-
ally due to unclean milk or feed, I'M
clean vessels, close confinement In
dark, insanitary stalls and irregular
or excessive feeding In some cases
It appears to be due mainly to sheer
weakness and inability to digest.