Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-16

broken when he IL offered for sale.
Only pigs coming from prolific par
ents should be retained as breeders.
If possible. plan for dry box stalls
with dirt floors in which 10 winter the
colts.
Cream containing "a to % per cent.
fat will yield about pounds OF butter
per gallon
Horses and colts may be fed silage
in limited quantities. especially when
not at work.
Working a team when hungry or
thirsty Is inexcusably throwing away
costly vitality.
The practice of watering horses at
a public drinking trough sometimes
leads to lot Of trouble
The wide-awake. ever watchful
poultryman IL seldom troubled with
sickness among his fowls.
At this season Of the year, after
few sprinkles of rain. 1t should AFFORD
very good picking for them.
It 10 nearly always best to save
some OF the old sows. especially to
farrow the early spring filters.
II the old corn has lasted until
husking time there 10 some danger OF
overlooking the hogs on new corn
The COWS may be fed silage any
time after the silo Is filled No need
to wait for It to wait for 1t to cure,
A blockish built mare with large
barrel on short legs Is likely to pro-
duce a better foal than the tail. leggy
kind.
Make sure that there are no drafts
In the hen house Close up knot
holes and cracks before roup gives the
signal.
Separate the young cockerels from
the old birds. Feed them we'll and
have each lot as uniform In size as
possible.
Butter soon loses its delicate nne
flavor. The sooner your customers
get it after It is made the better they
will like It.
Poultry raising offers to women an
excellent means Of making money
because the work Is not too taxing for
their strength.
SpaSmodic sailing Is bad for any an
imais and especially horses. 1t may
cause collie. Keep salt before the
horse at all times.
The COW that. 10 underfed and the
COW that is overfed both work to dis
advantage and both fail In the best
profit to their owner.
The most humane method of de-
horning a COW is to do the work with
q little caust,. potash when the horns
are Just starting on the calf.
The farmer who has a gasoline
engine and feed mill should expert
ment q little with raising crops to
grind for feed for hogs and cattle.
Men who rushed their sheep to mar
ket last year are sorry, and men who
are rushing their best hogs to mar
ket this year will be sorry next year
Produce sold from the barns Is gone
forever That which is fed on the
farm leaves a residuum of good ma
nure to keep up the fertility Of the
land.
New blood should be introduced
nearly every year with chickens.
turkeys, ducks and guineas to keep
up the constitutions. health and vigor
Of the flock.
Air-slacked lime sifted or scattered
over the dropping boards will assist
the cleaning process materially and
also take up much of the dampness
from the droppings.
When horse SHES at an object
speak kindly and reassuringly to him
and gently urging him up to 1t. let
him smell Of 1t and see that It does
not hurt him. He will soon learn to
have more confidence both In himse'.
and his master
A eve that is in good flesh or that
Ia gaining in condition each day is
bound to be in good health and burst
ing with rich red blood In this con-
dition she most readily conceives to
the services of the ram and, In the
opinion OF most. the percentage Of
twins 10 larger.