The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-10

Give the pullets ample nestA
A horse with long legs and fiat
sides Is not an easy keeper.
The ram should be in perfect o
dition. but not fat at mating.
Chickens that go home 10 roost
ought TO stay home to scratch.
Hard labor in the orchard is almost
sure to mean hard ash in the bank.
The cleaner tie stalls are kept, the
less the amount OF bedding required
II your horse has broken feet. have
him shod with a good tar and oakun
pack.
Rub thu window panes with old
newspapers-it will let In the sun
shine.
Any time in the year is the right
time to begin planning for an aspara
gus plot.
II the garden is fall plowed it means
you a plant at least q week earlier
next spring.
II the churn is likely to remain
idle for some time, keep It filed With
lime water,
Selling the young heifers, that are
from the best cows is moving back
ward in darirying.
Intelligence In hurrying feeds for
the dairy COW is one way OF increasing
profits On the farm.
One big advantage OF the hog rais.
ing industry is that the hogs give
quick and profitable returns.
In breaking a colt, remember that
1t is an easy matter 10 overload and
ruin him by causing him to balk.
Sprained tendons and Joints are
often the effect of homegrown hoofs
continually tamping on solid floors,
Perhaps o banking of the COW shed
on the north side would make it more
comfortable for the COWS this winter.
To get the best results the dairy
should be well ventilated, fly proof
and at some distance from the sheds.
One mistake in hen culture is not
to feed the hen well when she Is
dry" A molting hen is doing hard.
work.
After hens are through laying they
should be sold to the butcher unless
they are needed for breeders next
season.
The actual cost to keep added to
the service fee of the sire, represents
the amount at which horses you raise
stand you.
II does not require any great abii.
ity at figures to show that there IN a
great waste in selling hogs when they
are but half fed.
Salt, hardwood ashes and charcoal
ideal to keep in hog pasture, and
there is any other one thing need
ed 1t Is pure water.
Never whip a balky horse. Sell
him il you can't manage him and let
the other fellow match his temper
against that Of the horse.
Those who are feeding bundle corr
to their cattle must make arrange.
ments to have hogs follow them OF
the waste will be too great.
Fruit for breakfast. fruit for dinner,
fruit for supper, and some between
1t is the key to good health
Let the children eat literally. ;
Green bone Is a complete food. II
contains the nitrogen for the albumen !
The phosphate for the bones of the I
and carbonaceous matter foi a
aae yolks. c
The secret CT a good strawberry $
crop is to set out a new patch each q
alternate spring, A large family I
ought to be more than supplied by 1
80 points. a
When planning for grain crop and r
i've stock improvements. don't forget q
bout the fruit and vegetables for the Ii
means more ,contentment and L
,etter health. +
The iairyman who will sell of each =,
eason two or three of his poorest :,
ows will soon improve his herd If he :,
eplaces them by heifers raised from u
is best cows.
Every time we sec a straw pile !
urning. we think Of the possible y
alue Of the vegetable matter thus "
tasted, if properly applied to some '.
ID grain field that is becoming de- u
cient in vegetable matter, owing tc Ia
grain cropping. III
The feed cutter should be in use on
very farm. the corn shredder is an
xcellent thing. but why not put all
I the corr crop in a siio as the best =.
position TO get every pound
value out OF 1t. a