The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1913-01-03

Ke8 the colts in condition.
Single crop farming is disastrous.
Large-faked bran makes good food.
Scab often attacks calves while in
the stable.
The laying flock will make good use
of surplus skimmilk.
Corn, hogs and alfalfa is pleas
ing and profitable combination.
A box stall is better than the pas
ture for the lame horse needing rest
For fitting sheep for winter, no bet
ter feed can be found than just plain
oats.
Red clover in bloom is not good for
hogs, but when young it makes fine
pasture.
A lump of rock salt kept in the barn
yard or pasture constantly, is better
than the weekly Sailing"
Green feed fed to milk cows will
insure larger profits, and as a good
aid to this result is a silo.
Extra feed for the turkey flock from
now on will mean extra pounds of
weight by Thanksgiving time.
See that you calves don't get poor
this fall, for if they do the chances
are they will stay poor all winter.
The fleece of the rams should be
dense, even in quality, and of a
strong, clear white fiber throughout.
After mated, give your birds the
best sanitary conditions possible, and
keep the houses free from lice and
mites
Make 1t a rule to count the bfddies
every day. Some folks never do this.
They might be robbed and never
know it.
A choking COW may sometimes be
relieved by using a creased rubber
hose as a ram to force the obstruc.
ton down.
The common method Of flushing the
ewes is to turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them.
In a very short time, ground bone,
meat scraps, etc., will have to take the
place of bugs and worms in the daily
diet Of the flock.
It is well to fight shy of the dairy
COW that is offered for sale cheap
these days. At best she is probably
good only for beef.
To make fall pigs do we'll they must
be provided with warm sleeping
quarters day and night, and filled with
sunshine during the day.
Buttermilk is an excellent food for
the growing stock. 1t may either be
fed as a drink or mixed in a mash
food. Sweet milk is also good.
Poultrymen who have tried it,
claim that teaspoonful of Venetian
red in a gallon of drinking water is
a good bowel-trouble preventative.
The demand for dairy products will
never fall off seriously so long as
quality is good and the present rate
of increase in population continues,
Whether corn should be planted in
rows or in hills for silage purposes de-
pends largely upon whether the soil is
badly infested with weed seed or not.
Every sheep in the flock ought to
pass under the eve of the owner at
least once day in order that he may
discover his very first signs Of dis
ease
Culling the flock properly is the
handspring of success in poultry farm
ing. If you have neglected this very
important matter do 1t now. There is
yet time.
There is a great reduction in the
meat supply, which should be ta-
ken up by chickens and eggs, but it
cannot be done if they are not pro-
duced.
When pure-bred swine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development rather than the
production of fat.
The anything -will-do method Of man
aging a fall and winter dairy is not
conducive to the receipt of satisfac-
tory bank-check returns at the end Of
the month.
Chicks Matched in June, July and
August begin laying In February and
March and lay enough the first season
to pay for the extra care. Hold on to
puIIets hatched during these months.
Nothing detracts SO much from
dressed poultry as torn places upon
the carcass or shank; picking must
be clean and nicely done. When the
fowl is plucked, hang it head down in
a cool place until all animal heat Is
gone from the body. being careful not
TO hang it where it will be so exposed
to cold air as to be likely to freeze.
Do not remove the head, feet, or en-
trails, but have the whole carcass, in
Guiding the head and feet, perfectly
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