Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-12-18

There are few crops grown In the
garden that cannot be followed by
later crops.
The calf that has a dainty appetite
is very apt to develop into cow with
q similar habit.
Sheep are persistent agency OF I'm
provement to the soil Of the farms ON
which they are kept.
What Is the use Of struggling along
with sugar beets when good old al
.falfa is the better crop?
There is much risk and little to gain
in breeding heifers to calve while IN
der twenty-eight months old.
The Indifferent farmer is the one
who is always most slow and careless
when 1t comes to working the road.
This is a good time to begin teach
they haven't been in the habit Of doing
10 before
Color Of the egg shell has nothing
to do with the flavor Of the eggs as It
is Influenced by che food and the sur.
roundings.
1t Is poor policy to change the
quarters Of hens or puliets while lay
Ing, for 1t usually checks or stops egg
production.
The sooner the chicks night quar-
ters are made rat-proof the better.
There Is nothing to gain by running
risks with rats.
AS the weather grows cooler more
corn and kafir can be added to the
ration, but it is bad practice to feed
these grains exclusively.
Don't forget the sand for ducks
Besides visible supply handy at all
times. their morning and night mash
should always contain some,
Do not throw out the sour milk:
give 1t to the chicks; it's valuable
food for them and much relished.
Skimmilk or buttermilk Is also good.
To prevent the further spread OF
apple scab second application OF
lime sulphur diluted one gallon to
forty gallons of water should be
made.
Parsnips and carrots are much bet
ter II allowed to remain In the ground
until the weather freezes. Cover them
with manure and they can be dug up
at any time.
The young stock on the farm. espe-
cialiy the calves that are stunted in
their early growth. are seldom as well
developed as those that grow from
the very beginning.
Many growers do not know the
value Of humus; they are satisfied
with their soil Humus Is the life OF
your land Add vegetable matter to
your soil whenever you can.
The prosperity of any agricultural
community Is dependent largely upon
the character Of the soil, as we'll as
upon the climate, market facilities.
character of the people, and other
factors.
Never has the summer silo been
more valuable than 1t has this sea,
son Such a year ought to convince
every dairy farmer that he needs just
such provision as this against posi-.
BILE shortage of feed.
The Maine Experiment station tonic
for fowls is as follows: Pulverized
gentian, one pound; pulverized ginger,
one-quarter pound; pulverized salt
peter. one-quarter pound; iron sui
plate. one-half pound. Mix thorough
", and use two or three tablespoon
f,Ils In ten aparts ofrdry mash.
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Charcoal Is a pressing essential for
poultry. Instead Of buying 1t. rake
up some old chunks of wood. 'cobs
and other refuse about the place. set
ting fire to them. When the heap
turns to q mass of hot Goals, smother
II down with little water or dirt, and
when 1t cools, you will have handy
supply Of charcoal and be rid OF the
rubbish.
The decrease OF the lumber supply
has resulted In a steady advance Of
prices, SO that the growing cost Of
building has become a serious problem
on the farm. This question may be
greatly simplified by study of the
use of eoncrste.
Damaged foods. such as moldy
grains, old musty beef scraps, decayed
vegetable matter, tainted meat green
cut bones, and improperly cured al.
falfa are the common causes Of q
large percentage Of the diseases
affecting poultry.