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

There ia money In raising coits'
Stick to draft breeds.
Get pure-bred ram
Store pumpkins In the field.
The average calf Is neglected.
Silage il essentially roughage feed
Good sheep are good property at
any time.
Fowls will eat nearly all OF the CON-
mon vegetables.
Build the feed racks where the stock
can eat IN the shelter.
Don't neglect storing green food for
winter for the chickens.
Be careful about the man who han
dies and cares for the colts.
Match the team not only In size ana
color, but In gait and disposition.
1t pays best to have horse well
broken when he IL offered for sale.
Only pigs coming from prolific par.
ents should be retained as breeders.
II 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 q 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 Is seldom troubled with
sickness among his fowls.
At this season OF the year, after a
few sprinkles OF rain, 1t should afford
very good picking for them.
II 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 Is some danger or
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 It to cure.
A blockish built mare with large
barrel on short legs is likely to pro-
duce a better foal than the tall. 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 well, and
Oh l4t mi tv, al q
possible
Butter soon loses its delicate 1ne
flavor. The sooner your customers
get 1t after It is made the better they
will like 1t.
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 COW Is to do the work with
a little caustic potash when the horns
are just starting on the calf.
The farmer who has a gasoline
engine and feed mill should expert.
ment a 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
I'D the constitutions. health and vigor
Of the flock.
Air-sIacked lime sifted or scattered
over the dropping boards will assist
the cleaning process materially and
also take up much of the dampness