The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-03

Clean w the orchard.
Feed the fowls q variety.
Sorghum hay makes good roughage.
Many poultry ills could be traced 10
a lack OF grit.
A neglected cold makes 1t easy for
roup TO get a start.
The average farm flock has too
many ROSTERS in it at this season.
A pound Of oats is not nearly as
good for ~iattening hogs as a pound OF
corn.
Experiment has shown that oats are
not a satisfactory feed for fattening
bogs.
Make lime water by adding two or
three pounds OF lime to a barrel OF
water.
Careful dressing OF fowls for the
market has a good deal to do In get.
ting top notch prices.
One OF the qualities of the soy bean
that commends 1t to the stock feeder
ts its protein richness.
Much Of the feeding value OF the
clover depends upon how the crop Is
managed after 1t is cut.
Five feet apart is about the right
distance for the currant and goose
berry bushes, Do not crowd.
Breeding stock can be purchased to
better advantage in fall and early
winter than to wSit until spring.
II the hens are stacking up In lay
Ing try giving them a little green cut
bone every day and watch results.
Where hens are forced to use part
Of their food as fuel to keep warm
there is bound to be a falling off in
eggs.
Fruit growing and poultry raising
go we'll together. Anyone following
either will do well to consider the
other.
The greatest ten-year yield of corn.
since 1t became of national impor-
lance in the United States, occurred
between 1S7O-1SS0.
Corn is no doubt the best feed there
ts for hogs, but its full value can only
be realized when 1t is used In con-
junction with other feeds.
Quiet, gentle handling OF the ewes
during the winter makes It much
easier work to care for the flock
during the lambing period.
Don't let any fruit remain on the
- huiILb AuC "inNGI 1hCtlGD hp-
pies are good places for insects to
hibernate in during the winter.
The sum OF money that is lost every
year on the farms of this country by
the dairy COWS that are moi bred es.
pecially for dairy work is s%tupendous.
rrop.. are realizing the great COM
fort and advantages of q few good
fruit trees and ornamental shrubs
more than ever. Start them growing.
All dairy utensils should be period.
cally placed In the sun, but wooden
vessels should be removed before the
heat Is sufficient to crack or warp
them.
Fruit is the best medicine that we
know anything about. Money invest
ed in apples and strawberries Is much
better invested than it is in sulphur
and molasses,"
4 nc ANaf Aiilp AlAC INV hlFGG DlDOUH
milk give her a dose of epson salts,
bat:e her uddcr with warm water and
rub with c~amphorated lard. This viii
often cure the trouble.
The time to dehorn is in the spriny
or fall. Fall is considered best M
cause the cattle usually are shut up
and n i'll effects of the operation
can easily be prevented.
Clover is as much an egg producer
as 1t Is a producer Of milk. II ia rich
In nitrogen and mineral matter Hay.
Ing a high nutritive ratio, 1t is equal
to barley, and almost as high as wheat
Don't turn young horses out where
the fences are low or easily pushed
over, They will be sure to get out
Either they will Jump over or they
will run the fence over and step cut
Good fences make good. orderly
horses.
The value Of farm lsnd can only be
arrived at by its earning capacity. II
It is worth any price 1t will pay good
interest on the investment in the reg.
ular farming process. We can add to
its value by adding to its capacity TO
grow things and grow them a little
better than any other farm in the
neighborhood.
The possibilities In the poultry bust
ness are almost unlimited. The city
man or oma may start a little back
yard poultry plant and gradually de.
velop into extensive poultry raiser.
Some of our biggest poultry raisers OF