Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09

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Milk with dry hands.
Turkeys kill many insects.
Dampness Ia bad for poultry.
Shelter for animals 10 humane.
Swine must have warm sleeping
quarters.
The hooded pail is = long step tow
ard cleaner milk
Damp houses are the greatest pro
moters Of disease among fowls
The average COW IL at her best as
producer at from 6 to s years old.
Unless wisely fed and cared for.
herd OF fine hogs will degenerate rap
idly.
The difficulty in ensiling rape Is that
there - too large q percentage OF
moisture.
The average calf Is a badly neg
leoted animal. especially during the
tall apd winter months.
The dairy cows. especially, will
greatly relish and do we'll on the ODD
turuips, beets and cabbage.
For good churning qualities and uni
form grade of butter, avoid mixing
cream or different skimmings
1t is expensive carelessness to hitch
a warm horse inadeQuately protected
from raw winds or drtzzling rain
Shelter for animals 10 not only HUI
name but 1t shows up In the feed bins
or In the bony animals in the spring.
There has not been q better time In
years to take hold of the chicken
business In q vigorous way than right
now.
The growing pig requires protein
and not much corn. 1t Is all right to
give q little corn. but too much Is
harmful.
Are your curry combs and brushes
In good condition! You just can't az
ford to use poor ones. New ones cost
but little.
Neither rape nor clover alone will
do for growing. fattening hogs. They
must have some grain twice day for
best results.
Feed green corn or any soiling crop
that will keep up the flow Of milk un-
til the pastures have been revived by
the fall rains.
Hogs by nature like a good clean
bed to lie In. They will do all the
batter for 1t. because they will be
more comfortable.
A cough in a hog can usually be
traced to one Of three things: Dust,
worms or cold, but there Is no telling
what 1t may result In
BY actual experiment. It has been
found that by fesding alfalfa hay with
corn the cost of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one.half.
Poultrymen who have tried It,
claim that a teaspoonful Of Venetian
red In q gallon OF drinking water Is
a good bowel-trouble preventative
very good way to raise dairy
calves 10 to feed them whole milk
from two to four weeks. depend
ing upon the physical condition OF the
calf
Great care should be exercised that
breeding stock young chicks or eggs
for Matching be secured from focks
which are free from white diarrhea In.
lection.
Where only small flock OF sheep
is kept they should be good. thrifty.
vigorous ewes Sell of the old ones
and keep lambs enough to keep up
the flock.
When a sick foW! is discovered. re-
move 1t at once Maybe II you will
attend to 1t then and there you can
save 1t, whereas II allowed to wait too
long 1t may die.
Select your breed for the special
purpose It Is to be kept for. II there
is no definite purpose study the mat,
ter over carefully till 1t Is known
what kind OF poultry will net the best
returns.
When a stop Is made, turn the
horses toward the wind, II possible,
40 that they may cool off When
they are resting. take the load OF
their necks, II possible. Give them
a chance to rool and scratch them
selves when they are Embarrassed
at night. They should be given a
good bed and plenty to eat at night.
and they should he watered In the
morning before they are fed
Hens sAfictsd with seary lsS ssnnss
possfbly gtvs the best service Ia sgg
,productfon, and rough shanks look
bad