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

Don't SEM any OF tne AAAAos W n""A
ket In thin condition.
The sheep barn should be put IN
shape for the winter.
The cow barn is a poor place to In.
stall the cream separator.
Boards are cheaper than hay and
grain for keeping stock warm.
1t ma. be set down as rule that
II does not pay to fatten old COWS
A slo IS feet In diameter and 40
feet high will hold 200 tons Of silage.
It is not an easy task to break a
COW from the habit of sucking her
self
Farmers at the present time can
. own no better stock than healthy grow
ing pigs.
No animal that gets only food
enough tc support life can make
gain or profit.
ANY man who Will strike horse
in the head should never be allowed
10 touch one again
Treat a calf mean and all the feed
yea give him never can make any
thing but a runt VI him.
Poultry netting tackled on the inside
of windows in the hen house will save
the cos, of many a glass.
Well bred stock and good feeding
are requisite to obtaining the great
est benefit In stock raising.
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
they get used to sleeping IN damp
pens drafts or snow banks.
A solid concrete foundation for the
separator insures II against vibration.
which Ia hard on the machine.
Don't forget that II the sheep are
not KEEP constantly In good condition
the quality Of the wool is affected
Silage may be fed to young stock
twice a day and 1t Is q very good Feed
for all kinds OF young dairy animals.
Remember the limited capacity OF
the hogs digestive apparatus and
form his concentrated rations acccr I'd.
ingly
1t Is claimed by those who have
tried It, that a cross Of Moscovy drake
on Pekin ducks will produce sterile
progeny
A eve in good flesh almost invaria-
bly, Is a good breeder and good suck
Ter, something that thin ewes cannot
very we'll do.
Bruises, cuts and small sores may
develop into serious wounds. II not
properly looked after and protected
from the flies
In purchasing a boar 1t is we'll to
bear In mind that one with heavy
bones is more to be desired than one
Of the slight build.
Regular careful milking permanent
~ improves the animal as milk
producer aside from directly In
creasing the milk flow.
One way OF keeping dirt flies. etc.
from dropping into the pail while
milking is to cover the pail with clean
cheesecloth and milk through II
The small farmer can keep a vari
ETY. Of live stock sufficient to produce
something to sell and bring in a bit OF
ready cash every month in the year
Did you know that you can get the
confidence of the horse? He Is OF
ten a better Judge Of human nature
than many a man Ia of horse nature.
Build the silo next to the cattle barn
where the feed can be taken right
from the silo into the barn, A feed
carrier makes light work In such
case.
Charcoal and grit should be kept
where the fowls can have access to
them at all times. They are pre-
tentative as well as a cure for indi
gestion.
Dampness and contaminated ground
are fruitful causes OF poultry diseases
The quarters should be as dry as
chip, and the ground In the runs per
feCtly pure
Do you know that feeding rye
straw to pregnant ewes Is bad prac
tice? The straw contains consider
able amount Of ergot. which Is likely
to produce abortion.
Lambs should be locked when they
are from eight to ten days old, &c
cording to the advice OF the Minnesota
experiment station At that time the
young animal receives practically no
setback.
Every farm boy and girl who Is In.
terested in poultry should be given a
flock and a house to keep 1t in, and
a chance to make all the profit on II
he can. Many boys and girls have
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