Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-06
Young pigs like vegetables.

The first big nee1 of the majority OF
the elder corn belt soila is limestone
and legumes
II is better aud more profitable TO
have a herd OF tr; coed COWS than
ten that are interior
The green food problem In winter
isn't much of roll II if there Is any
alfalfa hay on the place
Muddy and unclcan IT; BILE yards are
always sources o: loss because OF
their insanitary oo"iitlon
There are but few horses that cen
not be made gentle and quiet by the
proper kind of treatment
The kind OF feed which the cows
eat ofter has an ct'ci won the ma
yor OF milk and Is products
The farmer who mHA 8 an effort 10
f'l the corn crib and smekehouse
each year generally succeeds.
Swedish turnlps grow we'll In tn"
northern states and provide a large
amount O. feed for the winter
The best stock pea for grazing In
the field is the black Everlasting.
Red and Red Ripper are also good
The farmer who is not raising le-
gumes has his eyes closed to some OF
the biggest opportunities in farming
Fruit growing an poultry raising
go well together. Anyone following
e.th2r will do well to consider the
other.
The sand Fetch u si,iai.Er and more
rpcumbent than the common petch.
and has been tested but little in this
country.
Hens. when they cease laying. fat
ten very easily and fat hen is a
thrifty candidate for all kinds OF poul
try diseases.
Penning chickens IL the best way
to get a fine flock. for II i.eaps that
you are getting eggs from the best
hens you have.
A hog fed on corn alone from the
time it Is weaned from the SOW I'M
til butchered at IS months old, seldom
pays for his keep.
The cows like the silage In the win
ter just as well as they do the grass
In the summer and 1t Is good at any
season of the year
Stout. livable chicks are obtained
only from sturdy parents. and pullets
that have DeeR forced for winter eggs
are hardly IN that class.
Don't blame anyone but yourself
II your farm won't grow isgumes
They will grow for the man who
knows how to make them
1, is poor economy to feed spoiled
food to the poultry They may con
tract disease or become poisoned
Rurn all decomposed food stuff at
once
The day i'Is forever passed when
the progressive dairyman allows his
cows to be brought, running or ex
cited, into the barn. by dog or d boy
with whip.
Sheep in the summer are gross
feeders, rapidly cleaning the land Of
brush and weeds, but In the barn and
in the feed lot they are extremely
dainty in their eating
The best family horses. as rule,
are raised and trained on the farm
Their dispositions are then thor
oughly understood. and it is known
how far they can be trusted.
II pays to whitewash, ventilate and
properly light the stables; to brush
and curry cows; to use clean and
wellcovesed utensils, to cool milk
quickly and to tlase 2 cool place for
the milk
The fruit farmer can always find
something to do, either In the orchard
or around the buildings This bust.
npss like any other is ruined nv too
much loafing. Keep the loose ends
well in hand for the best results
II often Is your fault that hens
get to eating eggs; but after they do
contract the habit lay the ak at the
.sot OF the tree-in other words. stop
the busiHess, short of Then change
your bill of fare. Something lacking
in the feed you have been giving.