Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-07-10

ing colts to work.
A well,ventilated cellar Is the best
place to operate the incubator.
The modern farm buildings should
be SO arranged that they will be rat
proof.
Boost the acre yield, cut down on
the acres, and 50 solve the hired help
question.
Welldlained yards and pens will
help to keep the hogs more thrifty and
profitable,
The peach tree responds more
quickly to good treatment thnn any
other fruit tree.
Shallow cultivation following deep
blowing precedes clean fields and
profitable crops.
Norway spruce trees make a good
windbreak, and right now il good
time to plant them.
Whole corn Is a good feed for sit
ting hens Water, grit. and dust baths
should also be provided.
Beans are very susceptible to frost
and should never be planted until all
danger from that source Is past.
New planting of blackberries, rasp'
berries. currants or gooseberries may
now be made. Cut back the plants.
In Europe cows serve triple pur-
pose They are used for the produc-
ton OF milk and meat and for draft
purposes.
Trees and small fruits generally like
application OF ashes and bone dust.
BY fertilIzing literally good crops may
be assured.
Pure.breds should be culled as we'll
as the grades. Many poor producers
result from the idea that pure-bred
Is without flaws.
BE careful OF the ration OF dry
COW Every pound lost In flesh before
calving time will be taken out Of the
next milking period
The early bird catches the worm,
and the first hen out for feed and
last on the roost with full crop is
the one to depend on for eggs.
The native wild highbush cranberry,
dogwood, Juneberry black haw. and
wild grape all make good plants for
the home yard II properly set
Improved implements will do much
to Increase the efficiency Of the men
on the farm and will at the same time
Increase the productive capacity OF
the land
For average yields 1t has been esti-
mated that it takes 400 tons OF water
to grow clover crop; for corn 1t
takes $50 tons; oats, 375 tons, and po'
tatoes. $50 tons.
There is little doubt that the incu.
bator has not always been given the
credit II deserves for having brought
the poultry industry up to its present
envable position.
Where alfalfa hay is fed as the
roughage part OF ration for farm
horses at hard work, less grain Is
necessary to prevent them from losing
weight than where timothy hay is fed.
In the case where cowpea hay and
silage are fed together, there Is 40
question but that better results would
ensue were alfalfa hay used instead
of the cowpea roughage for this pur.
pose.
The cows that gives fifteen quarts
every milking, and kicks over the
pail as she is being stripped, Is like
good many people whose good in
tentions and virtues are spoiled by one
mean trait
A breeding SOW should have plenty
Of nourishing food such food as will
cause a healthy growth and develop
ment without inducing the laying on
Of surplus fat, as fat SOW often has
difficulty In narrowing.
Top-working apple trees may be done
now. Try setting n few CRAFTS. 1t Is
rot very difficult operation and 1t Is
always interesting to watch the re
suits Many worthless seeding that
are hardy may be changed to be good
fruit
Tomatoes are best grown upon sin
gle stalks All suckers should be kept
off, allowing only the original stem to
grow, and this should be tied to a
stake. This prevents rot, and makes
better fruit Dwarf. medium-sized va
rieties give the best results.
The moving machine that chugs
under ordinary conditions is sadly in
need of attention. In nine cases out