Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-29

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Oyster shells are too soft for grit.
Dairying develops fertility of the
soil.
Don't give the SOW too much bed.
ding.
In feeding grain In the runs broad
cast it.
Rye and vetch will make a fair
grade of silage.
What is known as yearling hen Is
one having laid IL months.
Better seed grain means better
crops at no increased expense.
Soaking the churn in brine will oc.
casionally help to keep it sweet.
Half the crop Of corn can be turned
into f1ve-sixths Of a crop by saving the
fodder
reader recommends powdered
charcoal given in the milk as rem
edy for scours
Alfalfa hay and corn balance each
other In addition they are the best
relished OF any feeds
Sometimes weeks chill rains or
cold weather will set the pigs back
month in their growth
Indigestion and liver trouble in
fowls are paraded under the name OF
cholera very frequently.
The cooperative creamery that Is
well patronized and well supported Is
blessing to any community
1t does not pay to hold old hogs In
order to get great weight If you have
younger ones to eat the corn.
Don't let the pigs get lousy. Spray
them with kerosene emulsion, while
eating, once every two weeks
When spraying do not work with
dc ha do,
Put on pair Of rubber gloves.
Are the horses coming up In flesh.
and are they getting little harness
work to condition their shoulders?
feed OF chopped onions occasion
ally will be greatly relished by the
fowls as well as conduce to their
health.
Hogs that are fat should not be
held. but sent to market when fit.
There is no profit In killing hog un-
til II Is fit
For the man who still has not a silo:
Build one. and If you cant fill it until
next fall, feed soiling crops this com.
ing summer.
II you have never tried rape. raise
a small field next spring 1t Is very
popular with hogs, and does them
a world OF good.
Better not get reckless with the feed
yet. 1t is easily possible that there
still are eight to ten weeks Of bad
weather on the way.
One fatal mistake made at the end
Of the hatch Is to keep the door OF
the incubator open too long after the
eggs have begun to pip.
The critical period of the turkey
Is the first eight weeks of its life.
About fortyeight eggs is the aver.
age yearly record of the hen
Are the young pigs to be allowed to
SILVER and freeze in the cold, damp
winds of early spring? And die at the
rate of one to Ave out of every ten?
One acre Of corn well grown and
put in the silo will furnish more feed
for the COWS than can be obtained
by any other manner Of handling the
soil
The farmer who has never used
tanning mill should get one as soon
as possible so as to get well acquaint.
ed with 1t before the busy season
comes
Turkey culture Is success only
where the stock can have a good
range There Is too much wild nature
in turkeys for them to thrive in con.
fined quarters
The fruit tree agent is not all bad
But for him good many orchards
would not now be growing and doing
we'll. But 1t is well to know the
standing of his company before or.
dering.
Most of those who run the dairy at
a loss never read literature on the sub.
ject The losses are largely due to
this fault, for 1t Is certain that there
is no longer any use of maintaining
any farm animal at loss
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