Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-01-15

Equal parts Of corn and oats are
hard to excel as grain feed for sheep.
Paint all the wounds made In prun.
Ing with pure white lead and pure lin
seed oil.
1t is cheaper to remove the cause
of disease than, to doctor the chick
ems afterward.
The young. calf should have an
abundance of good clean clear water
before it at all times,
The moisture going in with the sill
age should be kept in. This keeps the
silage from "dry-firing."
1t pays to grade all small fruit. 1t
demoralizes prices to have small. bad
berries mixed in with large ones.
Spraying with whitewash once
month will go long way toward
keeping down vermin in the poultry
house.
It never pays to market stock that
is not fat. Plenty of good yellow corn
will make any healthy bird fat in two
weeks.
Experiments show that chickens
with strong vitality and plenty OF
masculine characteristics make the
largest gains.
II you have any chickens roosting
in the orchard trees, you had better
let them know what the hen house
was built for.
large amount of water on coming into
the stable very warm. Allow them
to cool off bit first,
The profit In pig feeding depends
upt II the cost of the feed given them.
feed increases the profit.
Bitter rot and blotch are two Of the
most difficult diseases Of the apple
to control. Late spraying with Dor
deaux mixture is most effective.
No matter how healthy and strong
the chick may be when Matched. the
strength will soon disappear when not
given the proper feed and attention.
Humus Is the name applied to the
partially decomposed organic (animal
and vegetable) matter OF the soil 1t
Is the principal source Of nitrogen in
the soil
The farm mortgage that has out.
lived every other line Of activity very
frequently succumbs to the dairy COW
and the milk check which she brings
In every week.
The profit in COW consists OF the
over and above the cost for feed This
cost will not be materially different be-
tween the cows kept on the average
farm
The object of sanitation in the hog
yards and houses is to secure the
greatest degrees of bodily health and
vigor, because the animal will de-
velop better and be less susceptible
to disease.
Many orchards are not fruitful
for the reason that there Is not
enough nutritive properties In the
soil to supply the requisite amount
Of nourishment to enable the trees
to properly mature fruit.
A few dollars spent in improving
fences. especially along the roadside,
will be money well used, for 1t will
not only help the appearance Of the
farm and make a more ready sale II
such Is desired, but it will also add to
the self respect Of the farmer and the
farmers boys. all OF which has real
value.
A good way to handle manure for
garden purposes is to spread 1t In
broad, fiat piles and allow 1t to rot.
then apply 100 pounds Of acid phos-
phate and 100 manure and mix this
we'll when you put it In pile. This
will add to the manurial value Of the
pile and will prevent the loss OF am
monia to a great extent
Use a liberal amount OF slaked
lime on all old runs or yards before
spading or blowing them up. 1t may
save you serious trouble and losses.
later on.
Success In intensive cultivation de-
ponds a great deal on raising the
proper kind Of vegetables; do not try
to sell your customers a poor-looking
or a tasteless vegetable.
As result of the fight OF the de-
partment of agriculture for purer
milk, thousands Of farmers have In.
troduced new and sanitary methods Of
producing and shipping milk.
1t Is economy Of time and labor to
wash milking utensils as soon as pos
sible after using II you can't wash
them right away, rinse item with cold
water and you will save time In wash.