Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-02-26

Mature sows are best for breeding.
The fall-chosen seed is likely to be
the best.
The cheapest way to got good cows
b to raise them.
A fertile soil is a big item In eco
nomical milk production.
The eggs should be gathered daily
and marketed twice q week
In packing apples for market the
less banding they get the better.
The question is not what kind OF
FENCES you have but how well they
are kept.
A pot or box Of parsley. growing In
. kitchen window, Is both useful and
ornamental.
Strawberry plants should be cover.
cd to a depth Of two inches with hay
or old straw.
The cause Of white specks in butter.
In most cases. Ia due from overcoming
Of the cream.
Be sure the sheep barn has q tight
roof. a dry floor and good ventilation
with no drafts
Hang up a bunch Of alfalfa where
al the chickens can peck at 1t as much
- they please.
The poultry like fresh straw now
and then just as we'll As the COW likes
to be well bedded
The patient mule is not much for
speed, but he keeps going. and usually
arrives on time.
Save money by having the old
horses teeth fattened SO they can
grind their feed
In selecting future dairy cows from
heifers, see that the milking organs
are we'll developed.
Fertility can be built up faster
upon the dairy farm than upon any
other kind Of a farm.
Prune out limbs and twigs of ap
pie trees infested with blight. Disin-
feet tools after each cut.
The germ of seed corn lies in the
tip Of the kernel. Broad, well-filled
tips indicate strong germs.
Sell all old and poor ewes and start
your breeding season with . good.
vigorous, pure-bred stock.
Time and care spent In the orchard
Is almost sure to pay for itself and
good rate Of interest besides.
All eggs should be tested by the
seventh day. which often makes It
possible to rest some of the hens.
Don't keep a horse going after 1t
begins to show signs of exhaustion.
You will save him by resting bit.
Sweet clover may be sown just be-
fore it freezes up. but. on the whole, 1t
gives better results to SOW early In the
spring.
Do not forget that the fowls need
green food. II change OF yards Is
not possible see that some is fed them
daily.
The clearing UP and burning of the
garden rubbish this fall will mean q
less number Of insects to fight next
season.
Breed for a purpose. This idea Is
being constantly brought to our
attention among the different breeds
OF stock.
A mule never seems to be really
frightened at anything. When he runs
away he does 1t through pure love Of
mischief
What Is q farm! A piece OF land
does not make s, farm. There must
be fences. houses, stock. cultivation
and a crop.
Large ears Of corn are not neces-
sary to large yields. Maturity Is es-
sential to satisfactory crops. Don't 90
after too large ears,
Docking lambs improves their gen.
eral appearance and increases their
market value, without retarding their
growth to any extent.
The well-bred draft horse Is always
In demand, and the farmer who breeds
It constantly 10 the one who makes the
most profit In horses.
The spring chicken is one hatched
not earlier than February ror later
than May, and is of market weight
ut two or three pounds.
Collect the eggs regularly at least
once, better twice, q day In moderate
weather and more frequently in very
warm and very cold weather
A wash made UP Of washing soda
and soft soap when applied to the