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

Early plowed Is profits made.
Make the poultry house rat proof.
Don't neglect the newly planted or.
chard.
Corn must be the chief grain crop
on stock. farm.
Always put bran or a little grain
in manger, at milking time.
A good spray pump Is an effective
weapon in fighting lice aud mites.
Good care Is as important AZ good
feed. especially, in the, fall and winter
Failure to secure profits In hog
raising is usually, due to misman'
agement
Roasting poles that have smooth
surface with no rough places to har-
Dor lice are best.
On cold nights sash can be covered
with old carpet or heavy canvas In
stead Of straw, mats.
Those who have succeeded in get
ting a good stand of alfalfa are en-.
thusiastic over its value.
There Is no better way to sti1en
up q horse than to have him stand
on a plank floor when not at work.
Skimmilk In place Of water will
make the fattening mash more palat-
able and the bird will do better on it.
Ground oats, middlings and corn
meal, mixed with skimmilk make a
good fattening ration for young stock.
Filth and dirt in poultry house
and 1t always pays to keep the house
clean.
Intensive cultivation demands inter
cropping, and when this is done most
liberal manuring is necessary for the
highest returns.
II cows are fed grain when the pas
lures are succulent and abundant. It
will increase the yield of milk and also
add flesh to the cows
A COW cannot give a full flow of
milk unless she Ia provided with feed
from which to make the milk. 1t is
wrong to expect something for moth.
Ing
Apple trees will thrive and do we'll
on almost any soil which Is we'll pre-
pared, but the different kinds Of soil
may require different treatment and
after care.
Hauling up a few loads of chafis
from around the straw stack Is a sea
sonable job now. The char makes
good scratching litter and also con-
tains some grain.
Creameries are Of no benefit to a
neighborhood unless there are a suf-
ncient number Of cows to supply the
milk necessary to run them econo-
mically and successfully.
Tar may be removed from the
a, h,, r,,hh ko -
fresh orange or lemon peel and dry
ing Immediately. The volatile oils dis
solve the tar so that 1t can be rubbed /;
OF.
You can prolong your tomato sea
son by taking up all plants and piling
them In a heap The small green to-
matoes should be pulled for picking
and. the large ones allowed to remain
TO. ripening.s
Do more than look at the cattle
when you. visit, the fairs and exposi.
tons this fall Watch the Judge and
see If you cannot carry home a point
or two thai, will, help you In picking
out gooo INDIVIDUAL.
The draft horse does the work on
the farm most satisfactorily and
with less expense and worry; sells
higher and more rapidly; costs less
to get him ready, for market; and,
1t costs less time and labor to
train him and get him ready for
market.
Another thing that goes to make
vegetable growing success is irri-
CATION; have water at hand where you
can irrigate when your. garden de, 4,
mands It; there isn't anything that
makes vegetables tough and woody as
lack of water.
This is the getting ready. season. for
the winters work. A leaky roof,
cracks in the wall or foor,. broken
roosts, and the like are calling for at
tention now. Barking earth around
the foundation Of the hen house is also.
t,ygely odd Job
When crops begin to look poor and
there seems to be a scarcity Of feed,
the farmer always hangs on to the
good dairy. COW and lets the, rest of ?
his stock. go first, The COW is what i.
helps to bripg the pront. and tide over.
hard times.
To secure the best returns from
sheep raising 1t Is not necessary to
keep them exclusive Of all other live
stock but a small flock. just what
can conveniently be accommodated
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