Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-07-23

Don't put the sheep out III "es
pasture.
Cool cream to churning temperature
as soon as ripe.
Always select the best heifers for
breeding purposes.
There is many a farmer who sells
cream and buys butter.
Raise and finish beef cattle on the
same farm when possible.
Watch for any kind of vermin on
chicks. especially head lice,
The pig is not filthy because he
wants to be. Just try and see.
Rape Is better for sheep and hog
pasture than for any other stock.
Moldy litter should never be al.
lowed in brooder or brooder house.
Begin feeding pig as soon as It Will
eat and keep 1t growing until mature.
Black leg is a disease that will very
seldom affect cattle over two years
old.
Ninety per cent OF the farms OF
this country are said to be without
any sheep,
Some men whip their horses be-
cause they are in bad frame OF mind
themselves
In case the SOW produces only one
litter per year she is liable to be
poor breeder.
II is best TO feed young calves three
times day. They relish their dinner
the same as you do
Use the horse much as you would a
human being and the treatment Will
not be much astray.
Feeding a little linseed meal occa
sionally to stock is beneficial, keeping
the system regulated.
Animal husbandry Is sure to be
profitable in years to come, on account
OF the high prices Of meat.
The best site for poultry house In
any location is one where good water
and air drainage are available.
Some farmers believe In cutting al.
falfa hay before 1t is one-tenth In
bloom, although this is not common.
Frequent rubbing and handling OF
the udder at calving time is beneficial
to the COW and profitable to the owner.
II we count the fertilizer value OF
good rich manure at the market price
one ton Of manure Is worth $3.50 to
SO.
The German farmer keeps more
live stock and makes a better use OF
all other sources of plant food than
we do.
Look we'll after the early chicks,
They will pay well if given good treat
ment, otherwise it is best to not have
| any at all.
The feeder of any variety OF stock
should never neglect to feed variety
of feeds when 1t is at all possible for
him to do so.
Don't use strong powder to dust
hen with young brood. Such prac,
tise often results in killing the chicks
along with the lice.
You feed your. cattle and horses and
hogs from the products of the fields
yes, and your family too. What are
you feeding your land?
Practical farmers and truckers use
|
manure is thoroughly cut up and
spread evenly over the ground.
At this season of the year hundreds
of thousands OF day-old chicks are
shipped right from the incubators to
| points up to one thousand miles dis.
tant.
When weaving the pigs use the
creep which admits the pigs but ex
cludes the sow from the pen where
the slop is constantly available for
the youngsters
Truckers and gardeners apply eight
to ten tons of rotted manure spread
broadcast on top of the ground and
well narrowed In, and then drill the
seed in with about 400 pounds Of fer
tilizer to the acre.
Sheep and lambs are often decep'
tive to the eye. A short-legged, short
bodied sheep is often heavier and Will
produce more wool than one that
looks to be twice as large. AS rule
great coarse looking sheep are not
desirable.
The time for cutting alfalfa varies
with the Use for which 1t Is intended,
If the purpose Is to get the largest