Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11

Any check in calls growth Is a
loss to the owner.
Study individual tastes in the cows,
and feed accordingly.
Young pigs need plenty of exercise.
sunshine and dry beds.
1t is an established fact that young
cockleburs will kill hogs.
A good lawn and garden will make
the home brighter and better.
Remember that sheep like short
bite, but don't let 1t be too short.
Green rye and alfalfa, equal parts.
will make fair grade Of ensilage
A sore on the breast or shoulders
OF a horse Is a rebuke to the driver.
Sheep must have shade in the pas
ture. They never Craze in the hot sun.
A dozen sheep are more effective
weed destroyers than man and a
hoe.
Nearly a million women in the Uni
ted States are either farmers or farm
laborers
1t Is waste of time and labor to
plant corn ON rough, badly prepared.
thin ground
If the butter Is to go on the mar.
ket 1t should be put in neat, attrac.
tive packages
Thin steers when put on pasture
make larger and cheaper daily gains
than tleshy ones
If beginning in the poultry business
be sure you get healthy stock or eggs
from healthy stock.
The more milk SOW gives after her
pigs are old enough to take 1t. the
faster they will grow.
Don't burn the straw. Use 1t for
bedding for the stock and return 1t
to soil to renew fertility.
At this time OF year good sized
hen, like Plymouth Rock. can cover
Is eggs If given snug nest.
Try to give the chicks, chick-size
grit and charcoal in such way that
they cannot help but find It.
There Is no excuse for stacking al
falfa. for one can make big Interest
on money that is invested In barns.
For every cherry that robin eats,
ne should be credited with destroying
perhaps thousands OF injurious in
sects.
Rye straw makes the best bedding
with it, Place foot deep under the
stock
Hogs should have plenty OF clean.
fresh water to drink. They prefer
clean to muddy water and 1t Is more
healthful.
Rape Is used In a small way only as
a soiling crop to grow near the barn
and cut for hogs or other stock wher
pastures are dry.
farming, success in poultry raising de-
ponds on regularly and faithfully do
ing the little things.
Weed seed and small grain will
never produce a profitable crop when
run through the seeder. Look out for
your seed before sowing.
With pair Of tinsmith's shears
remove all the black teeth that are
present in the young pigs mouth as
soon after narrowing as possible.
Frequent change Of pasture and the
feeding of supplemental forage and
grain are excellent means of assisting
in keeping the ewes in good flesh con.
dition.
Wap5u ahpuId no killed aG cpOn
they begin to grow, but the primary
reason for cultivating is to maintain
the proper proportion Of air and mojs-
ture In the soil
There is a growing interest in saw
ing and improving old neglected or
char6s. Do not cut down single
tree until convinced that 1t Is wholly
useless II necessary, consult An ex.
pert orchardist.
Hogs should have warm, dry beds
during the chilly nights Of late spring
and early fall and during cold. wet
weather In summer. This will prevent
many cases OF pneumonia. probably a
greater hog-killer from year to year
than cholera.
Brcoder chicks require less heat dur
Ing the late spring and summer than
the early matches. Ninety and 50 de-
grees for the first ten days is good
temperature, but after this 1t should
never go higher than go and with 1t
plenty Of fresh air.