Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-28

MllStead, OF dOaQley, FTince " lillahi
county, is a blue ribbon winner OF
many years duration, both at the
county fairs and the corn shows. AS
a prize winner, Mr.. Milstead is one
to be reckoned with, as his farm well
gives evidence Of. System and good
Judgment is shown in the general ar
rangement of the farm. The land is
conceded the most highly improved in
the community. This speaks well for
Prince William and should be follow
ed by their neighbors. Why not make
Mr.. Milstead exert a little more eff
fort to retain his laurels.
). Well, what are you going to do
about that fall spraying of the or
chard? Is it too late? Not yet,
friend farmer. Now is the time to
get in your shot at the pests injecting
your fruit trees. Get good fall
spray and use it. You owe that much
to the trees, if not to the family who
consume the product. While you may
spray in the spring, you will find that
fall spraying is just as important as
the spring spray, and even more SO,
since the fall spray has the assistance
of the colder elements in eliminating
the insects that cut the fruit crop.
You may say the old orchard is
not worth spraying, but that is what
you said last year and the year be-
fore and so on back. You are con-
sidering putting out young orchard;
Why not cut the ole trees down and
not have them in the way? You say
that you can get the fruit until the
young orchard begins to bear. You
are right, but why not get the best
out of the old. 1t is good for many
years to come perhaps, and the pres
cnt cost of labor, nursery products,
etc, make it impracticable to plunge
100 deep at the present.
The small grain crops are showing
up we'll over nearly all of the sur
rounding counties. Very few farmers
report the necessity OF reseeding.
lebanon Farm, property of Mr..
Claude f. Miller, of New York, has
an excellent crop Of wheat. This
farm has been suggested as an excel
lent location for a hospital for dis
abled soldiers, while it is situated well
away from the hurly-burly of the city,
it has the added advantage of being
located on long river front; which
greatly increases its desirability.
Such a location would be Cod
send to many of our disabled service
men. The advantages of the out-of-
doors cannot be to strongly en-
phasized at this time. Give them
fresh air combined with the best
medical care and see the difference.
The nation owes this much to these
men.
One noticeable benefit that our
friend Mr. Pierce Reid, the road com
missioner of Fairfax, is doing is
working the roads up for the winter.
Fairfax has room for considerable i'm
provement along this particular line.
But Mr.. Farmer the guns are aimed
at you, because until you demand bet
Ter roads there is small chance of a
charity generously bestow-
ing these blessing upon you. Why
not put up clean cut fight for good
roads and then for better roads.
Proper Feeding of the Coao.
Poorly nourished cows give birth
to weak puny calves which are hard
to raise. The feeding of the calf,
therefore, begins before it is born.
The food elements necessary for the
development of the calf are taken into
the stomach of the cow, digested, as
simulated, and transmitted to the calf
through the unbilical cord, the con-
nection between the mother and the
calf.
1t is evident that if the cow does
not receive food enough to keep her
selfe in thrifty condition and at the
same time develop her calf, both she
and the calf must suffer. In en-
leavoring to raise good, thrifty calves
many dairymen handicap themselves
at the start by not properly feeding
cows Such cows should
have an abundance of palatable and
succulent or juicy food in order to
insure good body flesh and healthy,
thrifty condition at calving time. The
calves will then be we'll developed,
strong and sturdy, and ready to re-
spond normally to proper feed and
care.
1t is to be assumed hiatt the calf
is not to be raised by sucking the
cow but it is to be fed by hand. The
longer it sucks, therefore, the more
difficult it will be to teach it to
drink. On the other hand, the first
or tcolostrum) milk of the cow pos
sesses properties which stimulate the
calf's stomach and other digestive or
gans to action. Colostrum is natures
physic. and for this reason the young
calf should always receive its moth
er's milk first. The calf is some
times weak at birth, and for this rea-
son should have nouriShment as soon