The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-03
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Things to Do on the Farm in March.
The month Of March marks the
beginning of another active season
in the field for Tennessee farmers.
Specialists Of the Division of Exten-
sion, University Of Tennessee, make
The following suggestions for things
to do on the farm this month.
In the Field Work out your rota-
ton plans gradually and carefully. a
good system must grow and can not
be installed ready-made. Il must fit
your farm. Some general livestock
and grain farms have this system IN
operation: First year, corn and
beans; second year, wheat; third
year, barley; fourth year, clover and
grass; fifth year, grass. Note: Beans
are planted with corn in same row,
one gallon per acre; wheat stubble is
summer plowed and lined for barley;
clover and grass are sown with the
barley in September.
Care Of Livestock Before farrow-
ing time, Tighten the grain ration for
hogs with plenty Of pasture. One
week before narrowing time place
sows in narrowing pens and let them
get accustomed to new surroundings
before pigs are born. To avoid con-
stipation add small amount of oil
meal to ration. Keep sheep on win
ter pasture (not wheat); feed two
parts cracked corn and one part bran
to lambs in creeps after two weeks
old. Dock and castrate lambs at 10
to IA days old. Use multiple hitch
Tor fouf-horse teams. Gradually
harden work stock to heavy labor.
Watch their shoulders, Keep dairy
cattle protected from cold winds and
rains; use care not to turn out to
pasture too early.
Club Measure and break
the acre for corn if this was not
done in the fall or winter. An acre
Of land contains 43,56O square feet.
Use only improved seed corn. Trans
fer tomato plants to cold frame. Con
tinue setting eggs.
Marketing Watch the fat cattle
market and sell when the market IS
favorable. 1t is usually beginning
to advance at this time. Ship when
prospects indicate high market.
Market your feeder pigs if you are
not in position to feed them out
for the summer and fall market. See
your agricultural agent about ar
ranging a cooperative feeding hog
sale in the county about the last Of
March If there are many light pigs
IN the county to be marketed about
this time. Sell surplus stock of
Irish potatoes.
Poultry-Dust bath is as essential
to poultry as bath tub TO persons.
Note: Oyster she'll fed to hens pro-
duce eggs with good shell. Grit IS
necessary to aid poultry digestion.
Rural Engineering Grind Lime
stone. Plant deep gullies to Bermuda
Plant deep gullies to Bermuda
grass or black locust sprouts. Over
haul disc harrow. Dynamite vour
bitches. Survey drainage system and
blast stumps. Investigate household
labor-saving machines. Investigate
spraying and sheep shearing ma
chimes. Get plan for sweet potato
house. Investigate gauge plows.
Get plan for individual hog house
and self-feeder. Get tanning mill
ready for operation.
In the Home Screen the house
and make fly traps, as the house fly
will soon appear. Flies thrive in
unclean places: make it unhealthy
for flies around your home and have
healthy family.
When in doubt about any Of your
farm operations, ask your county
agent. Write to the Division Of
Extension. University of Tennessee.
for bulletins on subjects about which
YOU desire information. They are
free.
The Care of Bred Sowss
The most successful hog raisers
are careful to see that their bred
sows have balanced ration and
plenty Of exercise and good water,
say livestock specialists Of the Divis-
ions of Extension, University Of Ten
nessee. Corn necessarily constitutes
the principal part Of the ration, but
it should be supplemented with bone
and muscle building feeds, such as
skim milk, buttermilk or tankage.
When plenty Of good quality, leafy
alfalfa is available only limited
amount of milk Oh tankage is Ieces-
sary. Alfalfa supplies considerable
mineral matter and its bulkiness pre-
vents the SOW from becoming too
fat. In order to provide the ex-
ercise, which is essential for husky
litters of pigs, it is suggested that
the sows be given plenty of range.
Exercise can be forced by feeding at
distance from the hog barn. If
stalk and alfalfa fields are available
the sows usually do a good deal of
foraging, especially in good weather.
An abundance Of clean water is
important and in very cold weather
the CHILL should be taken off.
One West Tennessee Farmer Happy
and Tells the Reason Why.
Due to the big drop in cotton
prices there are lot of farmers in
West Tennessee who are wearing
long faces, but County Agent r. e.
Ellis, Of Weakley, has found one who
is wearing a smile. Mr.. Ellis says:
aThe most optimistic farmer have
met recently is Ben Eastes. owner
Of . 40-acre farm, from which his
net sales for 1920 amounted to $1,807
off of less than II acres Of culti-
waited crop land, as follows: One
acre of strawberries, 1915; Fl hogs,
$3.50; one colt, $50: one COW, $50;
five barrels Of corn in June, $55;