GRAIN— POULTRY. G5 



American Berkshire Record. A pedigree does not hurt 

 any animal, and without it no breeder can tell ^Yhat ho 

 is doing. Sell all I can to breeders ; the remainder for 

 meat, generally in June. Have quit doctoring. Let my 

 hogs have as much range as possible. Keep them out of 

 the sheds, except in bad weather. Bed fresh once a 

 week. Burn old bedding, cobs, etc., and let pigs have access 

 to ashes. Change feeding place every few days, if not 

 more than fifty yards. Give but little corn when grass is fresh 

 and good. Know that an exclusive corn diet is injurious. 

 They will die sometimes, the best we can do. Separate the 

 small from the larger, and give them all slops from milk house 

 and kitchen. Use air-slacked lime, or wood ashes with salt, 

 for worms. 



GRAIN AND ROTATION OF CROPS. 



Most of our grain is grown by "renters." I receive one-third 

 of all kinds grown, corn husked and in crib, and small grain 

 in half bushels at threshing machine. This to avoid Avorkmcn 

 in the house for our women to take care of. 



I am a firm believer in rotation of crops. A little corn, 

 a little pasture, a little meadow, a little wheat, a little oats, a 

 little rye, a few of the different kinds of farm animals, and 

 always something to do, but never crowded. Our soil is inex- 

 haustible, and something is sure to hit. One of our most suc- 

 cessful farmers, when I asked him for his key to success, said, 

 " Do not be afraid to throw out a few dollars in the shape of 

 grass seed, and never grow more than three corn crops on the 

 same ground in succession." lie knew just what he was talk- 

 ing about, as I have learned from actual trial. 



POULTRY. 



My wife has charge of this matter, and has succeeded well 

 with light Brahmas. She is now trying Plj-mouth Kock. lias 

 a few turkeys, ducks, etc., etc., the true vafue of whicli we 

 have not the slightest conception of. We know, however, 

 that they are very greatly under-estimated. 

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