Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-15


FEATURES OF A PERFECT ANIMAL. A
perfect breeding or feeding animal fhould
have q fine expression os c,an,entuc,--
mild, serene and expressive. II should be
fine in the bone, with clean muzz'e, and
tail like rats. 1t should lie short On the
legs, and not cwe-nccked. 1t should have
a small, welE-put-ou head with prominent
eye; i, should have skin not too thick nor
too thin, covered with fine, silky hair--to
the touch like ladys glove; it should he
straight backed; well ribbed up and well
ribbed home; the hook bones should not be
too wide apart. A wide hooked animal
especially COW after calving, always has
vacancy between the hook aud the tail, and
q want Of the most valuable part Of the
carcase. A level line should run from the
the hook to the tail. The outline ought to
be such that if tape be stretched from the
fore shoulder to the thigh, ana from the
shoulder along the back to the extremity
the line should be close, with no vacancies;
aud the line should fall without void from
the hook to the tail. From the shoulder
blade to the head should be well filled up;
as We say-good in the neck vein. Scarcely
any one animal will possess all these marks;
indeed, to look for the half Of them in
good commercial animal would be vain.-
The marks arc set down in good order, but
just as they occurred to one who had gained
his knowledge from the study Of the living
specimens, and not from books. Thick legs,
thick tain, and deep nccls, with thick skin
and bristly hair, always point 10 sluggish
feeders Mr.. MCombie before the Scottish
Farmers CiaJ.
GARDEN CoRN. the first crop of corn
for the table is not yet planted it should be
done without day delay. We still adhere
to the variety We have constantly planted
for twenty-five years for the first crop, after
trying others, and We again recommend it.
Adams Extra Early is not technically
sugar corn, and it is not slrivcled, but it is
cxcellant and will be eaten gratefully as the
first crop, coming some ten days earlier than
the sugar varieties, except an carly sugar,
which is so small in the ear and so poor
producer as not to make il very desirable.
When the ground is moist as it mostly is
in April, seed corn for the garden should
not be soaked, but planted dry, putting in
each hill at least six grains, and removing
any surplus Of plants that may come up.
The second crop Of corn should be Ston-
ellis Evergreen, and small patches Of it
should be planted throughout the season at
intervals Of from ten to twelve days up TO
July. This will afford daily supply TO
Octboer. From our cxreriencc-and we
believe We have tried all the recon mended
sweet varieties, we continue to grow the
Stpwell as the best known. 1t is certain
crop and produces largely, while its quality
is not surpassed. Grmantora 7elearogh
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CRop AFTER TMoTnY.-A subscriber at
Egota Station, Minn., inquiries of the
Prairie Farmer what is the best and safest
crop for field Of timoty six years old, and
broke last fall six inches deep.
This will depend to great extent on the
market Your land is well adapted to
spring wheat, oats, barley, FAX or corn, and
the relative value and cost Of these, all things
considered, should decide the question. II
the soil be dry and in fine order, and barley
commands high price, comparatively; and
il the thrcshing can be done in time, and
the distance to market is not great, that
should be considered. So OF the crops. 1t
is not 80 much what will do the best but
what will pay the largest profit
To PREVENT CATTLE FROM JrMrrNa
FENCES. The following singular statement
was made at a late meeting Of the American
Institute Farmers Club at New York;
To prevent steers from jumping fences,