Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-02
agricultural.
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD

FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
SMALL FARMS MOST PaoF1TAD1E.-Small
farms always do return the largest profit
| There are thousands of farmers all over the
United States who would make more clean
money to dispose Of one half theirland and
work the remainder thoroughly, than they
now make by going over snch large
breadth. Still large farms can be cultiva-
ted with more net profit to the proprietor
than small ones by proper management
Yet, according to the present system of
management. small farms do return the
most profit. The reason of this is that n
farmer with small number Of acres is
moro apt to fill better, manure more boun-
tifully, and perform every operation more
thoroughly than if he were required to
work double tho number of acres. Ifa
farmer, for example, works twenty acres
he must necessarily keep a good team. and
Ms complete al assortment Of tools and farm
implements as if he were cultivating fifty
acres. \ good team will usually perform all
tho labor on a farm Of fifty acres, and re-
quire very little more care and feed than
ii they performed only tho labor of &
twenty acre farm. Taking this view Of the
subject it will be perceived. that it costs
comparatively more to carry on small
farm than largo one But tho chief ar
gument is that farmers are liable to work
over great breadth of land without doing
every part Of the cultivation thoroughly. -,
The man with small farm will make more
manure i'll comparison to hia ncighbor who
cultivates twice as much land as himself.
For this reason, tho farmer who has tho
greatest breadth Observation-Disclosures will s.ot
usually raise az bountiful crops as If he
titled only half tho .iaount OF land. A
thorough. f"sl,.cf may cultivate fifty acres
with as satisfactory profit, acre for acre, az
he can till twenty, If he manage it judicious-
ly.-1Vestern Farmer.
WHAT IS A Coon Cow?-A wrt:,r in a re-
cent number Of the Galaxy gives the follow
ing general hints regarding the selection
o1 a good COW for milk producing:
First. Health, good constitution or di-
gestive apparatus, for which we require a
capacions belly.
Second. That the largest possible devel-
opment of the animal shall be behind, in
the udder and parts adjacent. A good COW
is likely to be wedge shaped. of wh!:!' the
head is the smaller end. Rig heads, or
horns, OR shoulders :.ie not desired, be
cause they have to be nourished by the
food But these are indispensable; large
bag, and headquarters to support and minis
ter to it. What do our mill1men look for
in selecting milk giving COWS? The first ap-
pearance, to a judge, will convey an idea
as to the health or constitution Of the COW.
He will ask, also, bony frame, one that
does not steal the fat from the milk; and he
will feel the skin, 10 find it flexible and COW
! cred with close scottish hair; he will ask for
good lung room, capacious belly, wide
rump and we'll developed bag, covered with
soft hair. Extending from this bag forward,
he will be DESTROYS to see prominent the
two great veins whicl, ioso themselves in
the belly; ana Ga the back of the udder lie
will look for many well-defincd branching
veins. Then comes Guenon's "milk-mir-
ror," which is broad strip of hair run
ming up from the udder to the vulva, which
he considered the one thing needfnl. bui
which has not in this country, been fou1id
on infallble test, though it is a good one.
#, in ai,dition; the COW is gentle, good tenn.
pered, you are almost sure ola milk-maker.
Look for that kind. '''''''..
Corn FODDER. The falling of in milk,
and the neglect to provide food for soiling,
induces many to turn stock into the mead.
ows carly, and before they have become
thickly coated with aftermath. It is very
bad economy, very injurious to meadows,
while the seemingly ''fair feed" is swept
away in a few days, and scanty yield Of
J milk is the result for the balance of the
season. There is no crop, therefore, that
pays the dairyman better, one year witt
another, than the few acres devoted t<
cSrn fodder. Corn fodder should be fed il
the STALLS as there is no waste, besides til,
J stock thus fed are more quiet and less dis
posed to hang about, waiting for their feed
as they do when the fodder is given them il
the open field, Each COW in the stall gets
it's praper share of food, and there is NJ
! hooking or soiling OF the fodder by master
cows. The herd should be fed regularly a
stated hours, and they soon become accns
: toned to the time, coming CT their own &C
, cord to the stables, ind during other por
tons Of :he day they will feed more in tn,
t pastures.
r Corn fodder for soiling should be wiltet
, before feeding. It is good plan to cut il
t the morning and let it lay in the sun til
: afternoon, and then feed. In this way som,
of the external moisture will be got rid of
0 and the food will be preferred by animal
and produce better results. Corn fodder il
t very succulent, and does not need to b.
3 further diluted by feeding when the dew O.
: water is adhering to it. Better reduce tn
! water in it by wetting and partially drying
g YELLOW WASH FOR BUILDINGS. --Dissolv
, one pound Of pulverized copperas in gal
Ions of water; let it stand for "a hours
:. stirring two or three times from the bottom
Use this for sinking the lime and thinning
add hydraulic cement equal in quantity t
. the lime used, and there may also be ad
y ded, with advantage, gallon Of clean fin
> sand to every Is gallons of the wash. Will
!, using, stir frequently, to prevent sand frol
settling. The walls or buildings should h
= first we'll cleaned of dust, and thorough
), wet with the rose of watering pot, Oh
). the wash applied Immediately after, begin
:, ming at top, laying the coat on horizontal
y and finishing vertically. Before lcavin
Il the work at any time, finish the course to
= point in the wall, to prevent leaving mar
y where the two courses join on a renewal {
! the work. This wash is stated to hav
- lasted for fifteen years without requirin
i renewal. For gray or stone color. add
4 the above lamp-black, previously deadene
% with whiskey. -Southe,n Planter.
FooD FOR FATTENING Sw1NE.-DeitZ
,, Experimental Farm Journal says that III
y practice of feeding the offal Of the butcl
- er's shop to hogs renders the pork unfit fc
&C food and should be discouraged. The
| SuOua0 Oe 1eO cOIlls OHtS, pcaS uuu Deau
:, with occasional roots, such as potatoe:
:, turnips and beds. Perhaps hogs thriv
= best when fed on the waste of the dair,
=. with cooked corn, peas Or barley, and al
% known to increase in weight from two t
y. three pounds per day. Young pigs thirty
- best on skim milk, oats and barley, with
y, little ground corn or pea meal.
- Hogs require clean and comfortable qua1
10 ters in a we'll built and water proof sly
$ with sleeping apartment cut off from til
feeding place. The trough should be {
i strong oak boards, portion parlitioned o
=, for fresh water. In the sleeping apartment
y little rye straw should be thrown, and ez
% changed for clean from time to time
70 When fattening, hogs should not have n
:, excess of water, but just enough to slak
= their thirst. Being omnivorous hogs de
= your almost everything that is given the1
y to eat, and oftentimes disgusting and i'm
~ proper food is given them. Almost an
. place is thought good enough for pig. n
:, matter how damp dark and filthy it ma
- be. This is grave error, however, a
~ from such filthy d. MS come diseases Of til
. skin, swelling of the joints, dullness, lossc
- appetite, and intestines infested wit
- worms and parasites.
- If wilted flowers have about half a
% inch of their stems cut off, and the stall
=, thus trimmed is inserted into boiling waite
- they Will III few minutes resume their OF
~ iginal freshness, The process is most NJ
y plicable to colored flowers, rs roses, geran