The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
Food Of Hens.

The kind and quality Of food given to
fowls must necessarily exercise an infu-
encc upon the quality of their eggs and
flesh, although usually little attention is
paid to the matter. 4 gentleman who
kept large poultry yard found, occasional
", that the eggs Of his hens had an IN
pleasant and rancid taste, and on inquiry
ascertained that this was always the case
when the food consisted Of hemp Or fax
seed.
When 70 Plant Fruit Trees.
As practical tests are what we desire, ]
will give you little Of my experience in
tree planting. Last spring plantetthree
hundred fruit trees; dug holes four and a
half feet in diameter, and two feet deep,
filing in about the roots with top soil, and
mulched with straw. All the peaches
died. With the apples, cherries, pears,
ETC., | was more successful, only losing
about three fourths.
Last fall planted out about four hun
dred trees, with less care than / gave
those planted in the spring; and every one
is growing in fine condition. Hereafter |
shall plant fruit trees in the fall | put
out some two thousand deciduous and
evergreen trees this spring, and they are
all dOlHE WCii so lar.
Flowers Disinfe Giants.
Professor Mantegazza has discovered
that one ozone is developed by certain
odorous flowers. \ writer in Nature states
that most Of the strong smelling vegetable
essences, such as mint, clover, lavender,
lemon, and cherry laurel, deyelopc "a very
large quantity Of ozone when in contact
with atmospheric oxygen in light. Flowers
destitute of perfume do not deyelope
it, and generally the amount of ozone
seems to be in proportion to
the strength Of the perfume cma-
mated. Professor Mantegazza recommends
that in marshy districts and in places in
tested with noxious exhalations, strong
smelling flowers should be planted around
the houses, in order that the ozone emitted
from them may exert its powerful oXiding
influence. So pleasant plan for making
malarious district salubrious, only re-
quire5 to be known 70 be put in practice,
Sowing " lieut. after Cats.
This is n very common rotation, but
unless care is taken to thoroughly eradicate
the oats self-sown during the harvest, there
rs great danger of serious injury to the
wheat. One blowing will not DO this: two
at least are necessary. Three plowings
we are certain viii pay. Part of a field
that We plowcd three times gave us Mt least
onc-thlrd more wheat, and not blade of
oats was to be seen; but where two plow-
lngs only were given on the remainder of
the field, the oats We're thick enough to Sc
riously Interfere with the wheat There
fore, our practice has been to give three
piowing whenever 1t was possible, even
though 1t deferred the sowing n week or
ten days later Wheat will DO well sown
after the 10Th Of September but it should
not go later than the Goth. We would
rather have it in the ground before the
middle of the month, believing that the
more roots the plant is able to throw out,
the better the chance of tilling in the
spring.
Spelling Horses Feet.
1t is almost impossible to get horse
shod without having the frogs cut away
AL veterinary surgeons, all horsemcn. all
leading hlacksmiths agree that the frog
should not be pared one particle-not even
trimmed. No matter how pliablc and soft
the frog Is, cut 1t away smooth on all sides
and in two days it viii be dry and hard as
chip. You might is well cut off all the
leaves of trees and expect them to flourish
rs TO pare away the frog and have "a healthy
foot. The rough srongy part of the frog
Is to the foot what leaves are to the tree
the lungs. Never have rel-hOt shoe mt
upon the foot to burn it level. If YOU can
find blacksmith that is mechanic enough
to level the foot without red-hot iron. en-
ploy, hm The burning process deadens
the hoof and tends to contract it. II YOU
do not think so, try the red-hot poker on
hy1ty ,NDI /
the growth of that. There are many other
nhpoItdi luinto III oruCuIg uvl Sc, r,tit
these two are Of more Importance than all
the rest, level to the apprehension Of men
not skilled in horses, and the two most DIS
regarded.
Pure Water for Cows.
There Is no doubt shat impure water has
an injurious effect on the flavor Of milk. .
1t has been found that the milk from cows
which were compelled to drink staanapt
water from ponds, when brought to the
cheese factory was tainted and gave bad /.
havor TO the whole making of cheese into /
which 1t had entered. We have before uS /
letter from correspondent in Norway. |
who speaks OF the i'll effects resulting from /
permitting COWS TO feed on the litter thrown /
out from horses stables-a rractica too /
ooiiii'ol IN that country. Not only was
the milk tainted, but the butter and cheese |
made thercfrom had an unpleasaDt toste /
and smell. lie Is well known that the ,til5 (
garlic eaten by cows in spring, lends ;ts,,a
cuiiar flavor 70 the milk and butter welded 4
by them In fact, nothing can be moro
sensitive to ill-tiavorcd substances catcn ar
drank by the cows, than is the milk ar Lnt.
ter The use of stagnant or impure water /
should then be scrupuIouslv avoided. and +
no other source Of pure water is possible
q sufficient quantity should be pumped for
cows twice day at least. There i M
more striking illustration Of the facts aboyr
noted, than the unpleasant taste of milk
from cows fed on the waste Of distilcries
experienced by one used TO the mill of =
farm and obliged to soiourn in a CITY.
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