National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-07-28
Farm, Garden and Household.

will be amply repaid in the Weld OF milk
and butter. II must not he supposed
that because COW is on pasture there
is no longer need for stimulating food.
The fac. is, that with an ample supply
OF grass, the appetite Of the COW for the
meal is quite as vigorous as during the
winter, when she was fed on hay. Cows
NAV be very proftably fed with quart
each of oil-meal morning and night.
They will lick it up from trough, il il
is made sufficiently large, without waste.
When COWS are not tied up at night, n
good plan OF feeling them is TO have IA
square box for each COW, large enough
'or her to put her nose in easily, and
inches deep. Put the allowance OF
,al in these boxes. They may be
scattered about the yard, at such n dis
lance rs will give each animal an oppor-
tunitv to eat without being driven away
by others.
Calves will soon show, in their i'm
proved appearance and fastened
growth, that oil-meal is good for them
also. A small handful given them IN
their pasture daily, will push them for
ward rapidly. II is well to use small
tin pan to feed them with, and few
minutes spent with the young stock
daily, is not only an agreeable occupa-
ton, but highly profitable for the
more regnl rly the owners attention is
given to his cattle, the sooner he will
perceive any thing wrong, and he able
at once to remedy it, and daily visit is
seldom made unless there is some ex-
press purpose in it, Let the purpose
then be TO give them little extra feed,
and double benefit will result
Hints FOR THE SEASON The Agricm-
turia says
The most important ,cork Of his month
is doing those thing which we are con-
stantly tempted to neglect. Among
these may be mentioned
The cetlr, drains, sinks, privy, etc,
must be hept clean. Dry earth is the
best AMI cheapest disinfectant For sinks
and drains, use copperas or Horde of
lime. The nights and norm ngs are fire.
quently chilly. Make little fire on the
hearth, or in the stove. Go to bed eally
and get plenty of sleep,
The h"aM Of our Aa,mnls. The sick.
ness and death Of stock constitutes one
Of the greatest losses and discourage
ment. of the farmer. The immediate
cause of their death may be beyond our
control, but in nine cases out of ten, the
disease, If we search back far enough,
might be traced to dyspepsia, derange-
ment of the bowels, and general dcbili-
ty. Improper and irregular feeding.
over-work i'll hot sun, going too long
without water, and then giving too much,
are among the causes of bad digestion
and general ill-health. And these are
under our control.
Killing needs is one of the most i'm
portant labors on the farm, at this
season. None should be suffered to 90
to seed, If 1t can be avoided without too
great expense. At any rate, not weed
should be suffered in corn, potatoes. and
other hoed crops.
ummerfahous for Wheat are apt to be
neglected this month. a good blowing
or cultivating during this dry, hot wealth,
er, will Kill every weed that has germin-
ated. Heavy, cloddy land, that can be
reduced and pulvcrized when completely
dry, will not forget it for years.
Cuhirdting corn we regard us the most
IL, L
cal! n" longer be any doubt that borough
aud repeated cultivation will frequently
add one-thlrd to the yield, while the
future condition of the land is greatly
improved.
Horing corn is becoming less and less
necessary, owing to the improvements in
our horse-hoes and cultivators. We
sometimes wish that the phrase "hoeing
corn, or " hoeing potatoes" was ban
lshed from our agricultural vocabulary.
we try to impress it on our own men
that we do not want them to "hoe the
corn. We want them merely TO hoe he
'oeeds. They would get over twice rs
much land in a day, if this simple idea
could be got into their heads. We want
every weed destroyed that the cultiyator
cannot reach-and that is all or nearly
all that IS required. Many men waste
hall their time faddling about the hills
OF corn, forgetting that we have cultiva-
tors that will do the work of killing near
ly us well rs 1t can be done with the hoe.
and for one-third the cost.
Peqs can sometimes be cut with n
moving machine, or they can be pulled
up with wooden revolving rake. But it
Is slovenly practice, and renders the
haulm unfit for fodder. The better plan.
With a good crop, is to NOV it with
cythes, and pull it into small cocks.
Turn the cocks as often as needed. A
wen-cnred crop of peas affords straw al
most as valuable for fodder as clover
hay.
Wheat should not be cut before nil
trace of milk" has disappeared from
the kernel when crushed between the
thumb and finger neither should it be
lett to get dead ripe. Much wheat is
lost every year from careless binding and
shocking. The farmer himself or one of
his best men should attend to the shock
ing, and see that the sheaves are made
into compact shocks that will shed the
rain and not easily blow down.
IHrdshing, where barn room is scarce.
is best done as the grain is drawn from
the field. Steam engines are yearly be-
coming more common, and will thrash
the grain as rapidly as three or four
wagons can draw it from the fields. II
the grain is dry enough, SO that it will
not heat after thrashing, we can cent?
IDENTIFY recommend this plan. 1t saves
all the expense and risk of stacking.
Turning orer The grain after it is thrash
ed, should never be neglected. No mat
ter how dry it may appear, it will sweat
If not tm ned occasionally. If it gets
heated, turn it at once, and then run it
through tanning mill