Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-23
Farm and Garden.

ing of the sheep. When sheep are poor
" fed and uncomfortable housed, the
wool is harsh and deficient in strength
and elasticity. When irregularity pre-
walls in the feeding, and the sheep be
come out of condition. break in the
regularity of the staple occurs, weak
spot is produced, and the value of the
fleece is deteriorated a much us twenty
five per cent at once. few years ago
the writer made an experiment III iced
ing sheep, which resulted as follows
Sixteen full blood Leicester ewes were
put up in two flocks of eight each. One
lot was fed on corn fodder, cut and
mixed with ground feed (corn, oats, and
ryel, of which two bushels mixed with
four quarts of the feed was given twice
n day. Clover hay was fed at noon.
This raised seven lambs and tortytour
pounds of wool, which, on account OF
unevenness in the staple, brought only
thirty.tive cents per pound. The other
lot was fed on clover hay morning and
night, with half bushel of turnips cut
and sprinkled with two quarts of the
same feed as above at noon. These
eight ewes raised twelve lambs and
sixty pounds of wool, which brought
sixty five cents per pound. In all
other respects the sheep were tended
alike, and oat-straw was given for litter
in abundance. A mixture of salt and
sulphur was also always on hand.
Past,uing Winteriag Gra0e.-lt is much
too common a custom to turn cattle on
to the fields of winter grain at the pres
ent time. This is a very unadvsable
practice. Feed is short, certainly, and
the stock need all they can get. But
what occurs to the grain A consider
able portion is pulled up by the roots
and devoured Another portion is de-
stroyed by the poaching of the ground,
and the filling of the holes made by the
feet of the cattle with water when the
winter rains come. Then the needed
protection the heritage affords to the
roots is wanting, and the crop cannot
withstand the severe frosts, from which
it is no longer sheltered. The result is
a short crop, for which the spring rains
are blamed, or the heavy showers in
May or June, which knock off the bios
som, or the hot sun which blasts. or the
nudge, which sucks its juices, and many
other things all of which are probably
innocent, and the real blame attaches
to the farmer who allowed his own
cows to eat on the tali growth. 1T Is
very rarely indeed mat gram needs TO
be eaten OF and II such should be
tne case, caves, sneep or pigs well
ringed, are better than COWS Oh heaVy
Stock -...t,s... ....
Pumpkins.-Pumpkin pie is now the
fashion and this reminds every one
Of their value as food for stock, as
well as a very agreeable article, for the
dessert Is g, '',',.,.r'rs no '-' ~
:" The perishability of pumpkins oper-
ates unfavorably against keeping them
in large quantities, stored together for
4 amy length of time. They are so succu-
lent and full OF water that they cannot
long resist the action of frost, and any
slight bruise causes quick decay. Their
value, OF course, Is not equal to corn or
potatoes; yet tney are Valuaoie as ionS
as tney iase Tor reeo1hg 10 STOCK. ana,
as they are grown with corn, needing
NIUE expense IN culture, they are one
o. o. the cheapest q nutritious vegetables;
susuaiiy one 70 three IONS can De raised
70 tne acre ana nothlhg else OF Vegeta-
Gle iood can De raised at SO little cost, )
n an enI,fe acre was deVoteo 10 thclr
culture alone, 'aouodless the product
might De raised 10 lo OF IL TONS ihey
shouio De leu az nfst very cautiously 70
cattte, unless the seeds are removed,
ine seeos nave great power 70 stlnlu,
la a't, me secretiohs OF the kloneys, ana
i'us' oe leu WIFI hioueratlol- Inc re-
D tliaihlne hlatter Oh ehef pumpkin con,
Jams al abundance Oh staiGh ana sugar.
whlcn ~ Valuapie as ,ieshaofmlng
element i fea 10 COWS, they are paru-
QUARRY useiullh proaucll,g an aotnoant
now u nillk anu Twill DC worm ,, me
,ltie OF uie farmer 70 use more th'n
customary pans 10 han nule, th n, care
-luiiy' anu, " i1!1i stcreo away; put theml
"hcie Iney are nol exposed 10 me
saia.ions q the atihosPhefe, helthei IN
i '9o h''hlio q 'ocall'y' r',zu79-e@ ID
On Dressing Hogs.-Two years ago
many hogs were partially or wholly lost
by becoming tainted after they We're
dressed, and before the meat cooled Oft.
One instance came to our knowledge,
where injured by faint. They We're
dressed in quite cool day, thoroughly
cleaned and washed Oft with cold water
They were hung up under shed, where
a cool breeze blew over them, and yet
tae next morning there was percepti-
bile faint in the carcasses.
10 prevent this the body should be
split down the whole length by dividing
the back bone. This will admit the air,
allow the animal heat to escape, and
keep the meat sweet.
Quite cold weather will not always