The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-20
FARMERS COLUMN.


Never let them stand or lie IN mud or
Take no lamb rams early in the sum
mer. and keep them up until December
1. following, when they may be turned
out.
DroD or take out the lowest bars as the
sheep enter or leave yard, thus saving
broken limbs.
Count every day.
Begin granting with the greatest care,
and use the Smallest quantity at first.
Tf a eve loses her lamb, milk her daily,
for few days, and mix little alum with
her SALT
Let no hogs eat with the sheep, by any
MEANS in the Spring.
Give the lambs q little mill feed in
time of weaving.
Never frighten sheep, if possible to
avoid it.
Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather,
If you can.
Separate all weak, or thin or sick, from
those strong, in the Fall, and give them
special care.
IF any sheep is hurt. catch it at once
and wash the wound. If it is fly time
apply spirits Of turpentine daily, and
always wash with something healing.
Keep a number of good bells on the
SD eep.
Do not let the sheep spoil wool with
chaf or bars.
Cut tag-locks in early Spring.
For scours, give pulverized alum in
wheat bran prevent by taking great
care in changing dry for green feed.
If one is lame, examine the foot, clean
out between the boots, pare the hoofs if
unsound, and apply tobacco with blue
yitriol, boiled in little water.
Shear at once any sheep commencing
to shed its WOOL unless he weather is too
severe and save carefully the pelt of any
sheep that dies
Have at least one good work by you
for reference. This will be money in
your pocket.
SPRING Pics No stock on the farm is
more inclined to roam than the few
weeks old pigs, who find out the small
est crevice in fence, and break into the
fields, front yards, gardens, in squads,
bent on mischief, and giving infinite
able damage. Many farmers deem it the
best course to let them roam, thinking
thereby something is gained in the way
of food, and perhaps hardness. Ii we
were breeding pigs for races, and want
ed hard muscle and tough nerves, this
practice would be commendable. But if
sleek, plump, contented porkers are the
object, then closer confinement is far
better.
Until pig is nearly or quite three
months old, he is better off if restricted
to comfortable pen and yard. We say
comfortable enclosure, because that con
dition IS certainly quite essential to his
health and thrift. 1t should be DRY, shell
teled, and not too confined. We venture
to say that litter of pigs thus confined,
will, when three months old, weigh one
quarter more than if let run meantime
And in both cases they shall have con-
ssumed the same food. Besides they will
have more quiet dispositions.
AT this period, or when veaRed, we
would turn them in clover lot,supplYing
other food in abundance, and If convent
.ent let them clean the stubbles and or
1chard after harvest. They should go in.
to the pen for final fattening if that is to
he their fate when they are yet pigs
american Rur0I Hom9,
GREEN FooD FOR FowLs-The last
requisite in the shape of diet is regular
supply of green food. Here, again, fowls
kept on grass will need no attention but
for birds penned up, the daily provision
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beginners are ignorant of it. We well
remember, in our own early experience,
how our fowls died, we could not at first
tell why; and one fine buff Cochin cock,
whose only fault was a strong vulture
hood, was, in particular, greatly regret
ted An experienced friend let us iato
the secret and after that we had no diff
fculty in keeping fowls, even where it is
often said they cannot be kept in health
VIZ, in yard paved with large flag
atones. The best substitute for natural
grass is large fresh tart thrown in daily
10 each four or five hens; and even in
towns it is often possible to procure this,
by giving children few pence every
week to keep up regular supply. Where
turf is not allowed to be taken, grass may
be cut or pulled /; but in this case must
be- cut into green chat, with shears or a
chaff machine, The latter plan is how we
actually managed for years in yard only
81 by So feet divided into six pens; pay
ing some child few pence to briHg fresh
cut grass daily, cutting it up and mixing
1t with their soft meal
SowING GRASS ALoNE.-A writer in
the Rural NeaO Yorker, says: Now, ] do
not believe in any of this eld-tlmenon
sense of sowing grass seed or clover with
oats, rye or wheat, just because somebody
has said Il waa tha hegt vxaH lie ma n