Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-16
Farm and Garden.

In the nrSL place. 0nOeaVOr 10 nave
their diet as uniform as possible, sum-
mer and winter. ] put nv COWS in the
stables about the first of November,
and feed with variety of plants, herds
grass, red-top clover, water grasses,
brakes, skunk cabbage, wild-wormwood,
alder leaves and such other plants as
they get in the summer-too numerous
to mention.
/ turn to pasture about the middle of
May. A portion of my pasture has
generally been new land, furnishing the
sweetest of feed from cultivated grasses,
with low, swamp grasses also variety
of browse, such as chestnut, maple,
white, red and black oak, white and
black birch, ash, pine, hemlock, elders,
sweet fern, skunk cabbage, wormwood,
Water gushes from springs and runs in
a sluggish stream through the pasture,
SO that the cattle can have it cold or
warm; and 1 have noticed that they
sometimes drink the one and some
times the other-showing that they
like a variety of water as well as of
food.
Cows kept on such variety of food
and water, not allowed to come in till
three years of age, which go dry two
months previous to calving, that suckle
their calves only a day or two, will sell
dom have any trouble from miscarriage.
have often not allowed the calf to
suck at all. Tie up the cow at once and
milk her, and feed the calf. The calf
may not do quite as well, but the cow
will be more quiet, below less when
turned to pasture, seldom have sore
teats, and the calf can be put in the
same pasture with the COW, if raise it.
AS general thing I have taken care
of my COWS and MIXED them myself.
They have been treated with kindness,
and know nothing of being kicked,
whipped or pounded. l never had
kick ing cow, and when see notices in
the Farmer of such animals 1 almost
wonder that people are not ashamed to
complain, as think there is no need
of having kicking COWS, if properly
managed. ] have generally raised my
COWS from calves. From the first
treat them in such way that they like
| to be handled. When I milk heifer
for the first time, soften the teats with
milk, begin very moderately and as
easily for the animal as possible. If
she steps round, talk to her sooth-
| ingly, but never strike or kick her.
Thus treated they will soon learn that
they are not going to be hurt. aud will
stand still. A heifer once calved when
l was away from home. l went out in
the evening after getting home and
MIXED her in the lane, for the first
time, without trouble.
have never fed much meal, or grain
of any kind, or roots, as l have not
made business of selling milk still l
have kept one or two COWS during the
winter for milk for the family. Selling
milk may probably be made profitable
where farmers live nears village or city,
if they do not feed too high. But if
meal and roots are freely used for tn e
sake of getting q great amount OF milk,
it will tend to injure the COW unless
fed systematically the year round. 1t
is like feeding horse all the grain he
will eat, and then working him hard to
get pay for it. A horse thus treated
will soon wear out. 1t is far better to
feed a horse good hay, with little
grain, and work moderately, as he will
last much longer, and be more profit
able in the long run. By high feed
COWS are liable to disease; but if judici
ously fed and kindly treated, there
will be little trouble from abortion OF
other ailments.-M. L. Goodeu tn Ne,c
England Farmer.
| 4 Ne.o Use for Fzaz Seed.-The follow.
ing statement, copied from an English
paper, is of great interest to the Amer
ican farmers, as it seems to open new
use for fax seed, and may greatly
enhance the price, so as to make max
growing profitable. The new use is In
the manufacture of an article called
linoleum, deriving the name from linum
and oeum. 1t is said that it will be a
rival of caoutchouc, or as is commonly
called, India rubber. The new article
is manufactured of linseed oil by oxi
dlzing it until il is solidiied into re
sinous substance, as we frequently tno
it when it has been exposed to the at
} mosphere. 1t is stated that in thii
J state it is combined with resinous gums
J and other ingredients, whereupon i
assumes the appearance and most o
the properties of India rubber. Llk'
!. India rubber, it can be dissolved int
a cement and used in the manufacture
of the material for waterproof clothing
Z 1t can be used as varnish for the pro
3 lection of iron or wood, or for coatin
, ships bottoms. 1t is as good as CON
mon cement, having properties slmiia
to the marine glue made from lpdl
rubber and shellac. 1t is easily VULGAR
g, lied by exposure to heat, and by thl
= means becomes as hard as the hardes
wood, and capable of the finest pollst
| Inc 2r0db variety VI AoOo w
can be applied in this form will at ono
8 suggest themselves to the reader. Th
q manufacture of inoleum has thus ia
u been made to produce floor cloth, fo
II which it has proved itself we'll adapte'
n Combined with ground cork, it is sprea
q on stout canvas, the back of whic
r is afterward water -proofed with OK
n died oil. The fabric is then printe
by means of blocks in the ordinary wa
e The floor cloth thus produced is pliabl
" noiseless to walk upon, washes we
q preserves its color, and rolls up like Z
D ordinary carpet. 1t is very duraol
5: and its component parts will not E
d compose by heat or exposure TO t
s. sun or air, as will India rubber.-N.
a. Tribune.
y Roao to Make a Village or City Garden.
- - Take barrels and bore holes around t
=, middle, and one hole large enough
- admit the nose of watering pot. +
h the barrel with stones as high as
sd rows of holes, and fill in with got
" rich, fine earth to the top, in whi
~ plant cucumbers, melons, squAshes,
IL matoes, etc. One barrel will be enou
10. of each kind. Be sure to have one
stone lean over the large hole, VIII