The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
AGRICULTURAL.


AGRICULTURAL.
sheer I'm Corn Fields.
We have lately talked with nm extern
Zoo stock raiser, who related his expe-
s;suce in fattening sheep by allowing
.hsm TO follow cattle. The present is
.he second winter in which it has been
tried, and in both instances the result
wss all that could be desired. One year
AGO the sheep (wethers) were handled
ysrv much the same way rs hogs, that
Il two feed lots were used, and the
sbaep were turned into the one where
the cattle had been fed on shock corn
the day previous. :: =. The day following
the cattle were again fed in lot No. l,
and the sheep turned into No. 2. BY
spring the sheep we're then in good
order and ready for market, and, in the
opinion Of our informant, paid as well
ar better than hogs when similarly fed.
The present winter his cattle we're
turned into q field Of standing corn,
about forty acres, and kept there until
the field was apparently cleared of grain,
when they were removed, and three hum
dred sheep turned in. This was about
the middle Of December, and the sheep
are still thriving, and bid fair to be
ready for market before the close of
winter.
When cattle are highly fed, as is well
known, they leave q large amount of
corn on the ground, and some fodder on
the stocks, and during as dry seasons as
the last two winters have been, there
seems to be no reason why sheep cannot
be employed as cleaners of the feed lot.
Of course economy would suggest that
stock hogs be allowed access to the lots
after the sheep had eaten all they would,
as the latter would leave untouched the
undigested grain in the drippings from
the cattle.
We have repeatedly turned flock of
sheep into standing corn, and when
once on full feed, and in dry weather,
they will do very well The only draw
back is that a thaw comes on, and "the
bottom drops out" as the saying is in
Central Illinois, sometimes when it is
inconvenient to change stock to better
quarters. With this exception the
method is worthy Of trial in times like
the present, when labor is pretty high
and corn is distressingly cheap.-IVes
crn Rural.
Location Of Houses.
The Science Of Health has some sen
sible suggestions on this topic, which
are appropriate here:
Houses should be built on uplant
ground, with exposure to sunlight Oh
every side. During epidemics, it hat
been noticed by physicians that deaths
occur more frequently on the shaded
side Of the street than ON the sunny
side; and in hospitals physicians have
testified to the readiness with which
diseases have yielded to treatment il
sunny rooms, while in shaded room
they have proved intractable.
Let there be no bogs, no marshes, NJ
stagnant water in the neighborhood
Then let the cellars be thorough,
drained. Inattention to this subiec
has caused the death of many person
No father or mother should rest on
moment in peace while their innocen
babes are sleeping in rooms over dam
and moldy cellars. Cellars should nc
only be drained, but thoroughly ven
tilated, otherwise the house must b
unwholesome.
Let the drains also be constructed fo
the conduction of slops and sewerage {
all kinds to q common reservoir, at
distance from the dwelling, to be use
for fertilizing purposes.
How to Use Poor Hay.
The Irish Farmers Gazette says A
there is 30 much inferior hay in Il
country, it may be as well to remarl
that hay which would scarcely be touche
by cattle in it's natural state, may |
rendered useful by treating it in vel
simple manner. Have it cut with chal
cutter into lengths of an inch And a hal
Makea heap of the chaffed hay on
clean stone floor, Aatten the heap lit
on the top, and saturate it thorough
with boiled linseed meal or boiled pair
nut meal, turning the heap over al
over during the process with shovel