The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-26

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manure,
A member of the Elmin Farmers
Club, declares that the discussions Of
that live body have been worth TO him
hundreds of dollars
A paper gives the following advice:
"TaRe good care of the hired men and
horses, Let them have plenty to eat
and sufficient time to rest, but while ut
work keep them lively"
An English farm item is to the effect
that tenant was fined $3.50 and costs
for endeavoring to catch n rabbit that
Ind taken refuge on adjoining property,
said rabbit having destroyed 1900 cab.
bage plants.
An English writer, speaking from OK.
pcrience, recommends the protection Of
trees from teeth Of rabbits, sheep, or
larger stock, by lacking loosely around
the stems galvanized wire netting, say
of II or 2.inch mesh.
There are 100000 OOcows in the Uni.
tedStates, or, one iou1peBons These
cows do not yield on mn average more
than 80 pounds Of butter each, md
therefore, the quantity per individual
is only l2i pounds yonr, or about two
thirds OF an ounce Il day.
The Practical Farmer gives tho fol.
loving average for last season OF the
number Of pounds of milk required nj
the Worth Factory IN Pennsylvania to
make onepound Of cheese in Cach month;
April, 0.l1 May, S.93; june S.S5
July, 900 August, SOY September,
$40; October, 7,Gl November, 7.O3.
There is no cure for my such canni.
bal propensity among hens rs eating
eggs or each others feathers but sum.
mary execution. In most cases, how.
ever it mRy he prevented by feeding
fresh meat or Oiial from tho butchers,
and leaving no frozen eggs in the nest,
and feeding no egg shells. As soon as
n hen is discovered breaking eggs lot
her DO made swift example Of before
she teaches the trick to others.
Col. Geo. /. Waring, Jr., writes to
Tho Practical Farmer Tint MS the result
of much experience and observation in
the matter, he would never think of con.
strncting n stAble without putting mn.
nure cellar under it, unless In n case
where the lay OF the land might make
the plan impracticablc, "Itsnvcs labor;
it saves manure and it does not make
n bad odor in tho stable. All that is
needed is to ycntilatc the cellar in some
other way thAn through the stablc-And
this u is very easy to do.
Tho expense Of building n cheese
factory sufficient for the milk of 300
COWS would be s., 600 to $1,000, accord.
ing to the style Of architecture. The
internal fittings would cost from 81 900
to 81 200, or within triile ms much ms
for n factory suitable for twice ms many
cows. II ism question il u factory for
300 COWS would pay expenses for tho
reason that the building, fitting, and
superintendent would require nh out
lay nearly MS great MS one able to turn
out twice or thrice the product.
The question as to whether sleep
should We wished before shoaring Is
again to the front. Various opinions
are given some think they ought to
keep up the standard OF honesty, others
that it is best to half wash, others favor
no washing, but it is agreed by all it
would be wise for farmers to unite md
either wash or not wash. As things
stand ut present he who does not wash,
orEho washcspoorly makes most profit,
because, rs is alleged, buyers seldom
can tell the washed from the unwasled,
being instructed to pay certain price,
or not beyond it, and they aro not par.
ticular. II they would actually pay for
washed wool what II is really worth the
case would he different.
The cause Of cow giving bloody
milk may he the result OF inflammation
Of tho udder, the formation Of tumor
upon some OF the tactical or milk vessels
in consequence OF Inflammation arising
from various causes or it may result
from rapid driving or chasing by dogs
when the udder is filed with milk, or
from blow or brlise. Iffrom tho first
mentioned causes 1t might possibly be
remcdied by giving one pound Of EPSON
salts with one ounce of ginger, and
bathing the udder where hard spots
may bo found with warm water, accom-.
panied with gentle rubbing, and draw
ing the milk three times day. If it
arises from the aforementioned causes,
their immediate suspension will proba-
bly, work MI early cure.
Wood Ashes.
A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead finds wood Rsles, after fifteen
years use, to he worth dollar per
bushol for dressing fruit trees. Some
years ago nurserylnan Of Ontario
county, New York, informed us that n
good dressing OF ashes Ind doubled the
growth Of his young pear.treCs, MS com.
pared with the growth of trees without
the ashes. Others have made MS favor
able reports. Yet the results vary in
different localities and soils. We have
applied ashes to young pear-trees in
the same way precisely as the nursery
man Just stated, with no visible result.
While, therefore, they are generally
more or less useful, tho benefit must be
determined by trial in each locality.