The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-22

Farpl NeIss and IIlnls.

Farm NOtss and Hints.
Rainy days can be turned 70 good ac-
count In getting ready for haying, in
cleaning and whitevashing cellars, in
repairing broken tools and Implements,
and putting everything in order.
Do not throw plow.points, cultiyator-
te,th, wheels, coulters, harrow.teeth,
chains and pieces of chain, rings, cleyis,
extra whifletrees, neck.y0kes, etc., into
some dark and dusty corner, but put
some wire round them and hang them
up where they can be seen.
Grind hoes, and keep them constantly
bright and sharp. Spades also, and il
you have power grindstone It will pay
well to grind eoulters, eulhyator.teeth,
and ploW,pOints. 80 -
Clover should be cut for hay as soon
As the earliest blossoms begin to get
brown. There can be no doubt that
early cut hay is more nutritious, or at
any rate more readily digested, than
when the grass or clover Is allowed 10
get ripe.
Timothy and other grass, II intended
for consumption on the farm, should
also be cut early. II to be sold for city
horses, you will get more hay, and n
hetter price, by letting It grow until the
seed is beginning to form.
In curing clover hay, our own plan is
TO start the machines in the afternoon
and keep cutting until dark. Dew or
rain will not hurt grass while II Is
green. The next morning, after the
dew is of. rake the partially dried grass
into small windrows with a steel rake.
Turn them Immediately after dinner,
and towards night rake into larger
windows and put into cock. Tam or
spread out the cocks the next morning,
and draw in the hay in the afternoon.
Mich COWS should now furnish q full
pail Of rich milk. See that they have
access to plenty of'fresh water. Unless
the grass Is unusually rich, from one 10
two pints Of corn meal stirred in q pail
OF water and given twice, day will
often prove profitable. sf7fs
Calves and Young stock should have
the best OF pasture and more or less
corn meal soaked inIwater or cooked.
The quantity will depend on the age
and other circumstances. AS q rule,
from half q pound OF meal 10 one pound
for each 100 pounds OF live weight will
not be overlooking.
The above rule will apply to sheep.
The English farmers find II profitable
TO give grain or oilcake to their fnttou.
ing sheep and lambs even when running
in rich pastures.
Ewes and lambs should have good
pasture and access to water. The lambs
will pay well for little grain fed in M
inclosute separate from the ewes. For
seours, change the pasture and let the
sheep have what hay they will cot.
In washing sheep. be careful to keep
the nose and mouth OF the sheep out Of
the water. Tag the sheep before wash.
ing.
Lambs should be dipped in asolution
oil carbolic soap to kill ticks. Repeat
in two or three weeks.
Swine should have access to fresh
water and the run of good clover OF
grass pasture. Let.them have coal OF
wood ashes, salt, sulphur, and charcoal
all they will eat. t. fH#
Young pigs are unusually scarce, and
pork g likely 10 bring good prices,
Feed literally. Give the young pigt
oil the milk. The, old ones can rel
along without It. The secret OF pro
ducipg good and cheap pork Is TO gel
m improved breed and feed literally
especially while the pigs are young.
Hog Cholera. E