The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-02
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not believe in feeding meadows in the
fall (and no one does in thespring.) With
mowers, we can better afford to feed the
second crop in the barn, where the
manure can be better preserved, and
where there will be no danger of the
cattle feeding too close, pulling up the
grass 6y the roots, or treading up the
ground, which they are very apt TO do,
especially where it is newly seeded. l
want to get my haying done so early that
the second crop Of clover will be in
blossom, so j can get it cut before we
have any severe frost, which is earlier
than most men are ready to turn their
to come up sufficient to protect the roots
through our freezing winters. top-dress
to some extent.
The VALUE OF SUNFLowERs.--Int the
first place, the flowers abound in honey,
and furnish food for bees. The seeds
contain Oleaginous matter and yield oil
at the rate of one gallon to the bushel,
which is but little inferior to olive oil.
One acre will produce fifty bushels of.
seed. 1t is also valuable food for horses
and poultry. 1t has been used for bread
by the American Indians and also i'm
Portugal. The leaves are excellent for
n CATTLE The stalksw hileithey are growing
may be utilized as bean poles where they
are scarce and difficult to be obtained,
and dry, may be used as roofing, or set up
against the fence to form wind-break.
They. contain large amount of potash
lOand are excellent for kindling. The seed
has also been recommended for fuel. The
reputation of the growing sunfowers to
absorb miasmatic vapors and preventing
fever and ague is well known.
~. EARLY MELoNs.---A correspondent
says: Gardeners generally find it difficult
to get as early melons as they would like,
for the reason that they will not bear
transplanting. / have tried way by
which they can be transplanted when
wanteda a6aye.all the pasteboard collar
bOxesy and Ill. them with the best soil.
Any kind of boxes will do; they can be
made of wood with the bottoms tackled
on. After warming the soil, plant the
seeds, about five to box. They can now
be sunk in hot bed, or, if you do not
have one, they can be kept in the house
by the stove. When the young plants
are strong enough they can be trans
planted. After making the ground
a mellow, makesa hole the size Of the box !;
=, then slip out the bottom, and the earth,
:. with the plants, will slip through without
being disturbed. This plan will do for
other plants, and some varieties of flow
ers. By starting plants early in this way
several weeks can be gained.
~ LEAasre. FARM1se, The New York
World says: Again and again, and es-
pecially at this season of the year, do
young men ask advice of agricultural
=, editors as to the best way to learn farm
ing. The, answer in all cases is simple
and brief: Go to work on the best farm
and under the directions of the best
farmer You can find who will accept your
services. ~ There is no other way; no
school nor system of study that will so
quickly make farmer of young man
but he should not neglect to study. Every
agency that he can employ to give him
4 better insight into the scientific features
q. of husbandry should be employed even
when his bones ache with labor of the
day, his mind may work and two hours
daily given to wise reading or study will
enable him to accpmulate'a vast amount
of theoretical as well as practical informal
ton from the recorded experience of
l.
drawing loads on the road get breathing
spell on the descending ground, while in
blowing, the draught is the same from
number of pounds that team can draw
day after day and not worry them, but
if more be added, even as little as fifteen
fret and soon ttire.n No amount of feed
spry will Gaax, tlxao, In oo,,I;t,nx, 4 7 hox,o
seen many plOws in use on which it
would have been an easy matter to de-
crease the draught twenty-five pounds,
of horses it would have been done. 1t
must be plain to every farmer that every
pound he can take off from the draught
of his pillow is so much gained for his
horses.
Itmay done in this way: For any
soil except sand or gravel, use steel
plow. Their cost is but little more, and
the draught enough less to pay the differ
ence in blowing twenty acres. In plow-
ing sod, the coulter does great deal of
the work, and should be kept sharp by
forging at the blacksmith's and grinding
every day if necessary. Of course it will
wear out sooner, but new coulters are
cheaper than new teams. Set the coulter
in line with the plow, the edge square i'm
front, with an angle of forty-fve degrees
from the point to which it is attached to
the beam.
When the share gets worn short it is
poor economy to use it any longer, but
replace it with a new one. Let the traces
be as short as will allow the horses to
walk without hitting their heels against
the whiffletrees, and have Just pressure
enough. of the. wheel on the ground to
make the pillow run steady. If the handles
crowd continually one way, the draught
is not right, and if the pillow is good
one, it can be easily remedied at the
clevis To prevent the horses stepping
over the traces in turning, fasten weight
of about three-fourths of pound on the
outside end of each, singletree that is,
on the right end when you turn to the
left, or vice Versa. Every observing farmer
knows that horses are susceptible to
kindness and equally so to unxindness.
/ have seen horses that were working
steadily made reeking with sweat m q
short time by sharp word or jerk on
the bit. Let your horses do their work as
you do yours, as easily as possible, and be
as willing to overlook their mistakes as
You would the mistakes Of human beings
Household Helps.
BAKED FLOUR PUDDING.--One quart
of milk; six eggs; twelve tablespoonful
Of flour; a little salt. This recipe makes
a capital steamed pudding. Steam itone
hour.
CoCoANUT CAKE.---Half cup butter,
two cups sugar, three cups -four, whites
of five eggs, one cup sweet milk, four
teaspoons baking powder. Bake in five
tins; whites of three eggs with sugar;
one teacup cocOanut. TtslrI "a
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