The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-11-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
TURNIPs FOR HoRsEs,-The Rev. w.
H. III. Murray says: / consider Swedish
turnips (ruta bagas) the king of roots
for all young animals which are making
bone and muscle, and for old ones which
are being stalled. know nothing which
will restore a colt in, early winter, If he
comes to the barn out of condition, and
begins to droOp and stock as soon as he
is confined to the stable so readily and
effectually as Swedes. can drive my
old horses in winter, when fed on them,
an occasional drive, as we'll as l can
when fed on corn. l can preserve their
legs in good condition, and their health
in a sound state, year after year, on hay
and turnips. And am sure that, while
/ can bring a colt to working age with
hay and turnips better than with any
thing else, can also secure to myself a
good, hard, lively winter horse, and to
the horse himself longer and more
useful and comfortable life. Swedish
turnips are economically raised they
make bone and muscle; they keep the
digestive organs in good condition; they
impart vigor to the nervous system. If
you are told that your colt or your horse
will not eat them, let me tell you that
an animal that will learn anything will
soon learn to like them.
WEAVING CoITs.-We often, when
travelling through the country in the
fall, see colts with a rough, staring coat,
eyes nearly closed, and watery matter
exuding therefrom, which but few
weeks before, while running with the
mare, were possessed of sleek, shiny
coat, eyes bright, and body as round as
barrel. Now the question arises, what
is the cause of this? ! answer, in nine
cases out of ten it is improper weaving.
Nearly every colt in farming communi-
ties is allowed to run with its mother
until about four or FIVE months old, when
to suit the convenience of the owner ii
is turned into some distant field out OF
sight, and, if possible, out of hearing OF
its mother, there to run and Whitney,
and worry, until it brings upon itself a
fever, weakens the constitution, closes
the pores of the skin, and, in brief, the
whole organs of digestion become more
or less diseased. All this can be avoided
by little care i'm weaving. My way oil
weaving is this: When my colt is -four
or five months old put strong leather
halter upon and place him in stall, and
put his mother in an adjoining stall with
partition between so arranged that they
can see each other, and if possible get
their heads together. The first day LEI
the colt nurse twice, the next two days
once. / feed the mare upon dry hay and
dry feed, and about half milk her two OF
three times day until dry. The colt
feed upon new mown grass or fine clover
hay, and give him pint Of oats twice 8
day, and in about two weeks l have my
colt weaned and my mare dry, with my
colt looking as fine as ever. When he /.
one year old he has as much growth and
development of muscle as one two year,
old weaned i'm the first described manner
When the mare becomes dry, colt and
mare may be turned out together again
In pasture. III III ILL.,
MIXED HUsBANDRY IN THE SOUTH.-
We often hear the remark that the farmer
is the most independent man i'll the world
because he can grow all he wants to eat
This sounds like independence, indeed
but it is not always so by a good deal
| Like other business men, the farmer
works for money, and will make or dea
in those articles that will afford the most
profit; and his business is subject to the
various conditions of soil, climate, and
accessibility to market. But everywhere
the farmer must have his stock, for ht
can not farm without it. Good policy
therefore, would dictate that he should
not only have sufficient stock, but that
he should also grow the food necessary
for its sustenance, as well as those who
work his farm, including his family
Outside of this he should grow more ex
tensively such crops as he can sell FOL
the largest profit.
In the Southern States the principal
crops grown are cotton, corn, wheat and
tobacco. In some sections cotton is the
leading crop, in others corn, in other,
wheat, and in others tobacco. But sup
pose any of these should fail, would II
not be better the farmer should have
some other crops TO fall back upon, tc
guard against disaster in his financial
affairs? It. is often the case, too, thai
when the price of particular article
goes up everybody turns his attention IL
It's production, while others are neg
lected, and after devoting their most
strenuous exertions in that direction fol
a season the price suddenly declines, and
with its fall somebody as certainly goei
up" This is evidently q mistaken policy
and shows the practical necessity of rails
ing diversity of crops. ~.no
Among the many articles which might
be more extensively cultivated in tn,
Southern States are the black-eyed pea
the navy bean, the peanut, hops 1.-THE
poles for which are furnished in thu
spontaneous growth of cedar, which grow
20 abundantIy in their extensive forest,
and old 6elds), sweet potatoes, melons
etc. And then there are the fruits which
grow there to perfection-the early apple
the peach, the grape, and many others
to the production Of which the farmer
can scarcely 90 amiss in devoting por
ton of his many broad acres. Their
there is sheep husbandry, the advantage,
of which no one will gainsay. And
although no large incomes could well bt
expected from either of these items, vel
these sources of revenue even wher
more extended, would compare favora
bly, with the profits Of any staple pro
duction there raised, whilst the aggre
gate would amount 10 quite handsome
sum, and the farmers, by depending more
on their own resources and running les'
In debt, soon find themselves In easy
circumstances, If not amsssing wealth