The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-10-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

kind every farmer attempts to grow. III
wise he strives to obtain the highest pos
.ible rate of production from his land.
And the man who succeeds in obtaining
large crops is almost unani-
declared to be good farmer.
But it seems to me that something more
than this is required to give a man the
highest position among farmers. Foi
after the crops are grown they must In
some way be used before they will do
him any good. But how to use them to
the best advantage is a question which
IL REQUIRES great deal of wisdom to
rightly decide, and which different far
mers answer in different ways. Some |
prefer to convert their crops directly in
to money, and to accomplish this object
cell them as soon as possible. Others
feed their crops to various kinds OF ami
mails, and thus convert them into beef,
pork and mutton, and thus dispose OF
them in this form. Which is the best
method? If the design of the farmer is
to obtain as much money as possible in
short time, he will probably meet with
better success to sell his crops than to
feed them out. But if his aim is to keep
up his farm, he will be very likely to
feed large part Of his crops. If every
thing is sold from the farm and nothing
is returned, in a very short time the
land will show evident signs of running
down.
Some situations and some soils will
resist this strain longer than others, but
even the most favored ones will in time
wear out, when the result is ruinOus.
Crops will be very light for years, and
large quantities of fertilizers will be re-
quired to bring up the land to its orig
| inal fertility. The value of crops grown
without manure is really 30 much money
taken from the real value of the farm.
For " from nothing nothing can come"
and if there is no fertilizer provided,
the crop must obtain much Of its nour-
ishment from the land. When this is
done, the land is poorer by as much as
the crop has distracted from the soil.
And it frequently happens that where
this process is pursued, the money OBJ
tanned from the crops dc es not cOmpen-
safe for the injury done to the land. 1t
is not profitable to wear out the soil. A
man ought always leave the land as good
as he found it. But the community
which sells its crops will certainly make
the land decrease in value. Sicily is
notable example. Once the granary o.
the Roman empire, now barren and un
fruitful. And this great change is tho
result of long continued policy of send
ing off nearly all her grain and using but
very little at home. There seems to b'
no permanent way of succeedingin farm
ing except by feeding large proportion
of the crops and returning the fertile
ing material which is made from them t.
the land. 1t may be slow but it is cer
tainly very sure way to reach success
. on the farm.
THE HORSE AND THE STABLE-Su
perintend your grooming, unless yo
have reliable person to do it for you
The waste and stealage will impoveris
your stock. Plenty of water and groom
ing will insure fine health and flesh
|, with sufficient feed. Have collars an
!. names to fit every animal worked, an
}, then see to it that each one wears hi
IS own gearing. TO enable one to put hal
+ ness on horse right, or to know at
{ glance of the eye when it is rightly done
Is he must have a practical knowledge
y the subject, and if he lacks it, he shoul
:. refer to some diagram that explains tn
l. important operation on scientific prii
?, ciples. Without observing this rule n
h horse can exert his whole power wit
ID ease, and will frequently refuse to wor
?, in the collar when painful to do 80. "A
<, tention to this branch of industry is d.
t manded of the frugal, both by humanit
,e and interest. One days work in badl
st fitting harness may, If neglected,
4. II, do IN q
NAL for work for weeks. The cons
quence will be sore shoulders, raw bacl
,e and poor unsightly animal, damage
re in value and unfit for service. The
:. was always necessity for this kind
is supervision, and now that we have ]
ne we'll drilled and trained men to rely o
Nv it is indispensable and they who ne
I'd lect it will soon find their stock used u
e SoUTHDowN SHEEP. Hon. Jol
m Wentworth, of Chicago, large sto'
e, &c breeder of Chicago, in a recent circuls
RS says: CATER trying all kinds of shce
is we have given the preference for gcneI
is is utility to the SouthdOwns Upon 70
grounds they arc ranked as mild
"a, wooled. They are half way in quail
and quantity of wool between the col
"a, mon and the best Merinos. But thu
cd mutton is the best in the world, and TIT
10 wethers grow the largest and cOmmal
RS the highest prices in all the marke
Of; The day is not far distant when all o
nd beef and pork will be demanded for Ea
10. ern and foreign markets. The W.
zen must live upon mutton, and that of t
ds. fine wooded sheep is far from being pa
ers table. Hence it is desirable that o
nj farmers at once lay the foundation
ed, Southdown herds. Besides being
ZEN best of all food, there is no other that C
al be raised 80 cheap as SOuthdOwn mute
ers as they are the hardest and can be Ike
U 'an in large hOcks better than any 0the
is, The wool will pay for keeping, thus LEI
be be ing the carcass clear profit. For Gro
al, ing upon the larger breeds of sheep thu
IT'S. are no superiors to the Southdowns.
pie Hoes WANT SULPHUR.-Whetl
ed hogs want sulphur as an essential to tn
health, or whether it is sought by tn
lis rs condimcnt, may not be discover
' rn But one thing is true, they devoul
red with greed wherever it is to be foul
i'll. 1t is for this purpose, probably, that tt
he can eat large quantities of soft CO
Nv. which contains large amount of 6
Inc phur. Perhaps this is the most econo
cen ical method Of supplying hogs with
: lis phur during the winter, when they
he auire good deal of carbon. But in su
on mer it is best to feed them on substan
, on on which contain less carbon, on account
'oes their producing less heat. Mustard
,ost one of the best things for this .purpe
not and some of it should be sOwn in ev'
by roaturo into which hogs are turned.
hogs are kept in pens, or small yards, i
we'll to supply them with the wild m
tard that grows in the fields or highwa
III, or to cultivate some of the better val
no ties for them. They will eat its lea,
ch its flowers, seeds and stalks.
lcs
ch HOUSEHOLDS Helps.
ate BRIDE CAKE.-Take one and ]
ew cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful of :
Use Ter, one cupful flour, little more Il