Connecticut western news., 1875-01-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Why FurmInw Does NOt Pay.

Tho impression that farming does not pay IS fast gaining ground among farm CTS, said Mir. Willard, of New York, in the Dairymens Convention. But the question, he thought, may be asked, whether tho extravagant and wastcful styles of living which many farmers have of late adopted, together with the inat- tentlOn to business, and the trusting of work too much to hired labor, has not something to do in the matter. The in come from a $S10, ,000 or $s20, ,00O farm will hardly pay for 6 style of living afforded by those of large wealth. He gave scv- eral instances where dairymen, who had attended strictly to business and prac- tced economy, had accumulated large properties, and had denied themselves none of the substantial and solid com forts of life. He thought there was need among farmers and dairymen of more accurate observation and experiment.. It IS no wonderfwe have conflicting views when theories arc built up on "glloss- work, and conclusions arrived at from, false premises. A good deal that makes up our eurrcnt agricultural literature is opinion rather tlln fact. Some people arc incapable of making an accurate OK pertinent, because they will not properly weigh all the circumstances connected with it, and because they allow prejudice to warp facts. They do not seek to learn truth for it's own sake, but are looking only for those points which seem to fortify n preconceived opinion They are like Douglas Jerrold's conservative GA man who will not look at tho new moon out of respect to the old one."
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 $. P. Loomis, of Delaware county, N. Y., ill the late Dairymens convention, said The Devon, the short-horn, the Jersey and tho Galloway have each their advocates. The best COW is the COW you like the best, and tho COW best liked is best cared for. His favorite was the Devon. He thought the best manage mcnt of the COW is to give her the food that she likes best, and in such quantities as your judgment indicates. In summer give her grass, and in winter dried grass. He did not think sour milk or whey nat ural food, though COW could be cdu- eated and coaxcd to take them. He ad- Vocated feeding but twice a day. If you have not dried your grass to fecd,' give corn meal and hay, so that she may do her best. In Delaware county the secret of success in making good butter is eli mate, native grasses and good water and plenty of 1t. In Wisconsin VIC have tho same grasses, the same water and same care, but not the same climate. The heat Is intense in summer and the cold Tn winter. He believed better results in butter making could be obtained ill Wis consin by winter dairying than by sum mer dairying. Cows should have plenty sNf >ok T.. they have in Delaware. He spoke of cows feeding all day on nettlcs and no bad flavor imparted to the milk.
 To Build m Icc-EIouse.
 An ide-house is one of the simplest and cheapest buildings to erect and yet be effective as regards the object we know of Set four posts ill the ground Tor corners, 6 distance apart to correspond with the size you want for house. Set intermediate posts if necessary Spike on three by four scantling for plates and two by four stuff upon which to nail the siding. Roof and side it with coarse lumber, but make it tight hy hattens. Leave space in one side for doors-at the bottom and top, for convenience in stor- ing and Aking out ico. Lay poles foot in diameter on the ground, upon which lay plank floor Cover this floor foot deep with sawtlust. Store your ice so as to leave space of a foot at lenst between each wall. As you fill in with ice, pack the space between the ice and the wall close with sawdust. When filed, cover the ice on top with sawdust and straw, beginning from the top. Such house will keep ice as long as it will be wanted It IS we'll to remember that what is worth doing is worth doing well but there is no need of great expense in building an lce-housa nor any excuse for going with out plenty of ice on farm, provided the winter makes any.
 ViOIcis in Winter.
 Perhaps some of Cur lady renders may be interested in knowing how to raise in winter these sweet scented flowers, ,violets The following plan is recommended with condolences: First take few old boards, and construct a bottomle3s box, about three or four feet in length, and two feet square, sinking it in tha earth nearly its full depth, on the sunny side of the gar den. Tho top of the box should be slant ing and covered with glass door or lid on hinges. After having the box we'll fixed, plant five or six good healthy violet stalks, and the bed is complete. But to run the same successfully, great care is necessary. During the day, in warm and pleasant weather, the glass lid should be opened, but always closed at night. When cold weather sets in, the plants should be well covered with dry leaves, and when wanted to bloom the covering removed. On very cold nights the box should be covered with three or four pieces of carpet, as also on very cold days. The plan has been known to work, and violets in winter made quite plentiful.