The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-11-01
FARM AND HOME.
Farm RaEfn0s.

Farm Rakin0s.
MATS and screens intended for the pro-
ection of plant should never be placed
in contact with it, because when bodies
are in actual contact the laws of radiation
are suspended and those of conduction
intervene. The screen coming in con-
tact with the plant absorbs heat from
the vegetable body.-Anaeriean Cult
gator.
In raising sweet potatoes, it should be
remembered that a light, dry soil is in
dispensable. To obtain plants, if you
do not have a ahot-bed, prepare one in the
usual way for the termination of the
seeds. Sweet potato plants are pro-
diced by laying the roots on their sides
on the hot bed and covering them with
sand. The temperature should be kept
at seyenty-fve or eighty degrees above
zero Western Rural.
PEACH borders are seldom made SO
rich or 30 deep as vine borders, and, as
the soil is often allowed to become very
hard, it parts with its moisture more
readily, consequently watering is the
more necessary when the weather is dry
and warm. A hard, firm border suits
stone fruits best; but it is frequently al
lowed to get too dry. A good soaking of
water at the beginning of the season,
and mulching on the top, will do much
toward carrying the crops through the
critical time but water shold be given
literally throughout the summer.-NeW
York Herald, s--
A GREAT saving might be made by
farmers in many parts of the country by
fattening cattle for market on the corn
and other agricultural products which
are now exceptionally cheap in their
neighborhoods. Many of them sell their
animals while in poor condition at a low
price, and their corn, etc., at the same
time for trifing sum whereas, by con-
centrating The latter in the former, they
would dispose of it so that it might be
held for more favorable season, vastly
reduce the freight on it to more profit
able market, greatly enrich their lands
by the extra manure manufactured in the
process, and, finally secure far more re-
munerative prices both for their animals
and produce.-RuralN New Yorker.
CONDENSED food for horses, the man.
ufacture of which bas lately been begun in
Russia, gives entire satisfaction, accord
ing to the Journal of st. Petersburg.
It is composed of crushed oats. gray-pea
-four, hemp-seed oil and salt. Tho
paste is cut into thick cakes four inches
in diameter, Weighing, when dry, one
pound each. These are perforated with
small holes to increase the effect of soak
ing them in water, and baked In an oven.
They are then stored in boxes with a
powdering of bran between the layers.
When prepared for use, four of them,
which are equal in nutriment to ten
pohnds of oats, are strung on wire and
constitute ration for a horse. They
are eaten greedily either dry or stepped,
and, though the animals grow thinner,
when FED on them exclusively, yet they
lose none of their vigor even when
working hard. This provender is very
convenient for transportation, and by
means of it the surplus products of one
year can be economically preserved until
seasons of greater scarcity. a4 'sA
SEVERAL suggestive hints to our own
farmers have lately been indirectly
given by Mr.. Mechi, through the Lon
don Aricu,tsra1 Gazette, as the results
of his thirty years experience in the
front rank of English farmers. His
points, briefly condensed, are that Brit
ish agriculture must be reformed with q
view to profit and economy, in these
practices 1. UNFRAMED land must be
drained if not naturally sub drained. 2.
Fields must be of ample size and proper
form, with a minimum of fences. 3.
The depth of cultivation must be great
ly increased by sub-soil plowing, always
keeping the surface soil on the surface.
4 The open farm yard and dung-hill
must be replaced by covered, inclosed,
and paved cattle-yards, properly ven
tlated. 5, 6, 7, insist ON the feeding of
cattle in stables, the folding of sheep
within movable hurdles, and the keep
ing of farm-horses In well ventilated
stables, instead of allowing them at any
time to go on pastures points which,
however excellent in regard to farming
ON the circumscribed, high-priced lands
of England, are applicable only in a few
sections of this country. 8. ALI animals
must have free access to water; especial
ly sheep. 9. All green food, as well as
hay and straw, should be cut mp fine,
roots pulped, and corn ground for cattle,
horses and sheep. 10. The running of
live stock at large is bar to profit aud
cause of loss.
Domestic Economy.
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