The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03


all eatable from the ground up There are
many kind OF improved cutting boxes with
revolving knives that are good cutters OF
cornstalks. Cut enough to I'LL a tub hall
full, put In b. cket of bran or half q buck
etfnI Of cOrnnieal, and mix with the cut
stalks Wet the mass and add handful OF
salt. Stir up gell, and feed it TO one grown
animal or two yearlings- This is about the
bulk for one feed TO he given every night
and morning. Under such diet cattle,
horses calves, colts or mules will do well.
Power cutting hBxes, 20 run with horse
power or engine, cost $50 70 Sl50 each, &C
cording TO capacity, bat Sl5 or $50 cutting
box hand power, performs large amount
of work in u day, aud if operated steadily
by one man will cut enough for nearly 100
head Many farmers never cut up their
cornstalks at all. They trim of the top and
hall the blades, but leave the stalk stand
ing. Others cut them up and feed them I'm
their hard and natural condition 10 cattle
The consequence is that most OF the stalk Is
wasted. Straw of wheat, rye, oats or barley
may be put through the cutting box with
equally good results
CARE or HoRsEs. Horses should be curried
ana brushed down daily. This is as neces-
sary as il is for PRISON to wash his face and
hands daily. It is not only necessary 10
comfort. but 10 permanent health. Horses
should have "A god supply OF fresh water.
Farmers oitsn consult their own cOnven-
fence in supplying this, 10 the serious In
JURY of their horses. The animal comes
hoaIe rather late in the evening, warm, and
perhaps sweary. and in that condition he Is
supplied with the cold water, az the hour fo-
retiring for the night is ut hand, and TO
waser the horse, Ii. the saying is, after he
had become cool, would be very incOnven-
lent. To avoid so great an evil as giving
cold water to 8 warm horse In winter, when
his labor is over, give him water when he Is
about to return, II convenient; Ii not, wait
till the horse has become cool alter return
ing home and then turn him to watsr-or,
more convenient. carry some 20 the stable.
III little hot water can be added 10 the cold.
he may have drink without waiting or
x1oistened food may be given to him, 50 that
water will not b. necessary.
WINTER GAZE OF SwINE.-Hogs being fed
for the market, at this season of the year,
should be so fat that cold weather will affect
them but little, il they are only kept dry.
III the swine do not eat heartily at regular
intervals and lie down contented, there is
something wrong. They are perhaps costive,
ard need other feed than corn. Ii they do
feed threshed oats with little salt mixed
through, once day; or get some wheat, bran
and shorts and mix them together. Mix
enough each morning for one feed TO be
given in the evening. Mix with
boiling water In the bottom OF the barrel
first then il may be finished with
cold water in the absence of an
abundance of that which is hot, and IL the
barrel is covered up with thick cloth, the
whole will, in few hours, become fer
Ineated, and relished by the hogs. A little
of such food given with the corn, supplies
the PHOSPHORUS and nitrogen to build up
the bone and the muscle and keep the ami
NAL in normal aud heathful condition.
This additions! food does not take the place
OF corn. but rather enlaTges the hogs capsc-
ity for it. so that he eats more OF IL and as
Stimulates all lac eats
The probability is that pork will remain
HIGH for some time TO came, and IL stands
the farmer in hand to turn all the surplus
corn into pork that he can, for the foreign
demand for our p Irk product is increasing
rapidly and already exceeds the supply.
HIDE BoCSD TREEs.-Trees that have long
stems exposed To hot suns or drying winds
become what gardeners call 'hide-bound"
That is, the old bark becomes indurated-
can not expand-Ind the tree suffers much
in consequence. Suci au evil is usually in
dictated by gray lichenS, which feed on the
decRying bark In these cases "a washing of
weak I've or OF Underwater Is very useful
INDEED, where the bark is healthy, it is
beneficial thus TO wash trees, as many eggs
of insects are thereby destroyed. We would,
however again refer To linseed oil as wash,
rs far more effective for insects, and would,
perhaps. do we'll for moss and lichen.
After all. these seldom come when tree; are
well cultivated. 1t is neglect that makes
poor growth and pure growth lichens-
Prize JERSEYS The American Agrieul-
turlist publishes portraits of six Jersey
COWS which took prizes at the Centennial
live stock exhibition. -Four of the six are
of the prize herd and the two others are the
winners OF first and second prizes as indi-
viduals. The pictures are engraved from
photographs. and their fidelity as portraits
is vouched for by the Agriculturist. and
indeed will be readily recognized by all
who saw the animals. ''Niobe,' the COW
that took the first prize, shows the deer-like
head slim neck. and in fact all the pictur-
esque ugliness which is the true character
istic OF the Jerseys. The contrast between
her and the four cows OF the prize
herd is so great that the wonder will
grow upon all who see them how such a
prize came to be awarded TO such q herd
Not one of the four took prize of any kind
for individual excellence. and it was stated
at the time of the award tn & the four with
the bull ''Chesten Duke at their head
made up a herd more uniform than any
other in the exhibition. IL certainly was
not uniform excellence. According 10 the
rules of the American jersey cattle club a
COW must show at last 30 Gums in the
scale of 100 in order 10 win any kind of a
prize. Ii is difficult TO see by the portrait
how any az these animals could obtain the
requisite 20 counts.