Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-15
THE FARM.


l.SEttL IMPORTATION. \ little now
dercd potash thrown into rat holes Will
drive them away Cayenne pepper
will keep oil ants and reaches. An I'M
corked bottle of oil of penuyroyal will
diSpcrsc mosquitoes Equal parts ot
boiled linSecd oil and Kerosene, we'll
shaken together, make MI excellent
polish for furniture. Apply with y
piece of sc(t flannel and rub with u
clean nic,N.
FEEDING COWS. Cows in milk may
W. made greatly more profitable hN
feeding wheat middlmgs freely; it will
pay To feed rs high as four quarts of
corn meal and thrcr of wheat middlingS
to some COWS producing butter the
butter i increased III quantity and inn
proved in quality and color. The kind
of COW, however, is important, rs some
will fatten upon this feed, while others
will only increase i'll milk and cream,
CAKE oF Sm,K. Good shelter tor the
stock i absolute economy. With
warmth there must be an ample supply
of pure fresh air The time mny come
when We shall find coal cheaper than
the extra food needed to sustain vital
hcat under extreme cold and usc fire.
heat for our animals. At present We
must keep our stables as warm and dry
ms we can; but pure AIR, With severe
cold and plenty Of food, y preferable 10
warm. impure stables. With food saved,
FARMERS PAPERS There is n great
difference between the farmers papers
Of to-day. and twenty-five years ago.
Then. science and "hooli farming was
dccried as tending only to useless cN-
pcnse in trying false theories; and III
deed, So il did, So poor was the socalcd
science of that time. l'ut now the
sciences pertaining to agriculture have
become 50 systcmntilcd, and ol such
| Immediate practical benefit in their
applications, that intelligent farmers
everywhere are intensely eager To learn
the teachings of science; they have be-
come convinced that true science is
knowledge, scientific I, knowing just
that and nothing less or more" The
first OF agricultural journals to apprc-
ciatc this want i'll It's breadth was the
! Scientific Farmer, Of Boston, Mass. which,
AZ its name implies, il devoted 70 this
branch of literature, and which the cd-
itors announce To be published :" in the
interests of profitable agriculture,
certainly kind Of agriculture needing
Developments Judging from il. record
thus fur, II fully lives up "a its lntcn-
tions; and il has recently denncl Il
handsome cover, and begun 10 illustrate
] the text
BRFEplhG a. AsMhIs. -lf sheep are
staple III your breeding, give 40 place g
any but those which yield the heaviest
ilcCces and the greatest amount of meat.
! If cattle, select these that will attain u
maximum Of weight in two instead 81
four wears. II hogs, select 4 breed that
wiIl not only cat and bc satisfied, but,
when they have converted corn into
pork, will yield maximum number ol
POUNDS for q maximum number Of bush.
cls II the kind you arc breeding will
\ not do this YOU are wasting Your sub
stance. A lean, uneasy hog eats most
! Il scruhhy, scrawnv steer is never salts
! fed, and will never satisfy the owner; q
plug Of horse will keep common
\ man poor, ana never " anything bit 4
plug; poor sheep are expensive; III y
word, poor stock Of any kind is n bur.
den and expense no man can afford tc
carry, and the wedding out of thcrt
useless, expensive parasites cannot bt
too promptly accomplished. Fcwcl
and better is good motto; don't wait
until next year to begin this eliminating
process. but do il now. save this win
tcr's feed ~ II mcc di.posing of tn
tarcs of the flock
FowL FEEDIsG fsCoLD WEATHER. Al
this season Of the year, when your fowl
are mostly confined within their house
or when, NJ the best, they arc not ablt
Ia obtain much nourirhmoni upon th'
opcn ground, If III libertyit must II
borne in mind that they need m extra
quantity Of ordinary food, TO keep then
in good heart And If the quality bt
improved as Mcll. during tic sharp colo
weather, il viii bc better still WI
counsel the distributing Of good s0unc
grain and corn 1t all times to domestic
poultry, ~ the best method Of feeding
But II, at any season they need this sor
III provision, IL /. iii tho keenly cole
weather Of January and February
when il counts most towards their wei
fare and thrift Let your adult ioYs
and the growing stock both be snppliee