Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-01
TnE FARM.

long observation am morMnd moro
convinced that II loose, trauc bed for
wheat is 4 mistake, and that compress
sion or Solidity in the soil y ncces-
Sltv to prevent the failure I tic root
in taking hold Of the yrounlhiter SOW
ing.
TnE season for eggs is cloe NJ hand
| Have the hen house thoroughly reno
waited and whitewashcd insic, mclud-
ing all rests and roostS. lie are the
great enemies of hens, and is prob
able that they are the caused cholera
in chickens, Rcnovatc NTH lime,
ashes, carholic acid. Some { the hens
that have been LAYING will Nrood this
month. Provide warm place for
them, where they will be quit and I'M
disturbed, \ sunny corner y warm
stable will do Very we'll for he chicks
next month if the fowls are hardy
breed. These early chickcnNill make
early market birds, and the pllrts will
lay early.
A SHORT tlmo since, III iaruuucing
fresh blood into my herd, | ltr0luced
i large stock of cattle lice,,pd after
using fish oil, to the manitet discum-
fort ot the cattle, and rcndVnr a. IL
unfit 10 be seen until rcpeatrdf washed,
without entirely destroying ne Ice, |
used Nth q like result eNccp the dirt,
solutions Of carholic acid. With some
approximations rs to lis safey, then
used DIR. llornc's two drUhms of
arsenic t. i quart OF water, ~ Young
and old, With entire success an, cleanli-
ness. t9uRtY GtdenUn
SHEER, feeding for the Mltocr, can
Iprotitahly consume, according . then
size, from one to TWO poundsot gram
per day, with hay straw, an slN to
twelve pounds ol roo s II wilmot pay,
~ Il rule, To keep fattcning hcep to
save the fleece after they M ripe for
market. The value of the plt always
enters into the price gwen hy nc hutch-
or, and to feed sheep two months to
save the value Of the pclt, ane then find
this deducted from the prre Of the
Ishecp, Is not 4 pleasing surprse Eat
sheep generally sell best this month, or
early III March,
THE Best STABLE llnOR nr Home,
Il noted Seterlany surgeon, says r"h-
| ING into consideration I'LL tho nc, eSsnrN
comforts to the horse, no hotter stable
! tloorCan be constructed than pnc plank,
having Il fall Of two inches in the Whole
length. There should be Il slight in
clnation towards the midtle, and on
no account should there hca trough or
channel behind, To he n souec of spav.
ins, crooked JOINTS, thrush. cc. A slight
/ hollow may be made, we'll perforated
and kept open with advantage. Az the
head place Il rack (no crit on any ne
count have Il portable fee, box, board
the rack to within one footor fourteen
inches of the bottom with mtchcd COM
mon boards planed Let he front Of
the rack be about eight ol ten inches
wide ut the bottom, and twenty inches
ortwo feet ut the top. Thi is my form
of a Iaek now in use, after rying every
other kind, and Is by fur tic best, NJ is
the floor above recommended.
THE last month having been one al
extraordinary mildness, much Of the
advice given for january still holds
good for February Tho absence oI
snow. and extreme cold have given
Ep0ultrv il favorable ehanc, for health
, and laying birds that haNehad il range
have had tire benefit Of fine, young
grass III most localities After sucl
weather rs We have hml Se must eX
pcct some moro like winter, chat com
ING on suddenly, will neccisitate cxtrG
care on the part Of the kec1els of poul
| try for sudden cold chedis their lay
!, ing. To remedy this, giyca little more
stimulating food, and sm that thci
, quarters are warm 1T night Witt
these precautions, II cold snap can b'
bridgcd over without much loss d.
not forget more vegetable food thar
usually given, is required when tn
[ ground IL covered with snow II III. il
1 Ruial Nac Yorker
: WATER REGULARLY. We would urg
upon breeders the necessity Of glyin
your birds good, pure fresh water a
regular intervals, winter rs well a
! summer While no kinds Of stock r,
! quire 80 much water in winter ~ the
! do in hot summer months. when III
! heat abstracts 40 much more mOistur
: from the body than it docs in til
wintry months yet, when fed on Dir
, food, water is an absolute cssentia
! else disease will ensue When v
! realize tho fact that 50 large percer
tage of all living beings whether M
. mals Or birds, is -aater--an
J 70 much il hourly thrown or by III
heat Of the body We can arrive 1
: some definite conclusion III regard
+ the needs Of animal life direction. y
/ have seen 70 many tine nocks of fowl
D which a"fe compelled u exist Wit
) what water they could obtain from III
4 snoW or some sheltered pool, dnrin
+ Tie winter il tie barnyard, q else Z
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