Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-17
THE FARM.

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the blossom is matured.
MORE than half the cultivated land in
Scotland is devoted to the growth OF
oats.
SIX hundred and eighty rats were
killed around the granary and out
buildings of Minnesota farmer the
other day.
No farmer in the older states can af-
ford to sell wood ashes for any price
that the soap.bolcr would pay. Where
oats lodge, as they are apt to DO upon
heavily manured land, M application
of ashes wonld save the crop.--Er.
AS soon rs the upper portion Of the
straw Of the cereals becomes yellow, no
further increase takes place III the
weight Of the seed. If the grain be not
cut down soon after the appearance Of
this sign its quality detcrioratcs and its
weight diminshes.
TIE following calculations are made
By Professor Johnson: A foot IN depth
ard an acre Of surface Of sand will hold
1877 900 pounds Of water; prairie
soil will hold 1,524,6O0 pounds
while peat will hold 2,0i7,3O
pounds of water. The average
rainfall in New England being forty
inches annually, equal to 9,OI50Oo
pounds per acre, it would, ut the ordi-
nary rate Of absorption, all be held in
seven and half feet in depth Of sand,
or in six feet in depth Of prairie soil
and in four and u half feet in depth Of
peat.
ABOUT CIIURNING. An Iowa farmers
wife writes to the Rural IV0rha. have
had only eight years experience in the
work Of buttcrmaking, but during that
time have learned u few essential
points First, your cows must be salted
two or three times " week. Now, don't
think this IL mere Nhim, for ! have OBJ
served whcn my cows were not saltcd
but once in u week or once III ten days,
the Cummings were slow to come.
Next, your COWS must be well fed and
watcred; and if you have two COWS let
one drop her calf III the fall and the
other in the spring. You will find the
calf will do just M we'll if well cared
for, Tint comes in the fall rs the spring
calf We have six milch cows, and
have MIXED five NIL winter Two of
them dropped calves III the fall, and the
rest will soon BIO fresh milch cows. j
have had no trouble this winter about
my churning. Some Of our cows bring
calf every year, md give good deal
Of milk eleven months out Of the year.
If your COWS arc all farrows, that is the
main difficulty about your churning.
A RELIABLE FRun CEILAR.-Tcn
years ago we constructed u fruit cellar
under our stable, and it has proved so
satisfactory that we venture to give II
brief description of it. The division
walls arc constructed Of brick, and the
apartments are two in number, an out
or and inner room. Tho outer room is
but partly underground, and is ten by
twelve feet in area, and eight feet high.
The inner room is wholly underground,
and frost proof; IL has four brick wallis
and ccncnted floor. In this room the
fruit is stored early III December. when
the weather becomes cold. The outer
room holds the fruit during the autumn
months after il is gathered, and is cool,
wcll-lightcd and dry. The windows are
left open and free circulation Of air
allowed, 50 long NJ no danger from frost
exists. When the fruit is taken to the
inncr room, tho door il closed, and no
light admitted. Ventilation is secured
in moderate weather by opening the
inner door and throwing down II win
dow in the outer room. In this cellar
we kept apples of ast seasons growth
until the present winter, in perfect con
dition Some OF the these apples eX
81 al tb,N al, nj
fairs were pronounced as fresh ms those
Of last seasons growth. Boston Journal
Of Chemistry
KEEP YouR BIRDS TAME There is
ono point i'll poultry management to
which we wish to call especial atten
ton, MS but few persons who rear poult-
~ for profit ever attach much import
ancc, Notwithstanding it has II great in
tmcncc upon the profits, II is 70 keep
your birds tame, whether they are kept
ZIP in suitable enclosure during the en-
trio year, or permitted to have lnlimit-
Cd range, for it pays to do So, i'll many
ways If you keep your birds tame, SO
they will come to YOU quickly ut the
call and eat ont Of Your hand without
any sign of fear or distrust, they will al
ways be quiet and content, and will fat
ten and thrive much better. This mat
ter is we'll understood by breeders ofthc
larger kinds of stock, such rs cattle,
horses, sheep and swine, while there are
Il sensible few who apply the same
principal with poultry Many
II fine nest of eggs has been dc
stroyod hy il wild and frightened hen, il
hen which Ind early learned TO fear her
master or owner. Ifuniform kindness
and gcntlcncss had been rcsorted to, the