The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-10-17
for the farmer.
sUGGEsTIONs FOR THE FARM AND
GARDEN.


SUGGESTIONS s :. q mn THE FARM AND
Be prompt now, when the days are shortening
and the season for field work is rapidly nearing
its end Utilize every hour for securing the
crops yet ungathered. Neglect no chance for
putting the ground in order for spring work, but
turn every fair day to account, that nothing be
neglected.
Make a Note of rkat Remains to be Done-There
ars q score of things to be done on every farm
that may be considered of little account singiy,
but which In the aggregate make up a serious
total. Every one should look about, note down
what needs to be done, and frequently examine
the record.
Cutting Corn.-Every day the corn remains un-
cut, after maturity, there is loss. Corn gains
nothing by standing after the kernels are glazed,
but the fodder loses rapidly in quality. Much
of its digestible matter is changed into woody
fibre, becoming hard and indgestible. The
sooner it is cut and shocked, the sooner it can
be housed in safety.
Corn Stalks are no longer to be considered as
waste product, good for nothing but to be trod-
den under foot. They are worth fully the cost
of putting in the crop, if well saved and cured.
When cut at the right time and well cured, So q
ton is, by many, considered a reasonable esti-
mate of their valne for feed, when hay is worth
$40 per ton. Careful experiments place well
cured corn stalks worth about three hfths as
much as hay.
Hask, if possible, while it is still pleasant
weather. 1t is disagreeable work on a raw No
vember day, when fingers get numb, aud the
body chills quickly. Last year saw farmers
with wives and children thus employed, when
snow was on the ground and all through the
stocks. And SO it will be again with others who
are behind hand.
any time this month; the sooner the better for
early spring feed Sow thickly, 4 bushels per
acre, and fertilize well. Where the winters are
open, as in the border and Southern States, this
will make excellent winter pasture and give a
crop of grain or green fodder besides.
Tarnips will resist consider able frost and grow
rapidly in cool weather. If standing too thickly
in the rows, those removed as fodder. If
fed to cows, they should be given at milking
time. The flavor will disappear before twelve
hours have expired, and will not materially af
feet the milk
Narrowing Wheat in the fall should only be
done when the surface of the land is dry. No
kind of cultivation should take place when the
ground is wet. Experimental cultivation should
be done as early as possible. Deep blowing is
most needed. To kill weeds and mellow the
surface are what is wanted. Narrowing may be
done safely two weeks after sowing, and repeat
ed twice or thrice.
Then Grass Seed may be So,rn, but not before.
1t will take at once on the mellow SOIL and soon
get ahead of that treated in the usual let-alone
manner.
Horses that have been on pasture, should now
be taken up at night, and have some dry feed.
The change of feed, from green to dry, should
be gradual with all stock; otherwise, the appe-
title may fail, and the animals lose thereby.
Milking cows can not be kept in full flow
without ample rations of fresh fodder As the
pastures become bare, newly cured cornstal ks,
cut and mixed with chopped roots and sprinkled
with middlings and ground corn and oats may
In rxrxrav, H.. e. Il. Al
right kind of cows.
The aim in feeding now, should be to get the
stock into good condition before cold weather,
remembering that an animal beginning the win
ter well is as good as half through it already.
Sheep if fed literally, and managed carefully,
are most profitable stock. The better we do for
them, the better they will do for MS; badly man.
aged, they are likely to prove a failure.
For March lambs, the ewes should be coupled
this month. The best eve is a common grade
Merino or native sheep. For the earliest, those
which come from Ohio, or Western Pennsylva-
mia, weighing about 80 to 100 pounds, are excel
lent for this purpose. pure South-Down ram,
void is the best animal to cross upon these.
plump, fat lamb of moderate size, will bring
more than "scrawney" one half as big again.
The black face and legs of the "Down" breeds
are desirable in market lambs.
Srine.-Brood sows can be well fed now so
next month for March pigs. Grades or half
breeds of any good breed are more profitable
than full bloods for the farmer. Keep no pig
over year old for fattening, if the most profit
is looked for.
Feeding for pork, may best be begun at once,
using up the poor corn first. Some feed green
stalks, cut fine and mixed with meal; this will
bring the pigs into a thrifty condition, to be flu
ished very rapidly in November.
Fall pigs may be carried over on skim milk,
few cut corn stalks, potatoes or roots, with o
little bran, and plenty of fresh water.
Water.-It is great mistake to stint animals
in water; IS per cent OF their weight is water.
Digestion cannot 60 on without it. Water is
therefore food in one sense, and an ample supp y
should be provided for every animal to drink
when inclined.
Poultrg-f eggs are expected during the win
ter, they must be provided for now. Dispose of
the old hens; select as many of the best young
pullets and feed them we'll Give wheat soaked
in hot water, once day. Barley, buckwheat
and corn, in equal proportion, may make the
rest of the food; chopped cabbages will help.
Provide clean quarters, plenty of water, gravel,
warm; do not crowd too many into it, and u
good supply of eggs will result.
The Storing of Roots aud other crops must be
provided for. The plan of filling up the cellar
of the dwelling with various kinds of vegetables
is Objectionable. Small quantities for immedi-
ate use may be kept there, but the bulk of them
should be stored elsewhere Roots for table use
should be placed in the cellar in bins, boxes, or
barrels, with sufficient earth among and over
them to prevent shrivelling. If there is no root
cellar, the plan of storing in pits or trenches is
an excellent one.
fine manure this month, or later. Leave no dead
weeds, grass, other rubbish near young trees
to harbor mice. Recently planted trees should
have conical mound of earth, about foot high,