Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
FARM NOTES AND HINTS.


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 Sheep require plenty of fresh ar. Their warm coat protects them from the the I | cold, and. if they I6SEs bsEe q sn a' fine weather than in closed shed.
 At recent farmers meeting in Massachusetts a speaker gave 8 recipe l for making farming pay, as follows |" Have but one business, and get up in the morning and see to it yourself"
 Experiments have shown that the best way to feed carrots to horses IS in conjunction with oats. Alone carrots are not as good as oats alone, but in con- junction they are better than each food separately. If you are ill the habit of feeding four quarts of oats to mess, give two of oats and two of sliced carrots and the result will be more satisfactory than if each were fed separately.
 Separate stock into different grades, or feed these at different times if separ- ate yards are not provided. Strife and worry at feeding times should be pre- vented by these or some other means. The object of the farmer should be to raise from given extent of land the largest quantity of the most valuable produce at the least cost in the shortest period of time and with the least per manent injury to the soil. : Ohio raises the most winter wheat, !27, ,625, 759 of the 175, 195, ,1O3 bushels produced in the United States, and also more than half the flax produced in the country. The wool yield of the State IS one-fifth that of the United States and double that of California.
 Hard, dry walks leading from the house to the barn and other out build ings are great convenience. They are particularly appreciated n the moist weather of winter or spring, and houses not thus connected with the farm build- ings are deprived of important convent ences. --.
 The American Berkshire Association has adopted standard of excellence in Berkshire swine which is substantially as follows Color, black with white on feet, face and tip of tail short snout, we'll dished clear eye erect ear, but sometimes inclined forward; full jowl, short neck, fine, soft hair, smooth skin, thick shoulder, broad and deep; broad back, short and straight; deep side, well let down, straight on bottom line flank well back, and low on leg; full loin deep and thick ham tail we'll set up on back short, straight and strong legs, set wide apart the whole animal well proportioned throughout.
 If 8 coat or two of paint is needed on the house or other buildings, now is 6 good time to have It done. Paint will form 8 harder and more durable surface when put on in cold weather than Tn the heat of summer. Whitewash the cellar walls and see tn 1t all the apartments arc neat and tidy. A cellar in which al sorts of rubbish is left to decay, and veg etables are thrown in heaps in careless manner, is not only source of constant annoyance, but frequent cause of dis ease.. g... -s-s-.--- -s--.. -...r | More than five million cans of corr are now packed ill Maine annually, anc sold in every part of the world, yielding a business to that State of about $1 ,25O,. 900 and giving profitable employment to from eight to ten thousand people dur ing the packing season.
 | Calves and yearlings, and COWS anc oxen as we'll, when infested with lice should be freed at once by rubbing the skin with a mixture of sweet oil and ker osene ill equal parts. During the winter young animals should be kept growing by means of nutritious food, good shelter and cleanliness. There is no business banning out better these hard times than farming There is one good thing about farming La man can always raise enoughto eat if he is of any account. He can raise his potatoes, cabbages, onions, ,turnips, beets etc. He can grow the strawberries gooseberries, grapes, apples and other fruits to satisfy the wants of his family He can have plenty of poultry and eggs the year round. He can produce his owr pork and make bacon and lard to last { year. He can have veal and mutton anc beef. The people in the city, if they have these articles, must earn the money 1 and save it to buy these. This is bie item in favor of the farmer.
 I A farmer who has had much success, in fruit raising thinks it very much better to trim trees on warm day in the win ter, and paint the wound, than in spring Painting is very important at any time of the year, but few farmers seem to know it; the place is allowed to absorb the rain, and the wood rots. .E I MT. Browne says milk room mus be kept dry or mildew will appear on the cream and thoroughly spoil it for butter making. "A little mildew on board vii taint milk quite as badly; hence the ne I cessity for frequent use of hot soap ant suds on shelves, etc. I need hardly state that nothing should be kept in the milk room in the shape of vegetables an6 I meat. -.. tra>.
 MT. Olcott says that since the sheer went to the dogs in Connecticut, the up | lands of that State have become goo6 nurseries for weeds. The sheep destroyed the young plants before they could go to seed, and this prevented their propaga. tion. He says further that he keeps ar "old-fashio ned hoe" for the sake of ciy. ing his place ''an air of antiquity"
 Four years ago, says farmer, my