The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-06
FACTS FOR FARMERs.

WHAT FARMERS CANNOT CONCEAL.
"A poor farmer cannot conceal the
fact that he is poor farmer All his
surroundings proclaim the verdict
against him--his horses, cattle, wagons,
harness, plOws, fences, fields-even his
wife and children bear silent unmistak-
able evidence against him. On the
other hand, all Il ese things will testi-
sy favorahly on behalf of the good
farmer. Every passeT-b by can read the
evidence pro or con. This fact alone
ought to stimulate every farmer to do
his best, for the sake of his own char
acter, as we'll as interest; for he NAV
rest assured that every passer-by will
pronounce judgment according to the
evidence.
THE Illinois correspondent Of the
Country Gentleman states that coal
ashes, coal cinders, and salt, have been
found of great and surprising beEeft to
all or nearly al sour fruits, when ap-
piled to the soil in that State, and that
their application TO orchards was be-
coming general Ten to twenty pounds
of salt to the square rod is the amount
recommended, when salt is used An
other point he makes is-orchards
must neither be graZed, cultivated in
crops, nor tramped, and nothing must
be taken away but the apples In re-
gard to fertilizing orchards, ;he Scien-
tidc Farmer advises the use of 200 to
250 pounds of bone dust to the acre.
and 300 to 400 pounds sulphate of
potash This has been found success
, ful by growers ia both this country
and France.
WHAT can I do for fve-vear old
horse that forges very bad? He
strikes almost every step. | would
like to know how to make him spread
his hind feet, which would also increase
his speed j. o. L., GOvanstown. Md.
Let the toe of the hind foot project
over the toe of the shoe; shoe the fore
feet with a narrow wehbed shoe, con
cave on the plantar (grOund) surface.
hive the heels short on the fore feet.
and let the shoe follow closely the out
line of the foot. To spread your colts
gait behind, use side weights" but
they must be usel with caution, begin
ming with light ones. In all probabil-
sty 1t would improve the colts action
generally as well in a measure to pre-
vent his forging to put light toe
weights on his fore feet. Careful driv
ing is indispensable Country GEN
AenldR.
STEAMED FoOD FOR HoRsEs.-Our
attention has been called to the SUI =
ject of cooked food for horses by a
circular from a firm in Boston, who
propose hearafter to cook all the food
Tor our horses and thus save Doth ex-
pense and trouble 60 the feeder. while
the health of the animals will be main
tanned with greater certainty. The
company claim that in no case should
corn be fe1 i'm a raw state to horses.
but should always be thoroughly cook
ell by s'eaming that hay should never
BE- fed Immediately after grain, as the
stomach of the horse is so small that
the hay will crowd the grain along
faster than it can be diges ed, thus
causing collie, stoppage, etc, and a
great waste of food. Doubtless. farm
ers and others are often too careless in
the care of their horses and bring on
most of the diseases with which their
animals are afflicted, but as vet we are
hardly ready to believe that all un-
cooked grain is dangerous as food for
horses. or that our people are a. pres
ent all going to send their corn to the
city for cooking before feeding tt
Nelc England Farmer
THE Rural Messenger gives the
following Farmers creed / believe in
small farms and thorough cultivation.
That the soil needs TO eat as well as
the owner, and ought, therefore to be
well manured. In going to the bot
tom of things, and, therefore, in deep
blowing and enough of it all the bet
ter if it be a subsoil plow. In large
crops which leave land better than thev
found it, making both the farm and
farmer rich at the same time. That
every farm should own a good farmer.
That the fertilizer of any soil is a spirit
OF industry enterprise and intelligence;
without these, lime, gypsum and guano
VIII be OF little use. In good fences
good farmhouses, good orchards, and
children enough to gather fruit. In a
clean kitchen, neat wife in it, clean
cupboard, clean dairy and a clear con-
science. That to ask a mans advice is
not STOPPING, but of much benefit.
That to keep place and everything
IN its place saves many step and is
pretty sire to lead to good tools and
To keep them IN order. That kindness
to stock, like good shelter, is a saving
OF fodder. That it is a good thing to
keep an eye on experiments, and note
all-good and bad. That it is a good
rule to sell your grain when it is ready.
That it is good thing to grow into
farming. not jump into it. That all
of farming is summed up in the man
ure heap on the farm, in enrichinp
the soil according to its wants.
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