The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-03
FARM TOPICS.

THE MosT ECONOMICAL FOOD FOR
MILK-Cows is a mixture of hay, meal
and bran; and the most economical way
of feeding these is to cut the hay, moist
en- it, and sprinkle the meal and bran
over it. This gives some trouble, but
it pays. From our own practice, we
believe % per cent. of the feed is saved.
One bushel-basket of cut hay and 2!
quarts of corn-meal and bran, mixed IL
equal portions, is feed for COW, in
good milk. To some cows more of the
meal and bran may be given profitably;
this must be found by testing the differ
ent cows. The above feed is for half a
day-that is, is given twice in the day,
making five quarts of the meal and bran
daily. In addition to the above feed,
few pounds of dry hay or some roots
may be given at noon.-AgrtcuiturtI
SOMETHING New IN FENCEs.-A cor,
respondent says: GA post and rail
fence, better than any thing have ever
seen, patented or unpatented, is made
as follows: Set the posts nine feet
apart, or two feet less than the length
of the rails used. Bore f-inch hole
through the posts one foot from the
ground, and at right angles with the di
rection of the fence. Bore three holes
above this nine inches apart, one above
the other, and drive ia wooden pins in
all four holes to project four inches on
each side of the post. Lay your rails Oh
these pins, close to the post on each
side. Bore a S-inch hole above the top
rail, and another one II inches below
the bottom pin. Take piece of wire
10 or IL feet long, and pass half its
length through the top hole, and cross
it under the top rail; cross it again un
der the second rail from the top; cross
it again under the third rail, and finally
cross it under the bottom rail by slip
ping the ends of the wire through the
small hole, and bring them around in
front of the post and twist them togeth-
er. This makes cheap, strong fence,
that will turn horses and cattle; but, If
sheep are kept, a board should be nail
ed at the bottom Or fifth rail added"
Journal Of Chemistry.
MACHINERY ON THE FARM.-The
question often arises, ais it profitable
TO use machines instead of hand-labor
under all circumstances" To this might
be replied, very decidedly, that it is not.
There are some cases where hand-laber
is more profitable; for instance, a farm
er who has nothing to employ his lime
during the winter may better use the
fail to thresh his grain than to hire or
own a threshing-machine to do the
work. Although in this case the thresh
ing might cost five times as much in la
Dor and time, yet here time is not
money, or at least it may appear that
the old adage is at fault for once. But
beneath this circumstance even there
lies mistake. This is, that no farmer
should find his time so valueless that he
can afford to spend it in earning 80 cents
or less day (Which is what it costs to
thresh 10 bushels of grain with ma
chine), and it is a mistake to manage
his business so that he has nothing else
to occupy his time. This is the princi-
pie that should lie at the bottom of this
question of the value of machinery. Ev-
cry man should so arrange his business
that slime is money to him, and If he
can save time by using machine OF any
kind, then he saves money, and its use
is neutrality-suspicious..
REST AS A CURE-ALL FOR HORSES
Two years ago had mare go lame
with SPAWN. She was worked a good
deal until about year ago, since which
time she has had profound rest, and
meanwhile she has given me an Or
loft foal. She had been blistered and
treated more or less, but grew worse.
Now she does not go lame 1T all. I" Mol
! lie's' navicularis was cured by rest,
and have repeatedly known old Grip
Piles, turned into the woods to die, pick
up and come out, if not sound, yet val
liable for years afterwarj. Nature Is
the best physician, almost every time,
/ for the common ills of our domestic an
finals, and, so far as hOrsee are con
cerned, particularly as affecting ills of
their locomotive system, we cooperate
| best with nature when we give them
rest. There are, however, cases when
medicine, the knife and the burning
iron are necessary, and must be speed
I lily resorted to, or it will be too late. II
we call veterinarian, it is more likely
than not thaG he will feel constrained to
do something or give something in or
/ ueI 10 satlSIy US, Whel, II ne COulu w cA-
actly what he thought was best, with
out reference to what he thinks oul
wishes may be, he would try the "let
alone practice. Correspondence Agri-
( ctt.turiSt.
The CANADA THISTLE, as it is called,
is a great pest and a great injury to the
farmer. 1t multiplies immensely every
year. How to get rid of it is prObleni
to solve which is worth thousands. Sew
eral agricultural journals give the iol