Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08
FARn AND HONE.

HENS like variety Of food, besides
all kinds of grain, raw or boiled. ma
mashed boiled potatoes. They are
fond of chopped cabbage and onions
once or twice week, and when they
can not get grass they will eat finely Gu,
hay. Raw bones chopped into fine
pieces they will eat greedily.
| As soon As your hyacinth is done
Towering in water, you can transplant
it to u pot of earth, and 80 leave it ia
dry of, when you will lay it away till
autumn. Ofshoots should be removed
as soon ~ they appear, and be put in
small pots, when they will soon make
roots. and in time form Towering bulbs.
In early spring all trash should be
raked from the grass yard, and while
soft, run over with roller. This will
force back any roots, and fill up the
cavities. The first moving should take
place as soon as there is anything to
clip, as this will cause the grass plants
TO spread over vacant places and pro-
duce finer spears.
SALT Your STOCK.-The Rural World
says: Ifyou want to keep hogs, horses
cattle and sheep healthy, give them salt
regularly. There is no better vermifuge
than salt. Much of the so-called hog
cholera is due to intestinal worms.
Plenty ofsalt would prevent the accu.
mutation of these worms. All animals
desire salt, showing that it is Il want of
their nature, and undoubtedly for wise
purposes.
AFTER a wet piece of land has been
undetermined it may be best seeded by
blowing and sowing with oats rather
thnly. Oats succeed well upon cold
moist ground and upon asod, and if
there are no more than Two bushels of
seed per acre used thegrass seed will
take very we'll with this crop. A mkt
ure Of four quarts of timothy. n bushel
of red top and baslel of blue grass
per acre would be preferable. -Iner-
ican Agricultural.
MUIcHlNa.-The object of mulching
is two fold, first, to retain moisture in
the ground and prevent it from being
parched by summe heat; second, t.
protect the roots ofvegetables IRON tie |
severe frosts in winer. The best M.
terials for mulchint are tan bark saw
dust--or better sill, charcoal Dust
leaves, straw, orany light porols sub
stance which will leep the soil lose and
moist. BY proper mulching we have
seen potatoes, peas, beans cabbages,
onions and othe' vegetables maintain
their growth through tn. dryest sum-
mer.-Erchange t /
RULES FOR TIE Gaze OF SHEET
l. Keep sheep dry unser foot with clean
litter. This is NOR necessary than
roofing them. Nevf let them stand or
lie in the mud or snow. 2. If eve
loses her lamb, mix her daily for few
days, and mix alittle alum with her
salt. 3. Never nghten sheep if pos
sible to avoid it. 4. Separate all weak,
thin or sick shep in the fall from those
that are strongand give them a special
care. 5. Ifav sheep is hurt catch it
at once, andwash the wound with u
healing lotto. Ifa leg is broken, bind
it with spliners tightly, loosening rs the |
limb swells 6. If u sheep is lame.
examine itaoot, clean out between the
hoofs; if u,sound apply tobacco, with
blue vitrol boiled in little water. 7.
Shear ut CnG any sheep commencing
to shed its wool, unless the weather is
too severe. Keep none but the best,
and see that hey are properly attended
to.-Erchan0l
LOOK TO TIE LAMBs.-When they first
make Their appearance in the world
lambs are very feeble animals but If
they onceget we'll started they are quite
likely to We, and If properly cared for,
do well. The first day or two Of its
life is critical period with q lamb.
Therefor it is important for sheep
owners look after focks when it is
time forthc ewes to bring forth their
lambs. Unless they are deformed, or
extremity feeble (which is seldom the
easel, I,arly all lambs will live if they
have title care and attention. Prob
ably a lrge proportion of them would
live if ct alone, but many would die.
When he weather is cold they need
specialization. A severe chill will
be Likely to be fatal unless prompt and
remedll means are used. The owner
shouldvisit the sheep yard frequently
durinGhe time ut which lambs are ex-
pected Every. evening he should at
tend to new corners, if there are any
which iced help. To give specific d.
rection would require great deal Of
space. Every owner Of sheep should
have = copy of 4" Randall's Practical
Shepherd" a good book which contains
grea deal Of valuable information.
Experience, too, is very vsHuabIs aid,
az tn. writer has prortd lpsA fhere
shoua be certain d9leet of knowi-
edgeto go before the experience in
orde te prevent mistakes which would
othewise be very likely to occur. Good
car1 il one of the essentials and this