Connecticut western news., 1879-08-06

thy; but it is better to have the ground good enough for the latter even if the former is to be sown. Grass is @ crop for which the soil can not be too rich, for if the growth is excessive it can be cut at any time and made into hay or fed green.
 SALT TO PREVENT GARaEr.-O. W. w." Sterling, Mass, writes: "A friend having 8 herd of COWS was considerably troubled with Garget. A'portion of the bag would become inhamed and hard, the milk from that portion thick and ropy, and finally the inaamed portion would become useless. Four or live years ago he commenced giving to each COW, in her stall, small handful of salt, every morning before milking, and has not had single case of garget since he commenced the practice. He says he does not know that the salt prevents the Garget, but is inclined to think it does. His COWS seem to be anxious for their salt the first thing in the morning. Not long since he omitted to give the usual ration of salt before milking, and the first COW he sat down to was so uneasy that he was reminded of the neglect, and gave the COWS their salt, after which 1 there was no trouble. The reason he commenced to give the COWS salt in their managers was, because when he put salt in any receptacle where the COWS had it in common, only the stronger of the herd would get any, these driving away the weaker ones, which would soon learn that the salt was not for them, and cease all attempts to get any.
 FALL P1ow1Na.-The better the prep. aration of the ground the better the crop. The high average yield of the
 English farms is no doubt largely
 to the thorough preparation of the
 ground before seeding. Our climate is
 superior to that of England for wheat
 growing; yet yield of 64 bushels pel
 acre is not at all infrequent among good
 farmers there, while here 40 bushels pel
 acre is an unusual yield. Two plowings
 several harrowings, and in many casel
 rolling or crushing; and the excellent
 preparation of the soil by previou.
 root crop must have 8 much better effec
 upon the soil, than one blowing, yer.
 poorly done because of the hardness ant
 dryness of our soil in midsummer, sn'
 very imperfect narrowing; It might D
 we'll for us to lay out more labor on ou
 wheat crop, and so prepare the groun'
 better, and raise our average from 12 t
 at least 20 bushels per acre. The dl
 ference in the amount of wheat at hal vest would pay for good deal of extr work in blowing, etc., and yet leave profit; besides, the soil would not forge
 the generous treatment in one year no
 two.
 STORING HAY.-When properly cured
 hay keeps the best in Jorge mow : which it has been thoroughly packed
 Hay thrown up loose on a scaffold lose !, that aroma and freshness which charat f terizes that from the center of larg
 mow. Hay does not demand the lare 6 spaces between the outside boards
 many barns in order to preserve it. PI A the boards close together and keep o, j. the air and rain, and save the hay whic would otherwise spoil by weather stail n ing. IL looks better, too.
 f THE COLORADO BEETLE AND PAR y GREEN.-This pest has greatly mil ]. gated it's upwe!come presence this SC d son. Now we should make an effort e finish him. The last brood will gath
 on the late potatoes, and if every ol if interested would exert himself, an eI " might practically be made of the insee n This has been an unfortunate season if regards accidents from the use of Pal & Green. Familiarity has bred co n tempt" for this dangerous substanc f and there have been more horses, CON e pigs dad fowls lost by poisoning, tn q ever before. There have been sor a curious accidents. A horse tied to o wagon ill which was 0 can of Gree q reached over, opened the can with 1 |. teeth, licked the poison, and died in 7, short time. A portion of barrel water, in which tho Green had be, 70 mixed for application, was upset on ~ meadow and neglected. Cows pasturil on the field, ate the grass, and thr ? died, and the others recovered wi difficulty. A workman coming in = n dinner, left the shaker, containing sor V "Greened four at the door step, sor y fowls came, and pecked at the fou .s when the man came out, the fowls l. "A dead. A calf chewed up piece of pape '' in which some Green had been wrappe 'o and which was thrown down careiessl .1 'I and blown about by the wind. The c, ;. died. Such accidents as these, shc , that people have become careless. Cal = lessness always leads to loss, if | :. disaster, and carelessness with poiso ~ is criminal.
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