The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-31

SPEEP dogs in Texas are TINS .-.
ed 4 pup is taken from its me-
before its eyes are open, and mt =
eve to suckle. After a few tim ~. =, q
eve becomes reconciled to IN. -s
which follows her like lamb
up among and remains with the a
and no wolf, man or strange doc
come near the sheep and the doe --- &
bring the flock regularly 10 the f5l7 -'
any hour in the evening at vbfaf 81
is habitually fed.
FEEDING PIGs.-Nfr. J. ". S,r1..-
of the New Hampshire Collega =, ,-
riculture, has found, as the result ~. :
experiments on feeding pigs with ---2
and middlIngs, that 100 p9ura. s.,
middlings gave 29.2 pounds Of
crease in weight, costing 3.42 cent
pound 100 pounds Of meal 1ar.
the same period 2A8 pounds. COS
SOP cents pound and that 100 nom
Of mixture Of the two cave 5-.-
pounds in growth, costing 5.ss cent.
pound.
ABOUT FENcEs.-On most farms
there are too many fences. Brt
fencing material grows scarce +ba..--
is curing itself As they fall int .--
cay they are not renewed, and r.
few years the ground they oacrr-
cleared and the divided lots are tf----
into one. But this is a slogenlv srT
wasteful way. In all cases It i, h..
ter if a permanent fence is not rez7.-
to remove it before l. rots awa- .--
if possible, use the material wfars
can be of real advantage 4 few q.
ces, and those perfect Of their E-r
should be the rule The land vns.
a useless fence occupies Is worse r.--
wasted, for it is necessarily q h.rf--
for weeds and shrubs which rgn ii.
soil even where the plOw can o.,
Very many farmers can dispense wifi
much fencing that they deem nscsss
ary. Fall pastu-iug. especially O.
yOung clover, is often not worth So
much as the clover leaves w0ulI he "a,
fall on the ground as q mulch. Ten
porarv fences viii take the place 7.
many which have been permanent. AMI
in places where land is dear and .-.
amount Of stock kept Is small. so-.t1-
is fast coming into favor.
SALT AND WoOD ASHES FOR CA---=
-Realizing the necessity of al C..sz
ional relish of salt and wood ashes Tor
all kinds of stock, the World suggests
that the most convenient form r..
these materials can be offered. IS .1 .
solid mass, which admits a dilig-l.
licking on the part of the animal With.
out gaining more Of tie mixture Shan
is desired. In order to mix the il.
gradients so that a solid mass mav b.
formed, take salt and pure wood ash.
es in the proportion of pound .E
pound, with water sufficient TO Dol.
the mixture together. To preserve
The mixture III q solid state place i ID
troughs or boxes sheltered sufficiently
to keep the rain or snow from reach
ing and converting it into an alk-.ll
pickle These tTOughs with -lal
tempting contents prove efficient O
bats for alluTing animals, turned 90
on long runs during the day home
night. When cattle chew leather WOO
and old bones, remember tlat it i1i
Gates lack OF phosphate of lime
their food, which is required to uas
bone material \ teaspoonlul of bon
meal given daily with their grain v-
correct the habit and supply the def
cheney which induces il. ii tie a-:
position to eat bones is INDUCED
when COWS are on grass, the dedcis--
evidently exists in the soil, and Il
pasture viii be greatly benefited By
i top dressing of bone dust Two
three hundred pounds to the a1
sown broad cast, viii repay atle7t-
expenses in a better yield and gus.
of milk and butter.