Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-20
AGRICULTURAL.

In the spring the farmer should Sc.
the end from the beginning, then HI
will work from the beginning towards
that end.
LAY plans for the year without delay
The forehaud man works to great advan
tage. He loses no time; everything Ii
done at the proper moment.
! A SMALL quantity of superphosphate
dropped upon potatoes when planting
increases the yield, and is a remedy
against worms and insects, by which
scab and other diseases are produced.
If you own but forty acres of land,
or only ten, be content with it. I'm.
prove it in every psssible manner.
Push production to its utmost limit.
You will soon find that a" little farm
we'll titled" is better than gold mine.
LIBERAL feeding is true economy.
The aim should be to induce animals OF
all kinds to eat all they have good
appetite for and can digest, by changing
food and also changing methods of pre-
pairing it.
NEVER try to beat colt into doing a
thing; or, if nervous, he may turn out
a vicious horse, and If stupid, he may
become stubborn. Remember that by
patience and gentleness he can be got to
DO anything that will not hurt him.
FARM harnesses should often be we'll
washed in CASTLE soap, and after being
nearly dried, treated to a liberal amount
of the best neatsfoot oil; we'll rubbed in.
two perform the work properly the har-
ness should be taken entirely apart.
TIE workshop of the farm is now a
busy place. Every implement in the
last dllapidated should be overhauled,
repaired and painted or oiled. There
should be no delay IN these matters, for
the busy season is upon us. Soon every
tool will be needed for use.
EARLY pullets make winter layers.
Old hens do not lay much, even in this
low latitude, till the backbone of winter
is broken. Those therefore, who desire
winter eggs should now be making the
necessary preparations for hate hing the
chickens that are to lay them.
PRUNING omitted last fall, should be
attended to now as soon as the weather
will allow. Grape vines need the first
care, and should be pruned long be-
| fore the buds begin to swell. Currants
and gooseberries start early, and should
be pruned early.
The first work in the spring is to re.
place fences laid by the winter storms.
early. The soil should be dry before q
furrow is turned. Manure may be
drawn cut; stones can be gathered from
frozen ground when the warmth of the
sun has loosened them.
PREPARATORY work in the way Of
trellises and other supports may be at.
tended to and the materials got ready
In the family garden, the best support
| for raspberries is single wire strained
/ between two posts at the ends of the
rows, and we think that the best grape
vine trellis, is that with horizontal stats
four feet apart, with upright wires
where needed.
Buy no fertilizers without knowing
precisely what they consist of. Peru.
/ Wan guano, and other reliable fertil-
izers, when genuine, always have d
brand upon their bags, with statement
of their ANALYSIS. Special manures are
sold by responsible dealers: according to
known formulas, which should be stud
died by the purchaser, that he may
know what he is getting and how to use
it.
! The Nebraska Farmer: Don't allow
ashes to go to waste. They are among
the best fertilizers for almost any crops,
! and the very best for fruit trees.
Always apply fertilizers to fruit trees
as near the e1tremities Of the roots as
possible, not up against the body or
collar of the tree. The feeding roots are
principally those farthest from the
tree. Lateral roots extend about equal
with lateral limbs.
MAKE your farms so valuable by
constant improvement, skillful culture,
good fruit, ornamental shrubbery, and
pleasant surroundings that no money
! will tempt you to leave it. We think
it should be the settled purpose of every
young man to put down the stake for
| life, to make a permanent home which
he will never wish to part with till be
is called to the better land.-Spiru OF
| Kansas.
BARNARD manure must remain,
for many years at least, the backbone OF
profitable farming, hence it should be
guarded with special care. Manures
should invariably be under cover, and
in absence of proper shelter they should
be protected by thick coat of dry
earth, road scrapings of sods and mold
Do not permit your most valuable aid tc
increased profits to blow Oft with every
wind, or wash away with every rain.
IT is folly to keep old sheep. They
should be turned off to the butcher while
they are in their prime. It does not
take half so much to fatten them then
When they get old and thin, in order tc
put them in condition to slaughter, the
whole superstructure must be rebuilt
Four sets of lambs are all eve shoulc
bear; this will bring her to five years
and this is an age when, with little extrs
care, she will round up to a fine and full
carcass. Exceptions may be made when
the breed is scarce, and the blood i
more desirable than anything else.-
N. Y. Tribune.
The Western Stock Journal gives thi
sensible advice to farmers: For tn,
western grain farmers there is but on,
S1AV pan AVA WILD SCocOH, lAN UQAt ~ u
reduce expenses, raise corn and oats, ane
feed the products into pork and beef
BY reduction Of expenses I refer to sucl
az accrue from farm management. Pu
in no crop that will compel you to blu,
expensive machinery to cultivate O
harvest it; make no plan that will ne
cessitate the employment of much extr;
help.
HORSES should be watered in tn
morning before they are fed. A full
drink of water Immediately after bein!
fed is sure way Of producing indiges
ton if not inflammation. When water
drunk by horses the bulk of it goes di
rectly to the large intestines, and littl
of it is retained in the stomach. Som
old and worthless horses, by way of ez
pertinent, were fed with split peas, an
then supplied with water immediatel
before being killed. It was found tha
the water had carried the peas fror
fifty to sixty feet into the intestines
where no digestion took place at all.