Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-13
iGRICULTURE.


and keep the pots and earth from sour
ing.
SoNE one who has experimental in
the matter says that \ handful of bran
scattered i'll each hill Of potatoes when
planting will increase the yield one
third.
\ GRAVE mistake is made by farmers
who think that stock must not be fed At
home after the first appearance Of grass.
Stock will show this false economy all
through the season.
4 SoFr, firm, velvet skin is nearly al.
ways found on Il good COW, and thick,
hard hide OH poor ono. A soft, firm
skin denotes rich milk, while y soft,
velvet skin indicates quantity Of milk,
FARMERS dc not fail SO much from
want OF knowledge rs they DO from
want Of action. Ii their knowledge is
not applied TO labor prompted by enor-
~ and perseverance, II will accomplish
nothing,
The following rule in blowing is rec
ommended Never turn up over one
or two inches Of unfertilo suhsoil in one
season; and, when So turned up, the
land should receive 4 dressing OF ma
nure.'
DO not give tired horse very cold
water, rs it often produces collie. Many
allow water to stand for some minutes
in buckets. On the road hcrses should
he watered once in ten miles al least,
The stomach of n horse is ST. small in
comparison to his hody, that large
draugAts imiuriously distend it; cousc-
Quontly small quantities nj regular in
tervals is the best rule,
SHADE trees are often planted too
near to our dwellings, and too thickly,
SO NJ to make the house dark and damp
and cheerless. Large everSreens are
very much out of place on the sunny
side Of house, while they form an ap-
propriate screen and wind-hreak along
the cold and exposed sides of our build.
ings. Set out trees, il is n duty, but set
them out judiciously.
A MAINE farmer says; Were to
plant an orchard and had two locations;
one ina valley surrounded by hills ex-
cept on the south side, and the other n
high elevation exposed to high winds
| would choose the latter i'll preference
to the former. The same holds good
rs regards peach orchards. A great oh
iect is to keep back the blooming rs
long rs possible. and this can be best
done in northern exposures without
shelter"
THE following was evidently uttered
by II true farmer THE country home
can be made very pleasant hy fixing
up the yards and houses more than
they now are. Farmers should be with
out debts, and then they can make farm
life very pleasant The farmer should
read and study several hours every day.
He should have good laborers, and have
them understand that his interest is
theirs, Plenty of reading matter should
be kept on hand Mt nil times. Instead
of straight lines about the place devote
more space to landscape gardening
The keeping of good stock will always
end to the pleasure of farming. Far
mers should get cut and interchange
views with each other"
LINE, however, has an important ef-
feet, aside from its action rs plant food.
Freshly burned lime known AS caus.
tic lime" and quickllme'') has a strong
affinity for carbonic acid, SO that when
it and and organic matter (Which al
ways contains large portion Of car
homie acid) are mixed together, the
lime and carbonic acid unite, promot-
ing the decomposition OF the organic
matter. Newly Stacked lime" which
is lime united with water-has All Of
feet similar to quicklime, though slow
er, and hence is better for farm use
american AgricuItaria
MILKING A WOUNDED TEAT.-One of
our deepest mixers came up with n
teat badly torn upon barbed wire. II
was inilamed and very tender from the
wound, and though gentle COW she
would not bear to have IL pressed in
such way as to draw milk. We
formed n tube from the barrel of one
Of the largrer winged feathers OF a
chicken, and succeeded admirably in
drawing the milk II was done M
quietly as an ordinary milking, the COW
chewing her cud most Of the time. IL
was then an easy matter to dress the
wound, and by repeating this few
times that which might otherwise have
resulted in a spoiled udder, Ms well rs a
great deal Of trouble, will be as sound
as before. There is no patent on this
milk tube, and the expense is insignid-
Davenport Gdsehe.
SOAKED Com FOR HoRiEs. During
the warm weather there u great deal
Of fatiguing and exhaustive work for
the teams, and they should have whole
some food and plenty Of it. Oats III
probably the best gain food for work.
ing horses, with occasional feeds OF
shorts, bran, corn, etc. All animals
relish frequent changes Of food, and
no stronger evidence that such change
is beneficial TO health than that the APP
petite Graves it. Few farmers, how
ever, have any other grain for their
working teams through the spring and
summer than corn, which is at this
season very hard and dry. To remedy
this and make the grain more tooth
some and wholesome for horses, when
fed whole, il should be soaked Fill a
clean barrel half full of clean, pure
water-well Or spring water il best 10