Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES.

sEAsoNABlE FARM NOTES.
,xj RowHs must have ample range to do
Pros need dry beds as we'll as other
animals. ~ -
FEED the sheep well, give them fresh
pure water, and keep them out of the
wet.
Soils which. are heavy and contain
much inert vegetable matter are in Eng
land called deaf, which is a good and
poetic characterization.
RHODE ISLAND bent grass is one of the
finest of grasses for lawns when sown
alone, having succulent and nutrative
heritage of early and rapid growth and
thriving well under trees.
EVERY farmer who has not should try
a patch of sugar beets or mangels this
summer, for his COWS to eat next winter.
He will know then what to do on q large
scale next year.
CARBo11o. acid mixed with about thirty
parts of water, and applied with small
brush to the roots Of the feathers about
the neck, belly and vent, usually kill or
dispel the vermin on fowls.
Those who are in hurry for snap
beans may now SOW the early Mohawk;
being somewhat hardy, slight frosts do
but little damage to it, while, with the
} early Valentine and Black Wax, a few
days more will be better. - -:
YOUNG steers less than one year old,
may be broken to a yoke by any patient
boy. At first they should be yoked and
tied up until they have become used to
the yoke when they may be led around
and taught to drive
Now and then farmer may be found
who annually sows an acre or two of bar
ley: This grain is excellent when mixed
with other sorts for feeding purposes.
The two-rowed- and four-rowed are the
principal varieties sown.
BROWN snuff put into the wool of
sheep and rubbed on lambs is a sure
death to ticks. Look we'll to the lambs,
for ticks will draw vigor from them
which no amount OF food can counter
balance.
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer cured ring
bone of four years standing Oh his horse
by using four ounces of saltpeter in
quart Of good vinegar. Dissolve we'll
and apply by bath or mop. About a
dozen applications cured this case in six
months.
MODERATELY fat animals are the most
profitable. Every fat animal has been
fed at a loss during the latter part Of its
feeding. When an. animal is ready for
market sell it; if there IS feed left buy
some more lean animals and feed them.
The ''nimble sixpence brings the profit.
. Donotremove the covering or ''mulch'
from the strawberry bed until the plants
start to grow, and then it should only be
pressed aside, protecting the roots in case
of drought and extreme summer heat.
The mulch will also make clean bed for
the fruit.
AS soon as I have my poultry houses
closed l take the manure and spread it
oyer my wheat field or on poor spot on
my meadow, and man with one eve
can soon see where Iput it, To put hen
manure in a barrel and keep it year
before placing on a crop is, according to
my experience, a wrong way.
T.. In selecting stable manure for garden
uses, it is best from stables where saw
dust has been used for bedding. It has
an excellent mechanical effect upon the
soil. But it is we'll to see to it that there
is not to great a percentage of saw
dust, as there is but little fertilizing
value to it. go -"
The old practice among farmers of an
nually scraping the trunks of apple trees
and afterward applying coat Of white
wash is not so common nowadays as it
used to be. Still the good results fol-
lowing the labor will well repay one.
Underneath the dry and dead bark count
less numbers Of vermin make their home;
when the bark is rem owed and whiteWash |
applied the destruction of all vermin is
certain.
! The EARLY White Egg t,1lnip for
spring and Purple Top Striped-Leaved
for fall sowing. Satisfy, or oyster-platnt,
white mustard, kale, kohliabi, lettuce
carrots (the Long ORANGE, parsnips
(the followed Crowned), may all be
sown now with safety and success, pro-
vided you have good seed and a rich soil,
otherwise do not undertake it. Buy
from the market gardeners.-
A CALF will draw milk in three min
utes, and the nearer mixer can come to
that time the better, A slow mixer
makes the COW impatient, and often
causes her to hold up her milk. The
are the richest part, and if a
cow is MIXED quietly as we'll as quickly,
there will be more as we'll as richer milk.
because of the stripping.
The time is now. at hand for the an
nual appearance of the borer. They
make an entrance to the tree at the base
Of the trunk, and sometimes just below
the surface Of background, When young
they are easily removed with the blade Of
a pen-knife or small wire. The borer
more v frequently attacks young than old
trees.
:,THE 1hubarb, or scpie-plant ] as it is
best known in the country, should be
looked after these spring days, since it is
an early-growing plant and the rapidity
OF its growth determines in some meas
ure3its value. Remove all of the old and
decaying stalks and place over each root
a. barrel (withont heads) so that the
stalks will grow erect while the partial
exclusion of light renders the shoots
more nor tender. = = -. .E,AS
BEETs should now be sown, and, for
tie best early, the Egyptian, q: recent
introduct ion, stands at the head Of the
list, to be followed by Athe early blood
red turnip, which is about two; weeks
later. Sow fewtradish seeds along with
The beets, which, terminating quicker,
will thus mark out the rows SO as to be /
cleared onto grass and weeds before the
beets- appear above the ground; you will
thus secure a. crop. Of .radishes and help
the other. y A., ~, - - So -
SOME of the, new varieties Of English
and Scotch oats are worthy of culture, no
doubt, while others have no value at I'LL.
;th Pedigee Poland, an early and pro-
hfc oat, is, recommended by some Of our
western farmers. Its quality is said to
be excellent. Ordinarily this gnain sue
ceeds best when sown early in the spring,