The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-09
sEASONABuE FARM NOTES

PLAN vour lighthouses SO that they
shall be warm III winter, cool in summer
and sunny and airy at all times.
Fowls during melting require more
warm and more generous diet during
this time of drain upon tie system.
SELLING pure,bred chickens in the fall
is becoming popular among fanciers.
This gives semi-annual boom to the
poultry business.
IN finishing up the cultivation Of
fields leave the land rs level "a possible.
as it will facilitate the gathering Of the
crops. sE a+e
One great element of success in keep
ing poultry is undoubtedly real inter
est in the work-a love for it-on the
part of the owner or attendant.
A WRITER in the Counf3W gentleman
thinks that bark bursting, or sap-burst
/ ing, is the result of flow of sap late in
+ the season, during warm weather, too
4 late to form a layer of wood, and the
frost of winter, finding it in n LIQUID
state, causes ice to form under the bark,
/ bursting it from the wood.
OLD meadows may be quickly reno
waited by cutting up what may be left Of
/ the old sod, with disk harrow, then an
plying a good coat of fine manure ana
seeding with timothy ana clover Tie
surface may be rolled after the grass
seed is sOwn to make the surface smooth
4 for the mower A good mixture of seeds
/ for meadow bay is orchard grass and
Kentucky blue grass, one bushcl each,
and SIX pounds OF red clover.
DRAINS should be made before me
/ soil Is prepared for the seeding
/ During dry weather drains can
] he dug at much less expense than
when the soil is full of water. In mar.
! ing drain, it must be remembered TIM,
! its value largely depends upon the thor
I Oughness with which the work is done.
| A drain to be a paying investment must
be permanent Improvement. tits bet
| ter to make a single drain that will last
than large number, with the same
money, that are imperfect, and viii be
constant sources of trouble.
Lose exposure to wet and mud ut
this time of year frequently produces
cracks and other troubles III horses feet
The prevention is in keeping tie feet
clean, by frequently washing and wip-
ing dry with a coarse cloth. \ little
crude petroleum applied to the feet be-
fore the horses are taken from the sta
BILE will help greatly in preventing them
from becoming cracked. If the feet ar
already IN bad shape they should he
! bandaged and the horse kept where il is
/ dry. Cleanliness is the most effective
prevention of troubles with the horses
1 feet.
THE new corn crop, which is i'm
mense, Is now ready to feed to hogs.
There is no time at which corn can I've
SO p1ofitably fed to hogs as when it is in
full milk They will fatten faster on It
than any rawfood yet discovered. Hogs
/ are a good price and corn plenty. Wait
not another hour; haul it out to them
For 4 while give it to them stalks and
corn together. While sucking the
sweet Juice OF the stalks they viii
neither need nor use much water. But
/ it is no waste of coru to feed thrm IN
full milk, and the months of August.
/ September and October are worth nearly
all the balance Of the year for fattcuIng
hogs.
Cows giving milk shoudnot be allow
e to fall off in quantity from iusut)j-
Gent feed 1t is more difficult to in
crease the flow of milk after a shrinkag"
from the lack Of full feed than to keep
up a high activity of the secretion by
artificial feed. When the habit of Iii
minished milk secretion ut particular
time of year is established. as it VIII by
repetition, IT is not always easy toprc-
vent it entirely by liberal feeding. The
habit Will also be transmitted to the off
spring as a family characteristic that
Will diminish the value Of the animal as
producer of milk. Give the cows extra
feed as soon as the pasture begins to gct
short
MUTToN is very hcalthful food. 1t is
the cheapest meat for the farmer Il-
cost Is comparatively small, as the flee
from q good breed will pay for It's kcep-
ing. Then there is an additional profit
III the lambs When the animal is kill
ed at home there is the pelt, as well as
the rich droppings, which will make an
excellent manure. The pastures will
also be we'll cleared Of weeds. With the
exception of poultry. mutton IS also the
most convenient meat for the farmer
A sheep is easily killed and dressed by
a single hand in an hour, and III the
warmest weather II can he disposed Of
before it spells. Science and cxpcrIcnc"
both declare 1t to be the healthiest kind
OF meat, and a foolish prejudice alone
leads to a preference for pork.
HEAvEs or broken wind in horses is
not readily cured, but the distress of the
animal NAV be alleviated by giving
proper care and attention to his food.
Give no musty bay, avoid all kinds cor
tanning clover of any species. Turn out
the horse in summer to pasture, and IN
winter feed we'll cured corn fodder and
sound, clean oats or meal upon cut hay,
or corn stalks well moistened. If hayI7
fed let it he in small quantities and at
night only, and then sprinkled with wa
ter when put in the manager. Also
avoid driving soon after feeding. Nerve
tonics are also useful. and the best OF
these Is arsenic, given IN five gram dose
daily for month or more, but usually
three or four weeks will Toe sufficient.
A HANDY combination rake and scrap-
lows: Select hardwood stick, fifteen
inches in length, four inches wide. aua
ali inch and a thick; bung IT to Il TRAN
gular shape In crCss-sectIon hv shaving
down one side to thin edge. Bore si}
or eight one hall inch holes into the uA-
shaved side. to the depth of two Inches,
and insert in them sharpeued hard-Wood
pms, that will project three or TOM
inches. A handle Of the desired IenS's