The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-23
SEASONABLE FARM NOTES


that it pays to SOW rye III the fall twice,
some in September and somein October,
to feed the stock next spring.
ONE-HALF ounce of salt to the pound
of butter is the rule of salting adopted
by the makers of the celebrated butter
which sells at a fancy price in Boston.
If tire food which healthy COW con
sumes in July is like that which she con
sumes in October, the milk which she
produces should be substantially the
/ same.
+ All. bulbs aud plants that die down t.
/ the grotftst, IN autumn may be protected
/ by covering with leaves, straw and ma
nure. but plants that retain their leaves
in winter Will not bear such protection.
! EVERY dairyman shetiii bear this in
mind. that poor butter or cheese is all
ways the first TO feel the effects OF dull
market. The best products are always
inquired for, even on the poorest mar
. kets
/ KEEP your farm buildings and all
your premises absolutely clean. Ust.
absorbents stich ~ dry earth and ashes:
( and all offensive gasses viii disappear
thereby promoting health and prosper
lty.
NEVER allow mudhole to remain
around a well. If your water is muddy
and impure throw in a specIl of lime to
/ purify it. If animalcrllR appear In tho
water throw in half gallon of salt to
make them settle &c the bottom.
THERE is nothing easier than 10 re-
move warts from cows feat. Pull
hair out of the cows tail. tic II arounA
the neck of the wart as close t. the teat
as you can get it. In few Gays the
wart will drop Off
! POTATOES, or any other root crops
may be grown III young orchard !
would not do any injury to grow corn.
but grain crops should not be attempted.
/ They take from the soil the very
elements which the trees require.
1 HoRsEs have been known to get blind
from standing in dark stables. The
stables should be SO lighted that the
light will not fall directly ON the horses
eyes The windows should be ut the
rear of the stalls.
An Indiana farmer gathered old bones
and reduced them by placing them in al
tenate layers with ashes. and the next
year use the mixture on a melon hill,
and raised the largest crop of melons he
ever saw.
A KANSAS farmer makes the sugges-
ton that rape-seed be sown rs soon as q
wheat crop is taken off, to serve the two
fold purpose of growing forage for sheep
and hogs III autumn and to keep down
the growth of weeds liable to flourish.
A CORRESPONDENT advocates cultivat-
ing corn with the double cultivator and
a span of horses in preference to a sin
gle culhvatOr and one horse, because il
is more economical than single cult
vator and one horse, as it saves the Ia
Dor of one man.
THE washing of the seed-wheat f.
avoid smut Is to be commended. 4
solution of blue-stOne, Of the strength Of
one pound to gallon Of water. Is ustd
by many. Others use 4 strong brine
and some dust air-slackcd lime over the
seed, which are previously moistened
In young horses sweeney, or wasting
of the muscles Of the shoulders, is Of
ten a consequence of unsteady pulling
with an Ill-fittIng collar Cupping the
shoulder will not do. Apply for some
time once a day a portion of equal
parts OF oil Of turpentine and tincture
of cantharides. Shake the bottle while
applying the contents Liberty, out
doors for a run and exercise every day
III suitable weather Is important
A MASSACHUSETTS, farmer says that he
has planted the following crops after the
early peas have been marketed aud the
vines pulled with good Success: Squash,
hOrse-radish, cabbage, ali kinds of tur-
nlps, sweet corn, tomatoes, spinach. rye
for fodder, clover 10 plow under, corn
fodder and string beans. BY getting two
crops from the land the peas do not cost
much, except the cost Of the seed pick
ing and marketing The second crop is
the profitable one, as there is but or
coat of manure applied for both crop,
PROF 4. f. BLOUNT, of the Colorado
Agricultural College, gives this adylcr
regarding seed-coru: "Always scleCf
even-rowed ears and cars whose rows ar
straight, not irregular on the cob. E1re
that taper are the best because better
protected by the husk; and then, too.
the silk-the female part of the plant
remains alive longer. Ny reason for Sc
Letting the top ear for seed is that 1t IL
always more fully developed, more UNI
form and more vigorous in its germ
nation, having been better fertil2ed
when IN the silk
GEORGE GEDDEs approves of the fol
lowing for a farm gate: Two boards, j.
feet by 6 inches, fortop and bottom: ons
for main brace j feet by inches from
upper Cat top of gate to foot Of latch
post; one, Il feet byfour inches, to cover
the top OF gate; two, 4 feet and inches
by 6 inches, for hinge post; five, sane
length by inches, for latch-post, and
. three vertical braces. He makes the
space, counting from the top, 8, 7, = and
5 inches, discardiug any hinge project
ing above the gate, and binding all to-
gether by strong hinge at the top,
around the upright5, the ends Of the
hinge being well bolted.
The method OF selecting and saving
seed corn, practiced by a New York
farmer, Is, when hllsking, TO select, from
stalks having two or more ears, tn
finest and best ears-thOse having q
small cob, well tipped ont, rows reCular
and straight, bright and clear seed. ami
with no strange kernels. On sucl b"
leaves three or four husks, and when q
quantity has accumulated he takes one
or two dozen aud braids the husks, ad-
ding the ears on one side. ines
" trusscs are then hung III some airy
loft, where they viii not be liable to h'
affected by moisture rising from IN!