Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-02-04
FARM H,nTs.

A MAN in Easton, Maine, has this year
harvested 10, 600 bushels Of potatoes from
acres Of ground.
BucKwHEAr -four is recommended for
the hair Of horses = fne, smooth,
brilliant appearance.
GIVE hens constant access to lime in
some form. Hens must have the raw
material in order to manufacture shells ;
they can not make them out Of nothing.
SrAaNAST and impure water which
cows drink while at pasturage 10 one Of
the most prominent causes Of bad odor
in milk.
DAMAGED corn is exceedingly injuri-
GUS ~ food food for horses, because it
on inflammation Of the bowels and
skin diseases.
A JERSEY COW in Memphis has sur
prised her owner and the farmers there
abouts by giving milk that made three
pounds Of butter from one gallon Of
milk. So the papers say.
The best remedy for the sting Of . bee.
wasp or hornet is liquid ammonia, and
nothing viii equal it's dilution in water
III allaying the irritation CAUSED by mos
quitoes.
AMERICA stands first in the world for
honey production, as well "a for scien-
tiic management and improved imple-
ments for their apiary; next comes
Switzerland, then England and France.
HoRsEs contract habits very easily
when improperly managed, and transmit
them to their offspring. The balky
makes a balky horse. "'Tis easier
to prevent than to cure"
FARMERS should bear in mind that
frozen meat will not absorb salt. Before
either frozen beef or pork is put in the
barrel for sailing it should be thawed
out.
The reason that cabbage emits such q
disagreeable smell when boiling is be-
cause the process dissolves the essential
oil. The water should be changed when
the cabbage is half boiled, and it will
thus acquire a greater sweetness.
WHEN a horse is worked hard his food
should be chiefly oats-if not worked
hard his food should be chiefly hay, be-
cause oats supply more nourishment and
A4Cp11sulthli8 uHttCk0AA tAhA1 buy Otl1Cl
food-hay not SO much.
To utilize feathers of ducks, chickens
and turkeys, generally thrown aside 81
refuse, trim the plumes from the stamp,
inclose them in a tight bag, rub the
whole NJ if washing clothes, and You
will secure a perfectly uniform and light
down, excellent for quilting coverlets
and not a few other purposes.
To cure gals on the shoulders of yonr
horses: At morning, noon and night
wash the shoulders well with water and
apply with a feather the following: Six
drachms Of iodine dissolved in half a
pint of alcohol. It is a good preparation
to keep in the stable at all times.
Work horses and those kept for driv-
ing purposes often receive permanent
at this Of the year, between
wheeling and sleighing, by being shut
up aud deprived Of exercise. Lung,
bowel and foot diseases are frequent
penalties Of neglect Of regular exercise
when not in 9
IT is held that England viii eventually
become one of the best customers for our
mutton sheep. To accomplish this, how
our stock of mutton sheep must
not only be increased, but especial care
must be taken in breeding, and especial
pains used in ~fattening. In beef cattle,
what consumers want nowadays is supe-
rior flesh not masses Of tallow.
LIZ you take into consideration hard
ness, proliicacy, weight of fleece and
average weight when full grown, you
will find that the Cotswold will best an
swer your purpose. The average weight
Of the most common breeds Of sheep.
when fully grown, is about as follows:
Cotswold 200, Leicester 1876, Shropshire
Down 175, South Down 155, American
l03 pounds.
PLowINa land when it is very dry is
as hurtful as when it is very wet.
But any experience is with heavy clay,
or land in which clay is an important
Such land when plowed
dry breaks up lumpy, and consequent
rains do not dissolve the Jumps. It is
my opinion that there is never a more
suitable condition for blowing any soil
than when it has enough moisture to
cause the burrows to fall loosely from the
pillow with no appearance Of packing and
no humps William Agmstroag, Eynni-
r0, ~. y.
PRoF. L. b. ARNOLD advises SKIM
ming the milk as o as sour
1ess Is perceptible, and to churni at
10 degrees instead of 70, before the
,ream gets sour. When the butter
zones it granules, enough cold water or
brine should be put in to reduce the
mass to about SIS degrees, when after a
title slow churning, the granules viii
,ecome hard and distinct, and the butter
in candition for washing ont all the
,uttermilk. The salt should then be
in with as little labor "a possible,
md after standing a while it win be
'eady to pack.
Hoes when nearly fat are liable to
AVE a ~disordered stomach through over
refusing their food The best
ntidote for this is charcoal. II the char
is taken from the stove when cold
here win probably he ashes taken up at
he same time, these will not hurt the
log should he eat q portion Of them.
Charcoal is best taken from an open fire.
It would be well to have on hand
{ all times a barrel or two of charcoal.
haired corr cobs or charred corn have
good effect. There is nothing better
han these substances where hogs have
he sours.
Of the many errors that farmers are
kelly to fall into there is none more pro-
ifc Of injury than that of closely feed
ng those fields from which the hay crop
las been taken, and from which il IL ex-
'ected in the future. During the late
ummer and early fall months, when the
in pastures becomes short, and the
Of milk diminishing, with a field II
God feed that has sprung up since cut
the crop of hay, the temptation Il
cry strong to "turn in the cows for !
This may be all we'll enough Il
ot persisted in; Int when animals are
lowed TO feed in such fields until the
is gnawed 30 closely as to be near.
= as smooth ~ 9 house floor, such )
cid con not be depended upon for much
{ q crop Of hay the succeeding season.
nless . liberal top dressing Of some sost
t fertilizer is applied.
THE best Of bacon is made from pies
o. over six months Of age, the object !