The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-10

ture during some stage of their growth too
hot A protracted drouth is the rule during
that portion of the summer when the plants
most require moisture. If the plants sur
vive the hot, dry weather and the attacks of
insects, the roots are liable to be tough and
stringy. The like is true in respect to man.
Colds. The roots of both of these plants ex
tend so far above the ground and have so
small an amount of leaves that they are
very poorly protected from the rays of the
sun and the dry winds To thrive properly
they require moisture and partial shade.
Parsnips make very fine growth in most
portions of the Northern States, as their
leaves afford considerable shade, while their
roots extend a long distance intothe ground.
In fact, the roots are entirely covered, and
are so long that they will reach moisture il
il is within a reasonable reach of the surface
of the ground. The yield of the crop is
very large, and the labor required to cult
vate it is not very great. The roots afford
desirable food to most kinds of animals,
especially to mich COWS. They are sweet,
and on this account they are relished by
young cattle. They are, however, difficult
to keep, They contain so much water that
they freeze easily. Exposed to the sun and
wind they become almost as dry as hay.
Freezing does not injure them. In fact, it
improves their taste by converting part of
the starch into sugar. But parsnips that
nave Dctn very UT
send out sprouts that absorb the substance
of the roots But with all these objections,
parsnips afford excellent stock food late in
the fall or early in the spring.
In many respects carrots are preferable TO
any kinds of roots raised in this country for
stock. A given weight contains a larger
proportion of flesh, fat and milk-forming
principles. They impart desirable color
and no undesirable odor or flavor to milk.
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ished by young stock. When cooked they
are readily eaten by pigs and poultry. AS
food for horses they are very far superior to
any roots grown. Many horsemen in this
and other cities are at great pains to procure
a supply of carrots for their stables. They
improve the digestion of horses, keep up
their condition and impart a gloss to the
hair. Carrots are almost the only kind of
roots that can be fed to horses to advantage.
The great difficulty with growing carrots
is the slow termination of the seeds. This
may be avoided to a considerable extent by
soaking them or inelosing them in keg
which is buried the ground for seven days.
The crop does not require very rich soil,
or one on which labor has been expended
in preparing it for planting. An old pas
ture sod that was turned the previous fall is
well suited to the growth of carrots The
labor of sowing, turning and wedding the
first time is considerable. After the leaves
shade the ground, which should be free
from the seeds of grass and weeds, the crop
requires but little attention.
Farm Notes.
The first wagon-load of new pecans sold
in Dallas, Tex, for $l.75 per bushel.
There are $4,000 acres of rice cultivated in
Louisiana, and the crop is estimated at 25O,-
000 barrels
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shipped over the Delaware Railroad during
the past season.
Dogs got into a herd of sheep at Browns
Mills, n. j., last week, and killed sixty-0ne,
and twenty-one others were mutilated and
had to be slaughtered.
Pigs that have been raised on milk, grass,
clover tubers and roots, till they weigh
100 or 200 pounds, are generally healthy.
They are then in a good condition to fatten.
The cost of cultivating an acre of medium
white beans in Canada is set down at S14;
the yield per acre at twenty and twenty-five
bushels, and the average price at SIPS.
Those shipped are mostly sent to the United
States
For storing onions there is no better place
than a dry, cool and airy loft, where they
can be spread out thinly, and often looked
over for the removal of those which may
are fatal to the keeping of onions, and much
handling is almost equally so.
The Governor of Louisiana has written to
Mr.. lie Due, Commissioner of Agriculture,
in reference to the difficulty experienced by
Louisiana planters i'm securing winter pas
turage and the desirability of finding a
grass of hardy species adapted to the
winters of that latitude. The Commissioner
is asked to furnish seeds for experiment.
One needs not to be much of an epicure to
be able to distinguish readily the difference
between fowl that has been shut up and
delicately fed for a time before killing, and
one that has been forced to scratch for
living. Confine fowls intended for the table
in darkened place. give them plenty of
milk either fresh, thick or sour, with grain
or table scraps, and you will have a delicate
article of food, with no strong chicken"
flavor about 1t.
The horse market in England is at pres
ent OverstOcked. One reason for this is said
to be the probable rise in the price of oats
and fodder during the ensuing winter.
Another cause is hazarded, which, il true, is
very marked, namely, that the upper classes
are cutting down their expenses in every di-
rection. At Tattersall's the other day
very large number of well-proportioned,
gOOd-lOoking carriage and saddle horses were
disposed of at something above merely nOm-
inal prices $l31.25 being taken for animals
that would under other circumstances have
fetched 1915 or $400. Very many had been
sent from Ireland. their owners not being
any longer able to drive their carriages.