The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29
SEASONABLE FARM HINTS.

A HORSE will not bite a crib made of
hemlock lumber, nor will rats, mice or
other vermin gnaw through it.
On clean land drills may give the best
returns, but if weeds are plenty, hills
viii be better, as they allow of cultiya-
! ton III two directions.
THE amount of tiesh-forming food *
greater in oats and oatmeal than in any
other grain, being about sixteen Der
cent, and the amount of fatty substance
is double that contained IN wheat
A FARMER in Iowa estimates that the
! profit of raising one two ear-old shot
horn steer for market Is equal to that on
eighteen scrub steers which have to he
kept three years or more before they are
saleable.
THE Connecticut Farmer says that
Mr. +. Bailey, of Little Compton, Il, l..
has kept |, 900 to 200 hens during the
past five years, and realized from each
an annual profit of Sl.15. Large tlocks
/ are not uncommon III that vicinity, the
poultry intere3t being largely developed
/ WhEN putting up perches use some
4 Judgment Mt least III placing them olar
/ apart that the fowls can not peck one
/
of many injuries happening them III their
/ endeayors to escape from their belhger-
ent ncighbors.
LAYING hens need II great deal of limc
i'll order that their eggs may have the
proper thickness of shell. Nothing bet
ter can he given than raw eggs crushed
fine. They are of special value on n
count of the fatty matter e ntaincd IN
I their cells.
/ Few realize the necessity of manurur
orchards When once planted, thetr,t,
are to remain on the same soil thiI,y or
forty years mt least. They in II fcwy,ar,
/ exhaust the 70, Il III the soil that theyare
most fond of, and then they W y cease to-
! be produc i've aud TIN tty unless proper
| ly fed
AN ea',y rolling of clover TO settle the
roots that have been raised by frost " 7
be especially appropriate Ger the open
winter Just passed. = ty pounds Of
/ plaster per nc w often have as good
effect rs the larger doses of 100 and POO
pounds that are recommended. Wood
ashes on many soils WI be found Il use
full application.
Corn, unlike the other cereals, VII
/ lear the direct Application of manure m
/ w. eral quantities. For immediate IT.
suits, well rOttcd manurcs ave always
est, but that taken upfermented from
the balh-yard may be applied to can.
I Long manure may he placed under.
while short manure may be spread upon
the ST. face and worked iuto the So by
the harrow and cultiyator.
Potash dissolved IN water, or etrom
wood ashes, is the best wash for the
trunks and large limbs of lruit trees.
Whitewash should not he used, as it
closes the pores of the bark which
should be kept open i'll order to insure
healthy tree. Potash or I've answers
every pup ose which whitewash would,
with none Of its objections.
PICK up any stones that may have
been raised n owe the suIIace bs the nc
ton of frost The roller may be used T.
bring the surface into good shape torthe
mower Meadows are hequently
by the treal Is cttlc before the ground
is fairly settled. The graz pg of meal
ows in spring is at the expense of the
hay CT p. 1t is better to keep cattle IN
the barn until the pasture are ready To
furnish them a tuIl ration.
JEECstIEM AE7,C HOKES are grOWin"m
favor; they are rc'ished by nearly all do
mestic animals. They may + lett 'nthe
ground al lter, and when dug ~ the
: spr;ng IRE crisp and fresh aud tac most
accepts lie change in the feed. The
round, snort variety ca ed Brazilian
is best The seed is cut the same as
potatoes, arrows made lhrcc feet apait,
and the pieces droppc about twelve or
fifteen inches apart III the harrow nd
covered with few inches OF earth.
LsND for sorghum sh ,uld be such as
would produce a good crop of cola, and
prepared III Il similar manner. The
ground for early amber is checkc III
three AMI one-half feet e III way, taf'ng
care to check it reg Jl2riy, 20 chat the
crop may be easily wo'Led both ways,
with these distances. n out two pounds
of seed to the acre vi lie rcqu red. Hy
hills" no elevation Of the 6fopud is
meant, bat the tel N is - cor non use
; for the SPOT, or lace for The seed. For
| sorghum the GsoUHd shoU'd be level
: Abort ttl or twelve seeds are to hc
dropped i pl@cc I'd covered.
; w. T. HEAENE, OF lis county, one d
the most sUcCc jstr' IS welt as scicnt1l-
farmers III Kentucky, Ger te5 ing the
valuable fci, ing qua ,ie5 OF salt sUWu
with smaH s.'a'p, is convened that the
,, yield Of whc.,t IS largely decreased there
by. Last year he sOwed salt with a pcr-
; ton of his wheat, and the Yield was
much gre ter than on other p Lions mot
sown with it. THIS year he has eighty
; acre of wheat, ON all of which he has
sown sit. He also applied ittohls oa2
> as he says it ccr,a'uly OUGHT to be goa
for that crop also. the experiments
made by Mr. Heglne have induced
1 large number of Kentucky farmers totry
1 this fei cil'"cr, aud we hc1r of its beng
| sOwn by farmers mother counties. -L'f-
: ingion (hY.) Transcript
IT must be admitted by every one
familifr with farm work, that the labor
2 problem is q difficult one, and 1t may
fairly, from Its Importance, clam tae
r first consultation in deciding upon thr
I plan of operations for the year. Inc
g largest possible crops may not CONTAIN %
e profit, if the labor in the'r production
S has not been well planned One OF the
t mcsG ;npol mt lvautaGcs to be Obtain
ed from Il systcmu e rotation of crops
consists in the judiciGl distribution Of
. labor throughout the year SO that there
, may not be a surplus at one tine, anu
!, deficiency at another that VII req'il,ie
/ the employment of extra hands al 'It
G highest wa es.