The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-11

| ROR THE RARMRD.
The May number Of the American
Agricultural is full Of good things
from among which We Gull the few fol-
lowing: r.
BALKY HORSES.
Among the suggestions ssid to b<
published BY some Anti Cruelty IA
Animals Seciety. are these: II the horsa
when be bslks. can have his attention
diverted. there is usually NO trouble in
arting him. This may be done in
various wsys OF which the following
are fw that have been employ ed:
Take the horse out of the shafts snd
turn him around several times quite
rapidly. This will make him entirely
dizzy and lead him to forget that be
does not want to draw tbs load. A
stout twine twisted around the foreles
has been used ~ . remedy with good
results. A string tied around the ear
has the Same effect. We have seen
horses ofsths bslkiest sors~stxrtsa in q
moment By putting . lump OF >srth
into their Inouths. Eseo . piece of
sugar or bunch Of fresh grass will .
divert the attention Of baker that be
will often start Cd without trouble.
Some mild eAtment like these thst
sst the horse t. thinking Of something
foreign to his work is vastly better
than any amount OF whipping. and is
nrch easier of application. ea
EXTREME COLD ESDuRtS By sssps.
Some recent experiments BY Ocean.
dole and Pictet. Geneva. are Of inter-
est as showing the great cold which
seeds may endure without injury.
Mustard and cabbage seeds. and grsius
of wheat. without previsua artificial
drying. were enclosed in seshd ehbes
ssd subjected to & temperatnre ofAU 70
80 degrees belev zsSa Centiefade- 90
10 lOO Of our ordinary Fsrenhsit tbsr-
mometer). for from two to six hours.
Thsse sesds afterwards germiusted
promptly with . siyor equal TO those
not % treated.
TIE COST OF TILLAGx
Other things being equal. that lsnd
which 10 Tiled With ths least expsnss.
10 the bsst land. II .is pot tho siae Of
the crop tk6t determinos the prb1t 10
farming. but the exeess Of the ineome
over tae outgo. 1flt costs more to keep
q corn field perfectly clear Of weeds
than the value of the in-rease of the
crop caused by that culture amounts
to, then, 90 far - the Col n crop 10 con-
cerned. such excess Of corn is . loss.
But the influence bestowed on one
crop upon those that follow It must
not bs overlooked. It may be the hsst
system that grows . certain crop ct
loss in order to raise succeeding ones
at prsfit. The value aud cost Of
titiage. IN . we'll established system,
depends very largely on the time and
place that 10 done. sThT
REVIVAL IN THE sIfEEP INfRREsr.
There are at present moro csltsrfor
the names Of raisers Of pufo. blood sheep
than for long tune. A short time ago
. gsnsldnsu wished 70 klov Nhsre b
could purchas several csfs loeds of the
best Meriios. mostly fsnss, for ship
ment to the Southwest. Not only 10
there . revival - regards ths number
to be raised. but Q strong tendency
to grow only those Of the best breeds.
rhe "boom" 10 sheep raising. - the
slang Of the day has it. 10 . healthy
one. and one 10 b. snconrhesds hAart.
over it seems likely to last for an in
definite period Of time. :. 80. =. = = - :
oRBAr WASTE, a4sa
1t is the practise pf many dsilY ,fafp-
era 10 kin the ealvs6 81 ssssy SielyAts.
long before thsy eaHx-eea shsah b. iof
any use ~ food. This js 4 source Of
loss,. which, Mn thG country Though.
il something enormous, An Ani0sl
grown already to weight ef sixty OF
eighty pounds. and which might.
thrsngh . Iew vesks Of proper feeding
BE- made 70 yibld & l>SgsI sep0At 10
food, 10 killed. apd NJ that,;s tA1A tis
the skin! There are Gases when it 10
the bs economy to get rid Of cslvss
~ sosn - they cons, bus sAsss ere ex
csptional. and 10 the ordinary dairy Of
. farm. pr.cti.iog, mixed Ap:bsndry.-
On untimely end Improbable lsmoyA
Of the calves. Il viii pay we'll ID maby
cases to grow the calves until thsy are,
six months old. aud thus produce IN
animal weighing 900 poanAA aad. Of
the best quality. comnandi1g { ready
a.