The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
Farm.

Indian corn cobs contain large amount
of potash, more than twice rs much as the
willow. which contains more than any other
wood. The farmer often pays large sums
of money for the mineral, while quantities
Of this valuable material are lying around
on his premises.
A writer in the National Live Stock Jour-
nal says: Every dairyman, so far as he can,
should supply himself with a pint Of oil
meal for each COW per day, or half pint of
flaxseed, which should be boiled to jelly and
given with her other food. Oil meal is
worth all it costs for food besides being a
most excellent preventive of disease. We
have never had any trouble with COWS at
calving when fed small quantity Of oil
meal during winter. The small quantity of
oil left in it seems to perform the same Office
as little grass, or carrots and beets would,
to cleanse the bowels" This is not onlv
true of COWS in the dairy, but of all live
stock.
Fifty or hundred years ago the saddle
was quite sure to be found in the farmers
barn, as one of the necessary articles of the
farm but now it is too much put one side
for the harness and buggy. At this season
of the year, when the roads are bad, the
saddle should be more generally used, on
the ground of both economy and comfort.
Boys, and girls too, should learn the art of
horseback riding; as far as possible every
farmer should have {: horse suited to the
saddle.
Sorghum has found a new market. St..
Louis packers have bought it by the car load
for this seasons use in meat curing. The
article commonly bought is dark, yet rich in
sugar. St. Louis is taking the lead in the
manufacture and sale of sorghum makers
supplies, as we'll as of their products of
orgho and sugar. Some of the sorghum
sirup has shown larger per cent. Of sugar
than New Orleans molasses.
Horses are quite sensitive to chilling
draughts of air blowing upon them, and es-
pecially upon their heads; hence, in the
construction of stables this should be borne
in mind. Many stables have the horses
face an alley along the sides Of which are
doors, or a large space is left entirely open;
in such cases, whenever the rear stable door
and the one leading out of the alley are
open, the horses stand in chilling draught,
from which they can not escape. Horses,
like many people, can stand much wind in
an open field, but will catch cold while in q
draught only short time. Withproper VEN
tilaton, the doors of the stable should be
kept closed in cold weather, that no draughts
may OCCULT.
Everybody loves good chickens, good tur-
keys, good ducks and good geese. They
are now to be had in great perfection in
America, of all varieties, and of all classes.
And from what has been achieved in the
recent past, it is but fair to conclude that
in the future we shall all do better still, so
long as the commendable interest now rife
shall be sustained and the efforts of the nu-
merous earnest workers we have in the
United States be continued in their laudable
aim toward accomplishing perfection in the
various breeds and varities of poultry now
current among our enterprising breeders
and fanciers all over the land
Choice Recipes.
To CURE SORE THROAT gar
gle of equal parts of salt and pepper (black)