The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-14
AGRICULTURAL.

cattle free from lice have no hen roosts IN
your barn
\ GERMAN farmer says he values to-
bacco stems for manure "about the same
as stable dung; straw soaked in urine
and dried would be much the same
IL only six substantial farmers in
town are agreed they can organize and
sustain club which will put new life
INTO the agricultural and social culture of
that town.
ONE-HALF ounce of salt to the pound
OF butter IS the rule for sailing adopted
by the makers Of the celebrated " trade
mark lump butter, which sells for q
fancy price IN Boston.
THE Onondaga Milk association, OF
New York, concludes that "coln and
oats, ground and mixed in equal quaint
ties, make the most valuable moal, and
given quantity Of such meal Is worth
more than any other
II is essential that leather should have
light. In the care OF harness do not in
close IN dark closet or room OF
course harness should be oiled three or
four times year, first washing With soap
and water.
FARM stock must always be regarded
as the best capital q farmer can have. for
il furnishes the manure by which rich
harvests are secured; and through these
good husbandry creates the capital which
Is needed on the farm
PARTICULAR care should be used in
cleaning milk pans and cans. Many cases
are On record OF diseases in families from
using milk infected with noxious germs
from foul milk cans Milkmen upon
AGAIN receiving the cans should cleanse
them with boiling hot water
THE farmer cuItivates his farm il sum
mer, and it yields a bountiful crop OF
grain. In winter he should improve lis
leisure time in cultiyatlng his mind, 50
that It may yield a bountitul crop Of
thoughts. Neither the farm nor mind
Will be productive without cultivation.
Rank weeds will grow up and smother
all that is valuable
As matter of experience, it is found
that the mixture OF cut straw and root
pulp, alternate layers of each. should
stand for at least twautv-fodr hours be-
fore being fed, after which il becomes
heated OF itself, and the cattle eat it with
great relish. There Is nothing better for
young and growing stock.
Too large a number Of sheep should
not be watered together We believe
seyenty-five IS enough for one lot; by no
means let there be more than one hun
dred. There is more danger Of diseases
in large hocks than in small ones. The
proportion Of sheep that 90 not thrive is
always greater in large hocks than in
small ones
THE Cotswold, although large sheep,
have big backs and small bellies, and
Will not consume SO much food as some
smaller sheep that have little backs and
great bellies. Nearly fifty years past the
C0tswold ran-breeders all used Leicester
rams. That greatly improved their tlocks,
gives them better symmetry, better quail
ity and more aptitude to fatten.
FRENCH poultry fanciers who make a
speciality Of raising fowls for the market
are now feeding their poultry with barley
and steamed carrots. Its rapid fattening
qualities are something wonderful. and
1t il said that the roots also imparts pc
culiar flavor to the flesh E.at suits the
tus,e of the French epicure exactly The
large yellow carrots are considered best
for this purpose.
Mn A. A. SoUTHwIcK, of Massachu-
sets, writing from his experience III that
state, regards the Berkshire swine as
meeting the demands Of most farmers
who want hog that viii attain a weight
from 300 to 800 pounds IN the least posi-
bic time. This sort OF a hog IS that
which IS regarded at the west rs the best
adapted TO the wants Of packers.
The Hmul Nctr Yorker says: Trees
that are almost uupunel, are longer
lived and more fruitful than trees that
are subjected 10 a severe pruning once
year or once IN two years. We should
bear III mind the fact that there should
be q proper proportion between roOtsand
branches If we take of all the top the
roofs MI die; if we take OF half the Top,
the roote are badly injured unless the
tree can succeed in forcing latent buds
INTO plentiful crop OF suckers.
THERE should be no drafts Of air
through cracks IN the barn that will
blow over the stock. but still /. Is Just
az bad for horses and cows 70 breathe
bad air as j. IS for man. ! good way
10 convey pure air into the stable IS 70
have tubes Of boards about loot square
connecting with the outside, AMI passing
along the sides Of the stable TO the rear
il such manner that the air nav be
conveyed TO the front of the stock.
MANY farmers who keep horses do not
think it profitable to feed them much
grain, and frequently feed poor hay.
As Il consequence of such management
the animals are not worth much for
labor. When the occasion arises for
putting horses thus fed at hard work
they are found out OF condition end I'M
able 10 perform 4 reasonable task; while
In the spring they require extra fee ling
Tor Z few weeks, or else the work must
60 on with horses unfit for the business.
f Is far better to give the horses little
grain during the winter. when. should an
emergency arise, they are equal 10 the
occasion.
4 COW that is MIXED three times a day
will 1iye more milk and Weld more cream
than one that is MIXED ut intervals ol
twelve hours. When the udder is filled
a process of absorption goes on and part
Of the milk secreted Is thus lOst. 1t VIII
paw to take the milk from copious mixers
nj intervals Of eight hours a. nearly as
possible. / COW that is MIXED at
o'clock il the morning. / IL the after
noon and At night, viii Weld from 10
10 20 per cent. NOR milk and more
cream than If mii1-eJ twice a day
iucyican Agricaltlrist.
NOTWITHSTANDING the general belief
among farmers that young clover IS