The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-24
FARM NOTES.

ALSIKE gives smaller crops than red
clover, but of better quality. 1t is
highly recommended for soils liable to
heaving by frost, and affords to bees ex-
cellent pasture ground.
THE butter globules in milk from far
row COWS and COWS nearly dry, are
smaller than from COWS in flush of milk,
and, in order to obtain all the butter,
the cream from the former should be
churned together, and the same of new
milk COWS.
HUNGARIAN AND TIMOTHY COMPARED.
In timothy hay there are IL 36 per
cent. of albuminoids; in Hungarian,
9.37. OF fat-forming elements Hunga-
rian has 2.23 per cent; timothy, 1856.
OF heterogeneous extracts Hungarian has
38.41; timothy, $3.50 OF woody fiber,
Hungarian, 81 55; timothy, 26 Al. Both
timothy and June grass (Kentucky blue
grass are superior to Hungarian.
GAPEs.-A correspondent of an Eng
lish exchange says: On the first appear
ance of the disease, make quart of oat-
meal porridge, stir into it tallow can
die, and give warm to the chickens; re-
peat in about two hours. Sometimes 1
used two or three tablespoonful of drip
ping, when had no tallow candle in the
house, and with equal success. The ex-
treme simplicity of this remedy renders
it at least worth trial. / have never
lost chichen with gapes after admins
tering this remedy.
CRIB-BITING is often habit, but may
be caused by disease. Indigestion occa-
sions constant irritation and uneasiness,
which may impel the horse to take hold
with the teeth and stretch the neck as q
means of relief. From this grows the
habit of crib-biting and wind-sucking,
which ceases when the cause is removed.
AS remedy give the horse in his feed,
daily, for few weeks, one drachm of
copperas and half an ounce of ground
ginger, and feed him upon cut feed, with
crushed or ground grain, and one ounc e
of salt in each feed.
AT Syracuse, N. Y, they have milk
association composed of farmers, for sup
plying the city with pure milk. They
keep an agent and secretary to attend to
the business, keep their own teams, en-
ploy their own men to distribute the
milk, and board their own help. This
association receives the product of 1000
COWS; the amount of milk received is
3,S08, 600 quarts per year, an average of
$3.50 quarts from each COW PIX year.
These animals represent all breeds and
crosses.
To MAKE HORSE STAND TO BE
MOUNTED. proper mode is to take
hold of the bridle-check above the bit.
or of the nose-band, with the right hand,
while holding the stirrup with the left
but if the horse is very fresh, then he
should be held by one snaffie rein close
to the check. When lady mounts, of
course the groom stands in front of the
horse, holding the snafiie reins in both
hands. AS the most spirited carriage
horses are taught to stand still when
harnessed, there is no reason why riding
horses should not acquire the same les
son; indeed, unless n real hack stands
still to he mounted. he is not quiet to
ride.--The Book Of the Horse.
CRARcoAL FOR Fowls. is one
thing which nature does not supply, and
which civilization renders quite necessary
to fowls 1t is charcoal. Charcoal made
of wood does not answer the purpose; it
has no taste for food, is not attractive to
fowls, and is seldom eaten. But if any
one will put ON ear of ripe corn into the
fire until the grains are well charred,
and then shell of the corn and throw it
to the flock, he will see Al eagerness de-
veloped and healthy constitution
brought about, which will make q de-
cided improvement. All pale combs will
become bright red, that busy song
which precedes laying will be heard, aud
the average yield of eggs greatly in
creased. - Western Farmer.
JAPANESE SoUAsH.-A new squash has
recently been introduced into this coun-
try from Japan. 1t is very distinct
variety iii every particular, and has thus
far proved n most valuable acquisition to
our list. 1t il of the turban class, and
grows to moderate, uniform size; stem
very long and thin, woody and angular,
set in n rather deep circular depression;
surface deeply ribbed; skin warted in it's
early stages; color dull orange green;
dark when fully ripe. The flesh is of the
deepest orange hue, al flavor most ex-
quisite, dry, sweet, fine grained, and has
positively no fibre, quality not found
in any other variety. Another REGULARITY
of this valuable variety is its thick, solid
flesh, leaving very little room for pulp,
and having very few seeds. which are
small and not so white and plump as
those of the Hubbard. 1t is also n late
keeper. though perhaps not SO late as
the latter, not having such hard aud
shell-like skin. For pies it cannot he
surpassed. IL Hendricks ia Country
Gentleman.
HARRY BECKETT is generally praised in
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