The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01
FARM NOTES.

possible yield. When one thinks nov
little the second half Of 100 bushels OF
corn per acre costs, the profit Of growing
such crop becomes apparent And 1t
is easy to produce such yield. One
wants tine right kind " corn the right
fertilizers and manner Of applying these,
and little extra work in cultivation.
The cost of the land and Of planting and
tending the crop il the same for twenty
bushels as for one hundred bushels on
an acre.
How TO CHOOSE A Coon Cow,-The
Grumpy horn is n good indication; full
aye another Her head should be small
aud short Avoid the Roman nose; this
indicates thin milk, and but little Of it.
See that she is dished in the face, sunk
between the eyes. Notice that she is
what stock men call good handler
skin soft and looks like the skin Of n
dog Deep from loin to the udder and
very slim tail. A COW with these marks
never fails TO be good mixer. There
is more difference in COWS than IL usually
supposed and but few really good COWS
are offered in our markets II Il farmer
has a ''No / article, he won't sell her
unless obliged to do 80.
CONDIMENTS FOR POULTRY. moder.
hto quantity Of cayenne pepper, mustard
or ginger can, with great benefit, be
added to the food Of fowls 10 increase
their yigor, and TO stimulate egg produr-
lion. This diet, although apparently
artificial, is really natural; for wild birds
Of the gaIlinacean family has access to
very many highly-spccd berries and
buds - articles that give the "gamc
flavor" TO their flesh. Although there is
more or less of an aromatic principle III
wheat, Indian corn, and other grains CON
suncd by the domestic fowl, yet tho
quantity is not sufficient to supply the
place Of the stronger species, II taste for
which is inherited by the fowl. -Lioc
NOck JOuHu.
OxEE-A yokeof oxen is always profit
able ON the farm 1T matters not how
many horse teams there are, oxen are
the best for certain kinds Of work A
good OK should have n long, lean face,
and BRIGHT hazel eyes, which show n
aapablIity to receive instruction and Il
disposition to obey it, largo nostnls
denote tho capabillty If the * TO work
IN hot day Very largo horns Mt the
base denote lazincss Full breast,
straight back, wide ribs by which is
meant the ribs that round ont nearly MS
wide as the hin bones and wide gam.
Drills, are evidences Of strength. Straight
knees, broad toes, pointing straight for
ward, show an OK that can travel on hard
road, or pavement They should he we'll
matched, especially in disposition and
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A GREhr ORCHARD. The Fdrmcr $
Rcrico publishes detailed account Of
.hG orchard of A. II. Whitney, Of Illinois,
who has iJ5 acres in apple trees, He
set the first 100 trees i'll 1913, and now
has il, 600 in bearing. He began with
IA sorts, though only 80 are left his OBJ
cct being to test them For summer
and autumn, he chose Rcd Astrachnn,
Nlaidcn's Blush Snow and BaiIcys
Sweet, and for winter and spring,
Domino Jonathan, Willow Twig, Bon
Davis and Wncs0p. His largest crop, IN
1876, was $4,000 bushels, one.half Of
which was shipped to market, and tho
Dthcr half made into cider. lie does not
count on full, or heavy crop oftner than
Dnco in four years For the cooling
moth ciurns sheep into the orchard by
which these insects nrc nearly cleared
put. The long-wool sheep arc best MS
tIOlswolda, hciccstcrs, South-Downs;
Mcrinos eat tho bark Tho soil Of the
orchard is rich enough without manure
Mr. W. advises for an orchard that it
slope to tho north cultivation with corn
Tor few years, then seeding to clover,
b. be plOwcd under every three or four
years.
CoTToN-SEED MEAL-rhis ought all
to be consumed in our own country, in.
stead Of exporting so great Il proportion
Of it, rs it Is not only highly noursh-
lng but II henlth-keepmg food. Tho oil
N ii lubricatcs the bowels of tho animals
md keeps them in good condition, whlIo
,ho other clements Of which it X COM
posed assist in building up the muscles
.apidlv. But it should be fed spmlngIY
md mixed with either bran, middlmgs,
,ats or other meal. From pint to two
quarts per day il a fair ration, with other
ood, according to the size OF the animal,
although Mt the South, we are informed,
hey feed it still more abundant y.
There they usually feed the seed whoIo,
,g pinned from the cotton, and after
boiling, they let their animals eat as
much rs they please, with impunity,
almost entirely iattcnn% their swine with
it, finishing OH with Uoru two weeks or
so before slaughtcring.-RI0m NCw
IOykO.
PONrs IN 4 Pm. Head and Ears:
The head wide in front, ears erect, and
pointed forward, chops rounded aud well
filed up to the brisISet. Crest md
Shoulders Crest wide and rising to the
houIdcrs; shouldcr-blndca well slopcd
backwards. Ribs and Loins: Ribs well
sprung; loins wide aud slightly urched
lIindquartcrs: headquarters not to slope
nor narrow, towards the tail. Hams
Hams rounded outward, well let down
and full towards the twist Chest: Chest
wide, with elbows well out Forc-ribs
and Flank: Forc-ribs wide underneath;
flank well let down, straight and well
filed the stiilc. Legs and Feet: Legs
straight and small IN bone; feet small
and compact. Hair and Color Hair
plentiful Especially in this climntcl,
bright and vigorous; color TO denote
purity of breed. Tail: Tail entire, thick
at root and tapcriug. Size: According
to head
OILTNG MAcHINERy.-Ag great difficulty
with all tyros in the use of machinery is
the wasting Of oil by its too profusc use.
II often happens TINT n bearing will heat
when supplied with too much oil, that
will run cool when supplied with the
proper quantity. The reason is that
when the lubricator is partly worn it be-
comes, as Mr.. Smith says, sticky; it re-
sists removal, it romans tenaciously be-
tween the shaft and its bearings; whereas,
too much Of it, usually thin and limpid,
serves TO ''wash the bearing" and let tho
marta into closer contact In fine work