Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-09-01
seAsoNAslE FARM NOTES.

NEVER work with dull tools, for they
require too great an outlay of strength,
both Of man and beast.
Asa TfFT. Of Stockton N. Y, makes an
average Of over 800 poufds Of butter per
annum from each Of his cows.
SLovENLY work does not pay. See,
then, that the work Of the pillow and hoe
is done thoroughly.
THREE ta~blespoonfuls of London pur-
pie, well mixed in a peck of plaster of
paris, will make o compound which is
sure death to the Colorado beetle.
SALT it is said, will prevent club-root
In cabbages, Throw a tablespoonful
Of fine salt around the roots after plant
ingj this will also destroy the cut worm.
SWEET cream is usually ehufned at
a little higher temperature than sour
cream, and the same rule holds good for
chrrning whole milk. Sweet whole
milk churts best at q little above 90 de-
grees Fair.
The root crops need frequent cultiva-
tion IN August, and Us long as thefoliage
will allow it. Sugar-beets are best il
carthed up until the roots are entirely
below the surface. Mangels do not re-
quirc this careful chilling up"
THE butter globules in milk from far
row cows and cow nearly dry are small
er than 10Y in flush of milk, and, in
order to obtain all the butter the cream
from the former should he churned TO-
gether, and the same Of new milk cows.
THERE are many waste matters about
the farm, and they should be gathered
into n heap and there rotted into q
valuable fertilizer. Weeds of all kinds
that do not contain ripe seeds, and re-
fuse to crops, should go into the COM
post heap.
HAVE n good deal of faith in nm over
ruling Providence, but pillow early and
often, and use the cultivator as often,
with plenty of manure in the hill; then,
with occasional rains, Providence will
never hide n smiling countenance.
LAMBS should be separated from the
dams and given a good pasture by them
selves. Ii early lambs are desired for
the spring market, a S%outhdown cross is
preferable for quality, though in size the
Cotswolds are much larger than the
Southdowns.
PERSONS who use nitrate of soda MS a
fertilizer, says the american Cuiivator,
ought TO be careful about the cows. If
they get to it they will eat it, and if
they do death will ensue. In small
quantities it is a medicine, in larger
doses a poison.
Ii you wish to educate Americans to
be cheese eaters, tempt them to do it
with a first-class digestible article, and
not turn their appetites against it with
cheese from which the butter has been
purloined.
IT is wise to pillow as much as possible
for spring sowing. 1t is halfway fall
lowing, and is so far an advantage to the
soil; it is Of more benefit to heavy land
thar light, and the earlier done the bet
ter. Fall blowing greatly facilitates the
farm operation in the spring.
Cows will need some fresh fodder
when the pasture becomes short and dry.
Fodder coru is excellent for this, keep
ing up the flow of milk through the sea-
son.. An abundance of cool, fresh water
ald also shade from the hot sun of the
SutLlI1leT uOOH-uay.
LIME Stacked with a solution Of salt in
water, and then properly thinned with
skim milk, from which all the cream has
been taken, makes a permanent
whitewash for outdoor work, and
it is said rendersthe wood incombustible.
1t is an excellent wash for preserving
shingles, for all farm buildings.
or,-Sr I..,e 80 Is Al,o ,oA-uo
MS horn. If you desire to see the effect
Of applying a hot shoe to a horses hoof,
place your comb On a hot stove for q
minute or two, her let it cool and see
how easily it will break. A hot shoe
makes the hoof brittle instead Of tough.
A FEW years since I used 400 pounds
Of Peruvian guano Oh 100 rods of ground
where corn had been raised the previous
season. From this piece we had 400
bushels of onions. These were planted
11x5a inches. Whether like satisfactory
results could have been obtained again
by repeating the experiment l cannot
say, as / have not had an opportunity Of
testing the matter.
WEEDS on gravel walks may be de-
stroyed and prevented from growing
again by a copionsd dressing of the cheap
est salt. This is a better method than
hand pulling, which disturbs the gravel
and renders constant raking and rolling
necessary. One application early in the
season, and others rs they be needed,
while the weeds are small, will keep the
walks clean aud bright.
ALWAYS set the hens after dark, cover
ing them from right for a day, and re.
move the cloth or covering at night.
Thus, if the sitting room or nest is new
to the hen, she gradually grows familiar
with the surrounding as day approaches,
and will be very likely to conclude to
stop for a few weeks in her strange quar-
tiers.
If you want your chickens to grow
fast feed them on oatmeal scalded with
sweet or sour milk. Don't make thefeed
wet or sloppy, nor give more at once
than will be eaten up clean. Only pre-
pare as much as will be eaten before any
fermentation takes place in it. Where
oatmeal cannot he had, fine corn meal or
cracked wheat similarly treated and ad-
ministered will answer q very good pur-
pose.
The age of sheep is az readily ascer-
tanned by the teeth as the age Of horses.
The first year a Sleeps front teeth are
eight in number, and are of equal size;
the second year the two middle teeth are
shed, and replaced by two larger than
the others; the third year two very small
ones appear Oh either side Of the eight;
at the end of the fourth year there are
six large teeth; the fifth year all the front
teeth are large; the sixth year all begin
show signs Of wear.
81 HAYS observed many fields in oats,
barley and other grain in the course Of
somewhat extended travelling through
the most fourishing districts in southern
New York and northern Pennsylvania,
some drilled and rolled, some drilled and
not rolled, others sowed broadcast and
rolled or broadcast and not rolled, and
the conclusion / have reached is, that az
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