Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
HOUSE AND FARM.
The Farm.

If there is no work farmer can proftably
engage in during the winter, aside from TAX
ing care of his stock and hauling out the
manure the animals make, he can spend his
time very proftably in study and reading.
No class of men have as good an opportunity
for reading as farmers and no class make as
poor use of it. All professional men and
most mechanics find it necessary to read and
study in order to succeed in their business.
The literature of agriculture, horticulture,
and stock raising is as valuable, if it is not
as extensive, as that of law, medicine, the.
ology, or mechanics, and the farmer who is
most familiar with it will be most likely to
succeed in the occupation he has selected as
lifelong pursuit.
Lime, as it comes from the kiln, is known
as caustic or quick ime-the heat having
expelled the carbonic acid gas of the carbon
ate of lime or limestone. Upon exposure to
the air and moisture this caustic lime absorbs
water and carbonic acid gas, and again re-
turns to the carbonate. During this rever-
sion it decomposes vegetable matter aud sets
the elements of plant food free. 1t is in
this power to prepare food for the growing
crop from the vegetable matter in the soil
that the chief value of lime resides. The
greater the per cent. of lime that is in the
caustic state the more valuable it is for this
work The quicker the lime can pc applied
after burning the better.
Mr.. G. T. Curtiss in his new work on
"Wheat Culture" concludes by saying:
Highest success in wheat growing involves
and presumes skillfull and intelligent man
agement in other parts of farming, 80 that he
who uniformly secures superior results with
wheat and does not impoverish his land OF
soil, cannot be other than a good farmer,
able to secure profitable results in all other
farm operations. Hence to become an
eminent wheat grower is to become COM
plete farmer" Mr.. Curtiss knows Of what
he speaks as he has had wide experience
in wheat culture.
It is entirely too late, of course, for hens
to sit, but some attention to the poultry
yard now will enable housekeepers to secure
a needful supply of eggs during the winter
Provide warm, sunny shelters, whitewast
the walls and clean up the bottoms. Roost
ing places should not be subjected to storm:
of rain, snow or wind. Feed your hens OF
variety of cheap, good food, including
scraps from the table. One rooster for tel
hens is enough for these polygamous birds
but have all of large, strong breed.
E. F. Tiffany, in "Our Dumb Animals,
tells of horse that belongs to his grand
father that was in the family very man,
years, and was very old A young hors
was substituted, and the old one was put il
, pasture to rest. The old gentleman meet
, ing house was three forths of mile away
on the top of hill. The very first Sabbatl
r grandfather went with his new horse t
meeting on going out to the shed after tn
morning service, he found his old hors
{ standing in the shed beside the new one
The old horse had jumped out of the pas
ture to 60 to and stand in his old place.
was the only time he ever did so. How h
.. knew the day, or when to go, is mystery
> for there was no bell on the meeting house
, He went Sabbath after Sabbath to stand il
his old place. Grandfather inddlged hir
) for while, and then shut him up in tn
r barn on Sunday.