The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-09

FARM NOTES.


Pres that have been raised on milk,
grass, clover, tubers, and roots, till they
weigh $50 or 200 pounds, are generally
healthy. They are then in good condl-
ton to fatten.
% PLASTER scattered over the floors of
the chicken house is powerful absorb
ent, preventing the smell which arises
from the droppings. =.
THERE are one hundred and fifty named
and described varieties of wheat, and
yet one-half the people who grow the
grain don't know the difference-such
is the lack of training in the natural his
tory of plants.
MILKING. best time for this is
either before or after feeding. Never
milk while the COW is eating. When
COW has once acquired the habit of feed
ing at milking time she will often refuse
to let down her milk unless food is be-
fore her.
WHEAT IN THE WEsT.-The eontinu-
GUS wheat growing in the West, followed
as it is by burning the straw, is certain.
sooner or later, to result in exhaustion OF
the soil A crop of Indian corn, when
wheat shows signs of tagging, IS gener-
ally sufficient to restore the fertility.
THE Ne,O England Farmer remarks
that cider made late In the season and
stored in a cold place, will keep sweet
because active fermentation is prevented
IF it is rich and sweet when it comes
from the press, and care is exercised in
making it from good, sound apples, it
will not become sour if kept in moder
ately cool cellar, in tight cask or In
bottles.
A NERVOUS, excitable steer is not as
profitable to feed as a lymphatic one
with broad, deep, chest, for this last
is seldom disturbed by anything-he
feeds well, sleeps well, and fats well. 1t
is just thirty years since the first Jerseys
we're brought to this country. They are
making great change in our dairy in
terests and the good results will become
more apparent in the ensuing year.
THE CABBAGE WoRM-To save his cab
bages, and as an experiment, Mr.. How
ard tells the Fruit Record that he mixed
four quarts of air-slacked lime, one quart
of fine salt, and quarter of pound
each of red and black pepper. When the
dew was on he applied this mixture by
means of large-sized tin pepper box to
400 cabbages, that were doubtless as
wormy lot as could be found He gave
them but one dose, but it did its work SO
effectually that there has been no further
trouble on account of these destructive
pests.
Corn STUBBLE.-Fields that have been
cleared in time should be plowed in read
mess for early sowing Of oats in spring.
If roots are to follow the corn the stuble
may be plowed at once and sown with
rye. Three or four bushels should be
sown to the acre. This rye will furnish
q heavy crop of green fodder next May
or an excellent early pasture in the
spring, or may be plowed under as a
green manuring. In either case the ex-
pense of the seed, which is the only out
Law, will be many times repaid In the in
crease of the following crop.
SHEEP IN WINTER. Sheep need free
dom of action and variety of food more
than any of our domestic animals. In
winter they require shelter only against
heavy rains and melting SHOWS, as even
| cold storm is better than a heated barn,
at least for Cotswolds. A rough shed,
facing the south and capable of being
| closed during the rain and snow storms,
is quite sufficient. They should then be
| kept in small focks, have spacious yards
| to roam in, and at all times, except dur
| ing the storms, fed in racks out of doors
| in ordinary weather. Where cold storms
are rare, and the ground is free from
| heavy snow, artificial shelter is hardly
necessary. for Cotswolds at any rate.
How TO FEED.-The trouble with most
persons who keep horses, no matter
| whether on farm for farm work or fol
driving purposes, is they feed too mucl
hay; and to this can be attributed the
general slnggishness often manifested by
the horses until they have been working
| a couple of hours, while their wind il
also much impaired Night is the onl,
time when hay should be fed, especial,
to animals used for quick work; even the
slow plow team should have but littl,
hay at the morning and noon feeds, bu
give them generous supply at the even
ing meal By doing this your horse
will keep in better spirits and condition
and free from any tendency to ''po
belly" which horsemen SO much dislik
to see.
REMEDY FOR BLIGHT Hoopt S
Weschester, Pa, veteran author, frui
grower and experimenter, in the Ameri
can Garden, says: "No sure remed,
can be suggested to prevent the bigh
in the pear nor the yellows in the peach
i are certainly beneficial: Wash the bodies
with ordinary thin whitewash or soap
l k1,,
weak lime, good rich compost, un
bleached wood ashes, &C., any refus
decaying vegetable matter, in fact, tina
will furnish food for your trees. A sligh
dressing of salt used sparingly also an
swers an excellent purpose, and some GU
tivators recommend ground bones an
others iron filings. A heavy mulchin
with muck is beneficial to all young trees
USES FOR SALT.-A writer in the r,
raj New Yorker says that the salt ques
ton is always on the carpet, and while
is very certain that salt is not a manur
it is equally certain that its applicatio
is decided benefit. The retardatio
and often complete ruin of crops by il
sect depreciation is well known, but it
not at all appreciated to its full exten
Salt can act but in three ways benef
cially. It attracts moisture and hence
useful in dry seasons; it drives away il
sects, and therefore, is useful in all sea
ons, and when thoroughly dissolved
heavy rains it acts by assisting inert (
insoluble material to become fit for plal
food. The first mode is slight gail
not enough, though, to pay for the sal
the second is very valuable, paying fc
the salt and the trouble of applicable
from ten to one hundred times over, o.
cording to the prevalence and destruc
iveness of the insects; the third mode
of but little value because insolubles al
generally proof against its feeble actiol
If we sum up the gain from the thr'
modes of action we perceive such vel
decided gain that one fair trial is suf
cient to convince the most sceptical. II
only danger is an excess, but as fl