Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-09-08
FAsm NOTES.
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In Saxony diaries, milk is kept from
by passing o thin iron chain
through the milk pans, the ends of
chaan are kept constantly Id
old Watef.
fiji E,.iirs, MESSENGER TINS teiiph bx b
urn a horn: Rasp the horn oil thb cut
,ide if you wish to turn the horn in. 1t
will give life TO that part and increase it's
wonderfully on the side rasped.
gou can give the HORN any shape you
please by scraping:
TiiE meaning hf the word tssoifinR,"
~ uildefsto0a hiiibnE the Hattle feeders,
is the practice Of combining animals to
the stake or small lots, and feeding them
IN green clover, corn, grass, etc., cut rs
needed, and not allowing the stock to
grazs on The ground wEefe The food
grows.
III ia well known That butter, cream,
milk and flour are peculiarly liable to
absorb effiuvia, and should, therefore,
never be kept in mouldy ROOMS or placed
where there are sour liquids, aromatic
vegetables, such as onions, cabbage and
OF siiioked Ash Of bacon, or, In
deed, any kind Of food or thing Of strong
odor, lest they lose their flavor.
1 HAVE had very good success both in
growing and feeding beets, either q
mangel (the yellow globe 1 pre-
fer). They are sweet and healthy to
give as \ change to all stock In winter.
AS an experiment / haze fdttcned beef
by feeding only beets and clover-hay,
making what butchers call frst-rate
quality Of meat.
A SERIES Of experiments has demon
strated that bran possesses valuable
qualities as q fertilizer, it being claimed
to be superior to guano, b%onedust,
land plaster, etc., by q contemporary.
About half n ton to the acre, applied
once in three or four years, Is sufficient,
while tile Yield IL prodigiously increased.
This would make 1t q cheap dressing.
SOME varieties of potatoes are more
liable to scab than others. A row of
Buckeyes were almost eaten up by the
scab, while other v~arities close by were
free from it. I have, l think, proven,
to my own satisfaction at least, thatsincc
the exclusive use of commercial ~fertiliz-
ers my potatoes have become entirely
free from scab, and better than with
the use Of barn-yard manures.
Mr.. w. H. CHAPMAN. who owns one
Of the largest cherry orchards in Napa
valley, Cal, SMOKES his orchard in spring
to prevent injury by the frost. Here
after, says the Napa Register, he intends
smoking when the trees are in blossom
whether there is danger Of frost or not,
Us from past experience he is confident
the operation is very beneficial to the
trees, causing the fruit to set better.
In some parts of France rye is largely
employed for green feeding, but of late
farmers are substituting barley, which
appears to be better relished by stock.
1t is sweeter and somewhat more tender.
It's nutritive value is very different fol-
lowing the period Of its development.
When young it contains but six parts in
100 Of dry matter, and twenty-one about
fifteen days after coming into ear.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Ohio
Farmer says that he has found by cx-
perience that six Cotswold sheep will
not consume more food than a cow, and
are more profitable. For a lamb OF
this breed, weighing 125 pounds, IS. so is
obtained. He estimates that six ewes
will produce eight lambs per annum and
fifty pounds of wool.
NEVER water a horse directly afte,
feeding him, especially if he is fed on
corn. Thirst should be allayed before
the feed is given, and il any water is
allowed after it should be merely a
mouthful, until the lapse Of two o,
three hours time has been had for gas
trio digestion. Many valuable animals
have been lost by allowing them t. drink
freely directly after eating.
PARsNIps' carrots, Swedish turnips,
and especially mangel-wurtscl, will NIL
fatten pigs. The roots ought not to be
given in a raw state, but always cooked
and mixed with beans, peas, India corn,
oates or barley, all Of which must be
ground into meal. When pigs are fed
ON such cooked food as We have stated
the pork acquires a peculiar rye flavor,
and is much esteemed, especially fol
family use.
CoRNsrALKs are good food for cattle,
but their is a great difference in theil
value as saved by different farmers. Let
out to become weather beaten, they arc
poor food for any kind of stock; but
when saved without being injured either
by u or weather, well cured and shell.
tered early, retains the sweet juices un.
impaired, they are one of the best fodder
crops. 1t pays to cut and secure then
early, while there are some of the
juices remaining in them.
CRIB-BITINa is often a habit, but ma,
be caused by a disease. Indigestion oc.
casions q constant irritation and un.
easiness, which may impel the horse tc
take hold with the teeth and stretch tho
neck rs a means of relief. From this
grows the habit of crib-biting anG
~wind-sucking, which eases when Tho
cause is removed. As a remedy give
the horse in his feed, daily, for q few
weeks, one drachm Of copperns and hal
an ounce of ground ginger, and feed hin
upon cut feed, with crushed or GROUND
grain, and an ounce of salt in each feed
LET us look at the influence clover
would exert on the wheat crop that would
follow it. Hard spring wheat, 10 much
sought after by millers, and which brings
in the market a much higher price thar
soft wheat, owes its superiority to the
fact that it is strong in heterogeneous sub.
stances, which are more glutinous and
consequently more nutritiye. Now you
cannot probably grow hard wheat, like
the Fife wheat, on soil thatis deficient in
nitrogen; but az clover supplies that in
large quantities, bard wheat can profit
ably follow clover. Soft wheat contains
less gluten or heterogeneous matter, and
| therefore is less nutritious. Soft wheat,
therefore, can be more probably grown
than hard wheat ON soil that is deficient
IN nitrogen.
IF a COW has kind treatment from the
time she is a calf, up to maturity, she
| will hardly ever be inclined to show any
temper, and If she does happen to kick,
it may be taken for granted that she has
a very good reason for 80 doing. On
no condition whatever should she be
kicked or pounded, but the cause
should be found and measures taken to
remedy i If a cows teats are sore
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