, 1880-01-15
Tacts for Farmers.

American honey IL the como has be-
come a popular article OF diet in Eng
land and very large shipments are being
made.
The chicken cholera has broken out
with great virulenca i'll Black Earth,
Dane county, Wis, and number OF
farmers are losing their whole stock.
The Massachusetts, Ploughman says
that heifer should be nearly or quite
three years old when she has a calf, If
the calf is expected to be healthy and
vigorous.
Cider may be preserved and kept
sweet by putting itin wine bottles, add
ing teaspoonful of white sugar to each
bottle and corking tightly. The corks
should be tied down. inhG'o 'Ht
Last year thousands Of choice cattle
died from what was supposed by many
to be corn-smut poison. This year there
was probably as much smut on the corn
as last year, yet we have not heard Of q
single death from that cause this year.
A farmer attempted to cut into a
premium pumpkin at fair at Council
Grove, Kansas, to get q few Of the seeds,
but found it made of wood. 1t had
taken many prizes at fairs for its weight,
2SO pounds, and its circumference,
seven feet. 5ri o!I .1uahl
It is announced that the leaves of the
elder strewed. among grain will effectu-
ally preserve it from the ravages of the
weevil /; the juice will also kill maggots
The leaves scattered over cabbages, Gu
cumbers and other plants subject to
weevil ravages effectually shield them.
Kansas is the headquarters for castor
beans. The crop in Kansas this season
is estimated all the way from 100000
to 100000 bushels, and represents
nearly as many dollars to the shippers
The market there at present ranges
from csc to 81 90 per busheL ao 3D.
Thorough undertaking and the uss
Of clover, manure and superphosphates
have, at least, doubled the entire pro-
duct of the soil in some Of the best farm
ing districts. Again, the infusion Of
the best blood into our herds of cattle,
sheep and swine has produced great
change. adA .1a 'gii'i sdi 's.ioi
Cuba has two prominent crops-sugar
and revolution. Both are very produc-
tive; but when insu rrections arise, sugar
rises also, and we, of the United States,
have to foot the bills. That is Just
what is happening at the present time.
They cannot fight battles and gather the
cane at the same time; and so we, who
want sugar, must pay more for q smaller
quantity.
A farmer cannot work his farm safely
without knowing all about his soil.
Every field should be studied as to the
effects of certain methods with fertilizers
upon it. Then the owner can act with
reasonable certainty. The plan of ex.
perimentlng with fertilizers should be
followed up in successive years, until
the character of each field is known.
The Iowa creameries are paying 81 10
per 100 pounds for milk. An ordinary
good COW should yield thirty pounds per
day through the Winter, and choice
ones with the best care at least forty
pounds This would be 50 81 per week
for the first and $3 6S for the latter
class COW. This from November 1st to
May lst is from $8 to 500 per cow for
six months. And yet many farmers do
not know what to do through the
Winter m 4a. a.,-s1-,..
When once you have determined to
fatten an animal for beef let the process
be as quick as possible. Any stint in
feeding at such times will tend to make
the meat tough and dry. Stalled ami
mails will fatten more readily than others
and younger animals require richer food
than older ones. In Winter fattening
DO not forget that much depends upon
the warmth Of the stable. The warmer
the cattle are kept the less food will be
needed.
A novel system of agric ulture has for
number of years been practiced on a
farm in Hertfordshire, England. The
owner, Mr.. Prout, instead Of harvesting
the crops himself, divides the fields into
lots when the grain begins TO ripen, and
the crops are sold upon their roots e.
public auction. No live stock is kept,
and the fertility Of the soil is entirely