The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
EARN NOTES.

mix it thoroughly with any dry absorb
emit. as powdered charcoal, dry muck,
road dust. or sifted coal ashes, so that
all Jumps may be broken fine, and then
apply it as any other manure.
CABBAGE is best given to poultry
whole, hung up by the stalk. At first it
may not be touched, but when one fowl
begins to peck at it, the rest will be
tempted to keep on until little remains.
Being suspended, it does not waste or
become polluted, and it will remain In
good condition to be eaten at viii.
CULTIVATION OFF STRAWBERRIES UN-
DER GLASS. Miss 81. B. Trimble, OF
West Chester, Penn, who has bsen very
successful In the production of hot house
grapes for a number of years, met with
the loss of her vines last summer from
the ravages of the phylloxern. With
extensive green house and forcing facih-
ties at hand, she decided to engage in
the raising of strawberries and tomatoes
during the period necessary to grow new
grape vines, and has the past winter
been remarkably successful in her new
venture. The varieties of strawberries
selected were the Sharpless, Charles
Downing and Cumberland, the plants
being placed in boxes, five or six inches
in depth, which were arranged on the
shelving of the hot houses. The tomato
vines were planted on the floor and care
fully trained up the sides of the build
ing. New York furnished the best mar
ket, the strawberries bringing an aver
age of Sc per quart, while the tomatoes
realized fifty cents per pound. The
prices were well maintained throughout
the winter, the severity of the winter pre-
venting Southern fruit from getting into
the market as early as usual.
THE NATIVE Cow.-Occasionally the
agricultural press puts in a good word
for the native COW. Too long she has
been neglected, and the fancy or high
bredcows, withlong names aud pedigrees
running back into the dark ages, are
pulled and praised, and as carefully
handled as if they we're so much gold,
while the poor native is often allowed to
shift for herself; is kicked and cufed
about; put upon short allowance of
feed at times, and then because she does
not yield large amount of milk, she is
denounced as a scrub or scalawag. II
she had the care of her more fortunate
high-bred sisters, she would as often do
as well as they do; give the native a
chance, and she will repay your kind
ness, with less trouble than the other
kind.
SHEEP HUsBANDRY. -Sheephusbandry
is one of the most remunerative
branches of farming there is, for, as q
rule, there is but little expense attached,
and besides the profit which they bring
in their increase, the land upon which
they have been running has been very
much enriched thereby. Many of oul
rundown pastures could, in few years
be brought up to their original fertility
by turning upon them focks of sheep
AS the droppings of sheep are distributed
more evenly than any other of animals
increased fertilization would be more
general. Mich cows remove consider
able amounts of phosphoric acid from
the soil in their milk, while sheep would
return a large percentage of this valuable
material in the 6roppings, even SHOULD
they have no other food than that OBJ
tanned from. the pasture alone. Larg,
areas of light sandy soil could be mad,
quite fertile by first sowing crop o
winter red, say as early as September
and turning sheep on it, say in Novem
Der. You are thus saving land, of which
no use could otherwise be made, and q
the same time raising focks of sheep fol
market at little or no expense. Some
varieties of sheep require heavier and
richer soil than others, for instance. the
| Cotswold, Leicester or Lincoln, then
carcasses being larger than any of the
Down breeds. The Merino require lit
tie care in the pasture, and yet it pays
well to take good care of them, as it in
creases the length of staple and tn,
weight of fleece; they form the bes
stock for crossing upon coarse breeds
| There is, in fact, no species of ive-stocl
that will not thrive better from being
well cared for than if allowed to look on
for themselves. and sheep is an anima
that will return larger percentage of re
ward than most any other for receiving
attention at the hands of its owner.
ENsInAGE.- short time which ha
elapsed since the first silo was built il
this State renders it very difficult t,
gather up many well-established facts
but there are some which we think O
sufficient Importance to place before on
readers, and also some points worthy o
attention. First-It is q well-demOn
strated fact that the walls of silo shoulC
not be built with brick unless faced witt
cement. The brick absorbs the mois
ture from the ensilage, which leaves i
III state to rapidly decay. For thu
same reason wood is an unfit material
And above all things the farmer should
avoid building with wood and covering
it With zinc or lead to keep the moisture
in, as the act of the ensilage coming il
contact with these metals will form
deadly poison. Brick may be faced will
cement, but where rocks are plenty the.
are the cheapest and make the best wall
The walls should be perpendicular ant
| straight, and made smooth with cement
| Second-It will be demonstrated tina
the more compact the ensilage is, if th
water is not pressed out, the better /
will keep. For this reason it should b.
| cut fine, not less than half inch ii
length. It should also be we'll trampe(
down as fast as put into the silo. Thi
is important. The whole mass shoult
be made compact, and kept 50 witt
heavy weights, or other means of pres
sure. Third-There is no longer an,
doubt but that cattle, horses, sheep, ant
swine will readily eat ensilage made 0
corn, rye, and other green crops
Fourth-There is but little doubt tina
ensilage well kept produces good swee
milk. Fifth-It is a well settled fac
that twenty-four tons of green corn fod
der can be grown on an acre of land
Sixth-It is the testimonyof several tia
have tried it that daily ration of fron
fifty to seventy pounds of ensilage, ant
one or two quarts of grain, will keep
good-sized mich COW In a thriving con
dition. On this point our observation
teaches us that we need more time
more exact measurements, and more
care to keep the COWS from the haymow
before we settle down to just how muci
each COW needs, for 0V@r? 7. 'enty-foul
hours, to keep her in good condition
| Every one who has examined cattle thai
have been fed on ensilage must acknowl
edge that they took well.-PhiEadeLphic
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