Richland beacon., 1881-04-30
FARM AND HOME.
Farm R0kirs1s.

icing worked at FORCES, iron trimming,
ilings, or other ferruginous material, II
worked into the soil about fruit trees, or
he more minute Particles spread thinly
IN the lawn, mixed with the earth Of
lower beds or in pots, are most valuable
% the peach and pear, and. in fact,
supply necessary ingredients to tho
soil. For colorcd flowers they heighten
The bloom and increase the brilliancy Of
white or nearly white flowers Of all the
r ., family.
How TO FEED BRAN.-Bran or ground
feed is best fed to cows on moistencd
hay; it being mixed with the hay, all
will be eaten together and raised and
But if it is not fed with cut
hay it should be fed dry and in small
quantity each time, for if fed alone it is
not raised and remasticated, but goes on
to the third and fourth stomachs. II
fed in slop it is swallowed without any
mastication, and mixed with little or no
saliva, but if fed dry it cannot be swal-
lowed until it is mixed with saliva, and
tho saliva assists in digestion. When
food is masticated the act Of rumination
causes the saliva to flow and mix with
food. We have experimental and find
that when fed alone dry ground feed is
better digested than when fed wet.
CHIP DIRT FOR TREEs.-An exchange
speaks of the great value Of "chip dirt"
for spreading around young or newly
set fruit trees, imparting to them double
vigor in growth. 1t is simply tho
benefit derived from good mulching.
Decayed chips, leaf-mold and dried
muck are all quite similar in their
nature; as they tend strongly to hold
the moisture in the soil below, and can
not form o crust on tho surface, they
are well fitted for the purpose. It is
probable that frequent stirring Of the
surface OF the soil about the trees would
answer nearly the same purpose; but,
a. planters generally neglect this stir.
ring or perform it in AZ inefficient
manner, while the action Of the decayed
vegetable matter cannot be hurt by
neglect, it has a special advantage over
other modes Of treating the young trees.
OUTSIDE TREEs.-Mr. Saunders, the
horticulturist in charge Of the public
gardens and grounds at Washington,
who has observed that the outside rows
of trees in an orchard always grow more
thrifty than the interior rows, is credited
with making the following suggestions:
That trees be set in two rows twenty
five to thirty feet apart, then q space Of
three hundred feet or moro, and two
more rows Of trees, and 90 on over the
ground, the intervening three hundred
feet of ground to be cultivated in such
crops as may be desired, and the space
between the rows Of trees to be put in
grass as soon Is they begin to bear. The
cultivation Of the ground would keep
the trees healthy, and conduce to their
bearing fruit. The double rows Of trees
would shelter the crops between and be
beneficial in that way.
HrrFERs AND CALvEs.-In trainiEc
the heifer to be MIXED I have found
that patience is an important considera-
ton. I found that, by using milking.
stool, the leg of which was fourteen
inches in length, I could, by placing
my head firmly against the side Of the
heifer and having the stool 20 placed Is "a
form brace, prevent her from kicking.
1 use stanchion fastenings, and feed
while milking. The calf was easily
Taught to drink Is soon as danger from
an inhaned udder had passed: I have
found that . marrow pen is desirable,
one not wider than three feet, 80 TIA,
the calf cannot back away from the
bucket. After allowing the calf to'sucl
the ends OF my fingers ct two or thret
feelings, I slipped the bucket contain.
Ing the milk for it under the bottom
plank Of the pon, which happened to b
Of tho exact height TO admit the bucket
under it. The calf could not upset it,
and in the course of ton minutes drank
the contents, and has had constitu-
tional tendency to drink ever since.
The USE OF SuNFLowEBs..--.aany
people look upon the snnhower as sim.
ply.a worthless weed, and never dream
Of the valuable qualities the seeds Of
this plant possess. For several years
they have been used by breeders Of
fancy poultry as food for choice birds
in small quantities. it is mixed with tho
other food, and the peculiar properties
of the seeds impatt a beautiful gloss
which no other grain will give to thu
plumage Of the adult birds. For those
who raise fancy fowls for exhibition it i,
essential to perfect success that thu
pIumage should be in perfect condition
aud to attain satisfactory results We cal
recommend no more valuable aid thar