The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
U ITEMS.

Conn does not succeed well after buck
wheat.
THE simplest method to remove the
hull from corn is to make a weak lie from
clean wood ashes and soak the corn In 1t.
Poor COWS are dear at any price; really
good ones, if young, are never sold too
high. A cow should give at least $50
worth of milk a year.
IT is well for farmers to bear in mind
that the average for all breeds of COWS Is
about six pounds of hay, or its equiya.
lent, for one quart of milk.
A COW with three rings on a horn is
six years old; with four she is seven years
old. No new rings are found after the
tenth year. The deeper rings, however,
and the worn appearance of the hornes
are pretty sure indications of old age. :
IT is not an occurrence to
find a sod turned under in May thorough
~ decomposed before one turned under
in November previous. The one turned
under in May is well warmed, decom-
position of the grass commencing m
mediately.
FARM TooLs.-A certain number of
tools, and some skill in their use, will
often save the farmer much time in send
ing for a mechanic, and some expense in
paying him. Every farmer should be
able to make repairs on his wagons,
gates, and buildings. A room, or a por-
ton of it, should be devoted to keeping
tools; a pin or nail should be inserted
for each one to hang on, and the name Of
each tool written or painted under the
hin fhof II NOV no nropnnflu rafnrnad tn
its place and any missing n detected.
Keep every tool in its place-do not wait
for q more convenient season, but return
every one to its pin the moment it is
done with. If left out of place a moment
it will be likely to remain q week, and
cause O loss of time in looking for it a
hundred times greater than in replacing
it promptly. Keeping everything in its
formed. The tools should be a hammer,
saw, augers, brace and bits, gimlets,
screw-driver, wrench, two planes, chisels,
mallet. files and rasp, draw-knife, a W
set, trowel, and a box with compartments
and bolts. Common farm implements
and tools, such as hoes, spades, shovels,
forks, rakes, and scythes, may be in the
same room, on the opposite side, and the
same %precaution taken to keep every one
in its place.
SoUTH-DowN SHEEP. = The South.
down deserves first mention among the
short wooded English breeds. Valuable
in itself, it has been still more valuable
as a means of improving other breeds by
crossing. Originally q small, active
hoylxv eIanN r-.41, n li~hk aaaaa of show
wool and an indifferent carcase in form
but of much excellence in equality of NUT
ton, the South-down, as now bred, il
OF sheep, with a form almost per
the case with all improved breedI
in America, except the Merino, thi
breed is hornless. The face and leg ar,
dark gray. or brown. The head is o
medium size, well carried. The ned
which should be level with the back
rump long, the ribs well rounded. TIL,
mutton is still classed among the yer,
best. The fleece has increased in weight
but is still light; The wool sells at
good price. Sheep of this breed nov
OCCdbIOudly ICdCh d htO nOlSl11 VI AO
pounds or more, but the average is con
siderably below this. They differ con
siderably in size and form, owing largel,
to the character of the soil and climate
where bred. They are noted for earl,
maturity. The South-downs have lon
been a fashionable breed in the Unite,
States-that is, they have been hghl,
priced by some, and nave sold at goo
~oo D,,4 41ar- o-a r,4t o,l have ,or,o
been, a widely popular breed In thi
country. They have not been SO muc
used for crossing with other breeds a
When mutton of fine quality is desire
breeds are superior for the genera
farmer.
The VALUE OF WATER FOR Cows
Cows should have. access to water at q
times. especially COWS that give mill
They want to drink often and return {
their feed. The best stable, and one i
which stock do the best, is one wher
water is always running in throug
troughs before the cattle. Thus managed
cows may be kept up to a full flow {
milk either winter or summer, and fc
this reason, if the pasture fails frol
drouth, it may be supplanted with otht
feed, but a failure of water cannot /
remedied. So in winter COWS that al
: only watered once a day, as many e
who consider themselves good farmer
the cows.shrink in their milk and it ca
never be regained. The same rule wi
hold good in the stable; abundant fee
may be supplied, but if the water supp
fails, the profit will be nil. The nece
sity of plenty of pure water for stock
5 one of the first importance to breede
, and feeders. It must not only be
abundance, but it should be in such SUI
ply that stock may either take it at wi
or if supplied at stated times it shou
! be offered at least twice a day, and thr
times will be better. No animal C,
thrive properly that has access to wat
|. but once a. day. Every good feed
!, knows this, and hence in all large fee
ing establishments the greatest care
. taken to keep the supply ample and co
slant. Many farmers neglect this, al
always to their cost. If water cannot
, had near in any other way, wells shou
8 be dug, and the water raised by wind
other power, so that the stock get it
, 1OSulohJ DO 1A0y 1oSu. u WILL pa
= Remember that animals should
treated well in order to thrive properl
We are familiar with troubles incide
to the neglect of regularity in food 81
drink with the human body, and t
a consequences are somewhat analogo
for u cattle.
, FEED1Na.-The horse, though esse
: TALLY gramnivorous, is capable of ST
. tanning life and doing work on a gre
. variety of articles besides those in ge
. eral use. Grass is the natural food
q q the horse, and in his wild state it alo
constitutes his food. In a state of q
mestication the horse, when at gra.
thrives and gets fat if he has no 9th
It work than that of collecting his food
g do; but if work has to be done, 9th
# food besides the grass must be give
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