The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-31
Agricultural Helps.


ONE good farmer says that he pur-
chases in the summer his mill feed for
his stock, when il is cheaper than it is
in winter.
ENGLISH farmers are beginning to
find that they must fatten their beef
cattle while the animals are young, If
they would make money.
The meat Of turkeys which are kept
supplied with charcoal during the
period Of fattening is said to be supe-
rior in point Of tenderness and flavor.
| The early eggs OF the season are
more apt to produce strong, vigorous
chickens than those laid later. They
are more apt TO hatch cockerels, but
nobody knows why.
DO NOT undertake to keep sheep,on
low, undrained land. They will surely
contract disease, and q sick sheep is
about as mean thing as we know OF,
not excepting a sick chicken. .-
IT should never be forgotten that
rich cattle food makes rich manure,
and rich manure heavy crops, while on
the other hand, poor feed means lean
cattle, poor manure and inferior
crops. .....
To PRESERVE EGGs..-Pack on
end, cover with salt and lime water
and keep in a cool place, Proportions -
q pound Of stone lime and a pint of salt
to two gallons of pure water. Be
sure that the eggs are perfectly fresh,
also be careful not to crack the shells.
ONE Of the sources Of increase Of
wealth to a real farmer should be an
increase in the fertility and product
i've power of his acres, but instead of
this how often we hear the remark,
Is We would give more of such and
such piece of land if it had never
been plowed.o Sometimes this depre-
citation is SO great as to overbalance
the improvements on the farm. and
raw prairie right alongside is chosen
before the farm by buyer. Farmers
should ponder these things, and begin
4 to study the wants Of the soil as they
study the wants Of their stock.
! II any farmer who raises spring
wheat has not good, clean seed, now
i is the time to be looking it up. There
is more leisure and better chance to
find it now than just at seed time.
It can also be thoroughly cleaned.
No farmer should sow weed seeds,
as he will always have volunteer
weeds and mixed grains. A good
plan to get good seed is TO get the
/ grain dealer 70 watch the wheat as it
comes on the market, and let him buy
lit, as he can generally buy it
| cheaper than the farmer can, and in
midwinter it can generally be bought
25 to 80 per cent. cheaper than at seed
time. Get good seed SOW early; and
thresh early; and, as a general thing,
sell early.
A SUCCESSFUL old farmer once said
that $ one acre OF land well prepared
and cultivated will produce more than
1.-TWO which receive only the same
Iamount OF labor used on one. One COW,
horse or mule, sheep or hog, well fed
and cared for, is more profitable than
two fed on the amount that will keep
lone well. One acre of grass is worth
more than two of cotton where no
grass is raised The farmer who never
Ireads the papers, and sneers at books,
farming and improvements, generally
has 2 leaky Roof. broken.doWn fences.
land COMPLAINS Of bad seasons and poor
Icrops. The farmer who is above his
business, and intrusts to others to
manage, in due season has no business
/ to attend to.
HORSES are quite sensitive to chill
ling draughts Of air blowing upon them,
and especially upon their heads hence,
in construction of stables this should
4 be born in mind. Many stables have
1.-THE horses face an alley, along side Of
/ which are doors, or large space is left