The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
FARM NOTES.

Poor butter or cheese IL Always the
first to feel the effects Of n dull market
The best products are always inquired
for, even on the poorest market.
TO prepare night soil for use on land,
mix it thoroughly with any dry absorb
ent. MS powdered charcoal, dry muck,
road dust, or sifted coal ashes, so that
nil humps may be broken fine, and then
apply it AZ 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 Mt it, the rest will be
tempted TO keep on until little remains.
Being suspended, il does not waste or
become polluted and it will remain III
good condition to be eaten Mt will.
TuE NATIVE Cow Occasionally tho
agricultural press puts i'll a good word
for the native COW. Too long she has
been neglected, and the fancy or high.
predcOws, withlong names aud pcdigrecs
running hnck into the dark ages are
pulled and praised, and rs carefully
handled Us if they were so much gold,
while the poor native is often allowed TO
about; put upon II short allowance OF
feed at times and then because she does
not yield large amount OF milk, she IS
denounced Ms u scrub or 9calawag. "
she had the care Of her more fortunate
high-brcd sisters, she would as often do
as well as they do; give the native n
chance, and she will repay your kind
ness, with less trouble than tho other
kind.
that will return larger percentage Of re-
ward than most any other for receiving
attention ut the hands Of its owner.
ENsILAGG. The short time which has
elapsed since the first siIo was built in
tins State renders 1t very difficult to
gather up many wcll-c5tablishcd facts;
lut there are some which we think Of
sufficient importance to place before our
readers, and also some points worthy OF
attention. l'irst-It is n wcll-dcnon-
sirated fact that the walls Of siIo should
not be built with brick unless iucad with
cement. The brick absorbs the mols-
turc from the cnsilage, which leaves 1t
in state 10 rapidly decay For the
same reason wood is an unfit material.
And above all things the farmer should
avoid building with wood and covering
it Sith zinc or lead TO keep the moisture
in, as the act Of the cnslagc coming IN
contact with these metals will form
deadly poison. Brick may be faced with
cement, but where rocks are plenty they
are the cheapest and make The best wall,
The walls should be perpendicular and
straight, and made smooth with cement
Second 1t will be demonstrated that
the more compact the cnsilago is, if the
water is not pressed ont, the better 1t
will keep. For this reason it should he
cut fine, not less than u half inch IN
length. II should also be well trampcd
down IA fast as put into the slo. thus
is important. The whole mass should
he made compact, and kept 80 with
heavy weights, or other means of pres
sure. Third There is no longer any
doubt but that cattle, horses, sheep, and
swine will readily eat cn5iIngc made Of
corn, rye, and other green crops,
Fourth There is but little doubt that
cnsIagc well kept produces good sweet
milk. Fifth 1t is u well settled Tact
that twcuty-four tons Of green corn lot
der can be- grown on an acre oi lalh.
Sixth II is the tc5tlmonyof several that
have tried ii that daily ration Of from
fifty TO seventy pounds of cnslage, and
one or two quarts Of grain, will keep
good .sizod mich COW in thriving con
dtion. On tins point Our observation
teaches us that we need more time,
more exact measurements, and moro