The Republican journal., 1881-03-17

a MlcnSan man S0lu rolls OF butter
that had been made hollow, filled with
water and frozen solid. Chatham
Courier.
Mr.. A. Johnson, Pulaski, Ky, killed a
bronze turkey gobbler, eighteen months
old, that, according to sworn statement,
weighed fiftytive pounds.
The sweepngs OF the barn floor when
clover is fed to the cattle are excellent
for poultry in Winter: the tops and
leaves make an excellent substitute for
grass.
A noted New England stockbreeder
once remarked that if YOU want a good
calf let your COW go dry sixteen weeks,
but if you want the greatest quantity OF
milk let your COW 60 dry twelve weeks.
\ Wisconsin farmer, twenty three
wears ago, planted a piece Of land unit
for cultivation, with black walnut trees.
The trees ere now from sixteen to twenty
inches through and have been sold for
S27 900
Too much hay and too little grain is a
common mistake in feeding working
lOlotS. NtiNt Vudl tH vi Soou HcdNy
oats and twelve pounds OF hay is a good
daily ration for working horse. Ameri
can Cutivator.
\ neglected, poorly-ted stinted lamb
never RECEIVERS. however we'll fed after
wards. so as to make as good and as
large a sheep as it would had it had
proper care early. Feed the ewes so
that they can supply the lambs with
plenty Of milk.
AS a beef animal the Devon is in the
first class. He tattens readily, has COM
pact bones, and therefore a small amount
of waste, while the flesh is Of the finest
quality and we'll laid OF. The Deyons
are we'll recommended for workers and
for beef. but not for milk.
The query raised why grass colors but
ter yellow, instead OF green, is answered
by Prof Arnold in the New \ ork Tribune.
He says that chl0Iophy, the green color
in5 matter OF plants, is neither digested
or appropriated by milk giving animals
while the yellow fats which abound in
grass are assimilated without ch inge.
Bone Meal for Cows.
\ Monroe county correspondent OF the
Country Gentleman says When COWS
chew old bones it shows that their food
is deficient in phosphatcs. This often
happens on land that has been long
cropped, on where milk and cheese have
been sold from the farm. Butter does not
remove the phosphates as it is only carbon
while the more valuable portions Of the
milk, SO far as fertility is concerned, are
left in the buttermilk and fed to the pigs
Cows show the lack of phosphates in the
soil quicker than other animals, because
they need SO much III their food to form
milk. Feeding bones either crude or in
meal, is only temporary relief The true
way is to feed the crops: give them their
fine share of phosphate manures and
the evil complained Of will cease. 1t is
not generally known how largely the
composition Of forage plants is affected
by the richness or poverty of the soil on
which they are grown. 'Novice" will
notice, if he applies phosphates to a part
of his fields, that the cattle Of all kinds
will eat down the grasses much more
closely there than elsewhere This indi-
Gates that the fertilized land produces a
Iltlfl anu ellbllSti II ttSS tildu luc Olucl
can supply. In grains, the lack OF phos-
pilates is shown i'll an undue proportion
of straw. and | think. also, often in an
inferior shrunken grain.
How TO REMOVE OBSTINATE GLASS
SToPPERS The obstinate sticking of
glass shoppers in bottles is a frequent
source of trouble. The following method
OF removing them given in the English
Mechanic, will be likely to answer the
purpose when the shape of the stopper
and of the neck Of the bottle admits Of
its use Take two pieces of wood, put
them between the neck of the bottle and
the lower part Of the stopper. Having
fixed them securely by piece of string,
soak the whole affair in water. say ten
hours: if the wood has not swellcd enough,
then pour some hot water over the wood,
and as it swells (Which it musU out
comes the stopper