Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-12
SEAsONABlE FARM NOTES.

slonally, or injury will result.
MANURE from granted horses. fire.
from straw, uuexposed to weather, wi
weigh about 4, 500 pounds per cord.
An agreeable flavor in cattle foo
stimulates appetite and promotes diges
ton. >saL.
MILK should always be cooled befor
being sent to the creamery or carried
away for sale.
Fowls are fond of milk, and will con
sumo great deal of it if they have tn,
chance, and it is good for them. Thick
ened Or "loppered" milk is their delight
and that is food as well as drink.
In all cases COW should be MIXED
regularly and stripped quite clean. Nc
doubt this has much to do in forming
good milking tribes of cattle, by encorr-
aging the milk giving organs rs far as
possible.
AT this season of the year do not let
stock Craze the pasture too close. Feed
hay, or, what is better and cheaper, fod-
der-corn, and provide IN abundance of
pure, fresh water and shade from mid
day sun.
HE need of practical and not too
expensive artificial hatcher has LONG
been realized, and the more so since
many Of the frst-breeds of fowls for egg
production are worthless as settlers, hay
ing no maternal instincts.
HARRY OLIVER, a well-known farmer
OF Stark County, Ill.,, measured off an
acre of corn in one of his fields and gath
cred it. It yielded $500 pounds, which,
at 80 pounds to the bushel, made 1Ol
bushels and 20 pounds to the acre.
Now is good time to cut the brush in
the fence corners and find out, if you
can, whether or not you have a five-rail
fence or none at all. If none, first take
Oft the cow-pokes and build one. We
have seen this theory tried in days long
gone, and it had good results.
Coon pasture grasses have nutritiye
ratio of about one of albuminoids to four
and one-half of carphydrates, while corn
has nutritive ratio of one to eight and
six tenths, showing the great superiority
of pasture-grass as muscle forming
food.
A SOUTHERN gentleman, writing to an
exchange, says that he has found by ex-
perience that if plank, not less than
two feet across, is whitewashed on both
sides and fastened in the ground, rabbits
will not come within twenty yards or
more of it.
POTASH is an excellent fertilizer for
the grapevine. Fork in around the
roots few pecks of wood-ashes. Cow
dung contains large portion of potash
and but comparatively small amount
OF nitrogen, consequently it is better
fertilizer than horse manure for the
grapevine.
SpARRows have become such intolera-
bic nuisances in Australia that the gov
eminent has been requested to authorize
the destruction OF the birds by law, and
pending the passage of an act to appoint
an honorary sparrow board, to prepare
and distribute poisoned wheat, and give
advice.
STRAWBERRY plants may be set out
until the coming of the frosts, after
which the beds should be covered with
litter. putting it slightly over the plants.
There is no great gain, as to the fruit,
IN planting strawberries late; but the soil
Is In better condition now than liz
spring, and work is not SO pressing.
The prospects are at present that fod-
der will be scarce and corn dear during
the coming winter, and that much of the
stock that is not sold of will suffer in
consequence. Owners can ameIiorate
this in good part by providing shelter at
all events, but warm quarters If posi-.
Die. Shelter and half the usual food will
bring stock through the winter in nearly
on ell
shelter.
AN old experienced farmer says hick
DRY cut in July or August will not be-
come worm eaten. Oak, chestnut. wal
nut, or any timber cut from the middle
of July to the last of AUGUST will last
twice as long as when cut in winter.
White oak cut at this season, If kept off
the ground will season through il two
feet In diameter, and remain perfectly
sound. ( e
SAVE the seeds of such things as sweet
corn, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, let
tuce, onions, beetss parsnips and cab
bage. You can by careful selection OBJ
tain better seed than you can buy.
This is said with due regard to the seed
dealers and seed raisers, and to whom
gardeners are indebted largely for new
and Oftenhmes choice varieties of yeee
tables. -
If corn grown for soiling is left until
it becomes hard and yellow before it is
fed to COWS, the milk product will fall off
considerably. Fodderfor soiing should
be young and fresh and not past the
Towering. It is in it's best state when
the ears are beginning to form. When
it is hard and dry it should be cut and
cured. Corn Of some early kind may be
planted now, but millet would be safer.
GIVE each of your calves and year.
lings a teaspoonful of saltpetre, finely
pounded, once in three weeks, and they
will not be troubled with biackleg.
The blood becomes too thick to circu-
late freely, and causes stoppage. Fe-,
yer ensues, and the animal dies. But
the saltpetre thins the blood and cools
1t. SO says an exchange. The expert
ment is worth trying. Un-
ion.
STORE sheep will not need muc CHI more
feed than good pasture will afford.
Give them salt at frequent intervals. and
see that they have shade through the hot
days of midsummer and free access to
pure water. Sheep for the butcher
should be fed literally with meal. 4.
quart Of ground feed per day will. with
good pasturage, bring the animals into
marketable condition. A.
ricultwrist. = 81
TIE best plan we ever adopted for de-
stroymg what is generally termed the
Canada thistle was to cut it down Just
before the blossom opened Our meth
cd was to grind a hoe till it was quite
sharp, and then to cut the thistle close
to the ground. It is no worse if cut be-
low i, but it's permanent destruction in
any neighborhood depends upon the
hearty cooperation Of all the farmers in
the vicinity. The seed Of the thistle is
as light almost as that Of the dandeliop.
and is carried long distances by the
wind. american Cssltivator. '.s:7
Corn frames should BE ready for the
early lettuce, cabbage, etc. It is sim.