The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
HOUSE AND FARM.
Useful Scraps tor, Farmers

...<,. Ussfal Scraps tor farnsEs. rs
Tho drouth and ito consequences 10 the
theme OF our exchanges over Wide scope
OF country, comprising much OF the corn
belt" OF the west. ..~ s,.t-* :t:.Fs:z...#5 5a.
In tho spurse Of the present ysaf the
Aessis. Hamilton Of Flat Creek, near
Mt. Sterling, Ky., have sold close 70 $780,
600 worth Of pure Short horns OF their own
raising. 7'~. = .'s5,'
Draining vet iahd IL estimatsd 10 rstarn
from 40 to 80 per cent. on the yearly cost.
In tho same way good stock pays for better
than poor; good fencing, veil selected fruit
trees and carefully looked aftsf homeeteads
repay the money laid out, and add i'm.
mensely to the comfort Of tho occupant. =
=. The sum Of 81, 400 was offered for ram
exhibited at the recent sheep show in Aus.
tria. '-'. ,.. '' '.'+
To certain extent ti1lage may be SUBJ
stittite for manure. but that man 10 not
wise Who ende.vors to substitute manure
for tillage:, F.. .,r.. -. ..: :.:~ .,,.,7g>
Mr. N. W. Bliss, Of Kingston Fec, No.,
writes to Colentan's Rural that the present
is the driest season, with the exception OF
that of 1854, he has known In tho west, and
that his alfalfa has &ithstood the dry
WensAoS OoSsoS su0u 00y VcAA0A AOASS0 p160t.
It is OF q light pea green, and hot il tho
for the third time for cutting, this dry, hot
October l. He says that Tor pasture in q
dry season, orchard grass is ~ inferior to
blue grass as alfalfa is to timothy for hay.
A Colorado correspondent writes: alfalfa
has proven to the Colorado ranchman that
more sheep can be kept on a given area of
land than was ever dreamed Of by the most
enthusiastic rancht,att Of the plains.
Coteman's Rural says: On our recent
visit to PAM, Ill.,, We we're assrtr,d bj sew.
eral reliable and we'll informed farmers
that there was not much wheat harvested
this yeaf Iii that section as was tised for
seed to produce it. Vegetation Is 10 dry
that al along the railroad limos the sparks
from tho locomotives set fire to the grass
and burns up the fences, and the fire s0me-
times runs over large fields adjoining. The
apple crop over the country generally is
very light. There is full half crop in
Missouri, and If properly taken care of, will
bring good deal Of money to the pockets
Of Missouri farmers. Potatoes are al
most as staple AZ bread, but from the pres
ent outlook, the ''spuds" will soon become
rs great delicacies as poinpano or soft she'll
crabs.
The American bairyman tolls it that -
prominent dealer in buttor and cheese, who
has lately made trip through the princi-
pal dairy districts of the west, informs US
that wherei was once the custom with fac
tories to haul milk but five miles at the
farthest, under modern Improvements OF
crear, gathering, the area from which the
factories gather supplies will often stretch
q straight line from the factory over thirty
miles. This is revolution, and the re-
suits are striking. Where it was once the
custom of only a fair percentage of farmers
to sell their milk to factories, it is now a
custom Of a large majority of them to do
so. The direct effect Of this change in
custom on the market may we'll be consid
cred. Iadle-packed and milled butter
must begin to 90 the way of all things and
in the near future find q welcome grave.
And so now Massachusetts can boast of
a herd of short horns that are all white
The herd in question belongs to Maj. 8. J.
Poore. The hcrd was established in 1880
by the father of this gentleman, who frank
" confesses that it is sentimentality which
prompts" him to keep up the distinctive
color as stated above. After establishing
the herd at the date specified, Maj. Poore's
father "purchased,' observes the preeent
owner of the herd, "a white bull calf from
the herd Of Mr. Hall, at Harlem, rear Naw
York, and since then he and in later years
l purchased at intervals of four or FIVE
years white short horn bull calves. For
ten or a dozen years the herd was mottled,
but white began to predominant, and fol-
the past.teniyears every calf bus been white.
Pretty PaMsies.
Pansies, although hahitats of ehady
woods, will languish il denied all sunshine;
they also require some moisture and are
easily luined by i'll treatment or adverse
circumstances. A cellar, therefore, nnless
light one, would prove an Improbable
place for them. Pansies as honse plants
do not succeed well, it beirg almost i'm
possible to furnish them indoor with the
cool, moist atmosphere required. A cold
frame is an excellent place for them during
winter in latitude that vii! not admit OF
their remaining in an open bed, the frame
to be protected in severe weather.. This
can be constructed by placing together four
boards the size of the bed and covering
over with old window sash. It should be
remembered that the largest flowers are
produced on the youngest plants, hence
the importance of sowing seed every year
Seed sown in cool place in June and July,
and we'll watered until out of the ground,
will make fine plants for autumn Towering.