The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-01-20
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Far Ms,cA Cows i j. possible Ga
mich co sio tcc saeioo "a. IN 'i'is
case give ies4 nesi and more bran.
ArprEs Ohio fsFmers, ala is's hor
To dispose OF ,'.eif apples, src fre'iae
them 10 ai-ir cows, .nd report good r.
sal.,
FrrD yaR PoCHTRY PEa IzAH
One hashsi 81 corn or corn .a3 ins.
mixed. par head. Is . fails allowance Z
,n.naa fowls .or Q year lhey wiz
r.k co eusne in alji,ion 20 tbs ic.
kcer them 10 good condition IL shey
haresrunat lsrgs ovsry day ifksr'
.hni up some scraps Of neat AMI veEe-
sable. viii BE needed ia addition 10 TIE
grain.
DECEASED FRUIT TnEEs. We have
tries IT repeatedly and never know il
10 fail. Thei g.. emitting 90 tie dis
eased par, ord sliuiug The bark On one
sd. ar M. rmb and BODY from tha #
frcisd part down. in fact, ifthe DIS
oascd part IS cut ofTand the limb ana
l,ol, 80, q viii stop tle destruction Of
tho tree. or at least IL has fos US every
timc-Fruil Recorder.
UoRsrs PAwTSG X TiTE STABLE
4 light chain is recommended by some
r. break them Of this trick. fastened
above the knee to hang down loose.
bu, mt long enough 10 toach the i''r
horses kick. fa+icn She chain in the
same wsv 10 the hind leg. ia horse
int all nervous-as such as paw ana
kirk usral,v ara-we should be afraid
thar the chain would frighten ard
chase him to kick and paw so much
Ru--ses-4+..55' -ss- tts-i''i'kl il sro7Hd and
3 riousiy ffiurc lis legs
DrsorNe PorAToEs. A Maine far
mer says IN Tic New York Herald tai
he paid lis men 1925 per day for dig
.ing and pitiing potatoes, which cos'
six cents per bushel lie told t1o o.
the mon he would give them Bets. per
III. If they would 10 the work. They
took the job and went TO work, and
dug and pitted l20 bushels per day,
and went home some times by 4o'clock
I'm tbe afternoon. The farmer saved
one cen; per bushel, or 81 per day and
The men doubled their wages.
PRopUcE Coon MLEERa Extra
mixers should be kept to breed from.
their milking qualities alone eutitling
them to This preference. 1t il quite
necessary to raise the calves Of good
mixers, in order to have another race
Of good mixers, As it is to raise the
colts Of good irot'ers IN order to have
fast horses. Extra dairy cows are al
WAYS in demand. i Is certainly to be
regretted that more care is not taken to
improve the milking qualities of our
cowa; aud IL is also a source Of regret
that so many Of our farmers arc in the
habit Of disposing Of so msny Of their
young calves to the butchers.
FURNISH YoUR BOYS WITH TooTs.
Prof John I. Sweet, in m al lress
before the Onondaca Co. Farmers
Club, said: "Thc farmer provides him
self with the necessary tools 10 10 the
repairing OF The farm, not only makes
paving investment, but does for his
sous, in anothorway just exactly what
he docs FOR them when he sends them
TO school. lie gives them a chance 70
learn to do something From among
those boys viii be fo17lthe mechanic
al engineers Of the future" It would
be difficult to crowd more trnth and
common sense into this short space.
II is well known among mechanics
that when al apprentice "learns to
handle his TOOLS" his trade is half
learned
PRETARING MANURE FOR IioT-
RrD.-Fresh stable manure, in which
there is plenty of litter, is most suited
FOR this purpose. There should be at
least onc-third litter in the heap. III
this isnot In the mass in sufficient
quantity, ed leaves or t.nbark; shake
il M and mix it well together, adding
water If at all dry ard musty, and
throw it into a compact heap to fer
ment. Let it remain a week, and thcu
work it over thoroughly, as before, aad
add water, if necessary. Where the
ground ia quite dry, very good meth
cd is to dtg space about eighteen
inches deep, and put in the manure,
tramping il firmly and evenly, and
place thereon the frame or sash, and
prt In the rich earth. and in about four
days, sow the seed, having previously
stirred tho earth freely, TO destroy he
sccd2 ofwee1s therein.
Hoes ~ WINrER.-Thera is TO do
mcsiic animal HAT suffers 50 much
from exposure to cold and wet as the
hog. lie is a native Of Q mild climate,
sud should he treated rs lis nature
demands if we would turn It's peculiari-
ties TO our advantage. And duriag
winter he should be provided with
warm, dry quarters, plenty Of warm,
clean bedding, and sn abundant sup
ply Of nutritious, TAT and heat qr8auc-
ing food For this parposs there is
nothing equal to corn, owing TO The
large amount Of carbon ia lis compost
tion, which tie hog approrriates in
producing 1t and heat 10 warm his sys-
t~m-the same as our stoves consume
carbon in the form o! wood aud coal
to warm our rooms. The colder and
the more exposed these rooms are, the I
more fuel We are obliged to consume I
.L,akel..la--c-lGarEhle. Just SO
The hog-iho less care is ez3cud- 4
eA !, making his quarters comfortable, f.
The more corn he must consume 90 I