Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-14
General Pam Notes.
Rubbing ret horses ,ndother animals

hupDiHS Wet NorStS NHuolncT oilfHihiS
dry is very useful, not only 20 save heat
bur ~ save cold taking.
Fat hens rarely lay. II Mems are fed
so much or 50 often that they begin to
fatten rapidly. they will SOON stop lay
ing.
l'arsnips and satisfy are nos injured
by freezing, and may rcmaib in the
ground and be dug as wanted. .os during
midwinter thaw.
Charred corn ii one of the best things
which can be fed to hens to make them
lay, not rs q regular diet, but in limited
quantities each day.
Anybody can have grape vines by
cutting them properly. Trim off pcr-
ton of the old vine and leave q bud at
each end Stick one end in the ground
and it will take root.
Sheltering all animals from cold
weather, from chilling winds which by
their rapid motion carry off heat more
rapidly, is the way to save food and to
save waste of flesh.
In all eases COW should be MIXED
regularly and stripped clean. No doubt
this has much to do in forming good
milking tribes of cattle, by encouraging
full development of the milk glands.
An application of 100 pounds of nj
trate of soda 10 an acre of wheat, where
the crop looks weak, will show its bene-
fit in a few days, not only improving it
in growth but largely increasing the
yield.
One COW we'll fed and comfortably
cared for will produce as much milk
and butter rs two that are allowed to
run at large. lie on the wet ground, and
be subject to the exposure of the
weather.
Ensilage is nothing new, as far as
preservation is concerned. 1t is simply
keeping green food through the winter
by exclusion of the air. 1t is on the
same principle as canning, only on n
larger scale.
An application of bushel and half
of plaster to the acre on clover early
this spring, will infuse new life into il,
If wood ashes are added, it will be still
better. Ashes and plaster are special
fertilizers for clover.
Alum water is recommended for pre-
venting bugs and worms from infesting
flour mills. Dissolve two pounds of alum
in three quarts of warm water. and APP
ply with brush 10 crevices where in
sects may be concealed,
A moderate freezing does celery no
harm, but it should not be allowed to
freeze hard. As soon as the colder
weather sets in, the covering OF hay
which until then had been slight should
be increased until it is one foot i'm thick
ness.
Onions are the first vegetables that
get in the ground The land should be
very rich. They can be grown in the
same place every year, rs they are very
nearly equally proportional in the con
stituent elements derived fl ON the soil.
4 small quantity of ashes given to
pigs while fattcning is found very bene-
4 fetal, rs their food is generally rich in
phoSphoric acid and deficient in lime,
which ashes supply; and in this way
the phosphoric acid is made available as
food
The premature growth of colts by
high feeding and severe draining, has
the tendency to degenerate the breed, by
entailing the overworked debility on
their issue, which may become hercdi.
tary, and be transmitted TO future gen
eratlons.
Some farmers must think that a COW
must eat all the time when confined in
the stall. 1t is poor economy which
puts fresh hay into a manger on top OF
older hay. A little tossing of the hay
left in the Manager will dry it and make
it seem of renewed niceness to cows OIL
horses.
Distemper in a colt takes about three
n weeks to run its course All the mcdi-
cine required is light dose of Epson
B Salts-say four to six ounees--and gooC
y nursing. Give warm BRAN mashes, lin
\ seed or oatmeal Cruel; keep the ANNA
warm, and rub the legs with clotl
dipped in hot water; Il tablespoonful %
mustard in the water would be bench
4 cial, for the legs seem to he weak anc
numb. --hc,c York Times.