The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-06-01
FARM NOTES.

Nearly forty-six per cent. OF the whole
of the kingdom of Spain Is still
u~ncult1yated.
TIE food supply Of Sweden and Nor
way shows a deficit in grain, but . sur
plus of meat.
THERE are upwards Of 1000, 900 agri-
cultural land owners in Germany, pos
less than 8! acres.
THE products of the farm can be In
creased by a large percentage through
rejecting all inferior seed and planting
varieties notedly prolific.
In SOME sections of the West the con-
dition of the roads through the farming
districts is much improved by the use of
tile drain on each side of the line OF
travel. If the tile has a good outlet and
is always kept open, a dry road will be
secured.
ILLINOIS is now the foremost State in
the Union for cattle. Kane County has
eighty-nine head to the square mile, be-
ing mostly mich cows, while De Kalb
County has an average of seventy-four.
The average of the whole State is thirty
eight to the square mile.
ANY marked falling off in the supply
Of milk a COW has been in the habit OF
giving should be at once noted, for it Is
an almost unfailing indication that there
is something amiss. This will some
times take place before any falling off in
the animals appetite is noticed.
THE French census shows that, though
the rural population is declining, yet
more than one-half the total population
still depends on agriculture as a means
of living. There are IL, 513, 1916 individ-
uals, comprising $50, III heads of fam
ilies-and the rest acknowledgement
in agriculture.
OF THE wheat. crop in the East Indies
one peculiar feature is that it is never a
failure. Nine-tenths of the rainfall is
during four months of the year, ending
about the Goth of October, and the
wheat is sown at the end of this period.
In some districts where the soil is
sandy loan, the crop will mature and
yield at least a moderate harvest without
q drop of rain after it is sown.
THE London Agricultural Gazette is
authority for the following item concern
ing a prolific flock of sheep +: "In a
well-known flock in the eastern counties
extraordinary number of 100 lambs,
thirty Of the sheep having three lambs
each and the others four each. The
youngsters are all nice, strong lambs.
The flock is of the pure-bred, black
faced kind"
In Shooting f1at-footed horses, If the
animal has q spongy toe it may be cut
off to the proper length. After this is
done the horse will travel easier than
before. If, on the other hand, there is
q hard shell around the hoof, it is best
to cut as little as possible as to the sole.
II the sole Of the foot is thick let the
shoe bear on the sole and hoof equally,
but if the sole is thinner, dish or con-
cave the shoe sc as to bear on the rim
only.
One of the ancient grist mills of Pom
peii, which has been unearthed, had
four run of stones, conical shaped with
a stone hopper receiving the grain,
turned by the upper stone, which was
the runner. The stones were hard,
porous and black, similar to some in use
at Naples at the present time for the
manufacture of macaroni. The stones
were turned by two levers, n on each
side, the motive power, Of course, being
manual labor.
BETWEEN 1916 and 1880 there has beer
an enormous increase in the imports Of
grain and -four into Great Britain. II
1916 the imports of grain and 1oul
amounted to seventeen pounds weigh
per head of population in 1855 they hsi
risen to seventJ pounds per head, and il
1855 to ninety-three pounds weight pei
head of population. Finally, in 1880
the imports of grain and flour amounted
to 1876 pounds weight per head of popu
lation of the United Kingdom.
WHEN wheat is not very rich in gluten
and the -four is therefore wanting il
body, an addition of two to three pc
per cent. of bean flour produces an ex
cellent effect it increases the extending
properties of the gluten and renders tn,
bread light. This small quantity il
neither injurious to man nor does it de
teriorate the favor, but this proportion
must not be exceeded. Egyptian beam
are the most suitable for this object. Il
France this admixture is quite general,
resorted to.
SINCE last June, NJ. Pasteur has vac
cinated 90, 1000 head of stock, anon,
; which were 10, 900 oxen, cows and horses
!, In every instance his process wa
successful the animals vaccinated es
capped the clarion malady, while thos
non-vaccinated fell victims to tina
! plague. M. Pasteur (and others hay'
corroborated his view, lays down tina
, the effects of his preservative vaccine d.
? not last longer than eight months, SO tina
vaccination must be repeated annually
> and that April is the best month for .ex
/ ecuting the operation.
M. GoFFART states that his corn fodde
for ensilaging is cut in the field by VIC
men, with sickles. These French womel
/ have great skill in the use of that i'm
5 plement, and eight of them will cut cas-
lily one hectare (2t acres) a day. The
receive fifteen francs per hectare, an,
therefore earn about thirty-eight cents
day each. IF water invades a silo
whether it enters from without o. fror
compression upon maize that is very we
) at time Of ensilage, it should not b
, wasted. Cattle will drink that kind c
' grass-soup with great ayidity.
AN ENGLISH farmer. in the matter c
= rearing calves, writes: After weaving. g
: : the end of a week or so, the calf can fee
very well upon skinned milk. Mar
, substitutes for milk have been exper
: mented with. including hav tea On
inseed jelly. Hay tea is made by poul
: ing boiling water over fine sweet hay
!. and i~nclosing the vessel, when in tn
course of a couple of hours aston
/. liquid is produced. It should be give
9 of tine warmth of the natural milk of til
g COW. Linseed jelly is made b
! putting one quart of seed I
six of water. and allowing it to boil fc
. ten minutes. Nothingis better than skin
u med milk thickened with hnseed. Som
very successful calf-rearers nse a mixtul
. of linseed and ground wheat to thicke
. with, in the proportion Of two bushe
y { linseed to one of wheat.
e 1T HAS been a matter of surprise I
. American farmers that English baco
y sold SO much higher in London tina
y that from America. An English cor
y temporary explains this matter. We
of England bacon has for many yea
been famous for its delicious favo
Pigs weighing from seventy to ninei
pounds make such bacon as is best itte
70 for tho ratoil tro1a Mona lint fba he