The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-08
FARM NOTES

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Save soap-suds from the laundry, and
| when not required for immediate appiica-
ton TO plants or trees, pour it on the com
post pile. 1t is good fertilizer.
| Dandelion is sown in Swiss meadows,
and credited, according to correspond
| ence of the London Gardeners Chr0n-
| icle with great milk-giying proper
| ties.
| Black corn has been raised in Living
ston county, N. Y. II is described as be-
| ing as black as an African, as sweet as
| sugar, and retains all the attributes when
| cooked
In England interior barley is generally
ground into meal for feeding cattle and
| pigs, and nothing surpasses its value when
| boiled as mash for horses after hard day 8
| work
The habits and modes of care of those
persons who succeed with poultry can al
ways be studied to advantage. even If not
copied. There are some such in nearly
every neigh ;orhood.
Milo Cropper, of East Canaan, Conn.,,
harvested two crops of early potatoes of
average yield from the same ground this
year. planting April 10 and July Is,
and digging the last the middle of Octo-
Der.
Weed out your stock and get rid of the
poor mich and butter cows. The profit
in dairy comes wholly from the good
cows, while the poor ones not only do not
pay for their keep, but they reduce the
profit made by the others
Grapes can be pruned at any time be
tween the falling of the leaves and the
sap. 1t is not pleasant winter work, and
if left until pleasant spring weather comes
I'll do 0fb -
good time.
The six leading agricultural produc
tions of the United States, according to
the census report for 1881, were in the
fol lowing order: Corn, wheat, hay, cot
ton. oats ard porltoes. The value of the
first was 5000 000 900, of wheat $500. 600.
600. hay $3.50 600. 0O0, cotton $242, 600, 600,
oats $3.50, 900. 900, and potatoes $73, 600,
900.
An Illinois farmer gives the following
directions for curing CALLED shoulders in
horses, and says that it is infallible: Take
tie leather and burn it to crisp; rub the
| bone on the CALLED part. A few applica-
tons viii effect perfect cure A new
work horse put to the pillow this spring re-
ceived several gals on both shoulders. A
few applications of the burnt leather made
them as sound as if never injured and no
scar Is now seen.
A writer IN the Christian Union says
concerning rats and mice, the farmers pest
and enemy II cleared up my cellar. and
for the purpose of purifying it, sprinkled
in it, and quite plentifully, from coarse
dredging box, carbolate of lime; and with
no plan of driving ont the rats, put it
about their holes. Whether this drove
them out or not / cannot say, but il is
certain have never again been troubled
with them, though last winter my vegeta-
bles were entirely unprotected.
The CtsttiDator and Country Gentleman
saws: "Linseed meal is an excellent
food for stock. when fed in con-
nection with grains. 1t should be fed
sparingly at first. mixed with the grain
ration and can be increased to quart for
each grown fattening animal. For store
atock, half that quantity is sufficient for
full ration. Calves and colts should have
a handful per day each. 1t keeps them in
thrifty, growing condition, and the coat is
very glossy. For sheep it is especially
valuable, and fattening sheep can be given
all they will eat after they are used to it."
The american Agrscultaysst says CON
corning the winter care of live stock:
Give all animals free access To salt With
plenty of feed horses and sheep will stand
any degree OF cold incident TO the climate
of the United States and Canada. Neat
cattle need more protection, and it is really
cruel to expose them unprotected to win
ter weather. Swine need thoroughly
warm, dry quarters in winter, and will
hardly survive exposure such as other
domestic animals will bear perfectly well.
So with poultry-while turkeys will bear
the severest storms and cold roosting
il the most exposed positions. fowls
sock the shelter either of thick evergreens,
or houses and ducks and geese the pro
lection of the manure pile or the
hav stack In sheltering all
animals and poultry which we do from
motives of economy, it is well to bear In
mind their natural instincts. that
those which need it most are best pro
tected'
The first cold weather is apt to give
fowls Group, which in some forms is diff
cult to cure It is oil very well for the
fowls to roost out of doors in warm wealth
er, but they should not be forced to do it.
Let them choose for themselves. Fowls
in a wild or natural state produce eggs
only in the spring and early summer sea-
son, when nature has placed ready all the
requirements necessary. Our domesticated
birds are required to produce eggs both
and out of season. We may keep our fowls
| well and expend more money without stint