The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03


coarse fodder may all be utilized IL fed with
other and richer food in due proportion.
Calves do best to suck the COW, as the saliva
is then mixed with the milk. By all means
feed animals regularly and well, and don't
have too many feeders.
Farm and Workshop Notes.
The number of registered shorthorn bulls
in England is over 10, 600.
Two much water in a flower pot is in
furious. Keep the earth moist only.
Cabbage will thrive OH any soil that pro-
duces corn, but the stronger the soil the bet
ter.
Dry fish gusno contains more than fifteen
times as much nitrogen as is found in stable
manure.
Underground silos of 500 tons capacity,
with proper ventilation, are now the rage in
Germany.
Over 4 600 hams, specially cured for the
purpose, were shipped from New York to
Cuba last month.
The Herefords are gradually gaining on
the shorthorns in favor, and are considered
by some superior to them.
Never feed decaying roots to stock, espe-
cially to sheep, as they have been known 10
seriously injuIe some tlocks.
In highly bred and literally fed ANIMALS
the teeth are produced earlier than in those
living under the reverse conditions.
Plenty of sun and warm soil are needed
for growing mangels, while swedes thrive
best in q cool, moist soil and climate.
To cement leather to metal: Wash the
metal with hot gelatine; steep the leather in
an infusion of nut gals (hot), and bring the
two together.
Those who have spaded their gardens will
find the action of the frost the few cold
nights of this week beneficial in assisting to
pulverize the soil.
Small, yolkless eggs, sometimes observed
in the case of fowls, denotes overlooking
most likely an exclusive diet OF Indian corn,
with little exercise and no green food.
To insure success in Bookkeeping ii requires
a vigilant eye and a proper amount OF in
dustry, together with a good location for
bees, good movable frame hive and plenty
OF bee pasture.
Hen manure carries less water than stable
manure, but more nitrogen and organic mat
ter. AS TO potash and phosphoric acid,
there is great similarity in the constituents
of both materials.
The produce of young mares are apt TO be
the most healthy and vigorous. There can
be no greater error than that of putting a
mare to the stud when she is incapacitated
for work, either from age or accident.
1t is not desirable to breed animals that
will eat but little, as it is not reasonable TO
expect such to give as large a proportionate
return for feed consumed as those which
have efficient digestive organs OF greater ca
pacity.
A new slate frame is made from strips OF
pestebOard, hard felting or the like, nodded
aud cemented together, and which is de-
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made by pupils in using the ordinary wood
en- frame.
The exports of pork, meats and lard from
all points in the United States and Canada,
from November 1, 1881, to January 81, 1882
were 323, $50, S25 pounds decrease of 81,
903, SOB pounds for the same time the pre-
vious year.
Intelligent breeders make rigorous selec-
ton of breeding stock. The late Edwin
Hammond was once asked what proportion
of the rams bred by himself he would be
willing to use in his own flock, and he an
swered promptly: Not one in three hun
bred"
To get a gear wheel off a shaft upon
which it has been shrunk 1t is recommended
to pour some melted iron around the hub,
by which operation the latter will expand
SO quickly that there will be no time for the
shalt to get hot, and the gear will come of
easily.
From some experiments made by Felix
Masure ii appears that wheL arabic soil is
very wet it throws off more watery vapor
than a sheet of free water. If the land is
only moderately moist the quantities are
about equal, and if the soil is dry Its evapo-
ration is less.
The following is recommended as cure
for collie or stretches in sheep: One-half
pint of lard to which one-fourth of a tea
spoonful of cayenne pepper has been added.
The attacks can always De prevented, how.
ever, by giving feeding of potatoes or tur-
nips every day.
Legitimate tampering. with exhibition
animals is practiced at English live stock
shows. A glazing instance of this offense
was brought 70 notice at recent show, al
which Clydesdale horse was disqualified
for having had false hair ingeniously added
TO his heavy feet.
Superphosphates are naturally more
speedy in their effect than manures consist
ing of undissolved phosphate. A small
quantity of phOsphoric acid applied as SUI
perphosphate will have as great an effect as
considerable quantity applied as bones OF
ground phosphate.
A new method of beet sugar manufacture
consists of submitting the juice to some
chemical (yet secret9. after which it is fill
tered. Evaporation and granulation follow,
and this ends the process. which Is said to be
reduced to extreme simplicity. This is a
German discove y.
4 case of trichinos;s has occurred in
Lyons County, Minnesota. Several persons
ate some uncooked ham, and four have
since died from the disease. A piece oil
muscle cut from one of the victims was
found to contain from 5000 to 6,0O0. para
sites to the square inch.-MlnnesOta Farmer
icrs. b. III. Farnham, of North Andover
describes her method of making premium
butter, as follows: The milk is sat in tin
pans and the cream taken off when the
milk has soured. When ehurned, the but.
termAk is thoroughly worked out and the
butter salted to taste. The next morning
the batter is worked again and weighed into
pound balls.
Breeders have noticed that a remarkable
development of the tendenoy to lay on fat
is usually accompanied by a .delIcacy of con-
stitution, a diminished secretion of milk
and a loss of fecundiry. Very fat animals
are not likely to be good breeders; in fact,
the excessive production OF fat is incom pat
ible with a high development Of the repro
ductive powers.
To grow Uerbenas successfully. plant tbesa
In beds cut in the turf Chop she turf welt
and thoroughly mix with it a COED share of
well decomPosed stable manure. Never on
any account plant verbenas in old and worn
out garden soil, as they will most assuredly
fail. Give them a change Of soil each sea-
son. as they do not thrive we'll two years in
abe same he'd Asa h0uza tlant dhe vpr-