The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-12
Live Stuck and Agricultural,


Buttermilk poured over Tho back of q
curry pig will remove the scurf.
Oats grown on clay land make the
lest meal. keep longest, and bring tho
highest price.
Pigs are ablo to consume far moro
Doll In proportion to their weight than
iiiher sheep or oxen.
1t is ostimated that there Is not moro
hnn one acre of land to q farm In Ver-
mont planted TO corn.
II salt and charcoal be fed 10 pigs
very wo X 1t will grcutly benefit them
~ preserving their health.
Combs and wallcI OF fowls may DO
prevented from freezing by oiling icm
10 rs to prevent their getting wet
Sweet apples arc excellent iood for
BOWS II supplied in moderate quantities
,nd under favorable circumstances.
Experiment shows that with Early
C.o5c potatoes tho smallest amoun Of
iced In the hill Yields the lest crops
Young COWS do not give as rich milk
IS those of mature agr do A lean COW
iivps poor milk and afat COW gives rich
milk.
Linseed is perhaps. of ordinary fools,
Tho one most similar to mi k ia compo-
ition, and hence n d sirable artificial
fJod for young animals.
Green manuiing or tho plowing-in Of
green crops is especially ndapted for
light, sandy soils, which need lumus to
Increase their retanriye power.
Pruning ought to be done after the
leaves attain their see. when to
wounds will not bleed and they will
commence to heal Immediately.
A farm can be stocked with sheep
cheaper than with any Other animals.
Sheep will come nearer to u liking ev-
ervihing which grows on the farm.
To remove rust from knives: Cover
them with sweet oil well rubbed on,
and after two days take a lump of fresh
lime and rub till the rust disappears.
Joseph Harris says that We can make
our lands poor by growing clover and
selling il, or we can make them rich by
growing clover and feeding it out on
the farm.
When wheat is cut young it will be
lighter In color. and will ferment more
quickly than that cnt later. Late wheat
will make the least -four, but the strong
est and best.
For family COWS. heifers with their
first calves should be MIXED within a
few weeks of their coming in again. II
dried off early they will always dry up
their milk early.
The general opinion is that ants are
enemies to fruit trees. but it has long
since been proved that they destroy
Larvae aid ~chrysalides. n that they do
not destroy the fresh fruit.
Add a little %glycerine to the grease
applied TO harness. and it will be kept
in a soft and pliable state, in spite of
the ammoniacal civilizations OF the sta
BILE, which tend TO make it brittle.
Sheep should be tagged regularly and
kept clean. They should be culled
every year. and those in any manner de-
ficient in form or age should be put in a
separate pasture and fat!ened for the
butcher.
Swamp muck is of little value for pot
plants. Leaf-mo,d mixed with the
loan taken Just under the sod OF an old
pasture Is suitable for nearly all plants;
additions of sand and manure can be
made as necessary.
II the cucumber which grows nearest
the root be saved for seed for n number
OF years in succession, the result will be
n smaller and earlier variety. II the
fruit on the extremity be saved it will
produce n larger and later variety.
In sowing wheat be careful that no
foul seeds get into the ground through
the drill or by the hand Of the sower.
Have your seed wheat perfectly clean.
An hour spent in making seed clean
will savc a day or a week in the future
in Graduating weeds.
The stings of bees, wasps, yellow
Jackets. hornets. ETC., are not only pain
full, but with some persons may be dan
gerous. Ii you can see the sting extract
It with twcczcrs. or by pressing a watch.
key over it. Apply soda, hartshorn,
sweet oil. whisky or cologne. II there
is depression give stimulants.