The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
YARH NOTES.

EOLAND SAkk&8 PA6o eAo D0A-6 -"
from Illinois to Germany for breeding
purposes.
HooF and horn shavings contain moro
than twenty-five times - much nitrogen
~ is contained In average stable manure.
SHEEP fed ON dry feed are frequently
troub ed with sore lips. An application
of sulphur and lard once or twice will
effect cure.
Cork trees are being successfully
raised in Georgia. The cork on some
specimens planted there is already
thick enough for use. 1t Is supposed
these trees can be successfully raised in
most OF the Southern States.
IT REQUIRES about Q, 900 young fish to
stock pond Of one acre in extent. OF
fish Weighing from one to two pounds
], 900 TO the acre is . liberal estimate
and these will require artificial feeding
unless the pond is very rich with food
producing vegetation.
PoTAro -four, on the dried pulp Of the
potato, is obtaining great importance In
the arts. It is stated that in Lancashire,
England, 10000 tons Of it are sold an
nually, and it brings at present In Liver
pool about double in the market as wheat
-four. 1t is used for sizing and other
manufacturing purposes.
IT Is estimated that with abundant
fodder, q medium-sized animal will pro-
duce in q year the following amounts OF
manure Horse, exclusive Of loss dur
ing work, nine tons OF or COW, ten TO
twelve tons sheep October to May),
three-quarters of q ton, and . hog one
and q quarter to two tons.
MANY dairymen practice milking their
COWS steadily without allowing them to
go dry. They feed heavily on corn meal
and oil cake until the milk fails, when
the COW is replaced by fresh one. A
dairyman who keeps one hundred and
fifty COWS says such q practice is more
profitable than to lose the time between
their going dry and coming in.
BE CAREFUL about permitting cattle to
drink from bitches or from pools in
which their droppings are deposited.
Such impure water is not only liable to
injure the health Of the stock, but Is
also o fruitful cause of malarial and
typhoid fever among those who use milk
product from cows thus watered.
The general food of the Norwegians
is rye bread, milk, and cheese. As .
particular luxury peasants eat sharke,"
which are thin slices Of salt hung meat,
dried in the wind, but this indulgence in
animal food is very rare indeed. A COM
mon treat on high days and holy days
consists Of thick hasty pudding or por-
ridge of oat meal or rye meal, seasoned
by two or three picked herrings or salted
mackerel.
TIE quality Of stable manure depends
upon the quantity and quality Of the
feeding stuffs used, and on the amount
Of milk or other products obtained from
the animals. As rule, but small pro-
portion Of the manurial elements of the
food are permanently retained in the
body or excreted as milk, ETC., while the
remainder passes into the manure. As
n consequence, the richer the feed the
richer the manure. Good feeding pays
not only through increased production
by the animals, but through the improved
quality Of the manure e. well.
UNDRR drains were used by the Ro-
mans and constructed Of wood. Even
brush drains have been made in various
parts Of England. Thorough drainage
came into practice about the middle Of
the present century, through the exer-
tions Of Mr.. Smith, Of Deanstone, and
for time stone was the principal mate
rial used in their construction. They
were either thrown in promiscuously or
laid out in throats or channels. When
tiles or pipes came into use stones were
laid around them, but it ia found that
less soil percolates into the tile when the
eavth is close around il.
The following is given as an excellent
method of pluckirg poultry: Hang the
fowl by the feet with q light cord then
with q small knife give one cut. across
the upper jaw opposite the corners Of
the mouth after the blood has stopped
running o stream, place the point Of q
knife In the upper part Of the mouth,
run the blade on into the back part oi
the head, which will cause twiching oI
the muscles. Immediately following
this operation is the proper time fol
plucking the fowl, as every yield as il
by magic, and there is no danger oi
tearing the most tender chick.
HrsroRY SLOWS that the establishmen,
Of the beet-sugar industry in France an6
Germany was the outcome Of not one
year, but twenty years. Of careful scien.
fific work. Many experiments proved
failures, and many men were found who
said from the first that tho manufacture
OF sugar from beets was . commercial
impoesibiiify. But In spite OF adverse
criticisms, partial failures and the oppo-
sition Of many interested parties, the
beetsugar industry did succeed, and to.
day two-fifths Of the sugar consumed by
the civilized world is manufactured, at .
pio6t, from sugar beets.
IT Is practice with many farmers tc
place load or two vf somewhat green
hay on the top Of the NOW, thinking
that it will dry under such circumstance.
without injury, and finally turn out
pretty fair hay. This is q mistake
Tho greenest hay should be placed a
the bottom of the now; it will heat
some and throw of the moisture, and
the hay viii come out bright green an6
full Of aroma pla~o khn r,<><,. l<,rr 4 4, -