Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-28
THE FARM.
Notes..

Professor Sanborn, by feeding large
steers with hay and four pounds of cot
ton seed daily, found the daily gain TO
be over two pounds. Again, for forty
nine days, a lot of steers consumed 2lO5
pounds of hay and gained 81 pounds.
A lot similar in weight, when fed on
2l90 pounds of slower, 2l0 pounds of
fish meal, and 81 of corn meal, gained
l3l pounds. He finds a mixture of
grain, or cotton-seed meal, with hay,
cheaper feeding than hay alone.
Grape cuttings may be made now and
buried in the soil, or even planted. They
are made as follows: Cut the vines in
to lengths half way between the eyes,
leaving two eyes upon each. Set these
in rows in the soil in a sloping direc-
ton, so that the upper eye is just at the
surface. Cover the row with leaves or
litter and leave them. They will prob
ably have formed roots by the spring
Let them grow where they are for a
year, and then transplant them to their
permanent places.
Rhubarb is planted by simply divid-
ing the roots so as to have one or two
good buds on each piece with n bit of
root attached. IL is mistake to crowd
them; they should have SKA feet easy
culture and strong growth; deep mellow
loan with moist bottom. but not wet, is
the best for rhubarb. The Victoria is
the kind mostly used as it is far more
productive and attractive in appearance
than any other; it is also much less
labor to trim and market large stems
than small ones, and therefore it is good
practice to repant An old bed frequent
ly, say once in eight years.
The Rural Home says q paralysis of
the headquarters in pigs is sometimes
caused by Inflammation OF and subse-
qucnt effusion upon the animal marrow,
causing pressure and loss of nerve pow
err Sensation and power of action may
often be restored by the application of
mild irritant to tie loins. Turpentine
or thin paste OF mustard rubbed upon
the loins, over the spine. generally leads
to cure. 1t is brought on by cold and
damp quarters, or exposure to cold
rains, and is more frequent in young
pigs than old ones, n chill will some
times produce it suddenly.
Parsnips and satisfy are perfectly
frost proof. Indeed, they are better
after they have been subjected TO freez-
ing. For winter use it is a good plan
to take up a supply for the family or
for market before the ground freezes up
and cover with plenty Of sand or sandy
loan. They can be put in boxes with
sand in sufficient quantities to last while
the ground is frozen. There are no
vegetables more palatable in the winter
than an occasional mess Of parsnips
and satisfy. In early spring when other
vegetables arc scarce, they come in just
at the right time.
A good many breeders fail TO achieve
the results at which they aim simply be-
casse of their reluctance TO discard an
occasional animal which contains
slight blemish. Wanting the best they
use what they know is not perfect to
produce it, hoping nature will kindly
gloss over and not reproduce the defect.
Such a policy is suicidal. The breeder
who would enjoy the highest success
must not be afraid to Gull. Let every
animal which cannot be rated as strict
" tirst-class be ripened and sent to the
shambles. Breed from only the best,
and on no consideration let your flock
deteriorate through your failure to re-
iect the imperfect.