The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-04-20
Farmers Short Rows.

AZ prevent some COWS 1eaKlnE tAelr Mllk.
ia very difficult because it il due to the
construction Of the udder and tea,s, and
any interference with these delicate organs
often effective remedy is to cover the end
Of the teat and half its length with photo.
graphers' collodion, which shrinks in DRY,
ing and exerts gentle pressure on tue teat
that causes the retention Of the milk.
II garden seeds. when planted in the
spring. are firmly pressed when under the,
earth by the bali OF the foot at the time the
gardeners are putting them into the ground,
they will invariably g1ow, drouth or no
drouth; and what is still more important.
they will spring up earlier and kroS faster,
and mature better than any Of their kind
which have not been subjected to this dis :
cipline. This same rule Of pressure holds
good in regard to transplanting trees,
shrabs and plants.
Mr.. William Smith, OF Ontario county,
New York. is an extensive hop grower. He
estimates the cost Of raising hops at about
II cents per pound. He states to the edit.
OR Of the Rurdl Home that be has sold, at
harvest time, at as high al sixty cents and
as low as nine cents. A maximum crop is
about SOO pounds per acre. aud at the es-
tlmated cost OF II oOnt5 pound, 20 cents
would give profit Of 1854 an acre 0, max.
imum crop. OF course, many fail to get
maximum crops, and then the cost far e1-
ceeds !? cents pound. aud the crop may
involve comfortable loss.
An eloquent Chicago minister crammed
whole sermon against sel6shness into sin.
gle illustration. "Said a bystander to an
old man. busity engaged in setting out
young trees. My old friend, why are yon
planting trees? You will not live to gather
The fruit. AS the veteran of SO mopped
the sweat from his brow, he replied,
Somebody planted trees for me before /
was born The man or woman who has
40 desire aud makes no effort to add to the
beauty and comfort Of the world, physical
~ and morally, has low appreciation OF
hie's duties and privileges.
Every country house should be provided
With watercloset whore It ia possible, and
where there is a bath room, az we'll as with
an outside closet. The indoor closet is Of
ten positively necessary as for an Invalid
or for children or for delicate persons in
the winter who may suffer serious injury
by exposure to the cold in an outdoor clos
Ell. But for sumner use and for robust
persons the outdoor closet is great con.
venlence. This may be constructed three
feet above the ground, with vault under
it foot or 80 in depth and covered With .
tight falling door, through which dry earth
or ashes may be thrown in occasionally, and
through which the contents may be removed
at least every month or two. The vault
should be cemented and water proof. 10
prevent foulipg OF the soil. As rule,
earth closets are impracticable and useless,
but tho above arrangement answers every
purpOeo II il ia carried ont.
Butter milk that will NIT churn may be
due to several causes. If the milk. house
is laouldy or damp. or not thoroughly aired
and is too cold, that will cause il. The
condition OF the COW may also cause it. II
the milk. house is all right, give the COW q
dose Of one ounce of saltpetre daily lor
three days. and be careful not to feed any
smutty corn fodder.
The best Spring fodder crop ia oats
mixed With peas two and 0ne.half of the
latter to the acre. This comes of in july.
and miilet or Hungarian grass may be sown
immediately. This will be ready to cut in
September. when rye may be sown for
blowing under in the spring for corn. But
heavy crops of these folders cannot be
grown on poor land without the help Of
fertilizers.
A fair ration for new mich COW Of lin.
seed cake-meal and bran would be two
pounds Of the meal and three bounds of
bran. But this would make very poor
quality Of butter. II the ration wss made
Of two pounds Of corn meal, two pounds
bran, and one pound of iuseed- cake-mea
it would be better for the butter. Bran
makes wli'e butter and linseed makes it
greasy and white too; corn-meal gives COL
or and 6rmness to the butter.
The best way to protect the seed.corn
from grubs and cut.worms is to put table.
spoon Of pine tar into gallon Of warm va.
ter, or in that proportion, and 3tir it we'll:
then put the corn into it and lei it soak for
an hour or two. stirring it a few times
meanwhile; sufficient corn should be used
to soak up oil the water, and thin film Of
the tar will thenDe left upon each orain Of
corn. which will drive Of the grubs.