The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25

this reason that there is so much advantage
in using full-blooded bears of improved
breeds on large, coarse-boned native sows.
The progeny secures the good qualities from
its sire with better constitution and more
hardness than il could from a full-blooded
pedigree going back through generations,
which have had ample feed and little exer-
else.
G. II. b. writes the Elmira Husbandman
| as follows: An experience of twenty years
| teaches me that apple trees can be trimmed
in wrong time Trimming properly in
June seems to give the best results as to
T. uir, and with the lesst injury TO the trees
April, May, June and July will all do very
well, while trses trimmed In October 10
March are almost sure not TO heal over. A
stump that does not heal will in time rot
and injure the tree. Trim close, with
smooth cut, in time of growth; paint over
large stumps and they viii soon heal over in
good shape"
w. f. Brown, in the Rural New Yo:ksr.
says: II find more profit from the cows that
come in fresh in the fall than from those
that are fresh in spring. Not only does but
ter bring better price but think the COWS
give more milk in year under this MAJ =
agemeni, for just when they come to the
time when they would naturally begin to
shrink largely in their milk they 20 on
fresh pastures and increase the flow; while a
cow that is fresh in the spring begins TO
shrink just at the season of failing pastures
and the transition from green to dry feed,
and 9 great falling off of milk Is unavoid-
able.'
Apples are packed for the New York mar
ket as follows; A basket Of high colOred
and medium sized specimens is placed in
the bottom of the barrel as close as posslb BILE
with the stems all down. and the barrel is
shaken as often as basketful is put in. 1t
is filled half an inch above the chimes the
head is pressed in by means of q screw, and
the barrel is then turned over and marked
on the faced head, so that when il Is opened
1t shows an even and uniform surface.
Apples thus faced will bring twenty five 10
ffty cents more than those not faced. There
is very little demand for sweet apples.
The result of some OF the most c1refully
conducted tests in regard 10 rye as food has
stimulated its use more than ever, and the
high price of corn is directing attention to
the value OF rye, which is row cheaper than
corn. 1t is more valuable for food than
corn, and as it costs lees than oats, and is
worth about twice rs much as the latter, on
account of less husk, it may be used very
profitably as a substitute in part of both
corn aud oats. Two bushels of corn ard five
bushels Of rye ground together will make
4l2 pounds of feed. and will be much better
for cows than five bushels of corn and four
Of oats. and will cost less money. Besides,
four pounds Of the former will be quite
equal in value to five pounds of the latter
feed.-Amsrican Cultivator.
Farmers, as a rule, should retain their
best brood-mare for farm work, and dispose
| of geldIngs for use in towns ana cities
Whe breeding can not be carried on to ad-
vantage. A mare sucking G foal can not
| always be expected TO do as much work as a
geldipg and at certain periods mares should
not be called upon for heavy work. Expe-
| rience has repeatedly demonstrated the fact
| that il is far more remuneratlve to the gen.
eral farmers to work mares and have part of
them drop their foals in the fall, and, if nee
esssry, increase the number of mares to per-
form the heavy work during the busy sea-
son, without damage to the foal or its dam.
There are seasons of the year when the ser.
vices of farm horses are not in demand, and
al such times geldings are retained at an ex-
pense to the owner."-C. F. Mills.
The Country Gentleman, in response TO q
request from a correspondent for cure for
horses which have contracted the habit OF
pulling a. the halter, saws: Take suffic-
iently long piece of half-inch rope. Put il
under the tail like q c-upper, cross the rope
on the back and tie the two ends together in
front of the breast, snugly. so there is nc
slack, other wise il would drop down on the
w bn OAOAAst-Ay hoAbSA VI 70 EOOA Wv
and run the halter strap or rope through Q
ring in the manger or front of the stall and
tie it fast in the rope on the front of the
breast; then slap his face and let him ty
back. He will not choke or need telling tc
stop pulling back. Let him wear it awhile
and twice or thrice daily scare him back O:
suddenly and forcibly es possible. After
one or two trials you will see that he car
not be induced to pull back"
There is no operation connected with frui
growing about which there exists so much
apprehension and diversity of opinion a!
about pruning Many prune too much
Others too little, and very few just right
Every owner of fruit trees should under
, stand the objects and principles of pruning
so that il he does not do the work himsel
he may direct and supervise those who do i
for him. Ordinarily hired men competen
to prune trees and vines iudiciously are ex
ceedingly scarce; and in many cases the
trees and their proprietor would deIiv,
more benefit by paying the primers for stay
; ing away rather than TO admit them to thu
grounds and permit their mutlations. w,
have seen so called professionally dives
strong, thrifty pear trees of nearly every on
of their fruit spurs which had been mani
years in forming. They were ignorant o
the fact that trees required bearing buds Il
\ produce fruit. Pruning without thorough
f; understanding of its objects and purposes
r like blind mans buf-you may hit the RICH
? one, but generally it is the other way