The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-07
FARM ITEMS.

ANYTHING which frets, dis,urbs, torrents OF
renders the COW uneasy, lessons tho quantity
and yiuaieS the quality OF her milk.
Early hs,cNed puGe,s shonld be laying now
and II they ~.s not the cause why ID probably
for lack Of warmth, food drink and care.
4 piece Of liver OF other ofRl placed In the
The poultry house. win be Of ben, it 20 the hens.
al o ssSopped mrnip or msngod viii b. spprc,
cisted,
10 not ut s,eet to give your fowl, gravel. a.
they cannot get ii themse(ve when the ground
10 frozen or covered with snow, and /. is al neo-
essary 10 them Is their food
A correspondent. OF the Country Gentleman
states mat lows that have large combs are su.
per,or egg producers, both as ooncerns guam
lily aud quality, He also states that the cOmbs
Of fowls increase immensely when they are
kept under glass during the season VI cold
weather.
ANY one Kind Of grain will not satisfy or fulan
the requirements of the anima economy and
keepers OF poultry should sHiye " proVurs a lib
eral supply of different kinds for their fowls, and
feed In rotation as they need it,
A fruit grower placed tobacco stems around
| the uunks OF peach trees and there Is NOT
The s,gu of the bOrer in any OF the trees So
treated. He set ME stems around the butts OF
the trees and ted them at the top. Ii keeps OF
| Rabbits as well in winter Tyi
As dry earth IN whkh fowls can dust them.
selves is often ditiicult to obtain In winter. a
| good SUBJ ttIte can be had by usiug coal ashes
which should be sifted Into u box aud placed II
| tae hen house.
The canes of blackberu,s eau b, cut away M
well at this time as AT any other Work of tnai
character should be done while the 4 ound Is
! hard frozen, not only because IL is easier bu,
also because II enables a large. proportion OF
necessary labor 10 be done before ihe buster sea
son arrives,
In Ss|eoling potato seed two things should bs
] kept IN mind; FitsL plant olly such seed as
| may be expected ~ produce smooth, 'fSr.6iXosi
potatoes second. plant only when tho seed i,
IN full yigor
! IL is good policy to keep tho plow going every
day this winter that the grosnd will admit par.
| ucularly IN clay grosud Subsequent floats will
greatly Improve II In making IL me low IL will
also more really absorb nitre from rains and
melting snow
II every farmer would keep record of the
number of eggs laid, chickens Matched aud those
sold or eaten each year they would form the
basis of most Interesting statistics, and be q
matter Of surprise TO everyone, NJ " the value
represented 10y them In money.
veterinary professor says that "a great ma
| iority OF ringbonos In young horses come from
| the failure 10 shorten the toes" To this may bI
added thit riugbope Is apt 10 be formed II ootI
are allowed TO stand ON plank floor or any
where else where the footing is hard, during IN,
| first eighteen months of their age. Whether In
stable or yard during this period, lei them have
earth tor standing or walking, free irom ston,
| or gravel
| A successful fruit-grower thinks many anpls
trees are set too near together; two rods apart 1,
near enough The land for All orchard must b,
kept in good condition. lie top.dIesses mis- or
chnrd once Ia three Years, principally with q
thick coating of straw. He allows hogs 10 rur
In his orchards, and plows the land until The
trees are 80 large as 10 interfere with such d
practice. Last year he picked forIy-hys barrels
OF greenings from four trees Orchards thrive
| best near bodies OF water. Trees should bs Iri
disiously trimmed while young. Many trees arr
| injured by overpruuing. Trees should bt
gr fled when they are from one iuch to one and
one.halt inches In diameter.
a good sheep does not consume more food
than u bad one, nor does 1t cost more 10 shear,
| The freight and c.iaiges on hlgh class wool ar,
not higher than those for the poorest leecea. II
Ia, therefore. the production OF high class WOO
which the flock masters of the country should
ever keep In view, American dock masters san.
not do better than to take these remarks as nd
| dressed 10 themselves
| A reliable fast walker must be born SO. and
the best, quickest and In fact, cheapest way Il
get at this is to breed him. For the purpose 80
lect the fastest walking stallion to he found and
breed him 10 the fastest walking mares Oh
talnable. As "a general rule these win drop fast
walking colts. The fastest of these. when
grown, should be selected for breeding, and SO
20 on rearing aud selecting til the breed is ms
well established for fast walking as those of fast
trotlefs or racers now are.
One day this week. on my reurn home found
one OF my horses down with the bliud staggers
Ono OF the worst cases | ever saw. i'm %
hhtoiv cpiit bAt lbttAthi uDuul IuTpe inches
over the brain. u little above the eyes, and
skinned IL back on each side about one Inch
This was cut 10 the skull bone. | then inserted
a heav. fly paster on piece of domestic. The
next morning, with little help, the animal rnt
up, and is to-day In II thriving condition. | ar
Satisfied this rem,dy IL aim at a certain cure, /
properly applied. aud in time.
l, Instead OF trimming up" trees according I.
the old fashion, TO make them long legged snc
long-armed, trim them down. so as 10 max,
them even, snug and symmetrical
z. Instead Of manuring heavily In n small cir
Gle at The foot of the tree spread the manure /
needed at all broadcast over the whole surface
esdeglally whore the ends OF the roots can gel Il
., Instead OF spading u small circle about IN,
| STEM cutlyatc the whole surface broadcast
4, Prefer well pulyeriaed. clean surface II
an orchard. with moderately rich soil h
heayy npnuring AMI surface covered with
hard crust and weeds and grass.
Remember that 1t Is better TO set out Ion
| trees with all the necessary care to make then
live and flourish. than TO So out n hundred tree
ana nave Them al die from careessness
q Remember that tobacco Is n poison nnt
VIII Kill Insects rapidly il properly applied 4
mem, and is one OF the best drugs for fteeiu,
fruit trees rapidly OF small vermin
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