The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-18

time for morr logs enough TO prove that it Is
q Gle Of the old wIyes' fables. In the |
tsily Incrnirg the dew is on, and this is /
n aIetd with an available amount of ammo !
IL, which. Of course, feeds the roots below |
IL the surface is neglected q crust forms aud
the air does not circulate in the SOIL Dutch
ess Farmer.
The lergth of time that a young heifer
keeps in milk after her first calf is likely to
DtasuTe her staying qualities for all after
life. For this reason young heifers should
have their first calf in the fail. BY good care
81 ensilsged food in winter 81 abundant
fow can be established, which can more
easily be kept up the rext summer. Ii
heiteTs calve in the spring they are very liza
bic 10 go dry early in the next fall.
German agriculturisfs devote much atten-
ten TO the food and eediDg OF animals. In
Ssxony ground nut cake has been employed.
ard also rice -four, in the feeding of mich
COWS. In both &C ses the quality OF the milk
snd the quantity of the butter had been lm-
proved while the cattle, relIshine BOTH
prov erder, had decided preference 10 the
Iice -four. At Halle cotton-seed CAKE has
been added to the ordinary rations of milch
COWS and with beneficial re:ults-Americsn
Farmer.
Ashes. lesched or unleached, make an ex-
cellent fertilizer for either meadow or pas
tuTe, If sown upon ground which is naturally
dry. They are as valuable for the grain
grower as the dairyman. Leached ashes By
the lead are worth about twice as much as
BARNARD manure, al d sunlesched twenty
FIVE cents oushel. The immediate effect of
ashes is not equal to that OF manure, bat ii
continues much LONGER. Coal ashes are
chic fly useful for their mechanical effect in
loostning compact soil.
German sgriculturist, after twenty five
years experience, contrary to the general
belief that the larger varieties of merinos are
to be preferred on account of yielding
better return, both in flesh and wool, for the
feeder consumed, declares the reverse to be
nue, as the build OF the sheep has greater
influence on the fattening properties than
the abb dilute size. and larger quantities Of
wool ere obtained from small sheep III rele-
tion 10 a given weight than in the larger
! kinds, the relative increase amounting TO
from 20 to so per cent.
! A correspondent wishes to know how to
| feed chickens (the best food) and for laying
| When the chickens are very young finely
| chorped hard. boiled eggs is more suitable for
| the nrst week. After that time cracked CORN,
screenings or anything they can eat will
/ answer. provided they are sheltered in damp
weather. Laying mems should be allowed d
variety, avoiding corn, which produces an
| excess of fat, as an over-ied hen will not lay
| Ii possible, an ample supply of green food
! ground oyster shells and clean water should
/ be provided.
There were thirty.three competitors for the
| 81. 200 prizes offered by Commissioner Loring
| for the most successful sugar-makers from
| sorghum. Tie awards were made to the fol-
| lowing: Clinton B. zsrth, Cedar f Ais, la the
! Champaign Gid Sugar Company Magnus
Swensor, CT The Wisconsin STATE Expert
mental Farm Paul Sleek, San Francisco.
CAL; Nelson MRltb7, Geneva. o.; Drummond
Boomers, Warrensburg, Mo-; A. J. Decker,
| Fon du Lac, Wis; William Frazier, Vernon
County, Wis: Jefferson Sugar Company, o
and 0sk Hill Refining Company, Edwards
| vile, III.
SAYS he Farm and Garden: "For psrms-
| rent PASTURES mari is one OF the most benef-
| cisl subslaI css that can be used, whether
the soil be light or heavy, and on newly
seeded g1ass lands il is almost sure toguaran-
tee s sod soil. New, regarding the true
! value Of mari, considering It's chemical value
it is usually sold for about one-third the
price il is materially worth, and it is almos;
impossible TO fail IN securing more benefit
from its use than the cost of procuring it.
As mari and plaster are more abundant tnan
any o'her mineral fertilizers, they are cheap
ened below their value from that CAUSE"
Fer the benefit of farmers who keep sheep
the following II ceipt for q sheep-diD is rec
| lmmended: Take ten gallons of rain water
Tut i've quarts of soft soap in large kettle
bring to boil and make suds; then add one
pC1LO ana a D2lI OF arsenic ana twenty gal
Ions Of water. When the sheep are sheared
the ticks will all be on the lambs; then dip
the lambs; have a care to drain the suds back
into the kettle; keep the herd out of the dip
] will warrant this to kill all abe ticks and
eggs and do no harm to the sheep, for use
il myself and know whereof L speak The
quantity above specified is enough for TWEEN
ty-fiye or thirty lambs.
in the natural order of events the Ions
Writer confines cattle 10 dry food about six
months or half Of the year. No one Will dis
pute the fact that green grass is the natura
food for stock, and nature intended animal:
to gather their own supplies. 1t should bt
the aim to keep the food supplies as neal
what nature requires as possible. The roo
crop for winter feed comes the nearest tC
green food of anything we have-the much
advertised silos will make coed cellars-anC
the roots will be far better for the stock thar
any fermented rye or oat straw. It will cos
a little more TO produce an acre of beets
One acre of beets is equal to three of grair
for stock feed.