The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
Farmers hints.

"A Prairie Farmer correspondent con-
WINGED himself by the eating that lovers
Of satisfy need not wait till spring for
their favorite root. His wife prepared
some the other day; cut in Moderately
thin slices. stewed, seasoned and serv.'l
with small crackers they had decided
oyster favor. and he advi-es more at
tent'on 10 the supply Of this delicious
vegetable"
There are MANY things about the
kitchen or garden that could be utilized
In one way or another for poultry that
often 80 into the swill tub or gutter. Il
a little labor be expe' ded On their prep
AratlOn, there is no better food. The
potato and turnip parings boiled. and
white hot thOrUu .hlv mashed and mix
ed with meal, drippngs, meat scraus.
soups and stale bread crumbs, will be
foun'a cheap and valuable food. In
cold weather and during confinement
these articles viii! supply the place OF in
sec; and green food. and rs most OF
the refuse from :he table ls of the best
quality, thoroughly cooked and Sea-
eoned, 1t makes very appetiziny mess
for the fowls.
An Eastern exchange says: "The
iS"oo'' why "Pp'o oIClid!cS Oh prairie
soil ut the West are short-lved is that
thew grow fast and do not ripen tteir
wood we'll. The consequence is injury
in winter. and this followed up year al
ter year, destroys vitality; the center is
all black and dead, with u living Shell
outside, when u hard winter kills. In
the eastern states where. the apple tree
is long lived, the SOL and climate are
"a II
do is to select hardy sorts allu plant ON
dry lands. There are orc.ar.ls more
than 50 years, 81 to 100 years old in good
condition ic this country.
The Live Stock Monthly, speaking Of
ensiage, says that while theorists are
still endeavoring to show the insignlh
cant value of ensiage for feeding to
mich COWS, the pract cal rmer contin-
lie to build sllos, iii them with ensilase
aud double the number of cattle on their
farms. Scientists ,annOt prove impOssi-
bic that which exists as tangible, prac-
teal fact.
improvements Far M Machinery and
MeLhOus.
How much easier and better does the
farmer do h "Otk now than he did in
the days OF his great grandfather. I
be sure, there were as good crops raistr
then as now, but the land was new an
crops would grow wherever planted.
But times have changed. Horse power
takes the place Of human labor in nea,
ly all OF the work done on the farm.
have in my possession an old-fashioner
three-tined dung fork, with iron enouyI.
about it for set of horse shoes, and
hay fork, one hundred and twenty year.
Old. made by country h acksm,th,
course, and a very heavy, clumsy il.
strui!rnt 1t is. SuDposng some ''o
teller" could spend a day IN ,noder,
hay -held: wouldn't his eyes open whel
he heard the click Of the mower. al
saw the grass fail down at the rate of al
nay would 40 to go in that day, ht
amt dry enough, 1t ought t.
make three DAYS sartin." And h,
would wonder what had become Of al!
OF he big rocks, and the roadside fences,
and what made the timothy grow
so stout in that swamp: and he would
think the barn was a meeting house
and shake his head when told that til.
cows made two pounds Of butter a day,
and Say, II don't know. don't know
Surely when we look at al Of the i'm
proved machinery on the farm, as well
rs everywhere else, and the improved
breeds Of stock, the fine nor -es and cur.
riages, and the improved means Of tray
ell and trausporta ion, and when ".
th;"< how many comforts and Injuries
are within the reach Of the common
people, We know that the world move.
on; aud could we live until a hundred
wears from now, probably we should se.
as great changes as have been mad.
within the p st hundred years.-Man
chester Farmer.