Morris tribune., 1883-02-17
FIELD AND FARM.
Farming Brovities.

A strong public sentiment seems to be
forming in favor of universal forest cul-
| ture over the now treeless districts; and own
ers of farms neglecting to plant are already
meeting with reprnach, as failing In their
duty to the common good.
A. B. Allen says, "Do not blanket q
horse in the stable, except when he comes
in warm and sweaty In cold weather; then,
the moment the harness Is taken off, put on
a.blanket; but be careful to remove II as
soon as he becomes cool and dry and he
will not take cold, unless exposed to q
draught of air below about 65 degrees.
To such a current he should never be ex-
posed, under any circumstan ces as It Is
always liable to give a horse cold or
rheumatism, or stitfen him In the joints.
Turnips, according to the poultry yard,
are good for fowls in winter, when the
ground is covered with snow and no grass
give two tlocks of Plymouth Rocks thirty
In each, six quarts OF yellow globe turnips
once in two days, alternating with lutte
animal food. The turnips are chopped fine
enough to he eaten without difficulty.
The skin of this vegetable is pungent and
has somewhat stimulating effect.
Open fires at night in the garden and Or
chard destroy u large number of winged in-
sects, including cooling moths, and 1t would
be we'll to have them in the adjoining fields
and especially near woods. lantern over
a tub of water is one OF the most useful
traps for insects, especially with coating
of oil on the water 1t would undoubt-
eddy pay to hire man to attend to this
work, as the farmer or gardener and his as
sstants are too tired when night comes OH.
Charles Downing recommends wide
mou.hed bottles, half filed with mixtureo of
water vinegar and molasses, to be suspend
ed among trees. In a fortnight they will be
full of insects of all kinds, and must be-
emptied and the liquid renewed. In this
way one man captured three bushels
ofinsects in his garden In single season,
and preserved it almost entirely from their
ravages.
White specks in butter are caused by
too rapid souring of the milk or by keep
ing the cream in too warm place. The
cream should be stirred every day as fresh
cream is added to it. When fresh cream
containing more or less milk is mixed with
that which has been skinned previously
and has become somewhat sour the milk is
at once curdled and the small fakes, of curd
become inclosed in masses Of cream which
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butter after churning. Careful manage
ment of the cream is the best preventive.
It is common remark says the Chicago
Times that most any thing is good enough
for a hog, and to this senseless proposition
is traced the disease among swine owned by
breeders who endorse it. Since time imme-
monal the hog has been called the farm
scavenger, but nevertheless, the successful
reeder is he who relies the least upon this
tverestimated characteristic of the animal.
Bad water worse treatment in handling,
and superabundance of filth are the toun.
dation Of all diseases to which hogs are
subject and it is consequently easy to believe
that the health of the animal and the quail
ity of the meat must increase in proportion
to the cleanliless Of the food and surround
ings. ........
1t is stated that tree peddlers are collect.
ing orders through the state for apple trees
that are said to be grated on the Russian
stock, thus ensuring a hardy, long lived
tree, and asking enormous prices There
are some hardy varieties of Russian apples,
but it is very questionable whether the
grating of ordinary apples upon them will
make them harder. No really valuable
new fruits is first introduced by tree ped
oilers, and unless they have been thoroughly
tested and reported upon it is good thing
to let alone. .. .-- ......