The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-05
FARM AND HOUSE.
Farm No1es.

Farm Notes.
It is stated that there are over 200, 900
species OF insects in this country.
The state entomologist Of Illinois re-
ports the stubble of the entire winter
wheat region filed with Hessian flies in
adormant condition, and recommends
that fire be applied or the infested fields
plowed and rolled.
In turning manure, when you wish it
to heat, fork it up loosely aud draw in
the pile to q point. When you wish to
check the fermentation hatten down the
pile and make it solid.
The Jersey COW Oakland's Cora,
owned by Valanery E. Fuller, of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, has furnished the following
amount of milk, cream aud butter in
thirty-one days: Total weight of milk,
725 pounds 8 ounces; total weight of
cream, ZIG pounds; total weight of but
ter (unsalted), 81 pounds S l.2 ounces
American Veterinary Review.
The Davenport: Ia, Northwestern
s'ys there are eight hundred creamer-
les in Iowa, and that Iowa butter is eat
en- in nearly every civilized country on
IAV SiOOCe II lllEiiSot.Pl iSC0 "a HE
are found in those parts of the country
where creameries most abou d and
milk farming isone of the chief pursuits.
Sheep are one of the best kinds Of
stock to keep in orchards. After a little
practice they will pick up fallen fruit
quicker than hogs; and this is often very
important, as the codling moth worm
generally leaves the apple soen after it
drops. But with either sheep or hogs,
sufficient food must We supplieI or the
trees will be barked. The food thus
gwen goes, however, where it will do
the most good, and in the production of
the largest and talrest fruit.
Farmers want Holstein aud AYRSHIRE
cattle for the general milk and cheese
supply. Short Horns and Herefords for
their beet, hut the country wants the
Jersey for her butter. "
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
that the best butter in the country is
made in Iowa. 1t also says: "rhe rea-
son is simple. Corn, which is raised in
the west SO a~bundAntly, is freely fed to
thee cows; this produces better milk
than hay or mixed ted, and this in
turn produces better and finer butter.
Notwithstanding c.rn is worth more to
the western farmer than it was ven a
few years ago, he continues to feed his
cows literally with it. and obtains q
higher price for his butter"
Washingt Territory promises to
raise great quantities Of hops. Sixty
farmers in the Puyallup Vale" last year
raised l .5ND.MD pounds of the cured
article. In King and Pierce counties
there are LOO acres Lristline with
poles, and the business iE rapidly IN
creasing.
No other domestic animal seems to
possess as strong an instinct for seeking
shade as does the sheep. Whatever
shelter from the sun may be available
in the pasture ia sure to be sought and
occupied by the flock ss the day ad-
vances and becomes more warm. The
instinct should teach the careful shep-
herd to prnvide shade of some kind
which can be easily reached and ia al
ways available. The trees are the shade
which nature affords, but it is sometimes
better TO erect sheds. The common
sense of the shepherd is the best guide
in this misunderstanding Stockman.
l. member of the Elmira Farmers
Club, as reported in the Husbsndman,
says that he cut a field of ats when the
grain was in the milk and it was estimat-
ed by the one who fed them as worth
twice as much as good hay. Mr.. Arm
strong estimates oats cut green for cattle
feeding as worth more tor cow in milk
than any tohcr fodder. Cattle and
horses eat the who,e-the last bit Of
straw. II inlparts color to butter the
same rs it takes from fresh pastures.
1t is we'll for beginners to know that
when they get out grape vines they
need not look for abundant crops in less
than four years. Even rurrants. raspber-
rles and bIackherries require three years
before they will yield well. Apnles and
pears often disappoint the inexperienced
who set out their tirsttrees. Apples need
at least ten Yeas before they come into
bearing-standard pears from five to
eight.