The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-07

made on given quantity Of land. To real
ize this advantage to the utmost, how.
ever the manure should be carefully saved
and applied.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
feeds cotton-seed meal, corn meal and bran
to cows, one pound of each of ration. The
cotton-seed meal must be free from husk OF
it win be indigestible. Care must also De
taken not to feed the cotton-seed meal for
two months before calving time.
Lambs can be made to shear from two to
four pounds more wool by little extra care
aud feed during the winter. The extra wool
will more than pay for the extra feeding,
and the result will be q much larger and
| stronger sheep. For this purpos feed coed
clover hay, with bran, oats and corn mixed
equally.
The white of hens egg contains 81 3 per
cent. of water, u of albnmen, OF fat, sugar
and membranes, and 2 per cent OF mineral
matter; but the yelk contains 515 per cent.
of water, 10 of casein and albumen, 80 of oil
and fat, 81 of ccloring matter and l 4 per
cent. of mineral matter. - Minneapolis
Farmer.
At the Dairy Show at Milwaukee the
fancy cheese exhibit was very large, and,
while some exhibits were OF foreign manu-
facture, the greatest part of the sap-ssgos,
Blackstone, Roquefort and all .other known
kinds, fragrant and otherwise, we're of
American manufacture, showing that no
climate or country is safe from Yankee i'm
itetion.
The sprouting of potatoes IS generally pre-
vented by short exposure to either treeZ
ing cold or scalding heat. Pouring scslding
water over them end then drying quickly
prevents spelling. IL is therefore plain
that seed potatoes must be preserved from
such a degree of heat or cold as would
destroy the germ, from fifty to fifty-five de-
grees being safe.
The cause of club.root in cabbage is
clslmed By a German experimenter. Wor-
onin, to De 3 parasitic vegetable, which lives
and feeds ON the healthy tissue of different
cruciferous plants. All weeds of that order
producing pods, like turnips mustard,
| radish, etc should be eradicated while
land is being rested preparatory to e renew
al OF cabbage growing.
The Indiana Farmer says the Ben Davis
apple is so poorly favored that even the
cOddling moth generally passes itby for some
better variety, and the consequence is that
| but few of these apples are wormy, and, be-
ing of high color and handsome shape, they
are very popular apple at the city fruit
| stands, where they outsell other kinds about
two to one on the average.
A single thoroughbred male introduced in
farming section for purposes of improve
ment adds more wealth than any other in
vestment that can be made. Though worth
but very little in the shape OF so many
pounds of animal matter, the value of the
progeny may reach away up in the thous.
snds. Farmers should learn this fact and
| take it into consideration.-Farms Maya
zine.
Mangold, turnips, beets and similar roots
contain about l per cent. of albuminoids
but as nearly nine tenths of their weight is
water, this is equivalent to about 10 pei
cent of the dry matter. Straw contsins
from 2 TO per cent. good meadow hay, II
per cent; clover hay, II per cent and wheat
rye, barley, oats and corn from 10 to 13 pei
cent, and good linseed cake contains 80 pc,
cent