The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-19


The first raspberry to ripen on the Rural
New Yorker Experiment Grounds was the
Hansell, June d.
Fodder corn should be cut for curing Just
the tassel blooms. lieut. 100 early or loo late
the quality is injured.
The New York World is authority for tho
statement that plantain, il not permitted to
60 TO seed for two years viii die out. Now
previous TO seed time two years in succession.
Mr.. +. X. Phoenix, Deleyan, Wis, lamentJ
In the Western Farmer the destruction OF
1.-The large mellow moles, woodchucks and
skunks," which are very helpf0l, he thinks,
in our fight against grubs.
1t is folly TO turn under weeds that have
gone 10 seed, for the seeds OF most weeds, no
matter how deeply buried, will retain their
vitality and make rapid growth so soon as
they are brought near the surface.
The State EntoInologist of Illinois reports
the stubble OF the entire winter wheat region
filed with Hessian flies in dormant condi-
ton, and recommends that fire be applied or
the infested fields plowed and rolled.
The growing of the ribbon cane in South
eIn Georgia has been found TO be SO prohta-
bic tina. its culture this season has been
largely increased. The average condition OF
the crop in the State is 96, and that of the
sorghum crop % per cent.
Mr. Charles Glib says that in Russia the
inner V6flStle9 Oh plum9 are raised Dy
ing the trees at an angle OF forty-five degrees
or lower and bending them down before
snow falls IN winter which then covers and
protects them completely.
Veterinary practice was recommended to
| young men at a recent meeting of the keu-
lucky Medical Society. The horses of the
country being valued at $500, coo, 900, il is es-
| tinated that the annual loss from the want
! If sound advice and treatment amounts TO
| $l5,GC0,0O0.
| Superintendent Smith. of the Government
/ Botanical Garden, Washington. defends She
| sparrow very forcibly. He denies that the
sparrow is responsible for the scarcity Of other
birds, and says that the robin, bluebird and
! Yellow bird live very peaceably together in
| the Botanical Garden there.
! Henry Stewart notes in the New York
| Times the fact that some varieties OF pota-
/ toes seem to be more distasteful to Color Nd
| beetles than others, and instances Walls
/ Orange and the Dakota Red as two SORTS
/ which with him required no attention, while
others grown near were given daily pickings.
The man IN charge OF beard of cattle or
| sheep" says the American Dairyman, that
/ can not tell when some member is absent
| without counting the whole lot had better go
| into some other business. We have heard the
| owner Of drove Of rear 4 thousand head OF
ca tie at the West say be could tell il single
| animal was absent simply by allowing the
| be ard 10 pass him." We would be inclined
| TO take any mans statement TO that effect
with degree of allowance.
| The Boston Commercial Bulletin says that
| the best butter in the country is made in
| Iowa. 1t also says: ''rhe reason is simple.
! Corn, which is raised in the West so abuud-
sntly, is freely fed to the cows; this produces
better milk than hay or mixed feed and this
| in turn produces better and finer butter. Not
| withstanding corn Is worth mere to the
| Western farmer than 10 was even few years
ago, he continues to feed bis COWS literally
with il. and obtains higher price for his
butter"
Dogs have done more injury to sheep hus-
bandry than all other causes combined, and,
| considering the importance of the evil, it
does not receive that notice at the hands OF
the agricultural press that ID rightly deserved
| As a rule the larger number of dogs that de-
| v6state the fiocks are worthless and valueiess,
and should not be tolerated In any c0mmun-
Ity, but that they do exist Is demonstrated
by the complaints that come from ali quar-
tiers Tega' ding their rayages.-Field, Farm
ard FiIeside.
! No other domestic animal seems to possess
ss strong an instinct for seeking shade ss does
the sheep. Whatever shelter from the sun
may be available in the pasture is sure to be
sought and occupied by the look as the day
advances and becomes more warm. The In
stinct should teach the careful shepherd TO
easily reached and is slwsys available. The