Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01

notes the thrift of the animals. Fiei
corn may not be quite so nutritious, bu
% no better use can be made of that, afte
II the ears are in milk, than to cut anC
is feed it to fattening swine. It cost.
v much less to make pork in summer thar
4 in cold winter weather.
LIVE Stock IN MIDSUMMER. This is
a trying time for all kinds of farm ami
= mails; pastures are usually short, old
, grain is high, and the new not in the
2 best condition for feeding It is well
: to make the most of wooded pastures.
where the animals can enjoy the shade
during the hot days, and get a part of
their living from the underbrush. A
good supply of fodder corn helps to
keep the cows up to their full flow of
milk, and other live stock in good health
and flesh. Horses are often extremely
annoyed by flies, especially when in a
shadeless pasture. 1t is best to let
them stand in dark stable during
midday, end then turn them out near
nightfal. Horses, when at work, need
the protection of fy-sheet. This is
easily made and prevents much fretting.
Lambs are now separated from the ewes.
and should be pastured as far apart as
possible. Place some wethers with the I
lambs to lead the flock, and in a few /
weeks the lambs will be entirely weaned. |
Pigs for early market need to be pushed |
vigorously, with abundant food at the (
trough. The apple orchard makes
pasture for swine The falling fruit is
usually wormy, and the pigs, in eating
it, destroy hosts of insects, to the mu9
tual benetitof the swine and the orchard
In THE Hay AND HARVEST FRnD.-
People drink too copiously of ice-cold
water, and every summer the list of
deaths from this cause is a long one
Excessive drinking Of ice-cold water Der
comes as much of habit as some otbe. {
forms of drinking. Ifiee-cold water be
used to reduce the temperature of ordi- I
nary well-water, "half-and- half" it will Y
be found to qUench the thirst quite as t
readily as when taken into the stomach t
1t the melting point of ice go degrees). /
md there will be no danger of sunstroke a
md sudden prOstration in the bav v
ieid. Still better than ice-water IS c
ome prepared drink, to be taken in Il
Moderate Quantities. Nothing is better a
or those who work in the hay and har- Il
est field than the old-fashioned Il
'SwltcheL." This is water, sweetened n
nth molasses, to which are added vine Fl
ar and ground ginger. We do not te
now OF any definite proportions, as the IL
lgredlents are usually mixed "accord OF
lg to taste. 1t is a most refreshing pc
raught, and if cooled by adding a mod be
ate quantity of ice, the ginger pre- de
ents any unpleasant effect. Another so
lpital drink for workmen in the field is tn
lea Punch. Make strong tea, sweeten tn
and then squeeze into it the juice of "a
lie or more lemons. This NAV also be pl'
oiled by adding ice In moderate guam ke
les, and those who like tea at all, will we
efer 1t to any other harvest drink. me
rong coffee, with} sugar and milk, pc
ICED on ice until well cooled, is another OFT
cellent drink for the field. As
EARLY PLowNe FOR FALL WHRAr.- ~, ,I1
e SINS of man committed in the tillape
the soil have brought upon him the
gment of impoverished land-not ], Iul
Iays lacking In the elements of fer uo
ty, but barren because those elements aPI
'e been made unavailable. When the pea
Is virgin, wheat sown upon freshly PII'
wed and imperfeetly prepared land. laIs
letlmes makes a good crop; but this t.ir Sail
not last long. To secure a good Weld Htt
fall wheat, it is best to plow the L
und as soon after harvest as possible vine
should not be delayed after the otht
ntieth of August near the fortietb the
lllel. ''rot
he first object gained by early plow- Mill
Is time for the proper preparation II III
ne seed-bed. All possible fertility 1oT.
I'D be made readily available. To sulp
o, Il should be soluble, and division falls
solution. The ground becomes the
in July and August, and if plowing the
slayed too long, the soil breaks uD phul
ard Jumps If plowed early, it will head
up moist and fine. Rain and air vine
natures two great disintegrating sollt'
IS. tive
eds germinate quickly and plants pick
rapidly IN firm seed-bed. The apph
ase OF insect enemies of wheat the 6
IS late sowing, coupled with rapid. the
'ous growth, desirable Hence the Old
rtance of a firm seed-bed. which GUS
prevents much freezing ont of the and
s. To make the seed-bed firm. il as
first be fine. It is not a hard soil. shoul
ompact, fine soil that is desired. Ii thu
y be compacted with the roller and new
W; but if the farmer, by early leavin
ng, can gain the aid of a heavy tralne
1t will save him much labor, and it the u
% the work of preparing the soil groWt
'tter than he can alone. latera
)ther object gained by early plow- leat,
the destruction of weeds, They often
bbers of the wheat, and the sooner grow
growth is stopped by plowing. the varlou
ant-food they will take from the berries
Early plowing will destroy them remair
they mature their seed, and thus size.
1t perpetuating their kind. Late TIE
lg admits of a large Growth and erpille
this is turned under by the plow. PhorU
lpossible to compact the seed-be interes
g green manure affords a harbor ABOUT
smies. formin
y plowing admits of better an. leaves
on of manure. Manure is most tastene
in autumn, and to be at once which
lie to the roots Of the young plant. retreat
be fine and near the surface: not a lawn.
OF the ground, but thoroughly Tight
1rated with the upper layer Of feather
Il the ground is plowed early. the the insC
2 can be applied to the surface. Plume.
2 work of preparing the seed-bed grape Il
It and mix it with the soil. Com the cat
manureS should be soWn with after ca
in. come la
: plowing admits of atmospberic feed for
.tion. Whether it directly adds grape le
nents of fertility to the soil or selves b
'es and unlocks that which II AL of leave
assesses, is simmaterial. Plowino active o
d exposes greater surface and IS not li
OF the easy passage of the air do but 1
interior of the soil. The
ING OUT THE BAoK Doop picking.
Of ours wished to hire ! "a, fa,,no,. usually
ealtby neighbor ana wa naan ,,ro- ing or pi
ne who was wanfino an erl.aoa --'o,i is not We
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