Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-18
NOTES FOR THE FARM AND HOUSE Il i
Agricultural items.

Agricultural items. d
The Scottish Farmers Alliance is d
vigoro ns organization, with membership
of over 7, 700.
Maury, in Tennessee, is the banner
County ofthe United States for mules.
It's annual shipment is from 7 900 to g.
900. S$s
To remove rust from tools, first scour
them with emery moistened Will, sui
phuric acid diluted with six volumes of
water; rinse dry, and finish with oil and
| emery -four. t.' #t.s
The man who is dependent upon
Natures methods for his crops, cannot
afford to beignorant of Natures laws. -
Kind words and a gentle patting on
the head will go much further in tanning
| timid heifer, than a score of milk
Stools. ."
You will soon need all the work the
| horses are able to perform. Sec to it
now that they have the best Of care and
a little extra feed. ~..
If you would succeed in horticulture
you must be observant, unsleepingly
vigilant, always ready to go where
needed; to go quickly and have ready
hand to assist soils, trees Or attend
ants-and always carry a sharp prun-
ing knife in your pocket.
An early Spring pig kept growing
and fattening on pasture (,nostly Red
Clover during the Summer and early
Fall, and then rapidly fattened on grain
for two months, is the most profitable
hog.
| Every farmer owes to his brother
farmers a knowledge Of each event that
! occurs to him, in his business, that
| would be of interest to them Farm
er's Review.
If as much money were spent in de-
veloping the walking gait of our horses
| as is devoted to bring out their trotting.
pacing and running qualities, the real
value of our horses would soon be veE
materially enhanced National Stock
! man.
Mules are much more economical than
horses for farm work. They eat one
half less, will do as much work and live
| half longer. With this data do your
| own figuring Farm Journal.
Testing Feed Corn.
Thinking farmers will lose no time in
securing a supply Of good seed nor will
they trust to appearance, nor to any
mans word; but will carefully test it
i for themselves, and thus be sure it will
terminate. This testing of seed is not
at all difficult undertaking; to be
doubly sure three tests should be made
for one dip with large spoon careless
~, 100 kernels out of the pile; for the
second, select 100 of the best, and, for
the third, 100 Of the poorest you can
find.
Take for each lot any convenient
dish, and fill it nearly full of clean
sand, and pour in water till it rises to
within quarter Of an inch of the top
| of the sand; on the sand place the 100
kernels Of corn, aud over these place
| any convenient cloth to retain moisture
and exclude light. Place the dish near
the stove so as to secure temperature
| of so degrees, and not over 10 degrees.
In two days, and every day thereafter,
| examine by carefully lifting the cloth
Every kernel that has sprouted should
be removed and counted; in this way
you can tell what per cent. Of each
grade will grow. If not over IS per
cent. of the best kernels terminate, the
seed should be rejected, but in any
case you will know how much to allow
for worthless seed at planting time
Rural New Yorker.
Winter Feeding Of Cattle.
The daily allowance of hay to each
COW should be about Is pounds, the
quantity varying somewhat with the
| size of the animal. It's we'll to bear in
mind, when laying in the winter supply
that early-cut hay is by far the most
nutritious, as the early cutting saves, in
| a nutritious form, material which later
on becomes woody fiber.
The value Of roots as Winter food il
80 widely acknowledged that little neet
be said in support of their use. Their
nutritive qualities are considerable, anc
their vegetable constitution retains theil
distinctive natural moisture, while thu
! large bulk which may be grown on Civ
! en- area at comparatively small cost
recommends them to every reason
ing man. A crop Of 600 bushels O.
mangelwurzels and 800 bushels of ruta
bagas was raised upon one acre Of goot
land at total cost Of only $55. Fifty
! pounds of roots and 20 pounds of ha1
constitute good daily feed for millzine
COWS of average size. More hay SHOULD
be added if the cattle will consume it
Or it's equivalent should be given il
straw or corn-stalks, boiled if practic
able. Add to this ration two quarts O
corn meal, and almost the excellence O
Summer pasture is attained. If thi
further addition Of the two quarts o
cotten-seed meal is made, as recon
mended in the case of pasturing, tn
results will closely approach the maxi
mum, and will prove sufficient reason
for persevering in this diet. The yalu,
Of variety in food should not be forgot
ten. Carrots and parsnips, oats an,
other grains may proftably form an oc
casional change. f5 - d '*~
Farm Uses OF Crude Petroleum.
Crude petroleum is wonderful
preservative of wood, but it Is in n.
sense paint, and should have no pig