The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-19
FARM NOTES.

New York and Pennsylvania grow two.
thirds of all the Duckwheat produced in this
country.
In feeding corn to pigs that are being fat.
ted, better results will be obtained If the corn
is fed in connection with bran, shipstuf and
vegetables.
Mr.. John Gibson, OF Trempeleau County,
Wis. has made over 2, 900 gallons of choice
syrup from sorghum this season, averaging
about 160 gallons per acre.
The ground is not a safe place for the
fowls at night, as roup is engendered by the
cold earth. Always provide roosts, and have
them so situated as to be out of the way Of
draughts or currents Of air.
Milk is excellent for fowls, and it will pay
to buy and use it for them, as it materially
increases the number of eggs. It may
be fed either sweet or sour. 1t is
given either in dishes, or mixed with the
soft food.
Layering grspevines msy be attempted at
any time after the wood has become firm,
and before the buds start in the spring The
difference between layers and cuttings is
that the layers are not detached from the
parent vine which is thus enabled to nour-
ish the new plant
Corn that is 10 be cribbed should be thor
ocghly dry or free from swell. The crib floor
should be several inches above the ground so
that the corn may not be exposed to damp
ness or moisture. The crib should also be
thoroughly cleaned out and we'll aired be-
fore storing the corn.
A Wisconsin farmer stouly maintains that
be prevents the ravages OF the bsedle in his
potatoes by planting one or two hsxseed Ia
each bill. He says the bugs will shun the
fax every time, and that he has grown po-
taioes in this way for ten years and secured
good crops when others failed,
anna IF Tho hroodarc ~ boovv
draft horses maintain that all the French
breeds are classed as Normans, the French
only recognize the Percherons as the true
thoroughbIeds, and admit no others to be
classed in The stud books. The term Nor
man is an American one and unknown in
France.
From sixty TO sixtry.three degrees is con.
sidered the proper temperature for churning
though the temperatures vary in different
diaries, for much depends upon the coldi.
tions. Sweet ere m should be churned at a
lower temperature and for a longer time
than sour cream. The amounts Of butter
obtained vary under apparently the same
conditions, and although fair yield may
be obtained one day il may be much less the
next
1t is said that there are very few localities
in Europe where the honey bee proSpers
there beipg no staple bloom upon which
they could depend for honey. The most pro-
gTssive people in agriculture are the Swiss
who successfully maintain great apiaries at a
great altitude in the Alps. France is depend
ent On Switzerland for her honey supply, but
the time is not far distant when America
viii be exporting largely to all the European
nations.
A writer in the New Yorker says that he
finds from January to March good time to
have the pigs fsrroved, which, though rather
early, gives them good growth IN time to
! turn them upon spring grass. To have them
come in during the esrly months, however,
they must be carefully sheltered and pro-
vioed for, in order to protect them againGt
the severity Of the season, as good start is
necessary in order to make them profitable.
If one.half the grain fed to hogs in this
country were given to poultry it would Sc
| cure a much more profitable retqrn. 4
! hushel of corn will make perhaps four ID six
pounds of pork, but the same amount OF
| grain will winter hen, aud her eggs aud
chickens WILL be worth three to ten times as
much as the pork. Poultry is probably the
only class OF stock from which profit can be
had, feeding only on bought food.
! In feeding cornstalks to cattle they must
| be cut into short lengths with cutter that
| also shaves or breaks them to pieces while
| cutting them. IL they are not so treated
| they will not be chewed the second time, as
| is done when chewing the cud, ewing to the
| difficulty of properly forming The matter in
| halls for that purpose. II properly prepared,
! however, no difficulty occurs.-Rural World.
Although the price of wool may not be
satisfactory TO those who breed sheep for
wool exclusively, yet mutton is always Ia
demand at good prices. while lambs are sala-
bic at all seasons. Our farmers should on.
deavor to improve the breeds with vie ~ to
/ market as there is plenty OF room for the
| improvement of the quality, the markets
seldom being SUI piled with frst-class IA at
| ton.
Those who have tested ensilsge now claim
that the use Of The silo is unnecessary, aud
| the following plan is proposed instead /:
| Stack The clover, rye or whatever is used to
| desired height, and then put over it a
tight floor and afford pressure with heavy
| weights. 1t is said that the weight prevents
the air entering the mass the same as if
| there were walls at the sides of the stack.
| Others claim that, while such method an.
sEers for clover or rye, in the case of corn
| fodder sufficient pressure could not be Sc
| cured to dispense with the sidewalks.