The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

former to six pounds of the latter per day to
each beast, and increasing the supply of
silage to forty nine pounds without altering
the quantity of hay. The animals were fat
tened on this food without cakes or roots.
A writer on the subject of the diet Of the
farmers says that mutton and lamb Of his
own raising should be so common on his
table as 10 make unnecessary the continued
use Of salted meats, or of the weekly, or al
most daily, visits of the butchers cart.
Fresh fruit and vegetables, bread of wheat,
rye or Indian corn, sweet butter and fresh
eggs, with nice bit of lamb or mutton,
make up most eppetizing bill of fare.
Garget is generally durable, but not al
ways. In mild cases frequent bathing in
tepid water, with friction after cath bath
ing, often effects cure. In severe cases the
water should be as hot as the animal can en-
dure. Cathartics should always be given
when the swelling is obdurate, and frequent
and thorough. milking in all cases and
spare diet allowed. Rubbing the bag fire.
quently with some penetrating oil, like oil
of terpentine, diluted with linseed oil to a
strength that will not be injurious, or using
iodine salve, are valuable aids and are often
all that need be done.
Regarding churns. at a recent trial made
in England II was found that though some
kinds churned the largest quantity of butter
others performed the service in less time. 1t
may also be claimed that one kind of churn
Others and the decision was that no kind of
chuIn can produce the same results from the
same amount and kind of cream at success
i've trials, as the slightest change of condi-
ton of the cream affects the result. The
cburn, therefore, depends upon the manage
ment of the cream, and the method OF OPP
Grating it while churnlng.
No animals should be kept in a young
orchard, lest they might injure the trees. In
a well.established orchard that is seeded to
grass or clover, sheep would be the best stock
| to keep; they would return to the soil nearly
| all they took from the ground; they Will con-
| sumo the fallen fruit and the sprouts from
/ the roots, il there are any, but these rarely
appear in an orchard that has not been
| ploWed. and they will do no harm to the
! trees or disturb the soil. Pigs are for some
reasons better than sheep, as they will keep
/ the ground we'll stirred, and pick up all in
/ sects, as well as consume the Glndials.
One of the most successful persons in rails
| ing peaches is Mr.. Andrew Sweden, OF New
| jersey, according TO the Farm Journal. The
/ land is sandy, but be plants the trees deeper
! than they were in the nursery. At time OF
/ planting he places two quarts OF lime and a
small quantity of manure on the surface
about each tree. cultivates well and raises
| truck on the land until the trees are large.
He removes the surface earth around the
| trees for two or three feet when manurlng.
! making the depth about three inches, and
| after filling the manure IN covers 1t with
earth.
1t would seem that sheep are entitled to
be classed as dairy animals. They produce
milk from which the costly Rocbefort cheeses
are made, more than 0,C00 of them being
| kept in that place for this special purpose.
And now we hear through correspondent
| OF the Michigan Farmer that a Friesland
North Holland) dairyman. Mr. Kuperus. is
milking forty COWS and forty sheep, and
makes butter from all the milk. His sheen
are very large, have raised sixty eight lambs,
this year will shear twenty pounds of wool
each, and some give from nine to twelve
sucked five lambs and kept them looking
| well.