The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-02

IF fowls are too fat for laying, cease feeding
corn and use ground oats, moistened with warm
water, for morning meal. Feed nothing at
noon, and at night give good, sound wheat.
The true idea Of farm life is to build up a com
Portable home, not temporary stopping place
for year five years until it can be sold. 1t
is next to impossible for man to put the same
zeal and thoughtful, painstaking work upon a
farm that he intends to sell and leave he does
upon one that he intends to be his and his fam
ily's so long as they need one.-The South
Millionaire is the name of new cereal which
has been introduced into South Carolina from
Colombia, South America. 1t is allied to sor-
ghum and Guinea corn, and has the merit of
an almost unlimited capacity to endure draught
Cakes made from the meal have been described
as better than corn axes, and the grain has been
pronounced by the chemist of the Savannah
Guano Company superior in food quality to
wheat.
Southern farmers are now anXiously inquiring
how to eradicate the johnson grass, which few
years ago they were planting in order to seed
their barren land. So soon as the field becomes
rich enough to crop, this grass is as great nu
sance as qUack il to northern farmers. The
Johnson grass is also called Milo maize, which
has been generally recommended as a forage
plant by those who did not know the difficulty
Of Graduating it when once introduced-Cult-
Vator.
The Horseshoer suggests the following sens-
bic hunts Colts should not be permitted to
floor the first year. these are liable to seriously
affect the feet and legs. Unless the yard where
the colts run in has fine dry, gravelly soil it
should be well Uttered so as to keep their feet
dry. Mud or soft, wettish ground is apt t0make
tender hOofs, matter how well bred the colt
may be. One reason why the horses in one dis
trict grow up superior to those in another in
hOOf bone, muscle and action is because it has Il
dry limestone and silciOus soil"
Good grooming is essential to good digestion
Cleanliness
health OF a horse as for that of Il man The rri-
ration of the brushing stimulates the healthful
functions of the skin. But the brushing may be
too severe. There is strong objection to the use
of harsh eurrycomb. If a good stiff brush is
used daily there will be no use for wire-teothed
comb or other harsh implement The rubbing
Of the running gear of horse is as essential as
that Of an engine.
The ben has in her ovares, in round numbers.
more than 800 egg germs. which develop grad
ually and are successfully laid OF these 600 the
hen viii lay twenty in her first year, 135 in her
second ia in her third. In each one of the fol
lowing four years the number of eggs viii be
diminished by twenty, and in her ninth year she
will lay. ut most, ten eggs. In order to obtain
from them sufficient product to cover the expense
Of Authorization, thoy should not be allowed to
live over four years.
Because Of the failure of the corn crop this
year, it is believed that the crop of coarse grains
will sell for high prices. A correspondent recon-
mends the sowing of plenty of oats next year.
He says: To those in the dairy business would
recommend the sowing of two bushels of oats,
one peck of wheat and four quarts of tiaX-seed
per acre. | care not how rich your land may be.
your oats will not lodge. OF the grain grown
from such seeding mix with equal weight of
corn, and grind, after which add bran to the
amount of one third of the weight of the mix
ture. To each cow give four quarts of this
mixed feed at nightfall and a like quantity in the
morning. Feed dry, unless you cut your hay,
which is far better II you can do So"