The Penn's Grove record., 1884-11-08
AGRICULTURE.

confined in the same amount OF space,
but in full light, and both we're fed OK.
actly alike for the next three months.
The object was to test the effect OF light
upon such q growing animal. At the
end of the tune the one in the light
weighed $50 pounds, aud the D in the
dark weighed 800 pounds and its color
bad faded to a very pale, dirty red. Its
eyes were so much affected when adj
miited TO the light that it kept them
closed most Of the time for the first week
or two. The two calves we're kept II
together, but the one from the dark
room never fully recovered from this
three months of darkness. 1t lever re
covered It's bright red color, although
the color improved. And one who noted
these two calves during this experiment
would never after doubt the impolicy Of
dark stables.
WEDDING ~ STEAM. An Illinois rail-
road Is testing an arrangement for de-
stroyiug weeds adjoining the track. 1t
has been fitted on an engine, and con-
sists OF two iron pipes projecting on
each side OF the engine in front. The
exhaust steam is conducted into these
pipes instead of through the smoke
stack. and the steam and gas are thereby
thrown ont close to the track in front of
the engine on each side. On a trial trip
weeds and grass were cut down and de-
stroyed some two feet on each side of
the rails. 1t is proposed to run an en-
CINE over the entire o a this way.
No animals should be kept in a young
orchard, lest they might iniurs the
trees. In a we'll 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 consume the
fallen fruit aud the sprouts from the
roots if there are any, but these rarely
appeal 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 well stirred and
pick up all insects as well as consume
the wind-falls.
AFTER having secured frst-class milk
the operation Of making g~llt-edged but
ter depends entirely upon the appliances
we have and the skill with which We use
them. The most perfect tools and
rooms careiessly used p oduced only an
interior article. On the other land, the
most faultIess skill, with faulty convent
ences cannot make really superior but
ter. The essential requisites are pure
air, pure water and some method by
which we can control the temperature.
A. B. ALLEN states that he finds
wheat bran an Improbable feed for
swine. They do not seem to possess
the power of digesting it, consequently
much of it passes through them only
partially a~ssimilated. If mixed with
corn meal IT does better, and can be fed
with advantage to cattle, along with cut
hay, If mixed with it and well wetted, as
1t then u~ndergoes a second justification.
THE State Veterinarian of Kansas In
spected the livery stables in LeaYen-
worth and found twenty-five cases OF
CHAMBERS among the horses. Five head,
valued at $1,000, we're ordered to be de-
stroyed, but the owner objected and
tired 10 prevent the execution OF the
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be spreading slowly throughout certain
districts in the West, despite the pre-
cautions that are taken to prevent 1t.
IT often happens that yonng, thrifty
shoots spring up in the central pafts OF
trees which need changing to better
sorts. These, may be budded now, in
stead of waiting till next spring to be
grated. The buds will start sooner
and make better growths than gratis in
most instances, and there is more time
to do the work now than when the busy
season of spring arrives.
Sows about to .farrow should be al
lowed some exercise and FED mainly with
green food. This Will make parturition
easier, increase the tendency to give
milk and prevent the feverish condition
which f~renzies sows so that they often
destroy their pigs. A SOW that has once
done this is not apt afterward to make
a good mother, and should be fattened
rs quickly as possible.
ALL manures deposited by nature are
left on or neal the surface. The whole
tendency of manure is to go down into
the soil rather han TO rise from it.
There is probably very little if any loss
OF nitrogen from evaporation of manure
unless it is put in piles so as to ferment.
Ralus and deEs return to the soil as
much ammonia in a year as is carried
of in the atmosphere.
SOME farmers only. feed grain to horses
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grass sufficient at other times This
practice is not so common as it used 10
be, aud deserves TO be less so. Some
rortion of gram in the feed is both
cheaper and better than all hay. When
horses are not at work, grain and straw
will take the place OF grain and hay,
HALF a dollar in the value OF each ton
Of hay made can be easily secured or
lost by the difference in the time. of cut
ting and the manner OF curing. This
may seem a mall amount to the indi-
vidual farmer, but IN the aggregate it
makes a difference of S18, coo, 900 fer or
against the farmers, the value of the hay
crop beng exceeded only by that of
corn and wheat.
AS the wet season comes on there will
be cases of roupisn the poultry yards
unless the fowls are provided with dry
and authenticated quarters. An excel
lent remedy for roup is a mixture of as
safetida, ginger, red pepper and hypo-
sulphite of soda, moistened, after the
Ingredients are made fine. with castor
oil. Give each fowl Il pincn twice a
day.
THERE is no need OF botherlng about
a cows pulse to find ont if she is well
or not; simply look at her nose. If
we'll, it will be moist and cold; II fever
ish, dry and hot. She is like a dog in
this respect. A staring coat or hollow
eyes are also points indicating trouble,
and as symptoms OF disease they are
more to be dreaded than the dry nose.
WHEN a horse has a good appetite
and eats well it is a good indication OF
health and capacity to undergo hard