The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-29
FARM and HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
Agricultural Notes.

AGf1CulCural NOLeS.
It is not so much rich food as fre-
inent changes in food that keep stock
healthy and thriving in cold weather.
Roots of various kinds, provender,
neal, wheat shorts may follow each
other to good advantage, but don't omit
salt,
Ohio farmers employ sleds with run
ners six or eight inches wide for draw
ing all sorts of loads over bare or mud
ly ground. They are extensively used
Tor drawing out manure in the spring
They injure grass sod less than the
wheels of wagons or carts do.
The sales of blooded cattle during
last yeer were very satisfactory to
breeders. A review of the sales in the
different states is given in the Breeders
Gazette: Shorthorns brought an aver
age of $205.50 per head; Herefords,
s47661; Aberdeen-Angus, S3l6.2S;
Galloways, S422.S1; Holsteins, $373.6O; !;
Jerseys, $4,000; Guernseys. 1922 80 !;
red polled, $295.90.
The New England Agricultural So
ciety has unanimously voted to prohibit
ahe sale of Intoxicating liquors at all
future fairs of the society.
John Day, Wakefield, Mass, writes
that he has mare that he formerly
kept shod and she was lame, but since
he has used her without shoes she is all
right. OF course horse driven on icy
roads OF frozen ground should be shod,
but it is probable that where the roads
ara not too stony and on the farm, it
would be better for many horses to go
barefoot part of the year.
The lilac is one of the very best
shrubs for the garden. 1t is so entirely
hardy that our severest winter fails tn
kill single bud, no matter how unpro-
sected the plant stands 1t is a robust
grower and is able to take care OF itself
if you will give it q corner to grow on
Left to itself, however, it will soon
spread over the whole garden. The
only way to keep it in check is to cut
off the young suckers once month. Ii
is strong and healthy and lives for {
great many years.
A suggestive Renaissance of intermit
tent interest in agriculture, which ap
pears only at harvest time, is given by
The N. f. Farmer: During the week:
that the list Of fairs appears in our col
.umns, it appears sometimes MS If all the
takirs and gamblers and sharpers i'll th'
community had suddenly taken a grea
interest in agricultural matters, anc
were fairly hungry to read the agricnl
tural newspapers. Many are the half
whispered conferences we have heart
between most unmistakable rascafs a
TO whether one or the other of two fair
that are to be held on the same da,,
offers the best opportunity for plunder.
In many parts of California the will
grapevine grows luxuriantly, and lat
in the season is loaded with small, sou
fruit. Where these vines abound it ma
be taken for granted that the soil an
climate are we'll adapted to grape cul
lure. The wild grape is proof agains
the ravages of phylloxera, "a pest tina
is spreading throughout the state an
the vine may be grown from the seed @
lransplanted root. Excellent varietle
of grape are produced by grating o
The wild grapevine, the seeds OF whic
are selling alta dollar a pound
A correspondent Of the New 1ol
World says he never found anything
take the place in the hen house OF
hard earth floor, thiekly sprinkled Owe
once week with fresh dry soil OF roa
dust; o little air Stacked lime mike
with it is an improvement. The loos
earth receives and deodorizes the drol
pings. and keeps the fertilizing prope
hes fresh and soluable The tioe
should be scraped once a-week with
ine rake and the scrapinSs saved f
manure, and the floor recovered vii
fresh earth. He keeps pile of dry loa
on hand and under shelter for this pu
pose. The hen manure saved in til
way more than pays for the trouble,
say. nothing of the improved conditie
Of the fowls.