River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-12
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Paragraphs.

| A successful farmer made the state
ment that for several years he had prac-
ticed tying up his cattle by day, in the
barn during the fly season, and turning
them out to Craze during the night, and
he was satisfied that the yield Of milk
was one third more by so doing. Tt
was of better quality, and he could feed
| one-third more stock on the same acre
age, for the cattle destroyed by stamp
| ing great deal of good pasturage. And
that his COWS might be protected, he
even went so far as to darken the win
dows of his stables with muslin cur
| tains. He was about to build new barns
and he should put ON blinds, for he con-
| sidered them more necessary on his
barn windows than on his house. A
merciful man was merciful to his beasts
and this was case where it paid
! Germantown Telegraph.
Farm, Field and Fireside seasonably
remarks that it is not only necessary to
have the lambs early, but also to keep
them growing. In addition to that
which they derive from their dams, a
iced Of oats, either whole or ground,
will cause them to keep in health and
grow rapidly. In fact, there is no
grain so well adapted to feeding to
sheep as oats, and they are very fond
of such. One of the difficulties in al
lowing sheep and lambs on the same
| pasture is that the lambs are liable to
| all the ills that effect the older animals,
such as cough and distemper, and, if
the pasture is wet, perhaps the foot-rot
NAV cause trouble. The lambs should
| not be permitted to remain with the flock,
as they can be more easily and prop
erIy cared for when separated; and as it
| is the early lamb that brings the highest
price, every effort should be made to Sc
cure it.
1t is high time the house cellar should
be thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed;
it can be done some rainy day. All de
caying apples, or potatoes, are danger
GUS; in fact. you can't be too particular,
as decaying matter of every kind breeds
disease. Many man has suffered
weeks of torturing sickness, or has lost
loved wife, or child, Just for want of
little care in cleaning the cellar
Better do it, and do it now, even if
| it takes half a day of pleasant weather;
cleaning a cellar is cheaper than
doctors bill, to say nothing of the suf-
fering.
Washed sheep should be sheared on
grass to keep the wool clean, the acces-
| series being a pen to inclose the sheep
and rough table on which to roll up
the wool. Notice should be taken of
the quantity and quality of the wool of
individual sheep for future guidance.
If ticks" are numerous on sheep or
lambs they are very harmful, and both
should be dipped Immediately, or soon
after shearing in preparation which
will destroy the pest. A decoction of
tobacco with little sulphur added is as
good as anything. The lambs should be
sheared in August. This is an innOva-
ton on the custom of this country, but
it will be found to have a good effect on
their growth, and before the arrival of
winter they will have aquired a fresh
fleece quite sufficient to protect them
Rural New Yorker.
VIM. Hartley, of La Crosse, Wis,
writes to the Breeders Gazette that he
has used remedy for milk fever which
ought not to remain a secret. 1t is one
pint and a-half of lard and onehalf
pint of kerosene, given in milk, warm,
repeating the dose every two or three
hours. He is corroborated by Mr.. i. C..
Jones, another correspondent, and, ac-
cording to their experience, the remedy
has never failed, to their knowledge,
though frequently resorted to in that
section.
A farmers wife writes in this vein:
Somehow, L used to raise about 200
chicks with but little care, when / kept
mongrel breed that no one dared to
name; but the more blood l get, the
more work / have and the less to show
for it. Some one may say | do not give
them sufficient care. A farmers wife
has something to do besides watching
hens and chickens all the time, and [
never spent all my time taking care of
the old-fashioned native hens, and they
didn't get sick and die either; but nine
out of ten, if set on thirteen eggs, would
produce an even dozen chicks, and the
tenth one, would bring of the full thir
teen sound and healthy"