The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-18

Mr.. j. Hendry, OF Georgia, gives the |
following as bis method OF curing hog chol-
era, which be states has been very successful: /
Pour one pint OF spirits turpsntiRe ina quart |
Of molasses, and give gill of the mixture to |
each animal.
1t is not an indication OF q good COW that !
she is toe fat. The production of milk does
not permit of an increase Of flesh, as ii is
Impossible for an animal TO excel IN every
respect. Though superior as a mixer, COW
msy be very inferior when slaughtered for
beef.
One of the best crosses of poultry for pro
ducing good msrket chicks is to mate Ply
mouth Rock cocks with heavy common hens.
A good cross for producing layers is that Of
the Brown Leghorn with Partridge Cochin
hers, which combines early maturity with
medium size.
The Rural World, of St Louis, states that
the peach crop in the Western States, ct
least for the coming season, appears to be
doomed. throughout Ohio aud Indiana re-
ports pronounce the crop killed, while in
Illinois and Missouri it is generally con.
coded the crop is ruined.
Although the jersey red hogs were not
received very favorably for awhile, ii is
claimed that they grow to a larger size than
the Poland Chinss, and give as good results
as any other breed in proportion to cost OF
keep. They are also hardy and are suitable
to cold climates.
One of the peculiarities of the sleeps
foot is the interdigital (or biplex) canal,
which commences in a small opening about
one inch above the foot. This opening
sometimes gets stopped up with q waxy SUBJ
s,srce, when the amin al becomes quite
lame, and if not attended to soon causes
footrot,
Regarding brewers grains as food fjr
mich cows, DR.. Feeney states that they con-
tain a narcotic lUpulin (the active principle
IA l. 4
8 condition similar to that of an opium
smoker. Their faces become changed i X
preston until they appear sluggish AMI
without animation
The roads in some sections are now \ a
very bad condition, and when the irOs. ba.
gins to leave the ground the difficulty will
be increased. There is a good opportunity
open to inventors who can devise a cheaper
method of making good roads than that
pursued at present. especially if not need
| ing repairs freq nently.
sows that are to be bred now should be
mated with bears OF the small breeds such
| SIS the small Yorkshire or Suffolk, in order
that the pigs, which viii come in late, may
| mature early 1t is of no advantage to have
pigs come in very late in the season, aud
| hence, IL shey are desired, they should come
from quick growing breeds
A load of manure does not give a true in
| dication of its value. Not only do loads
vary in bulk, says the American O1ltivator
| but there is great difference in the plant food
contained in each. The character of a man s
| farming is largely determined by the kind of
manure he uses IF ne feeds stock mainly
On straw, the manure will be so poor as not
| to be worth drawing to the fields except
| when men and teams have nothing elee TO
| do Good stock properly fed will pay for
feeding enough grain, oil cake, or mill feed
to make the manure valuable for all crops.
tain life and locomotion-and this, OF course
is necessary such additional food as it may
have will naturally, if it is not required to
| keep it from freezing (Which is not often the
easel make growth, If a young one, and
more flesh if it is matuIed or full grown !;
but this growth or increase will be according
| to the kind of food given. If the food is
coarse or weak, such as straw or poor hay.
the animal can not consume more than
| enough to maintain vitality; hence stronger
or richer food is essential to prodt.-NeE
| York Tribune.
With wheat at seventy-6ve cents bushsI
many farmers will be tempted to try its use
as stock feed, especially in those regions
| where the corn crop has been shortened by
drought. Those who have ever prscticet
feeding rye meal in chopped feed to horses
will readily believe that wheat mell would
also make a valuable ration. VOLTS Ger
man feeding tables estimate wheat at 515
marks per fifty kllogrammes, in compsri
with corn at SOC. oats at 4 AZ, rye at o. and
good timothy hay az Il. The object for
which feeding stuff is used must of course
affect its relative value; bus both theory and
human experience would indicate that il
should be found q valuable food for the
production OF growth or work.
A young orchard will be nearly ruined by
a seeding TO clover, and bearing orchard
will often be injured. For young apple or
ohards old enough to produce fruit, but
which persist in growing more wood instead,
see ding down is sometimes beneficial. II
checks-too rapid growth and induces fruit
fulEess. One reason why clover is SO injuri'
Gus TO orchards is that it is not generally
| plowed under until the trees are in full leaf
This is a great check to their growth, aud
the subsequent rottiDg OF the clover sod
stimulates an excessive growth late in the
season, which does not ripen its wood and is
Liable to be winter-killed. This alternate
check and stimulation is especially injurious
to pear trees, and is apt to cause blight.
The Farmers Advocate says: 1.-THE chief
regulator of the market value Of butter is fla
vor, and this may be increased or diminished
Al the will of the berdsman, according to his
node of feeding o. nrging his herd. Milk
or cream may be az .aly and literally adul.
terated by reckless sy stem of dairying. and
there is no reason why this should not be o
crime as well as otker forms of viIlainy This
il the product of every herd were separately
classified, for then the slovenly dairyman
would soon be forced out of the business
We alk about wedding out our scrub COWS
but this will never beaceomplished till some
of the owners be first weeded out By an I'M
proved method of education. Let consu mers
unite and inscTibe Flavor, purity and uni
formitY' on their butter, aud the desired re-
suits will soon follow"
The ninth annual show of the British
Dairy Farmers Association, tecently held
in London, is pronounced the most success
full yet held by the society. The chief feature
of these shows is the display of dairy cattle.
Jerseys and Short horns seem to have been
most favorably regarded. In the milking
test in which quantity and quality of milk
as well time since calving, were con
sidered, the champion prize was given to @
Short-horn COW not eligible to record, giving
fifty one pounds Of milk in one day-haviDg
cslved May last. Another Short-horn COW
gave forty. four and one.half pounds of milk
The prize Jerseys gave twenty and one hall
and thirty-six pounds. a Welsh COW gave
forty.six pounds. The largest quantity
given was sixty-two pounds. by Dutch
cow, reoently;shown at Ans erdam. The low
percentage Of fat in her milk prevented hel
from taking prize in the test.
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Garfield During His Inauguration.
Washington Letter to Baltimore Sum-