Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-22
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, OCT. %, 1885.
Farm Notes.

faTm NOteSs
Tar the noses of your sheep and
lambs and let them take their salt
from a trough with ar inch or more
of tar upon the bottom. Then these
sheep will have no trouble from
grabs in the head
The old pasture, after being
pIoughed up and planted in corn for
a year or two, will yield an old
fashioned crop Of wheat, if proper
seed is procured from some different
soil, where wheat is sure.
Placing wood ashes around squash
plants in Immediate contacts
suggested as a preventive of the
borer; and coperas water has been
used with good results.
Before setting out plants give their
roots q mud bath, using good rich
soil. When in, always press the dirt
firmly to the roots, using the hand or
a fiat stick made for the purpose
Watch carefully the actions of the
harness at points where gals or sores
are likely to form. A daily bathing
of the shoulders in salt and water
will tend to harden the skin and pre-
vent chatting.
An Ohio farmer says he killed ev-
cry potato beetle in o field "alive
with them," by %sprinkling once with
a mixture made in proportions of
five pounds each of Stacked lime and
copperas and twenty gallons of water.
Besides, it benefits the plants"
With the appearance of frosty
nights the COW enjoys the comforts
of a stable and, not unlike the lords
of creation, she prefers a variety of
food. This is well shown by the
fact that no matter how plenty the
green food, she relishes bite Of hay.
The best way to induce a turkey
hen to care for a large number of
ehicks-wait till she gets ready to
sit, give her as many eggs as she can
cover well, and week later set sever
al hens; when they hatch give all the
chicks to the turkey and she will
mother them.
The difficulty of judging a horse
by its looks was illustrated a few
years ago in Philadelphia. Gold
smith Maid, at the height of her glo-
~, for a joke, was taken from her
quarters through a back street, led
to a public place, and put up at auc-
ton, the spectators bidding in good
faith until the price was run up to
$34, when some one connected with
the stables bid s35, the hammer fell,
and she was led away.
The reason why Indian corn is the
great money grain in agriculture is
because fed on the farm it can be
TUNED into high-prieed products, as
beef, pork, mutton, butter and cheese,
that bear transportation for long dis
tances. enabling the farmer to raise
a large area of grass and hay for the
support Of live stock until the real
finishing process is commenced. The
resulting also holds the fer
tility of the farm rather than dimin'
ishes it.
Too many of the grain farmers let
down completely as soon as harvest
is over. They turn the horses out
to grass to fight mosquitoes by night
and flies by day, while the men and
boys lounge around town or fool
away their time in an aimless way
and get nothing accomplished. A
change of work is needful to man
and beast. Instead of all hands and
the teams going into absolute idle.
ness, there are a thousand light jobs
to be done. The dry weather after
harvest is favorable to gathering in
the fallen leaves from trees in the
groves; the broken rails and boards
about the fences and buildings, un-
fit for anything but fuel. Gathering
up these will give the place a tidy
appearance by all lovers Of order.
There are weeds along the fence
rows in unploughed corners of fields,
which must be cut before seeds are
formed. The stragglers in the pas
ture lots, feed lots, groves, ETC.,
should not be omitted. The iron
weed, thistle, dock, colts tail, pars-
nip, ETC., should be cut before July
ends, if we would prevent their ma
turing seed and spreading over the
farm.
T,tma f,ard Wanfad-