The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
FARM NOTES.

The great problem of profitable farming
consists in making the soil increasingly fer
tile.
This seems to be an off year in fruits,
the crop being below that OF last season eve
rywhere.
1t is said that sure way to cure bleeding
combs in chickens is to scar the ruptured
edges with hot irons.
A healthy fowl will drink fifteen to twenty
times per day, and in close coop, or in hot
weather still oftener.
To cure clover properly the tedder should
be kept in operation from the time it is cut
until il is ready to stack.
The prominent breeders of poultry expect
to have a grand display at the Pennsylvania
State fair in September.
Separated early and raised by themselves,
pullets are worth at least a quarter more for
use than if allowed to run with lot of cock
eTels.
II the value of all the milk produced in
the nited States could be utilized for the
purpose it would pay the national debt in
two years.
Diseases of the liver and kidneys are very
common in hogs. The difficulty in this case
and in most eases, comes largely from i'm
proper food.
Although the prospects for heavy wheat
crop may not be favorable, the crops in Ore
gOn and Washington Territory promise 10 ex-
ceed that OF last year.
Wild mustard is becoming quite nuis-
ance in many parts of the country, and it
will soon be necessary to prevent its spread
by legislative interference, as is done with
thistles.
Sifted coal ashes are said to be better than
sand for rendering stiff soils friable. They
are more easily disseminated throughout
the mass, and contain a proportion of min
eral salts.
There is no kind OF stock that responds SO
quickly to good care and management as
sheep, but, al the same time no stock gives
heavier losses proportiOnately where neg
lected
Skim milk led with little oil. meal and
oats was found excellent when fed to calves
| at the Wisconsin Experiment Station. The
young animals were kept healthy and grow
ing, but not fat.
1t is said that scarcity of water is one chief
cause of tough beef. Animals fattened in
summer on sufficient food are more tender
than those of the same age and character fat
| tened in winter.
The greatest difficulty in grading up is not
| in the cattle, but in their owners. The scrub
farmer is more in the way than the scrub
bull. We can suppress the latter, but the
| former will have to die of.
| The Convention of the American Pomolog-
| zeal Society will be held at Grand Rapids,
/ Mich, on September .. Large delegations
| from all the horticultural and genealogical
| societies are expected to be present.
Cut down all the weeds along the fences
and in the corners. When well dried burn
| them. Never let a weed go to seed if it can
| be prevented. Every hour spent in their
| destruction now will save day in the
| spring.
| A contributor to the New York World
says: IL think 20 cents worth of plaster on
| a clover meadow will make half ton of hay
4 worth -. i consider this good investment
| while, at the same time, your land is becom
| ing richer"
Teach the calf to eat whole oats by the
| time it is three weeks or a month old, lbs
\ slipping a few small handfuls into its mouth
| just after il has drunk milk. When il ha
learned to eat them, keep a supply before il
l in little box.
4 There is nc better food for young pigs
after they have learned to eat, than goOc
thrashed oats. If given dry and alone. the
| pigs will chew at them till they get all the
kernels, but they will swallow little or none
of the husks.
Sowing clover in August is best for light
sandy soils. PlOw deeply; harrow well anC
4 apply from ten to twenty bushels of lime pc
acre. After sowing the seed go over the lanC
again with the harrow in order to cover i
well.
Those who have grapes should be careful
| to watch for insects and signs of disease
Sulphur should be busted with the below
over the leaves in case of mildew, while linn
should always be used freely OH the grount
around the plants.
Maine farmer, whose tree was burdene,
with an extra large crop of apples last sea
son, thinned out the fruit and cut ava,
some Of the small branches, To his surpris
he secured larger crop than ever before
and the quality was also superior.
The honey harvest is three times as lon
in Cuba as in this country, and il is said tina
the colonies average 400 pounds of honey
The honey is extracted and exported in bar
rels. The bees swarm four times year, an,
are free from loss in winter.
| One of your correspondents asked for re
cipe to kill cabbage worms III he will TAX
| salt and sprinkle the cabbage infested afte
shutdown he will find that the worms will b
entirely destroyed by the next days hot sun
have found this an infallible remedy Tn
dew upon the salt at night forms stron
brine which kills the worm. IL is the brine
not the salt, that kills for il the salt is sprin
killed. on the plant in the morning instead O
in the evening il will have no effect In thi