Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-07
DaiIp Kerrnsber JournaI.
Farm and Live Stock Notes.
Insure against lightning.

Insure against lightning.
Suit the feed to the animals.
Salt is not direct fertilizer.
Insist on keeping unused tools housed.
Ornament the hen house door with q
paddock.
Sow batch of corn now for succession
of green food.
In early potato growing. save seed from
the very earliest.
Secure freedom from sunstroke by using
wet cloth or some leaves in your hat.
Poultry want no better food in hot
weather than dry corn, plenty of greens
and little flesh.
In stacking hay pitch it on from differ
ent sides, to secure evenness in settling,
| and stack that will not lean.
Go through the timothy field and where
you find a particularly good stand OF
grass, mark it tor seed and leave until
ripe.
A species of little ants often proves
troublesome where honey is being handled
or stored. These are easily kept from mis-
chief by having the supports of the table
or stand on which it is deposited standing
in some metal cups. that are kept partly
| LIED with kerosene oil.
Sighting the chickens now by allowing
their houses and runs to become filthy
and reeking with bad smells. is the worst
thing that can take place. The moulting
season is near, and if the fowls get into an
i'll condition from such or other causes.
moulting is retarded with bad effects from
,box III aaoilvy
Weeds in the Summer Fallow.-No
weed however tenacious of lite. can live
long if its top be repeatedly cut off below
the surface soon after it shows above
ground. The observance of this princi-
pie affords complete remedy against all
weeds. To attack large patches of thistles
or the like, in the sunny fallow fields,
NAV seem a big job, but with sharp hoes
it is very light work, at which even boys
and girls can help effectively. and the
work counts fast. The hand hoeing
should follow horse cultivation by one
week We have had the satisfaction OF
completely Kidding fields of vile weeds in
this way.
Study the Summer Comfort of Animals
The man who is merciful to his beasts.
NAV, with little trouble. add greatly to
their comfort by sparing them from insect
annoyers With the use of cheap mos
quito netting over the windows and other
openings in the stables, and then a little
care against these being left open, all the
stables can be kept about free from flies
and mosquitoes. Outside the stable, every
horse should have an ample sized fly net
or cover, however cheap may be the mate
rial it is made of. But common net
affords little protection from these worst
of tormentors to horses, the bot flies,
when they dart up against the throat from
below. A throat cloth attached to the
throat-latch of the bride behind, and the
bit rings in front, will save most of the
ANNOYANCE from these. Add to these pro-
tectors a chest apron, suspended from the
collar, and the summer clothing to keep
off insects from horses is about complete.
As for oxen and cows, flv protector is so
great promoter of comfort, and costs
such trifle tor each animal, that they
should find very common use.
Setting the Reapers to Work-The self
binding reaping machines are fast coming
into use, and farmers should fully realize
that they are complicated structures, need
ing intelligent care and management. By
this We do not mean that they are not
readily managed by any man of fair intel
ligence. but all owners should be placed
on their guard against mismanagement
and breakage in the midst of the harvest.
Before starting one up. take plenty of
time to see that every part is properly in
its place and that every bolt and nut is
screwed up snugly as it should be. Thus
going over the machine will render one
familiar with its parts, which is great
advantage. While in operation use good
oil. and plenty of it; sperm oil being the
best. Run no risk of leaving the ma
chine out in the rain. but take it under
shelter every night, or else protect the
chief parts with rubber sheet. At the
end of the season clean the oily parts up
perfectly bright, paint the wood work and
store in dry place.