Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-18

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Do not overlook the facs that ne horses
shonH be rOughshsd new.
Il u claimed that e~Fergseens ara better
than Usage orange ~ Hindhrzkea, being
closer in growth
The retail demand for wheat Hour under
the present era Of low prices in Germany 10
reported to be gaining
Immediately when an animal begins to
fret for food i begins TO lose flesh. Never
check the fattening p rocess.
An such material a. cornstalks and straw
should be cut into small pieces before being
placed in the b~arnyafd.
Early chicks should be Matched this
month, as the smaller sizes are usually in
demsnd when they first reach the market
If the soil is underlaid with clay the man
ure may be spread over the surface now,
especially if the land has been plowed dur
ing the fall.
SuIphat of potash (kaiuit) is an excellent
absorbent, and is equal to plaster in prevent
ing the escape of ammonia
Western millers are encouraged BY the
growth Of trade for -four in new regions.
Nearly all mePtion a growing demand from
the South.
The great secret Of proper pruning con-
sists in knowing the nature OF the subject to
be operated upon, the future use Of each
shoot and branch.
The abundance Of market garden pro-
ducts in England is said to be cutting the
demand for -Four, while a warm temperature
adds its influence in the same direction.
A single cross of a pure bred male is Of
great advantage. At the recent Fat Stock
Show ia Chicago the grades were heavier
and better proportional than so ne OF the
thoroughbreds.
Dairymen are learning that it does not
pay 10 keep COWS that are not we'll bred, as
the difference in yield of milk from grade
cow more than comPensates for the cost OF
Improvement.
In England, British owners of American
cattle ranches are iercely abused for their
~unpauiotic attempts to make money by
breeding cattle in America in preference to
doing it at home.
Canadian apples are selling at q higher
I price in England than those from the United
States. 1t is claimed by British statesmen
that they hold out better in size and quail
ity than the American apple.
The Sac and Fox Indians have leased
2OO,O G0 acres of grazing lands to Kansas
parties for ten years at $40, 900 per annum,
the wire fencing to revert to the Indians OF
the expiration of the lease.
Ground oats two parts, bran one part and
corn-meal one part is an excellent mixture
for young growing stock of all kinds. 1t is
not necessary to keep young stock very fat
but they should be kept in growing condi-
ton at all times.
The fodder cutter should be kept constant
ly in operation during the winter season.
By cutting the coarse material the unpalat'
abe portions may be mixed with concen-
trated substances, which induces the ami.
mails to eat the whole.
Rubb:sh should not be allowed to accu-
mula!e. All matter not suitable for the
manure heap should be burned, which de-
stroys the harboring places Of insects. Even
in the manure heap all the substances
should undergo decomposition.
Centrifugal machines for separating the
milk from cream are now in general use,
and as an aid to bee keepers q machine has
been invented for extracting honey from
the combs by centrifugal force, the combs
being uninjured during the process.
Should the weather PROVE warm enough
to allow blowing to be done, the teams
should be worked. Land plowed when wet
during the winter does not become hard for
the reason that the frost pulverizeS il, but It
ia not safe to pillow land in the spring before
the land is dry.
The old canes aud branches OF black
berries are very convenient to cover straw
berries in places where other covering would
be scratched off by hens. They do not blow
of easily, and hens will not disturb them.
Potato tops are good covering for straw
berries, as they contain no week seed, aud
they make a very fertilizing mulch.
Cows will always prefer ensilsgs to dry
food. In fact, all animals are partial to
green, SuGculent matter in winter whenever
It can be obtained. Even supposing that
ensilsge possesses no value as food, which
is not the case, the occasional CHI nge from
dry to green food promotes thrift, and con-
~sequently increases the production of milk,
b.t.ox cd haot