The Somerset reporter., 1885-03-11

Take the sheep business Ia the double
sense of wool and mutton, aud 1t Is one OF
the greatest industries Of which the United
States can boast.
A ton of hay sold OF the farm carries
with 1t six dollars worth OF fertiliztng ma
terial, or that which would cost us six dol
lars IL we go into the market for it.
Lime may prove beneficial on some soils,
while on Others, NO perceptible beuedt will
result The amount Of its usefulness can
be dets rmiosd only by experimenting with
1t. Before application, 1t should be finely
pulverizeJ, and worked evenly into the soil.
By trying it on small scale, every farmer
can cheaply and easily ascertain whether
his soil will be benefited or not.
We once owned q pasture, called the
calf-pasture, from the fact that 1t was used
for weaving calves. The pasture contained
about four acres, and had become so badly
infested with weeds, especially the goldel-
rod, as to afford but little feed the calves
would touch. 1t was pastured with sheep
and the weeds all disappeared, except
few thistles In one corner, and no stalk of
golden-rod ever made Its appearances after
wards.
DR.. Twitchell ADVISES those going into
the poultry business, to "begin small" He
says it is hardly safe to begin on q large
scale, as there is so much to be learned
and there are so many chances Of failure
while l-aroing the business. 1t Is better to
learn how to take care of . few fowls well
before branching out extensively. He rec
ommends Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes
as better suitfd to our wants than any
9th er breeds.
The farmer ought to know: What crops
are best suited to his land, location and
hat opkn ~fA nlA nd
deu crops are best for his soil and climate.
What breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine
or poultry, 10 best suited to his means and
market. What tools and implements are
best adapted to his work and land. What
are the best methods Of preparing produce
for market. What are the standard weights
aud measures that govern ouytng and SELL
ing 10 the various markets. What are the
best markets and who are the best commits
sion dealers 10 them.
Many . man who Is his own hired girl
has wished, while summoning mighty ef.
fort to get out Of the warm bed-clOthes on
a winter morning, that he might devise
some way to have the fire build itself, and
the teakettle put itself on to boil. A Wa
terville man nss succeeded In inducing his
kitchen fire and tea-kettle to do so much
for hlm-sccordiug to the Sentinel. Sew
eral wires run from the kitchen to bis sleep
ing-room up stairs. He pulls one wire aud
opens the draft and his cOal-Are, which has
been slumbering all night, blazes up. Pull
ing second wire, he lifts cover from the
stove, and a.third wire pulled places the
tea-kettle in its place. When he and his
wife have dressed and come down stairs,
their breakfast is well under way.
For the past two months great ravsges
have been going on among hogs in various
localities 10 the Western and Central
States by the sO-called cholera. A Missou-
ri stockman tells the livestock indicator
that II the parties who are losing 80 many
hogs will separate these that are purging
from those that are not, and will drive the
latter or miles, until thoroughly shaken
and warmed up, and then pen them In new
clean quarters, the losses will cease. He
says those that have begun purglng are
worthless, or as good a. dead. He has
tried this treatment on three different oc-
casions, and, without theorizlng as to the
why's and wherefores, believessit to be the
best.
Aim for the mark. The longest way
round isn't the shortest way home. When
you grow corn, grow corn not weeds.
Play for high stakes and win II you are
trying to fat cattle, accomplish something,
but don't let the stock staud still. Can't
afford it. The worst wheel Of the cart
makes the most noise. Fix 1t. II you
have any business to transact, talk to the
point. Don't hedge. Don't look sheep
eyed. Bull-eyed Is better. Most lamps
give better light than candles. Plow the
longest way across the field. See your
point before you start upon any work.
Be careful not to pour cabbage wster
down the kitchen sink, 81 the smell Of it
Q sinGularly unpleasant 0ne-is SO strong
that It will penetrate all over the house,
and produce the suspicion Of bad drata.
The water 10 which any kind of cabbage
has been boiled should be thrown away out
Of doors, 10 distant corner Of the garden,
II possible; chloride Of lime dissolved In
water should occasionally be poured down
the drains, also, to secure disinfection OF
all kinds.