The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-09
Farm Notes.

When cattle begin to bloat after eating green
feed, or from any other cause give them prompt
ly from three to four tablespoonful of common
baking soda.
Delos Staples, of West Lebanon Mic an
enthusiast in regard to the culture of t. Glue
berry, which he declares is most proftabiu fruit
to raise He recommends it to all farmers who
desire to enter into the small fruit business
Persimmons common all through the
South and are being largely used in drying, be-
ing almost equal to dates for that purpose. They
grow wild in the woods and through the fields
ike the thorn apple in many parts OF the North.
If land is exceedingly poor where you are go
ing to set raspberres, open trench both ways
and where these cross each other plants are to be
set. Throw in, before setting a little handful
of commercial manure, or some wellrotted COM
post.
There are few pears that are not greatly i'm
proved by early gathering and rlpening in the
house, and some that are coarse puckering or
mealy when left to ripen on the trees, are uui te
eatable if taken off ten days in advance and -
lowed to ripen in closed box or drawer.
The breeds of sheep are divided into three
classes-the long woods, middle woods and fine
woods. The first comprises the Cotswods, Lin
coins and Leicesters. The middle woods com
prise the Downs, such Oxford, Hampshire,
and Shropshire; while the merinos are the fine
woods.
To sustain any valuable breed of animals at
IL
the breeding must be done through the very
highest specimens of the race that is, through
the best performers or producers as tested by
the most rigid and exacting comparisons. I'm
provement and progress lie along this limo aud
this only.
Merinos are the best sheep on poor land where
pasturage is scanty, but where there is good
grazing the mutton breeds are preferable If
the breeds are adapted to the pastures, and the
proper conditions necessary for each breed con-
sidered, the profit will be greater. Not only the
amount of food in the pasture bat the climate
and quality of the grasses composing the pas
lures, affect the sheep.
A great width between and prominence of the
eyes indicates teachabie and tractaDle horse.
Width between the ears indicates courage, noble
ness and strength of character. Roundness and
elevation between the eyes indicate mildness of
disposition. and desire to be caressed and to re-
cprocate kindness, but never trust one that
shows much white above the pupil of the eye, or
with white in that organ.
Recent experiments at the New York agricult-
ura station have shown that the smallest tubers
from the most productive hills yield more crop
than the largest tubers from the least productive
hills. thus indicating very clearly that in order
to increase the yield of potatoes it is only neces
sary in digging to expose the hills separately and
then go through and select seed from those hills
which show the most abundant crop.
manager who long had the charge of the
horses of street railroad. found the best ration
to consist of equal quantities of bran and corn
meal, together with equal weights of hay and
straw cut and thoroughly moistened. This may
be we'll to remember and act upon by all farmers
and others who have plenty of straw, which is
worth a great deal more If kept bright and dry
under shelter than if half rotten and weather
beaten outdoors
A correspondent of the OhiolFarmer gives the
following as hisimethod of blanching celery: 1t
is grown by level culture and when about foot
| high the stalks are gathered together and four
| incE drain tile slipped over each plant, the end
| in the ground far enough to keep ii in an up
| right position. The leaves grow out and over
the top shading the interior of the tile and the
| stalks whten perfectly For those who grow
only small quantities this seems handy plan.
| All fruits that grow with pit, core, or with
| seeds can be MADE to grow without them. when
| j. is understood, says the Live Stock Record.
| 1t is accomplished by reversing the seion-root-
| ing the top end of the plant To do this you
bend the scion to sprout down, and cover it with
| dirt. After roofing cut 1t loose and let the root
| end be up. Apples are grown without cores,
peaches without seed, and grapes and other