The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-09-26
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


For burns, apply -four wet with cold
water, as it quickly gives relief. - Toledo
Btdds.
The worst phase of farming is plant
ing potatoes IN the phase of the moon.-
~ b. Farmer.
Take no weeds to the compost heap
that have seeds, but dispose of them by
burning. rV,rfrr
do not be afraid to try your hand at
poultry raising merely because so many
are engaged in it. A reputation for al
ways having the best will invariably
bring all the customers you can accom-
modate. -RtvdJ Nr0 Yorker. al
The New England Farmer recon-
mends sowing rye thickly on rich soil in
the latter part of August, cutting late in
the season, and storing away in bundles,
where it will be kept frozen, to be used
dailyas green food, thawed out and
chopped fine, as portion of the winter
food for poultry.
Cattle turned into rich pasture in
June sometimes kill themselves from
over-eating. 1t is much the same, also,
if COW gets loose at night in stable
and gains access to meal barrel, and
the reason is the same in both cases,
viz, not enough food at regular times
Troy Times. Is
-Unwashed wool has brought more
money per fleece in the Chicago mar
kets this season than washed wool, says
the Tribune This would indicate that
the time has come when unwashed wool
not doctored-meets the best price of
buyers and nets the most money to the
producers.
Energy properly directed is what
marks the successful as against the I'M
successful farmer; and energy properly
directed is talent Talent is the taking
advantage of circumstances surround
ing your business or profession in life.
Genius is the creating of something
new but the line that marks the division
between talent ard genius has never yet
been discovered 7. Tribune. ...,
The Ohio Society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals recommends
farmers, when threshing, to form shelter
for the protection of stock in winter by
setting crotched posts, topped with
poles, on which to stack the straw.
This primitive shelter would seem to
leave the inference that the average
Ohio farmer needed good deal of edu-
cation in rudimentary agriculture.
According to an old, practical for
ester, the essence of rational treatment
of plantations for profit may be sum-
med up in few words. First, choose
such trees as are likely to remain where
they are planted, and at each successive
thinning clear off few of their lower
branches, till clear stem is formed to
the height of five or six feet, or to greater
height in trees'having pendant branches.
Second, cut down by degrees all the
trees which are not intended finally to
remain. -CbScczao Times.
The place which the pumpkin can
be made to fill on the farm is an import
ant one. As a food for cattle, it is ex-
cellent, and after removing the seed
may be fed with profit to mich cows.
Horses are fond of them. Hogs revel
in their rich and appetizing juices.
Sheep eat them with avidity. Chickens,
ducks and geese feed on them at every
opportunity. AS winter food for all
kinds of stock they are excellent. Pump
kins are SO easily raised, are valuable,
and are so easily kept till winter, that
the farmer who fails to plant them
neglects an important item in his farm
economy. Plant and save pumpkins,
and the result will be astonishing. Ed
change.