Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-02

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obtained any time from January to june
Celery seed is often sown too thickly.
Half an ounce of seed is enough to SOW
under three 3x6 sashes, and will produce
on an average 1000 plants.
When setting hens do not allow too
many eggs in the nest. Better results
will be obtained from ten eggs, as rule,
than from thirteen, or more.
Says the N. E. Farmer: Neutral
stock" is the term Chicago rendering
establishment applies to its lard, which
is prepared and sold for making country
butter.
The cutters of the COW stables should
be kept very clean in order to allow
the LIQUIDS to flow into the watts unob-
structed, from whence they should be
taken and absorbed by suitable materials.
In the Western States the Percheron
and Clydesdale horses are fast suppressed
ing the native animals, the consequence
being larger and more powerful horses,
and which are also better adapted for
general farm purposes.
1t is said that there is no better index
to the b -alth of cattle and horses than
the condition of the hair. Indigestion
and all other diseases that farm stock is
heir 10, even in short time, is plainly
indicated by rough, harsh coat of the
animal.
There is great difference in the feed of
COWS in various milk tests, and the re-
suits are as often tests of the different
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capacity of the COW. If all milk and
butter tests were made on grass as feed
their value to most COW buyers would
be greater.
Is is said that disease among herd
of cattle belonging to wealthy farmer
near Tower Hill, nine miles east of Pana,
Ill, has been pronounced the genuine
rinderpest by reputable veterinary sur
geon, who has been doctoring the ami
mails. Five out of thirty have died.
The others are pronounced out of
danger.
In England the farmers pay annually
rentals per acre larger than the price of
some farms in this country. They live
only by keeping the land in the highest
state Of cultivation. If English farmers
can afford such system there is no
reason Why our farmers, who own their
land, should not make their farms pay a
handsome profit every year.
A good feed for breeding ewes is corn
and oats, equal parts, coarsly ground to-
gether, and mixed with one part of
wheat bran thoroughly wet, but not
allowed to sour. Give each eve q
quart of the mixture daily. A table
spoonful of flaxseed will be valuable
addition, and it will be found beneficial
also to feed turnips, potatoes, carrots
and beets.
Cows we'll fed, and which yield large
proportion of cream in their milk, al
ways make hard butter, even in warm
weather, says the New York Herald. In
such cows and on such food part of the
fat which usually goes into the milk
veins, and is converted into butter.
This is really q cow-made oleomar-
garine, and contains less of the essnetial
oils which gives grass butter it's excel
lent flavor and aroma.
Heavy soils, and those rich in vegeta-
BILE matter, should receive frequent light
dressings Of salt. It does not act directly
as fertilizer except in very rare instan-
ces, but salt in small doses helps to dis
solve and make available other plant
food Of which neavy soils usually have
an abundance, though not in available
condition for use. On land entirely de-
ficient in vegetable matter salt is usually
of little benefit.
New Jersey had her annual champion
hog-killing match at New Hanover, Bur-
lington county. The hogs are of the
Jersey red breeds, and so great is the
interest taken in the competition that
attendants remain with the animals all
night, sometimes feeding them at II
o'clock midnight. The hogs become 80
fat that they are turned over with poles,
they being unable to move. The cham
pion weighed 1879 pounds, and belonged
to Taylor De Winnie. Several hogs
weighed over 100 pounds, and 846
pounds was the average for twenty be-
longing to Mr.. Bullock.
The following is q receipt for bee food:
Six pounds sugar, one pound extracted
honey and three pounds water. The
water is first boiled, then sugar and hon.
ey added, and all boiled for moment
together. As soon as it boils remove it
from the fire. The advantage of this
food, says Mr.. ]. M. Doolittle, is that for
winter use it serves better than honey,
as frequently bees are found to suffer
from dysentery when using honey for
winter food, while with the sugar syrup
they do not suffer at all. The object of
mixing the honey is to prevent crystal
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In some recent experiments in feeding
calves on skim milk, Professor Henry, of
wisconsin, fed each from eight to eleven
quarts of skim milk, warmed to blood
heat, and given in three feeds, besides q
little hay and oats (the latter feed whole),
which they soon learn to eat. In twelve
weeks they averaged the following gains
per week: Heifer calf Jersey, 10.l
pounds; bull calf Jersey, 10.5 pounds;
bull calf grade Jersey, IL pounds; heifer
calf (HoIstein) 11.2 pounds; bull calf
(grade Jersey, 1876 pounds; heifer calf
(grade Holstein), 1873 pounds. The gain
as may be noticed, was in some cases
over two pounds per day, and the bull
calves increased more than the females.
A member of the Wisconsin Dairy
mems Association has been making ex-
ro-;v,oo<o q, <rc< tho vo1uo IF corn. fcd-