The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-10-07

mes, ana az mucn ae nifty pOunCS Oh money
has been secured from colony during favor
able seasons.
Ifhas been demonstrated that milk can be
produced at less cost from ensilage fed with
grain than from any other food, and in
quality il Is equal to milk produced by any
other mode of feeding. But ensilage alone
is not so profitable.
II is a well-demonstrated fact that land
half worked can never more than half pay.
thorough culture where lies all the mystery
why some FARMERS make so little and some
so much.
Unhealthy milk may be divided into two
classes: First, unhealthy because secreted by
an unhealthy COW. Second, by absorption of
disease from the atmosphere, or by becem-
ing contaminated from the addition of inn
pure water, etc. "A
Observe your horse Wien he is drinking at
a brook, is an Arab maxim If in bringing
down his head he remains square without.
bending his limbs he possesses sterling quail
ties and all parts of his body are built sym
metrically.
There is nothing so good for causing dis
temper and scours in stock as a leaky roof.
quarters. And yet the stables and barns are
expected to do service as long as a plank or
a single will remain in its place.
Great care should be exercised in keeping
the COW pasture entirely free from rag-weeds.
These weeds impart peculiarly disgusting,
bitter taste to the milk of the COWS which
eat them, and the butter made from such
milk is also impregnated with the same pc
culiar tas.e.
a bride to prevent a cow from sucking
herself is made as follows: A head-stall is
fitted with buckle and strap or a ring on
each side; stout surcingle is fitted in the
same way. A tough rod of hickory or white
oak is fastened on each side of the COW from
the belt to the bride; this makes it impossi-
bic for the COW TO reach the teats, while it
does not interfere with her feeding.
A great saving is effected by making
wagons used on the farm with tires thereto
four inches wide. The wheels will not sink
into the gTyund and the draught is conse-
quently much lighter. English farm wagons
are generally built in this way. On ordinary
roads wide tires make the track better in
stead of cutting the ruts more deeply, as
marrow tines always do.
In some quarters it is stated that much of
the barley crop this year is badly stained,
and some is sprouted so as TO be utterly I'M
salable for mailing purposes. Such barley,
however, need not be lost 1t makes, when
ground, the best feed for stock where growth
rather than fat is desired. Some farmers
grow small patch every year to give their
hogs a start before corn feeding begins.
in the stables. Although the hens will Law
in the troughs and racks, yet they do more
damage to the hay than the eggs VIII repay.
Not only do they foul the stalls and floors,
but are noisy and disagreeable to the ami
mails, to say nothing of the fact that they
can transfer lice from their bodies TO every
portion of the stables. which become hard
to eradicate and entail much labor and an
noyance.
he nm to 10 II,
in breeding good stock is purity of breed A
mongrel sire cannot impart uniformity to
his offspring. Good beef can only be pro-
duced by the use of beef-producing breeds,
and the largest flows of milk and heaviest
yields of butter are only secured when the
breeds specially adapted for such produc-
tons are used. 1t is economical to use pure
bred sires, while the profit is also largely in-
creased.
A flock of sheep will pick up windfalls of
apple orchards even more actively than
drove of hogs, says the New York Herald
The pig is naturally lazy animal if bred as
he should be and kept conveniently fat, or
fed consistently with profit. Sheep will get
more benefit if fed from pasture in orchards
than will pigs, as well as depositfng their
droppings more evenly. They also destroy
many weeds and undesirable plants that the
pigs will not touch.
Potatoes, which are dug in clear welther
and thoroughly dried in the sun, will keep
in much better condition in the cellar than
than those put into bins without being sun
dried. Some recommend spreading them
upon barn floor after drying them in The
sun. This may improve their keeping quail
ties, and they may be just as good for seed,
but are not generally considered equal for
table purposes to those put into the cellar
when taken from the field.
Ty carefully selecting the best animals on
the farm every near and discarding those that
fail TO fulfill expectations, the stock will be
gradually improved in quality. Such prac-
tice, with the use of thoroughbred males,
VII soon change the characteristics of the
common herds and hocks and bring them to
a degree of perfection but little Off any, in
feriOr to those that are pure bred. Skillful
breeding and careful selection are necessary
accomplishments in stock raising.
Commence to pick apples when the stem
| parts from the spur by giving it a gentle
| turn. A picked ladder, made by fastening
| the top ends of the sides together with a
| grippe, is very superior fruit ladder. One
made in this way should be spread a
| little more at the bottom than common
ladder. Small ball baskets, with iron hooks
| attached to the balls, are very convenient.
! Empty very carefully. Obong-board crate
boxes are well liked, and save the fruit in
handling.
| Returns from thrashers in Michigan to the
| State Board of Agriculture show an average
| yield of wheat in the southern four tiers OF
/ counties of 20.71 bushels, and in the north
ern of the State of 91.30 bushels per acre
| Assuming that the yield of that portion oil
the crop not yet thrashed will be at the same
rates, this gives a total for the State Of
| p, 2i9,3 45 bushels in excess of the highes;
| previous estimate on the acreage sown OF
4.s32, S45 bushels. Michigan is a pretty
sure State on wheat and fruit crops and w
TO the average on others.
The pork raised for family use may be
much improved by keeping the hogs under
conditions promotive of health. A good run
in the pasture, with plenty of exercise, clean
water with corn at the finish, will produce
pork fitfor any one. Should the pigs neces
| sarily be confined, they should receive gras:
/ ,,lapfifrtIlxv tho mans corn