The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-13


spasmodic colo TO which be was subject A
horse in use at riding school IN Woolwich
lived to be forty years old, anu barge horse
of an English navigation compan- is de-
clared to have been in his sixty second year
when be died"
The United States Dairyman says that it
is provision of nature that the cow looks
out for herself before she does for her stupid
owner and so will not give rich milk until
after she has recuperated from the effects of
semi. starvation. She wants some meat on
her bones before she will put much into the
pail. The farmer had better take the fat
out of his granary than keep it out of the
pail.
The American Dairyman does not think
much of Guenon's theory of judging cows
saying, if you want to get good, profitable
animal, you had better first see that she gives
a large mess of rich milk, and then, having
first secured this point, indulge your fancy
for soft hair, dandruf, quirls and yellow
grease in the skin, long horns, slim tails
smooth boots, big belly veins and all the
other fancies that fashion loves TO reyel in
On the farm little attention is generally
paid to the method of killing poultry. The
head is laid over on the chopping-block and
cut off with the ak, and the bird left to flap
it's blood away in the grass or dust The
proper way is leave the head on and kill the
bird by cutting the vein az the back of the
mouth, Just under the eyes. The bird quick
ly bieeds to death, and a smart blow on the
back of the head will render it unconscious,
so that plucking can begin at once.
1t is almost impossible to build rail
fence that will remain permanently in posi-
ton. Frosts, winds and itchy or unruly an
finals of all kinds ever have a tendency to
bear them over or break Them down, and
where these do not cause trouble rot and
rust do The enormous expenditure of
money annually by the farmers of the
United States for fences is often needless.
1t costs an average farmer not less than 800
per year, one year with another, 10 maintain
fences on a farm of $50 acres.
In New Mexico, where sheep are kept
away from habitations it is always the Gus
| tom to have nanny goats with the ewes and
| billy goats with the rams. They are fine
| guides, protect the herd against dogs and
| coyotes and give the herders little milk for
| their coffee. But around towns or fences.
especially in the neighborhood orchards or
planted fields, the goats are nuisance.
| They not only jump fences themselves but
also teach the sheep to do likewise.
1t is said that farming does not pay. But
| whoever hears of a farmer failing? The
| Rhode Island farmer lives as a rule in COM
| fort, says the Providence Journal. He is as
| independent as a man can be in world
/ where we are all, TO some extent, mutually
| dependent. His industry is represented not
| IN the increase of anOthers wealth, but of his
| own. In some respects a farmers life may
| be hard, but even in the city there is no
| royal road to riches. With brain or hand a
| man must toll, and few, even OF the very
| wealthy, are removed above anxiety as to the
| morrow.
| Remember that all the butter made by a
| COW, no matter how good the breed, if the
| animal is sheltered by a rail fence or on the
| lee side of the straw stack, and If it gets ex-
ercise oy shivering on tip-toe in the piercing
cold, will cost full dollar per pound. The
| question is, can any ordinary farmer afford
| such costly luxury, TO say nothing of the
| inhuman cruelty to the cow. 1t would be
| well for every farmer with unhoused stock
TO take time to think this matter carefully
over and decide whether it shall be con-
| tinued.
Cows should not be exposed to the wealth
| er; they may be turned out daily in sheltered
yards. Some say that no more than five
should be turned out together at one time,
to avoid injury from goring each other New
| er allow the cows out long enough TO cause
them to shiver and hump themselves. They
must be allowed liberal supply of water,
but it should not be ice water. The dairy
man who will furnish tempered or tepid
water for the cows in very cold weather will
save feed and increase his profits, as well as
promote the comfort of the C Iws.
1t is surprising how little attention is pal /
to poultry improvement. The old dung
hilp' still reigns supreme on many farm.
Many farmers say they can't afford the nec-
essary time and money. Almost any man
can afford to but single setting of Plymouth
Rock or Wyandotte eggs. These can be
Matched under any hen. Let them run with
the flock and make meat of the ''dunghill''
ROSTERS, and improvement can not very well
| be helped. The yard will be speckled with
| chickens in year, and chickens that will
bring better price in the markets.