The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.

FARM AND GARDEN. I
Tho man who pastures . meadow In
the spring to save feeding hay. gem
orally saves " the little end Of tho
horn.
An application Of potash soap will
restore to rough trunks and branches
of orchard trees their original smooth
ness.
When you set q hen, sprinkle Ia
blespoonful OF sulphur in the nest.
The sulphur repels lice, and also keeps
off scaly leg.
Potatoes require the most potash.
beans the most lime. corn the most
phosphoric acid and the cereals the
most nitrogen.
Too long pulls on muddy road often
hurt tho wind of horse. When they
begin to breathe heavily IL is time t
give them q elbow"
Select for seeds smooth, large, we'll
formed potatoes. with shallow eyes, in
stead of the refuse of the potato heap.
as is too often the case.
Never purchase brood sow the i'm
mediate progcnitors of which have been
prepared for show ring. She will
lack strong constitution.
Rose slugs are easily destroyed by
spraying with water and pyrethrum at
the rate of one tablespoonful of the lat
ter to a pailful of the former.
The Massachusetts Plowman says
few things costing so little save SO
much as paint. when applied to farm
implements. including wagons and
carts.
Artificial eyes are now furnished for
horses that have lost an optic by acct
dent. A glass eye helps the looks of n
horse, even if he can't look through it.
The currant worm should be de-
stroyed while small with dust OF
hellebore or pyrethrum. The latte,
being perfectly harmless, is to be more
highly recommended.
Feed plenty of buttcrmilk to the
hens. Either give it in place of water
or thicken it with q mixture of bran
and meal. Thick milk and skinned
milk are also excellent.
A COW should never be allowed tc
skip milking, as the retention of SC
large volume of milk in the uddcl
will inflame it and injure the quality
of the milk, and perhaps tho uddcl
also.
1t is an easier matter to keep tn.
stables clean and orderly than it is sup
posed by those who have not tried it
If you are one of this number, begin a,
once, and see if it is not true.
j. d. Shedd, of Fairfax. VT, reports
that he owns sow that has given brit,
to fifty-thrcc pigs in three litters with
in twelve months-thirtecn, twenty
and twenty respectively.
Foot-rot in sheep, distemper in
horses and cattle. cough in pigs and a
score of other ailments arise from filthy
barnyards in winter and spring. Pre-
vention is better than cure in these
cases.
A recommended preventive of chol-
era: Construct long, deep trough;
keep it supplied with Stacked lime.
with reasonable amount of salt. and
attract the hogs to it by stopping them
there.
Two oilings of harness, except the
collars, a year is enough; but the col
lars should be oiled every two weeks
during the working season, and the
sweat and dirt be removed each MORN
ing with dull knife.
Colonel F. d. Curtis strongly recon-
mends peas for feed for swine and
also approves of pasturing the swine
on peas in the field New York far
mers make peas rotation crop with
wheat or rye. Plaster is help to this
crop. which should be grown on mel
low, moist land.
If you intend to sow beets, carrots
or parsnips with view of winter feed
ing of stock the sowing should not be
delayed beyond corn planting time.
Rutabagas may be sown not later than
tho middle of June.
The exports of genuine butter have
fallen from 4O,O0o,OoO pounds in 1890
to 2l,63s, 1873 pounds in 1885. or nearly
one-half, while the exports of butter
substitutes have increased from 90
O0O. 900 in 1880 to 80. OOo, 600 in 1885.
If your hogs begin to cough. look
out for malignant lung troubles. If
they NOPE and lie about their beds.
intestinal difficulties may be expected.
Plenty of pure air, pure wafer, and
varied food will scare away malignant
diseases.
The Poultry keeper advises poultry
raisers that they should never seek n
market for their poultry between No
vember Is and January Is. The COM
mission houses are crowded and trade
paralyzed by the volume of receipts ut
that time.
Contrary to the usual belief, the great
bulk of the poultry raised in the United
States comes from the West. where it
is grown so chcaply that it can be ship
ped East and sold at profit. The
number of fowls in the country in 1880
was about 125, 100000.
Rhubarbvillc is station on the
Illinois Central, which consists of q
packing house 100 feet long and thirty
feet wide, and its existence is due to
the twenty acres of rhubarb or pie
plant, which are grown to supply
Chicago with the toothsome rhubarb
pic.
Humanity to Work Animals.