The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-04
Y'he Farm.
FARM MISCELLANY.

Dorsey, "that the present system OF
transporting live stock by railroad CON-
panies is barbarous and destructive;
that this system causes an annual loss
of$16,000,000 by shrinkage in weight
etc." will be reported favorably by the
Congressional committee to which 1T
was referred.
Prof Long, of England, says there
are in every herd, cows that are mere
manure makers or pickpockets. They
have the same feed that the rest get,
and yetthey will not give one-half the
milk. The cows are in the herd. yet
the trouble is to pick them out. They
are generally frauds in the fact that
they are the best-looking cows OF all.
They give good mess of milk for a
short time AMI then drop almost out
1t pays to get rid of all such COWS.
The report of the Committee on Ag-
riculture, recommending the passage of
the bill to tax oleomargarine ten cents
per pound, says that the annual pro-
duct of the dairy into rests in this count
ry amounts to S500,00O,00O, and that
from four to FIVE million American cit
liens are engaged in the dairy business.
The price of mich COWS have fallen
from an average of $40 per head to $50
since the introduction Of counterfeit
butter, making total loss Of $3.50, O0O,-
900 in cows alone.
The greatest objection to planting
small potatoes is that one plants all
those having a tendency to grow gnarly
and small. tioa'ly resulting in crop of
small and inferior potatoes. Sort out
the finest specimens as seed corn is Sc
lected, and the tendency is in the op-
posite direction. Where whole potatoes
are planted, only the eyes on the seed
end usual grow. Never drop cut po-
tatoes and allow them to dry up before
covering. Turn fresh furrow. and
drop, and cover them Immediately.
We get fancy" price for our poult-
ry and eggs; that is, we get just twice
as much as farmers do who send their
produce to the commission men. A
lady who boarded with us one summer
liked our eggs and chickens SO well
that she asked US to send her some af.
ter she went back to the city. We did
so, and she gave us lots of free adver-
Using: that is, she told her friends
about the pure, fresh, country eggs she
was getting. The result was that her
4,;opG. yunptoI opI this lief
of customers has grown until we have
all we can DO to supply orders. l. sup
pose most fancy markets" are started
in about this way. There are always
people who want the best and are ready
to pay well for it. The trouble is to
gain the confidence of such people and
make them believe that you are honest
and careful. 1t costs much time and
patience to gain such customers, but it
is paying business.-Ea.
7. b. Terry finds his horse manure in
the best shape this spring that he has
ever. known it to be in. The stables
were never cleaned out all winter long
The horses we're wintered in warm pens
or sheds, allowing about 200 square feet
to each horse. One gentle pair were
put together while the others were put
into separate places. There being little
work for the horses, they were winter
ed on hay alone. Straw was thrown
freely in whenever it was needed to
keep The surface dry and clean, and the
manure was kept leveled down. The
horses look better now than they would
if they had been kept standing in stall
all winter. The work in caring for them
was reduced to the lowest limit. The
floor was tight and thus all the liquid
manure was saved with the rest. The
manure did not heat at all, it was kept
solidly packed by the feet of the horses
and retained its moisture. 1t was spread
with the manure spreader in good shape
Need 0f Waadino .Tnrsnua