The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-09
ENsILAGE roR SHEEP.

And day grows into even,
Weary and worn she goes to rest,
And almost longs for heaven.
ENsILAGE FOR SHEEP.
l do not know that any experiments have been
made in this country with scientific accuracy
in feeding ensilage to sheep. But careful trials
have been made with satisfactory results. and
many farmers are in the regular practice OF 1t.
s. L. Lupton Of Winchester, Va, reported:
Il have 13Oewes now lambing. Iyarded them on
the 18th OF November, and have fed them every
day since on ensilage. six pounds OF corn ensi-
lage and one pint OF milk fed(bran) being the
daily ration. The ewes have not had anything
but the ensilage-no straw, no hay, no fodder.
and have not been ont Of the yards, except to
60 to water. The sheep are in fine condition:
all well, and not single sheep but will fight for
dropped have been strong and fat and have
nearly one-third more lambs than mothers.
None OF my stock have secured.
DIR. Claude Bailey. Faueuicr county, Va,
'.Sheep sick and dying on dry pro.ender: have
had the mortality arrested when ensilage diet
was substituted"
g. r. Percy, Chatham, N. y: "About $50
head OF sheep are fed twice . day on ensiage,
and light feed of clover in the middle Of the
day; they are doing better than they ever have
been before
George +. Powell, Client, N. =: "A year
ago after constructing my slos | put In $50
sheep. took a number Of yearling wethers to
test upon feeding ensilage. Their average
weight in the fall WAS seventy-fve pounds per
head, and their average weight IN March was
ninety-two pounds. considered it very snc-
cersful experiment with ensage, this lot
came to me in very poor condition. NV jndg-
ment lie that ensilasc. As a food for sheep, is
emnenty adapted to them. Coming from the
grass, they still desire fresh snccnent food, and
ensilage takes its place."
Many such experiments have been made.
Very careful tests have been made in England.
Henry Woods, the manager for Lord W2lsing-
ham, the celebrated leader OF the south Downs,
ut Merton, In Norfolk, tested ensllage made
from maize, rye, various kinds Of cloyers and
other plants, and, from exact figures and care
fnl estimates, concluded that crop of maize
made into ensilage was worth SIS per acre more
than swedes or any other roots. Snch figures
look very large here Country Gentleman.
FALL FLOWING.
period o. drouth extending through the sea-
son Of fall blowing to the extent Of preventing
this important work. would be q most serious
drawback to the farmer. 1t would prevent the
proper preparation Of the soil for many crops Of
OF the succeeding year. Fortunately such dry
pGIlOur eciuOIu UC0 uIs DuL now many A0IIucIE
realize the value Of this work. or that the action
| OF moisture on the coil is one OF the most bcnef-
1 cent in Nature?
| All soils are formed primarily by the breaking
mp, grinding down, and dsintegrati0n Of rock.
When earth II mixed with organic material 1t
constitutes soil. When thoroughly moist 1t oc-
cupies more space than when dry. In the action
Of the freezing. when moist, every particle,
4 howevtr minute, IL still farther separated one
from another, Hence the perfect disintegration
| seen in arabic sois that have been laid up rough
to the action Of frost during winter-a more
perfect state than can be produced by any arti-
| fetal means.
4 This lie one Of the economies Of fall blowing.
Another IL, that turning mp the various Larvae in
the soil to the action OF air and froet destroys
large number. Still another il, that the trash
| turned under becomes partially decayed before
cold weather sets in, il the blowing has been
done early. Another important advantage
gained is that the spring work IL thereby Lessen.
ed. and the seed may be sown early enough to
fairly assure crop. OF all the facts stated,
however, many farmers estimate simply the gain
OF time on spring work. and many enormously
suppose this il ut the expense OF the integrity
Of the yield. The fact that fall blowing lessons
the spring work in one OF the least valuable, YET
IL Of itself OF sufficient importance to warrant
every effort to turn over great an area pos
sible. Try early fall blowing and note the result
TWENTY YEARS ON THE FARM.
A meeting was held some years ago, at tn,
time Of a state fair, to discuss the profits o
farming. A Woodworking man who was pres
ent said: II have been farming for twent.
years, and / have worked hard all my life, bu
have not been able to lay up anything; it ha
been one continued pull and dig day after da
and have only kept even. tell yon farming J
bad business" He WAS questioned, '.liow larg
il your family" The answer was, u have Il
children, mostly boys, and part OF them hav
grown up. .You have sent them TO GOO
rchools?" .sYes, they have had fair educa
ton" ssAre you in debt?'' ..No-nothing I
speak OIL paid of an old mortgage" Tn
QuestOner then remarked: "You have sue
porting = family; they have enjoyed the healt
Of country life, have had a fair education. an
you have not run behindhand. Could you hay
done all this with the wages OF \ mechanic, G
with the salary Of clerk, buying all your fan
lily Supplies, instead Of using what you don't sc
from your farm? Every time you gave any {
your family few miles ride you would have I
pay the liver, man instead Of taking yonr ow
spare team; and the hundreds of little privilege
and extras which you now get from the land al
which you scarcely think Of, would run up TO
large account II yon had to bny them Til
, family you have raised and educated shows tn,
, you have made yonr business and life q success
although You have not thousands at Interest
Many OF those who at the ZANE time went lni
trade have gone under and are more hear
of.-Ex.
DRESSING THE BABY.
A writer in the Boston Transcript Gays:
woman who is called lunatic by her husband
: family, and who Unexpectedly returns the con
, pliment, has just prepared baby's outfit wit
out = single sleeve in it, and regards it vii
much complacency. The fr0cks are two straig
, pieces Of the finest muslin or cambria, with
; delicate edging at the top and . running belo
it through which ribbon 10 passed. The unde
| garments are made on the same pattern or Inc
Of pattern, and when baby is dressed pla
band il wrapped about his body just uLder II
arms and fastened with pin. Then he Is y
down on two or three OF the pieces Of musl
: and flannel; one similar piece IL laid over hi
6 and tied to the upper one beneath him, Il
!. string being drawn moderately about his nee
;. Another piece IL treated In the same way. and
: on until each back piece has i,s answering from
and then his sash il put on: the sides Of b
skirts are buttoned together and baby IL dresre
q .And, 'says his mamma, she IL dressed In cloth
! OF uniform thickness; and il that be good for III
: why il itnot for him9 Seeves7 lie has SON
Of Miss Nightngale's hospital wraps to Gov,
his arms, and M do not have to worry his Ii
out with forty other sleeves, he let's me p
!. those on without any fuss. / can make
] frocks high-nccked or lOw-nccked, as i pleas
/, and / can pull them of sideways or loosen Il
/ strings ut the neck and draw them off-any wa
he's my baby! So!'' And then .'his" people u
= shocked again.
LIABILITY OF DOG OWNERS.
' A savage dog il possession which deman
' from its owner extraordinary care KNOWN
l or being in law presumed to know, the DANCE
GUS nature Of the property he has in charge, u
J.. owner will be held liable for all damage, dire
, or indirect, which may be caused by such pro
erty. 1t has, however, been held that the "a
that q dog IL known TO be savage, and that
! has attacked animals, il not enough to make
: owner liable to man who IL bitten by II, unle
2 he can show that such owner had knowledge
the dogs propensity to bite men. A ferocio