Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-28

fits of the majority of small fruit grow
erS and market gardeners is due TO the
fact tlat they try to work too much
land.
A fat steer or other animal intended
for the butcher will go off readily at amy
time, but it is not possible to put on the
required fat in few days, so il there Is
the intention to sell good feeding is pre-
requisite.
The man who takes up farming just be-
cause he has failed at everything else has
not pleasant prospect before him. lie
is likely to add another failure to the
list.
a remedy considered satisfactory tor
various kinds of insects in stored gram
consists in placing an open vessel of bi-
Sulphidc of carbon on topot the grain IN
Il tight bin.
Petroleum. 1t is said, will often cure
chicken cholera if giNcnin time. \ table
spoonful in pint of meal fed TO the hens
is sufficient.
A corn crib may readily he made rat
proof by supporting it on cedar or locust
thirty inches high posts and capped with
a stone or broad board.
Farmers are getting out of the habit of
washing sheep. 1t is dangerous to men
and sheep, and unless the wool is very
clean there is dirt enough to more than
balance the difference IN price.
The good start that calf has on milk
in the first few weeks must be kept ut
least through the first year If the animal
is to have full development. The first
winter is the trying time, but II requires
only liberal feed and comfortable quar-
tcrS to maintain steady growth. Any
thing short Is sure to be lost
Plans should be laid to prepare the
the ground to be planted with raspberrics
or blackOerricS next spring this fall III
the ground is plowed at about the close
of October, raSpberries can be planted rs
soon as frost is out without plowing.
The idea that sheep at pasture will
live and thrive without water to drink is
II serious and costly dcluSion to many
farmers. BY eating when dew is on the
grass they can get along with lttle water
but that little they require as absolutely
as any other stock, or poor condition and
poor wool will tell the story OF their de
privation.
Many nurseryman advise transplant
inc cvergreens IL late summer rather
than spring, rs the pleasant moisture of
the autumn causes them to root well be-
fore winter, and they are not first taxed
to endure the scorchng heat of early
summer.
1t is unfortunate when the character
and fertility of Il field is not nearly uni
form in its several parts. With uniform
lty OF soil the crop will ripen SO that all
can be harvested together, and this with
machinery run by horse power is great
advantage.
Do not feed sow that has sucking
pigs on too much dry food. She should
have plenty of STOP but it should be rich
| and nutritious. A mixture of corn meal,
ground oats and mddlings reduced to a
| thin consistency with skim milk Is good
| mess.
Poultry growing, to be successful, must
be conducted with great care and atten-
ton. Fowls must have light, ventilla-
ton, warmth, pure water, dry floors
| (either of wood or earth) plenty of room,
protection from enemies, sound, whole
some food mt regular times, and must be
| kept clear of vcrmin. No amount of
ventilation will overcome the evil of
steaning filth in the pens.
Many farmers in places where their
| land is swept by fierce winds find 1t profit
able to plant apple trees IN masses large
enough to make Il wind break on the side
| of the farm most exposed. The apple
tree branches low down, and if boarded
| by fence four or five feet high on the
windward side the ground will be GOV
| cred with snow almost as perfectly US it
| was in the original forests.