Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-31

kept up. If the rye gets too ripe be.
fore August, have "a crop of clover foI
the cattle. When the rye gets nicely
started cut it with a moving machine
and a second crop will soon be ready.
DIR. Crafts. at New York State Dairy.
mems Association.
SHEEP % MUTTON.
Farm, Stock and Home: The cues
ton Of raising sheep for their meat is
not an unimportant one at this time.
WKh the growth of the country The
consumption Of eatablcs increases, and
the ,avoritc meat now, and that which
brings the highest price, is mutton. 1t
is the most wholesome and palatable
Of all meats, and is already getting SO
scarce in the northwest and 50 high
that it has to be regarded more as A
luxury than a common article of diet.
W say lipiIil)E VI Nooi, - IL w tS
that mutton ut the present price would
pay largely for sheep raising. Their
value TO the farm is not, perhaps, fully
understood. 1t is an old proverb;
whenever the foot of the sheep
touches the land it is turned into gold
Sheep will enrich land faster than any
other animal. On the mountain pas
lures, on the prairies, in our wood
lands, they are valuable in cleaning up
the land. freeing it from weeds, shrubs
and briars, and bringing it to Glove,
and nutritious grasses. They ar
easily raised and cared for, both in
summer and winter. The risk of los
bv death is small-if we except tn,
ravages Of dogs-and, if well managed
sheep will not die in debt to the owner.
If it dies at birth it has cost nothing; il
it dies the first year the wool and peli
is worth all it has cost up to that time.
The fact is sheep husbandry is calcu,
lated to make the land more profitable
and more productive at less expense
than any other agricultural industry.
FARM NOTES.
1t is not yet too late to plant som,
kinds Of vegetables for late crops as f;
succession TO those that were early.
The best hogs for farmers use are
those produced by crossing pure breC
boars on large coarse sows. The pure
breeds are not hardy enough for gen
eral purposes.
Rye land should be plo> cd early, Sc
"a 10 allow the sod III stuboie to de
compose. IL plowed again before tn,
rye is seeded the crop will be largely
benefited thereby.
Keep the strawberry runners pitched
of and manure well if you wish large
berries next year. No grass or weed,
must be allowed among them, and FIRE
quent cultivation should be bestowed
Keep carbolic acid always convcn
lent for use. 1t is one of the best dis
infectants. insect destroycrs and yer
min e~radicators that can be used. A
small quantity need only be applied a
2 time.
The best mode OF treating grapevine.
that do not grow is to cut them off neal
The ground and allow new shoots tC
spring up, which may be trained tn,
| same ~ new vines and which will b,
productive.
The oftcner the grass is cut The
greater the injury to the weeds, which
are thus prevented from seeding. /
the grass is frequently cut, however
fertilizers should be applied or tn,
| grass will exhaust the soil.
Unless butter is kept in a moist at
mosphere the water Of the brine viii
evapQratc, leaving the salt on the out
side Any good butter, says Mr.. Al
word, will show this dry salt if exposed
long enough in very dry air.
An authority states that the las
fourth of the milk from the COW should
be saved in n separate vessel, as this
portion of the milk is SO rich in cream
that it pays to churn it all, thereby
saving the labor of skimming.
Ounce trees should be mulchcd AS {
protection against extreme heaC ant
cold, as the roots are small and usually
near the surface. The ounce bears
every year, but requires some care
and may be pruned annually with al
vantage.
Some eggs hatch a little one thar
others. Remove the young chicks "a
once and keep them from the hen un.
til all are Matched. If you do MOI the
hen will be likely to quit the nest WITH
the first corners, leaving the unmatched
chicks to chill anu die.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
The stove pipe can be cleaned by
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