The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-30
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

1t pays tc manure the cabbage
land literally. The more manure
applied, the better crop may be expect
ed.
A Southerner writes to the Country
Geutlculqu to say that all cotton seed
fed to stock should be we'll cooked
The cooking does away with all injuri-
Gus effects. The writer has used cot
ton seed i'm his herd for eleven years,
consuming nearly 10, 600 bushels in that
time, with no unfavorable results what
ever.
Variety of food is desirable for all an
imals, and especially so for pigs. The
skillful feeder has learned the import
ance Of pleasing the appetite. Each
food has a flavor peculiar to itself and
qualities peculiar to it. The greater
the variety the better is the appetite
satisfied, and the more satisfactory will
be the growth of the pig.
Horses are subject to corns, lust as
human beings are who wear shoes
When the horses shoe is removed and
seen. These cOrns are painful to the
horse, and if not relieved are liable to
break out above the coronet The rem
edy is to cIt out the corn with a sharp
knife, and adopt the bar shoe.
Those who make but single sowing
Of garden vegetables deprive themselves
of a great deal of variety on their table.
Take string or snap beans, for exam
pie-Dy sowing every two weeks, a con-
tlnuOus supply may be had until frost.
The same is true of sweet corn, and. in
some seasons, with peas. 1t is we'll to
select the earliest varieties for the Ia
ter sOwings.
A great many farmers do not appre-
ciate orchard grass. Probably the prin-
clpal leasOn is the fact that so few who
have tried have had the nerve to SOW
the seed thick enough to get a good
stand. Orchard grass grows in tus-
socks, it does not make turf, and in
order to get a stand must be sowed
thick. Two bushels to the acre is none
too much seed, and two and a half BUSH
els better yet.
As rule farm tools are rusted out
much more than they are worn out
Every tool should have its place and be
returned to it when it has been used,
ard it should be cleaned and kept bright
and sharp. y rusty plow, shovel, hoe
or spade is twice as hard to use as a
bright one, and to get such a tool bright
1t should be ground on a grindssone or
secured with piece of brick and sand
and water.
y saturated solution of boracic acid
should always be on hand for use in the
poultry yard. For sweIled head and
eyes, applied with a soft sponge, it is
one Of the best remedies known. a tea
spoonful poured down the throat twice
day is an excellent remedy for Group.
while mixture of equal parts of the
powdered bOracic acid and bOrax-a tea
spoonful once a day, has been success
full in cases Of cholera.
When a eve will not own her Iamb
put her in a small stanchiou, similar to
those used for cows. a few of these
should be provided ready for use where
ever flock is kept They are put up
in dark pen and the lamb is left with
the eve, and will worry along to get
the milk so long as the eve cannot turn
around to fight 1t away Another plan
IS to have a strap put around the ewes
neck, and fasten her in a small stall,
the sides Of which are not too low for
the lamb to get under them to reach
the teats.
II looks as If the hay crop was going
TO be a very light one in Michigan, says
the Michigan Farmer, although we hear
of particular sections where the mead
ows have dore we'll The crop will also
be short in Illinois. Some of the hay
now being sold in Michigan at $ to s.
per ton will probably be worth more
money in the future. tt is best not to
sell too close until the next crop is Sc
cured if YOU intend wintering much
stock
Those who desire success with the few
grapevines on their grounds on which
they depend for their home supply
should not omit the following require
msuts in culture: a fne, rich, clean
soil, not shaded by trees nor occupied
with other growth; good hardy sorts,
at least eight feet square for each vine,
although less may do for the first few
years, and more would be better after.
ward canes sufficiently thinned by
pruning OF rubbing off starting shoots
TO prevent crowded foliage, but large
and fully developed leaves, and enough
Of them are essential to large, fully de-
velOped and thoroughly ripened grapes.