The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-03
FARM NOTES.

Upward OF I+4.0O0 head Of cattle were
shipped to Great Britain from Canada the
past season.
Our Consuis in almost every country in
Europe report that American leather is not
in demand. The manufacturers of boots,
shoes. harness and carriages state that II is
net OF the desired color, AMI that il does not
last well when worked up.
The farmers pool organized at Tuscola, Tor
the purpose Of selling corn in bulk. seems 70
he working successfully. They sold an in
stallment of 10000 bushels to indianapolis
parties at twenty-eight cents advance on the
home price of four cents. They still control
among them over 100000 bushels.
1t appears. from recent statistics, that Ire,
land has larger percentage OF live stock 70
every lU0 Of her population than any Euro
pean natiOn-the percentage being for the
whole country go, or nearly four times as
much a. Great BriIain-while N the Prov
lnce Of Munster, one OF the Tor great irish
Divisions, live stock Outnumber the inhabit-
ants.
\ good recipe for gluing leather to iron IS
as follows: \ good quality II glue should be
used. and after soaking il in water until soft
it should be dissolved in vinegar with a mod
crate heat, then thoroughly mixed with
one-third of the bulk OF white pine turpen-
tine. Before applying the glue paint the
iron with some kind of lead color then
when dry apply the glue, while hot, with
brush draw the leather on quickly and press
in place.
The shell of an egg is simply carbonate OF
lime, and is almost identical in composition
with chalk, limestone oyster shells and clam
shells. The lime, however, is not all derived
from the lime eaten in the shape of shells,
limestOnes, etc, but also from the food, as
all kinds of grain contain lime. 1t is best
10 supply lime directly TO the hens, how
ever. When given as pounded shells the
pieces serve to assist in grinding the food in
the gizzard. any portion not appropriated
being rejected from the body.
Every bee master should take special pains
in spring to ascertain constantly the amount
OF store each hive contains. If he has un-
! capped most of the honey, and this has re
suited in a larger supply being required TO
maintain the increasing number OF bees, it
is evident the hive will starve unless strip
| is applied to il, or honey in considerable
| quantity Is being gathered. A stimulated
| hive requires additional care in this respect,
and its wants must be supplied arti6cially,
| If they are not satisfied naturally.
| There is no way TO make good cheese ex-
| cept by using the whole milk. Swimming
| the milk at night and adding the skim milk
! to the mornings milk, will not answer. 1t
makes fair quality OF cheese, but the differ
ence IN price OF the better article will be
| more than the value OF the cream taken off.
| Our Canaiian neighbors, knowing this fact,
| have secured the English markets, where
| American cheese was once in demand. 1t
| does not pay to make poor article. There
| is a small gain at first, but heavy loss in
| the end.
| When Henry Clay, of Kentucky, was in
| active life he imported from Spain four red
shotes. This was in 1887. Mr.. Clay was well
| pleased with these red hogs, and bred them
1 on his farm at Ashland for a number of
| years. They were probably the original
blood from which the southern-bred Ken
| lucky family of red hogs are descended.
| Some OF these red hogs NAV now be found in
Kentucky, changed in characteristics by con-
| tinued crossing with the local breeds, and
| generally modelled after them. but, like all
| families of red hogs, retaining with remarka-
| Die tenacity the red color.
I The factory system has worked a revolution
in cheese making in this country, but il has
not done so much tor butter making. The
| bulk OF COW butter is still made on farms.
| and there is one reason who it probably will
| continue 10 be. The skim milk is of great
value for feeding pigs and other purposes,
| while the whey from cheese is worth little or
nothing. The dairy system Of butter max
| ing Will probably insure better and more
| uniform product, but there is another diff
| Guilty TO be taken into account. which is the
| loss from churning the cream from a great
| number of cows together.
1t is very well for farmer TO turn few
sheep IN a rough neglected field and let them
trim down the briars and weeds If he will
provide them with sufficient good food. In
this way the old field may be turned TO good
account by the foaling of sheep upon it, but
for regular business one can not hope TO
raise sheep in this way. A good pasture,
! roots for winter feeding, well-made clover
| hay, and good, careful attention and man.
agement are essential TO success. Sheep are
fond OF variety Of food-briars and weeds
and such things. Confined to that diet they
run down fast. They thrive on substantial
| food.
Many farmers do not feed turnips because
the stock will not partake of them when they
can get better material. Something depends
upon the manner in which the turnips are
fed. No animal cares for hard, woody or
| frozen turnip, nor should the roots be fed
without some preparation. The better meth
cd is TO seam them and add ground grain,
but the majority of farmers object to the
labor Of such proceeding. A root-slicer
however, may be used, by which the turnips
may be sliced. They should then be covered
1 with water over night spripkled with meal