The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-23
Farm Notes.

WHENEVER fowls can run at Iaroe
without detriment to the garden thew
should be allowed to do SO bv ali
means. Nlne-tenths of the trouble
anc diseases among poultry are the re.
suit OF keeping fowls too close.
PLow the heavy land and leave it
In the rough condition so that the
frosr can penetrate and render it fine.
There Is no better agency for pulveriz-
ing tough soils than frost. 1t will also
at the same time destroy the cut
worm.
SMALL fruit culture will always be
most successful on the intensive plan.
Plant only a small area at a time, and
give that the best culture possible.
Better raise 800 bushels on one acre
than that amount on fveo six.-The
South.
IF your hogs begin to cough look
out for malignant lung troubles. II
they NOPE and lie about their beds in
testinal difficulties may be suspected.
Plenty OF pure air, pure water, and
varied food will scare away malignant
diseases.
IRREGULARITY in the amount of food
given the COW will cause her sometimes
to gradually dry up. So will worry
ing, last driving, or excitement of any
kind. An animal giving milk is very
sensitive to bad treatment or sur
rounding influences.
Corn stalks have much less sweet
ness In them before they blossom or
tassel, as it is usually called. An
alysis shows this, and COW given her
choice Of the two confirms the verdict
of chemical science. The stalks i'm
prove until the ears are fully formed
and begin to harden.
FARMERS who have kept a strict
account with their stock say that O.
pound OF poultry can be made for less
than pound OF pork, yet the laboring
man who has to buy both feels that he
cannot afford to buy poultry very
often, as It costs more than other
meats.
IT pays to burn the garden over
after the grass, weeds, ETC., are fully
dried By so doing many seeds will be
destroyed and q clean appearance will
be given. Fire viii perform great SER
vice against the weeds if freely used in
the fall, and will save labor in the
spring.
WHEN tree is to be transplanted
never leave more branches than are
wanted for mains, four or five at most;
never grow d mass of unnecessary
limbs to be crOwding, which must be
cut out afterward, much to the injury
OF the tree; remove them from the
head at first.
GOOD tillage is the strongest weapon
with which the farmer can fight hard
times and gain success. Imperfect
culture, on the other hand, will scarce
ly enable him to gain O. living from the
richest soil, and the soil will deterio-
rate rapidly In quality from such treat
ment besides.
No particular variety OF fruit will
suit all sections. Choice Is a local
question, varying on each side OF q
creek, between two seasons, or two
different or equally correct methods
of treatment. Hence choice can only
be made of those varieties that have
been tried and tested.
WHEN wheat is sown on very dry
soil the conditions may be greatly i'm
proved by thoroughly narrowing the
field, which will bring the Sc ed in close
contact with earth reduced to the fin
est filth, fitted to receive and con-
dense atmospheric vapor until the
requisite moisture for termination is
obtained.
IT has been repeatedly shown that
IL - he Oh
tanned from milk by any of the or
binary processes is no guide to the
amount of fat that may be IN the
milk. Hence to assume that a poor
butter cow may not be a good cheese
COW, or that she necessarily givesipoor
milk is great error.
IT will surprise old poultry growers
to learn that the common hawk is re-
garded as valuable bird. He destroys
100 field mice for every chicken, and if
there be q fair amount of shrubbery
around the hen.yard very few chick
ems will be lost from his depredations.
New York Times.
SAVE the corn and fodder before it
is injured by frost. When cut before
frost it is green and nutritious, full Of
starch and sugar. Frost tends to
change these to woody fiber. This
portion of the corn crop is often equal
to the grain.
DoN'T begin feeding corn to the pigs
too soon. Grass, milk, roots, and
refuse vegetables will be better until
cold weather approaches. Warm
quarters will greatly reduce the ex-
pense OF feeding during the winter.
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