New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-26
Farm and Household,

Farm and Household
| Farm. Notes.
Bohemian oats are of no more value
! than any of the common kind, and in
many places are the poorest and most
worthless of any.
There is every indication that the
era Of extravagant values in fancy
breeding animals is at an end Hard
times have a phenomenal effect in
teaching the people common sense
National Stockman..
The best grain for ewes that are in
lamb is oats Or bran or mixture of
bran and cornmeal With good hay
a quarter of pint daily OF this feed
will be sufficient.
Mr.. Oscar c. Gibbs, of the Farmers
Review, gives the always timely re-
hinder that back Of extravaganza
claims OF large profits for any bust
ness-whether corn-raising, silk-cul-
ture, fancy poultry, bees, new varieties
OF fruit, or anything else-is some self
seeker with a big axe to grind, 'sgener-
ally in the shape of stock to sell to
the suckers ~
Even if large farms were the most
profitable, which we deny, small ones
are to be perferred for many and CO.
gent reasons, not the least of which
are the comfort, peace and general
welfare OF the owners and their fami-
lies.-American Agriculturist.
The ingredients used in the manu-
facture of imitation butter are not all
given to the public, but butterine is
said to be made of a mixture of leaf
lard and creamery butter, thepropor-
ton OF butter used determining the
quality OF the product. Oleomargar-
inc purports to be made of the fat OF
beeves mixed with genuine butter. De-
odorized animal fat, known to dealers
as neutral, is believed to be the basis
of both articles, and it is charged that
neutral often contains cotton-see oil
and other substances that are unclean
or unfit for human food.
A Minnesota farmer has been feed
ind his mich COWS amber corn, cut
when green. He IS gratified with an
increased flow OF milk and a better
quality Of butter.
The cranberry crop of this country
last year was the largest ever known.
Since the organization Of the Ameri-
can Pathological Society, nearly thir-
ty-eight years ago, more than 600
named varieties offruits have, by com
mon consent, been discarded, and their
places in the catalogue filled by better
Sorts The New England Farmer
thinks a good many more ought to go
the way OF the 600.
The vitality of radish seeds is not
impaired by slight freezing after plac-
ing in the ground, so that if nice
sunny spot is selected on the south
side of a building or tight fence several
days may be gained. It is unneces-
sary to wait until the soil is warmed,
as the seeds terminate at low tenn
perature and the small early kinds
grow quickly. Radishes prefer moist
ure, not too much heat and a rich
soil without fresh manure. The more
rapid their growth the finer will be the
texture of the roots.
For moist land timothy and red top
will be more suitable than timothy
and clover. The only clover that will
thrive on wet land is alsike, or hybrid
clover, which is supposed to be a cross
between the red and white kinds. 1t
does we'll on wet ground where red
clover would be Winter killed. For
dry soil orchard grass is the best Of
all varieties, and it also does we'll on
low bottom land. OF timothy with
red top 10 pounds OF the former and
Is pounds of the latter per acre
should be used; Of orchard grass alone
at least 2 bushels or 26 pounds per
acre should be used.
The London Gazette gives the fol-
lowing receipt for making cream cheese:
Take quart OF cream, or if not de-
sired very rich, add thereto one pint
of new milk. Warm it in hot water
till about ninety-eight degrees, add q
tablespoonful of rennet, let it stand
till thick, then break it slightly with
spoon and place it in frame in
which you have previously put fine
canvas cloth, press it slightly with a
weight, let 1t stand a few hours, then
put a finer cloth in the frame; little
powdered salt may be put over the
cloth. It will be fit Tor use in a day
or two.
Increasing the Yield Per Acre
New York Times
Considering the comparatively few
instances of a larger Weld of wheat