The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-01-26
FACTS ron FARMERS.


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There are In this country accord
Ing 10 the Government statistical bu.
reau report, "A. 6l2. 6S8 head Of hogs.
brssding animals and young pigs.
There Is nothing that tells 30 ef.
fectually In farm work as steadiness.
The greatest tasks are performed BY
keeping constantly at work.
mo horse should be allowed to take
large draught Of water for an hour
after eating. in fact he will not do SO
II he be allowed to drink what he
wants before eating.
There is no necessity for having
the colt in q fat condition. Keep Il
growing and aim 10 get tho largest
frame possible before It be comes three
years old.
Kill good fat sheep now and
hang It up in somo cool place. and
you can have fresh mutton TO last you
for month; and besides It has the
virtue Of being as good meat as is
raised on the farm, and at the same
time the cheapest. IN y. W5tnsss.
An experiment in feeding eight.
cen head Of store cattle with IL
pounds Of hay. 85 pounds OF turnips
and 8 pounds Of fwheat bran p6r head
daily. and also the same amount
Of hay aud roots, but with different
kinds of grains. resulted in the lowest
cost Of production on the bran ration.
-Zi1diGudDoltS journal,
1t is stated that It has been deter.
mined by actual trial. at the Practical
School Of Agriculture Of the Pas de
Calais. in France. that wheat i'm.
mersed six hours in a solution Of the
salt Of lead before sowing will germi-
nate more quickly and grow more
vigorously than wheat not Ahus treat
ed, or that has been subjected to any
other fcrtilizing process. IN = Ledg-
e..
Wheat Is found to contain ton
parts of flesh forming material. whi le
It is stated to contain seventy per
cent Of starchy material. Upon this
latter the ability TO stand cold largely
depends; hence the value Of wheat
ofal, especially The richer portions Of
1t, should be estim ated at high fig
ure.
There may be some old building
standing about your premises, or .
corner in your barn or some outhouse.
which could be. fixed up without much
trouble or expense to answer the pur-
pose of an ice-house. II you have not
such convenience already upon your
farm. Those who have tried 1t only
know what comfort and convenience
. good supply of ice is during the hot
months of summer Ch,cago Herald
Any domestic animal understands
and appreciates kind treatment. It ID
no use to say they are 'only dumb
brutes." It is true. they can not talk,
but like dumb or blind men, their in.
telligence in other respects is doubled.
You can make friends of all your ami
mails II you take the trouble to do 30.
and IL you should eyer feel lonely you
can Danish this feeling by going
among your beasts. Troy Times.
The wastes of the garden will
highly be enjoyed by tho porkers.
Cabbage leaves and stalks, with the
small sweet potatoes and other things
not valuable for family use. and can
not be stored for the pigs in the cold
days, had better be fed to them now
than allowed to decay. Ordinarily
these things are not considered Of
much value. but when vegetation Is
scarce. as it is now. 1t is we'll to make
use of what we often look upon as
trifea Indianapolis Sentinel.
The old-fashioned bars formerly
seen on farms as the opening to fields
and lots are now seldom used. They
have given way to gates. which II
kept In order are every way superior.
The gate may cost little more to
make, though it uses little more lum-
ber than a pair of bars The extra
expense is for hinges, aud is far more
than repaid by saving Of time. Many
Of the old fashioned farm methods
were fearfully wasteful Of the farmers
time and strength. It seemed to be
thought it made little difference how
hard or long ho worked. provided Q
money-saving was thereby effected. -
. 6k Paul Roneer-P Press