The Penn's Grove record., 1888-09-01

For the relief and cure OF all Palms, COMPOSITIONS
and
DR.RADwAY q 90. ga Warren st. NY
FARM NOTES
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT ENsILAGE.-
Professor Henry, of the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station, who has been investi-
eating the sllo system, sums up his con-
illusions somewhat as follows: /. Even
though epsilage made from Indian corn
has no more feeding value than the
same amount Of material dried into
good fodder, the difficulties and expense
of curing and caring for the dried fod-
ders are such that ordinarily the silO Is
preferable. 2. The usual waste from
feeding dry fodder is very considerable,
while for ensilage it need be none ut
all. 8. Feed can be more cOmpattly
secured in the silo than In any other
way. 4. Husking, cribbing and grind
ing corn are useless operations for the
most part, and are expensive and in a
measure wasteful, nothing is added to
the value of the crop by any Of these
processes. 5. For the northern corn
belt smaller varieties of corn will give
nearly or quite as much feeding mater
ial as the large varieties. with less
labor to handle them. Lastly, the
clover crop is a very promising candi-
date for ensilage, and the farmer who
tries it for the silo will be well pleased
| with the results.
OF INTEREST TO DAIRYMEN.-By
an act passed by the New York legisla-
ture and approved by the governor,
the dairy commissioner is directed to
employ expert butter and cheese
makers, not exceeding five in number,
whose duty it shall be, under his dlrec-
tions, to examine and inspect butter
and cheese factories and the methods
employed therein. and attend at such
agricultural fairs. institutes, meetings
and conventions within the state as
shall be designated by the commissioner,
to impart thereat information as to the
best methods of making butter and
cheese. Five thousand dollars have
been appropriated for the purpose. On
or before Dec. 10 nextth commissioner
must report the number Of exports
employed under the act, together with
their compensation and expenses, and
must include the whole in his annual
report. Another appropriation of
So, 500 has been made to the State
Dairy Association to be expended IN
holding a number of dairy conferences
in various parts OF the state to illustrate
butter and cheese making.
In fruit growing remember that
fruits are like grain and vegetable
crops in this, that they must have
manure to keep up the fertility. Unlike
vegetables and grain, however, their
feeding roots are mostly at the surface.
1t is best, therefore, annually to top
dress fruit trees. If manure cannot be
had any fresh earth from bitches or
roadside spread half an inch or SO
under the trees will have a wonderful
effect. Indeed, we do not know but
that for the pear tree a thin layer of
road sand is II Of the best Of manures.
We have seen apples thrive amazingly
with o coating of coal ashes.
To KEEP Grows FROM PULLING
CoRN.-A correspondent in New York
Tribune says: 1.-THE best of Of all ways
to keep crows from pulling corn is to
SOW corn broad cast before the planted
corn comes UP. One quart to the acre
will be enough until it is gone, then
cow more. Some soak corn, but l
never do. The crows will pick up
cutworms enough to pay for the corn
and the labor Of sowing. l have seen
sods that would weigh pound or mort
that the crows jerked over to get q
worm.
WITH hogs the first four months will
largely determine its value If of good
stock, and If well fed 1t should be
making a strong rapid growth at this
time, while a good breed is a very
Important item, plenty OF feed properly
given Is certainly very necessary. There
is no doubt but that considerable i'm
provement has been made In the breed
and management of the hogs, at least
it is not now considered necessary to
feed a pig or rather let it feed itself for
a year or more in order to make a
growth before commencing to feed to
fatten.
WHEN a COW leaks her milk it indl-
Gates weakness of the strictor muscles
which close the milk duct. Apply
strong decoction of tan bark or alum
to the end of the teat when the milking
is finished, and then put a little photo
grapher's icollodion w the opening.
This contracts rs it dries and draws
the muscles so as to close the orifce.
POULTRY should have a smooth,
clean looking skin both on the body and
feet. If young the lower part Of the
b%reast-bone will be cartilage. Try
this carefully, as some of our dealers
are go unfortunate as to break the ends
of the breasts, which to an unframed
marketer gives them the feeling of car
tilage.
A 2 YEAR.oLD steer requires in his
daily food. to enable him to make an
even, well-developed growth, about one
pound of hesh-forming food to eight
pounds of fat and heat.producers, and
this is about the proportion in which
these two classes OF nutrients are found
in good timothy hay.
A REMEDY for ants in the lawn is to
dig to the bottom of the nests AS soon
as they are discovered. Throw out the
loan and then cover the bottom to the
depth OF about ten inches with coarse
salt; FIJI up with soil, and usually the
ants will not trouble any more.
THE ELM TREE BEETLE.-For the
elm tree beetle, that has become such
a pest in many sections at this season of
the year, Professor Riley recommends
as the best remedy spraying the trees
with a solution of London purple made
from half u pound of purple and three
quarts OF -four in forty gallons of water,
or in those proportions for a smaller
quantity. The purple is considered
less hurtful to plants than Paris green.
ADD to the capacity Of your farm by
adding to the strength Of the soil. Many
farms OF fifty acres produce more and