Telegram-herald., 1888-03-22

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Gaze. aleals &aa ctner waste pred zc1s An-
er.lis - tiae sasE 49, " mae laz1axe AID
: rca l4rz1-
HE2 l-co VII get gpon eorses Wnen the
fsz-s are per-alttea ~ Feost IA > sf4b4e.
taese pesss 14oFs seas4t ~ lxaE, zEd ~Ll
a -2ss trs4rle horses very nzeh.
n aust - kept "a vies gnzt fFosts E3aF
eezle a. 4ay tLne. ever - ate xs June. ssl1
q . aot safe 70 vut out i4zge CROPS q tea
Ger vegetables oeLcre ths Hllas1-e Of 44y
Tbs lse Of fa-is yree-s Tor the potato
beetle, and L0odon p1rple for ths codlLn
aacrh. : slwsys da1ssrous aaless due e4z
Aea u sLagioTed ~ TIE operator. EvexY
year solaecody nzs been peisossd-
TUs4zs increase IA axe - loag zs TIA
tops remain Awe Tue sIarch coat4lsed u
t1e u4oer plsltea sust4ins The Young plaht
eAnl - roots are established hcnce al
vantage 0f @hole t1oers Ia glFlag = more
vigorous start
GAzDEss are commonly visited very early
b. tns various kilas II nosious insects that
destroy TIE vegetables grown N them. One
ro4ssn for this Is that they remain DOR
mant 10 taer aiding places under Weeds,
pieces of boards or cLods 0f manure.
DAizETSs. Whsa properly attended 70, Is
ole of toe mast prodtAble q farm indus
tries. Great care should be taken with
caves. especially those intended for dairy
cows. They should have a lot 10 them
selves. Re vel fed, and Kept n good grow
ing order.
IEaN help Is often scarce. and even II not
II il best u use il with a. great economy as
possible Il Is great waste OF time %
keep q strong, able team standing dle
Eaile men are loadiag and unloading BY
having two wagons tnis loss may be avoided,
and the amount Of work be nearly doubled
WIKI little extra expense
As wARH weather approaches the smell
OF ammonia Ia horse stables VIII be plainly
perceived. aud sons means should be
adopted 20 absorb or check II. The smell
shows that a valuable fertilizer is escaping,
and tae ammonia IA also very Injurious 10
the sight of horses exposed 10 il. More
horses 60 blind from this cause than any
other.
RTE straw IS generally supposed 20 be the
most valuable for feeding horses, and cat
straw j. the best 70 cattle. Wheat straw
= rot eaten 80 readily as the other kinds,
which, when cut up and mixed with ground
corn and oats or bran. will make excellent
foOd FOR horses AZ any tune With the straw
ABOUT oae-iOurth more grocud feed should
b. gwen than with timothy hay
A Tar animal eats less than poor one,
other things beng equal; lat ANNA. gains
Tar faster th1n poor one; and. like saving
money, II "A he frst dollar that Is hardest
70 save; and so II is the first pound Of Tat
tnar i hardest % make Every succeeding
pound IS easier, Untl the very fat animal
Esu grow fatter on food or which his poor
comra.e would Only grow poorer.
TIE l1nd for early cabbages should be
well drained and mellow. and If dry enough
@ suffer by drought. 1t should be provided
with supply Of water; for there are few
crops that sufer more quickly from drought
The land IS prepared by blowing twice and
rolling, then throwing INTO drills three feet
apart, on which the cabbage plants are set
b. hand Two feet apart after a MARKER, or
about 700 plants per acre.
SWOLLEN knees are sometimes produced
IN cows by bruises caused By hard floors
| The swelling contains serum from the
| joints, and should not be opened, or an open
running sore may result which wfl ruin
the animal The treatment should De as
follows; Put the cow in sings, so that she
can not lie down, or make a deep bed Of
| dry swamp muck or sawdust; fonent the
| knees with hot water, and then apply tinct-
urc ol Iodine I part, glycerine ? parts,
mixed, 10 the swellings, with gentle rub
hing