Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
FARM NOTES.


Frozen plants eau best be restored by
dipping IN cold water.
Lambs that shall come in before
March are the ones that will bring high
| prices.
Canada now furnishes more sheep for
the Boston market than any state in the
Union.
Sulphur sprinkled in Che dust fur
nlshed hens at this season for bathing
Will help prevent lice.
Red winter apples, which are specially
in demand, are said by merchants TO be
| extremely rare this season.
1t is the advice of prominent dairy
man TO farmers not to keep COWS that
give less than 600 gallons of milk a year.
Most breeders score failure in trying
TO winter too many hens in small quart
tiers. Hens that are crowded will not Law.
Top ventilation often causes the ani-
1nais to have colds when the wind forces
draughts of air in and it passes over their
| bodies.
Small turkeys are more salable. and
usually in greater demand, than those of
large size, though this fact is not gener-
| ally known.
| Five toes on each foot of a dressed
| chicken Is an excellent indication of quail
| ty, as such are the markings of the Dork-
| lngs and Houdaus.
1t is claimed that, though the mule
may be stubborn, yet he seldom runs
away or becomes frightened, nor does he
shy at every object.
OWING to large quantities OF fall chicks
! berg put away in cold storage, the mark
ct for early broilers is not as early this
season as 1t was last.
Get the hot-beds ready now. 1t will be
| too late If postponed longer, unless the
fresh manure has already been saved.
which must be free from litter, so as to
| quickly create heat.
| Manure that is 'dre-fang1ng" (es II
will sometimes do when the heap is very
large) should be turned over, as the heat
Ing process, If allowed to continue, NAV
| cause loss of ammonia.
| The tendency of lime is downward, and
When applying 1t, the best mode would
d" 10 broadcast 1t over the surface of the
| ground and allow it to so remain until
ready for spring blowing.
Do not depend on the straw stack as q
| source of dry food for the stock Il is too
much exposure to stand in the cold and
pick straw. 1t Is cheaper and better to
cut the straw and feed it with mixture
Of ground grain.
| The pigs will thrive much better at this
season when fed with only a sufficiency
| for growth. Do not attempt to fatten
them or 0verfeed them, as it would be not
ouly loss of feed, but often injurious in
causing indigestion. 1t is only when ma
tured and ready for being fatted that thew
should be fed all they eau eat
Sneep are injured more by snowstorms
than any other animals, as the sheep are
| compelled to ROMAN on damp locations
| IN the event of thaw. Foot rot in sheen
| often results from too much exposure to
| damQness, and the flock should have dry,
| open shed. Its floor should be cleared of
snow and the yard well drained. Ewes
| that are expected to lamb should be kept
In the barn shed, warm and well protect
| ed.
Theodore Lewis says he could not think
of cutting the tails from his pigs. The
| tails are the thermometers which indicate
| the animals condition. If not feeling
well, not thriving, if his food will not
agree with him, the tail will begin to
straighten. The sicker the pig the
straighter the tail. While the convention
al curl still retains its place there need be
no anxiety about the pig; if double curl
be seen he may be regarded as i'll perfect
condition. That old story of a 'bushel OF
corn to fatten an inch of tail" has no ter
rors for Mr.. Lewis. The pigs tail being
his pulse it would seem very foolish to
| cut it off.