The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-03-28
fed back on the farm, says a South Caro-

fed back on the farm, says South Caro-
| lima farmer.
Many farmer pays large sums for fer
tilizer, while he allows his own barnyard
to run to waste
Growing animals need more food In
proportion to their weight than those
that are full grown.
An experienced poultry man says he
seldom bois corn for poultry, but pre-
fers to give it raw as the evening
meal.
According to Prof. Riley, the best of
all remedies for the apple-root louise
is to drench the roots with boiling
water.
Colonel John II. Stevens reminds i'm
provident farmers that it is rust more
than wear which ruins agricultural inn
plements.
In much of the ensilage fed to cattle
there is enough development of alcohol
to stimulate circulation and, possibly, to
beget appetite for that kind Of food.
You will save your horse the pain of a
sore mouth if you will always dip the bit
in a bucket Of cold water before putting
it in his mouth. This ''takes the frost
out" of the bit.
Cesspools, hog wallows and duck
ponds in close proximity to wells are
liable to defle the water and are num-
bered by physicians and observing
people among prolific causes of sickness
in rural districts.
A. !. Root, the well-known bee
keeper, has tried all known remedies for
foul blood, and thinks it would have
been cheaper for him if he had burned
up all his colonies in the first place and
commenced anew.
Many swine breeders regard a solid
earth floor the best for a pig pen. 1t
must be high enough to be readily
drained, so as to be dry at all times. 1t
is also customary with some breeders to
remove from six TO eight inches of these
earth floors every spring, draining the
manure soaked earth on to the fields, and
renewing the floors with fresh earth.
The udder of a COW is very compli-
Gated affair. Outwardly it consists of
series Of muscular bands crossing each
other and attached to abdominal muscles
for the support at the mass of the organ.
The teat is not simple tube, as has been
supposed. bnt consists of large number
of ducts, which run into four, five, or
more channels or tubes, each of which
discharges separately in the orifice of the
teat.
One who processes to know practical
ly whereof he speaks tells us that poultry
for the table, to be set at its best, should
be fattened quickly. One of the best
fattening properties, he adds, will be
found in milk in almost any stage from
sweet to clabber. 1t should be fed in
connection with plenty of grain. Chick
ems should be fed plentifully before GO
ing upon the roost, also saith our eXpe-
rienced adviser.
A horse should not be allowed to drink
freely Immediately after eating. Hon.
John VI. Russell, ex-Secretary of the
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, tells
of seeing some horses in France fed on
coarse beans then watered all they would
drink and Immediately killed and dis
sected. He observed that a considerable
quantity of beans had been washed out
of the stomach, and some of them were
found in the intestines.
Professor Sanborn, of the Missouri Ag-
ricultural College, declares that "corn
fodder has practical feeding value of
two-thirds to three quarters that of good
hay, sure, and more under favorable con-
ditions. The fodder corn and hay wasted
in the West is sufficient to double the
stock now kept at least that kept west
of the Mississippi, and east of the
ranches" The suggestion is worth
needing in all sections of the country.
Most farmers are prone to underrate the
value of corn fodder.