Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
FARM AND nOUsEnOLD.


SELECTING AND SAVING SEED CORN.
-Carelessness i'm the selection and
preservation of seed corn is one great
cause of little profit from the crop.
The most profitable day farmer can
spend in September is one devoted es-
pecially to the work of observing the
following rules or advice derived from
long experience: Gather from the
best part of the crop and always from
standing corn. Choose from stalks
that bear two or more ears and take
only the topmost ear, provided 1t Is
well filled to the point with regular
grains. Care must be taken to reject
any which have been soaked or
sprouted at the lower end by late
rains. Select enough to allow eight
bushels per acre for the intended crop
making due allowance for tops and
butts. In room which is perfectly
dry IA plastered one is the BEST,
stretch wires form side TO side near
the ceiling. Take ball OF Irvine and
cut in pieces two feet long long, max
ing loop at both ends of each one.
Place an ear in each loop and throw
over the wire If convenient, have
stove in the room and heat occa-
sionallv if the weather is extremely
damp Moisture in the cob and YER
min are its chief enemies, and this
plan efrectually prevents both. Anew
DAYS before planting, remove the
Irvine carefully and put away for an
other year Than remove the topand
bottom grains, set the corn-sheller
light, as the ears are very dry, ana
pass il through. Be careful to reject
ears unduly shriveled or which show
mould. 4 full stand of plants is in
sured bv this method, which takes
comparatively little time and relieves
the mind of uncertainty.-Americdn
Agricuhmist
LOOK TO THE HORSE COLLARS
LOON 10 lilt llOISC NOlloAS ethNt WV
traces in warm weather. \ horse may
be badly injured by half day. work
in a badly fitting harness. Collar
gals are difficult TO heal in warm
weather. and horse disabled may be
badly spared when the hdying is on.
The worst gals are on the neck, where
bruises become very serious in their
results.
Metal collar pads are cool and
smooth, and admit the air under them
while the horse is at work and wholly
prevent the chatting of the collar at
the top of the neck. Smooth metal
pads-zinc being free from rusting
and innoxious is the best-might be
Used with advantage over the lower
part of the collar, where gals are
most frequently made, but at any
rate hard, smooth leather should be
put i'm the collar 4 collar should fit
closely TO the neck and yet be loose
enough at the neck not to choke the
animal. As a rule horse collars are
too long and slip up and down at work,
and thus chafe and gall the shoulders.
Washing with salt water morning,
noon and night, and the constant
cleansing of the collar from dried
sweat. will tend TO avoid those tor
menting sores which give much pain
to the farm horses.
SALT FOR CATTLE.-This is rule
that is generally observed, but the rea-
son for it is not so well understood,
except that it makes stock healthy.
But why does it make them healthy?
Rich food, especially that Of a succu-
lent character, when taken in small or
large quantities, by the warmth of the
stomach is frequently caused to fer
ment before digestion takes place.
This fermentation causes derange-
ments, sours the food, generates gas,
bloat, scours, etc. A proper amount
of salt prevents the food from fer
menting, and acting with the SALIVA
or pepsin, aids in rapid digestion.
While too much salt acts as a poison
and inflames the stomach and bowels,
especially if free access to water is not
allowed, proper amount given fire.
quently checks tendency to acidity
and fermentation in the stomach, and
allows the digestive organ full, free
and early action. Salt also divests
the animal of worms, and the infini-
tesimal animalcule which scientists
now claim to be the cause of nearly
all diseases Salt should be provided
for all classes of domestic animals,
where they can get at it any time,
and the demands of nature will safely
teach them not to eat too little or too
much.
Ethel" asked Lewiston mother