The Penn's Grove record., 1888-02-18
FARM NOTES

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| PROFITS OF THE FARM.-whet thar
farmers get their rightful share OF the
! farm profits depends not only upon
their ability TO work and plan, but also
upon their ability TO market what thev
have TO sell. as well as upon the cara.
fulness Of the wife also. For instance.
the farmer may be very careful about
feeding his cows, keeping them clean.
etc, but unless the housewife supple.
ments his close attention with the same
care Of the milk, cream and dairy
utensils, his extra work amounts to but
little. We have now in our minds eve
a farmer who receives i've cents above
the market price for his butter, from
the fact that his city customers found
that the quality was the same through.
out the year, and as good as any to
lie found in the market. Now this
extra tive cents is all profit, and he is
entitled 70 It. Nor Is that all the
profit. for when once a customer is OBJ
tanned It is usually for a whole season.
and a market thus opened for other
produce. In this way much time is
saved in marketing. and m.ddlemep
entirely dispensed with. 1t brings him
in the cash and thus enables him TO buy
where he can get the most for his
money, which Is another profit he reaps.
1t is always best for q farmer to estsl,-
lIsh q reputation for selling a good
srticle.in order TO get his full shara of
the profit or anything he has to sell.
Another thing, a farmer, in order to
make ready sale of any kind of produce
direct TO the customer, should establish
q reputation for honest dealings, /. e.,
never representing An article to be .
little better than 1t really is, for con.
ideuce once lost is never regained,
WHEN sheep are sheared the ticks
which infest them leave and go upon
the lambs, teing averse to the light to
which they are subjected by the
removal of the wool. To relieve the
lambs from these Injurious pests dip in
a decoctlon Of tobacco and sulphur, one
pound of the former and four of the
latter in a gallon of boiling water. The
lambs are dipped in this liquid when it
is cooled.
Sheep that are kept on the old pas.
t~ure-lelds should be driven to the barn
yard before a storm, as dampness is
Injurious. 1t is almost impossible for
sheep to fluid a s~ufliciency of food when
the snow is on the ground and they
suffer from lack of shelter in the fields.
Yet there are many farmers who turn
the sheep out 10 support themselves,
and such a system is n that always
leads to loss.
MANURE Is more or less valuable in
exact ratio to the kind of food and the
animal that produces 1t. Your grazing
cattle fed on cheap hay and no grain
make very poor manure. From mich
cows fed in a liberal manner and often
on heavy grain rations, a good amount
of rich manure is obtained. All of our
cheap folders are of little value fer
manure. Thus a ton of oat-straw Is
worth but $3.50, while linseed and
%cottonseed are valued at 500 to S25 a ton
Hence We see 1t is well to look at this
feature of the case before buying our
supply of grain.
CARE of stock has much to do with
the result. Study them closely, see
what they require, and use common
sense in supplying it. Feed only at
regular times, and two feeds a day are
better than three. 1t is the nature of
our neat stock to eat large quantities
of food very rapidly, and then lie down
and remasticate 1t. l have followed
this method for the past five seasons.
and to much benefit.
A FARMER says that If you, should
want TO fatten a horse that is hide
bound, give him n tablespoonful of
the following mixture once a day In
wet feed: Saltpeter, three ounces;
crude anthony, n ounce, sulphur,
n ounce. Pulverize and mix the
whole together. Dose, a tablespoonful
once a day in a bran mash.
II the air OF the cellar IS damp 1t may
be thoroughly dried by placing in 1t q
peck OF fresh lime in an open box. A
peck Of lime will absorb about seven
pounds, or more than three quarts of
water, and ia this way a cellar or milk
room may sOon be dried, even in the
hottest weather.
THE gooseOerry bushes do best when
they are well trimmed. They make
very rank growth. 1t is the fruit that
does best in partial shade, and il the
m!ldew Goes not attack 1t q crop may
always be looked for They are not
grown extensively for sale, but every
farm or garden should have a space
devoted to them.
THERE is no benefit IN keeping too
mGch stock. ltunts, stunted animals,
or those that seem to eat all they car
get without gaining in size, should be
got rid of. Many losses occurr from
keeping Improbable stock on hand too
lDGg, An animal that does not show
tie effects Of good treatment in a few
weeks will be no better in as many
months.
s STRIP of two-ply tarred paper
fastened around the trees, and extend
Jag into the ground, is one of the best
nodes Of protecting the trees against
mice and rabbits.
II you have trees liable to winter
thawing, and so TO having bark split,
pack the nov about them and In No
vember tack a thin strip Of board on
The south side, to remain till spring.
NOVEMBER pruning OF pears and
peaches should cut back one-third of
tile years growth from young trees,
as this remove the weakest, least
mature wood, and there is less danger
from severe freezing.
SECURE a supply of dry-land plaster
for use during the winter In the stalls.
Scatter it literally rel the floors. and
add it to the manuTe. 1t is a valuable
absorbent and arrests the escape Of am
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