Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-12-19

lit Is bcttcr TO feed extra grain q
iittlc before tho pasture begins to fail
than 20 wait tin the milk shrinks.
"A squash that was five feet four
inches In diameter was exhibited at u
fair In Boise City. Idaho. S
When I'm animal II fat. or ut its
best IL the timc 70 sell. Getting fat.
and getting poor. and getting tat again.
IL double ra:io loss.
--Ditching farm lands, whom thcrc Is
necessity IN one Of the most profitable
improvements that can bc devised.
costly though the work may be.
The Lawn Grass should not be
clipped too close just before winter; IL
needs n mulch 20 protect II. and nature
can best attend 10 this. - The farmer.
1t Is not uncommon that tho poor
condition OF n horse can be traced 90
some ailmcnt OF the mouth which pro-
vents proper mastication OF food. -
Western Rural.
Cooking aclic~clcs for invalids.
with n perfection that can not bo mt.
tanned by large caterers, Is an industry
by which several women make living
in New York City.
Texas cattle are not allowed tn be
driven through the streets Of Chicago.
III they have to go from the cars To tho
slaughter house. they must 40 In ears.
This Is by order OF the Governor.
All young animals quickly learn
70 eat ground onts. and there In no
ground grain better for them. They
will grow and thrive upon oata. even
when drawing milk from the dams.
Cows are often said to dry up In
the fall, when Ia fact they freeze up.
Good. warm quarters. warm water and
soft feed, ~ cnsilngo or roots. will
soon prove that drying up Is only
freezing aud starving.
Wells should be ventilated. as the
water In thereby kept fresh and FREQ
from bad oder. Tho absorption OF air
by water renders Il pleasanter TO the
taste, aud purihes II 10 some extent;
but the effect Is not n very marked one.
Land that has been kept in timothy
aud clover for several years should bc
plowcd under late In the fall. and n
crop OF corn grown on tho land In the
spring In order that cultivated crop
may destroy all weeds or foreign
plants, that sooner or later make their
appearance where land has not been
plowed for IA long time
If apple pomacc Is 10 he fcd In
winter IL must also be protected from
frost. When II il thawcd after frcez-
ing stock eat IL as freely as any food.
After stock have become accustomed
10 10 they eat IL mt nil times. but its
feeding quality Is much improved by
fermenting. This process completes
Its cure. A siio IL not necessary, aud
yet II may be advisable for storage.
Tho american Farmer thinks that
the agriculturists OF this country are
beginning more and more 10 see the
need OF not only raising diversified
crops, but OF growing more stock. and
that IL would bo well for them not TO
confine themselves 10 one kind Of stock.
IL Is better 10 have few cattle. some
horses. a score Of swine and n small
hock OF sheep, than 10 have the same
amount OF money invested Ia the same
kind OF stock.
Clothing wool Is OF fine, short
fiber. prepared by carding rather than
by combing This wool IL taken from
the mcriDo sheep. Combing wool
comes from the large. loug-wooled
sheep, such as tho Cotswolds. Lincolns
and Leiccsters- The carpet woods are
taken mostly from the sheep OF the
Mexican class found In New Mexico.
Arizona and Texas. The mutton sheep
are the Southdowns. Oxfords, Shrop-
shires and Hampshircs. all OF which
produce n middle grade Of wool
Muck Is valuable absorbent aud
contains In itself "A small quantity Of
plant food II IL not a. serviceable n
used when freshly dug as when IL Is
exposed 20 the fresh air for awhile.
To treat muck Is TO dig II up In the
fall and let IL remain exposed IN order
10 permit the frost 20 pulverize IL.
aud also 20 allow II to undergo a
chemical change. When In n fine, dry
condition IL Is superior 20 all other ABB
sorbcnts for use in the stalls and for
saving the liquid manure.