St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-14
FARM NOTES.
Hints and Facts That May Be OF
Value TO Hers of the soil

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Value to oilers of the soil.
Here is sensible idea touching a
mooted question, says an exchange. A
dairy expert suggested that the proper
way to dry off cow as the end of her
milking season approaches. is not to
gradually cease milking her, but to
keep on milking the COW just as you
had been, but stop her food, not Starve
her down, but give her the kind of food
that makes more flesh than milk, and
give her only a little of it, just enough
to keep her in good condition.
A kew York dairyman, who was
milking large herd of average cows,
took five of the best and five of the poor
est ones, and, keeping an accurate ac-
count of the cost of feed and care, found
that while the five good ones were pay
ing good profit, the other five were
actually costing him 81 per head an
nually over and above the value of the
milk they yielded. Many another dairy
man who is "going it bliud" would
make some interesting, if not pleasing
discoveries if he were TO open a debit
and credit account with the individual
cows in his herd.
A keen, practical dairyman gave
Hoard'S Dairyman striking illustra-
ton of the reason why he was more
successful with his cows than his
neighborS we've. ''I'll tell you," said
he. 1t all depends where man looks
when he feeds his COWS. My neighbors
all Took at the feed; consequently they
easily learn to scrimp the COW all they
care to. When i feed look at the cow
Just as l would any machine if was
feeding it. You want to watch the ma
M tS Inir i1 tu
easy thing for farmer TO get stingy
feeding COW and beat himself out of
dollars trying to save centS."
The Farmers Review estimates the
potato crop of 1888 at 2l6, GIG, O59 bushels.
Pretty high figures we think. On the
other hand E. q. Chapman, writing at
time of digging, to the Philadelphia
Press. says: 'Advice from other local
tiles indicates light crops, good deal of
rot, higher prices In Eastern states. and
foreign stock not as plenty as lastyear."
Vines are of some service. The pO-
tatO vine contains large amount of
potash, and should be added to the
manure heap. The vine of the sweet
potato and pea is readily eaten by stock.
as also the tops of many roots that are
grown. Ii all such material was care
fully saved and fed it would produce
many thousands of pounds of meat.
The estimated loss to the cotton, apple
and potato crops from insects is S40,OOO,-
coo. Yet the farmers take no precaution
to protect the birds. Every bird killed
adds just the work it would perform to
the labor of the farmer, who conSe-
quently has greater number of insects
to destroy.
1t does not prove economical to use
straw for bedding by drying it after it
has once been used. A clean bed adds
to the comfort of the animals, as they
dislike the Odor Of ammonia and other
gases that arise from straw that has
once been saturated with urine and
manure.
On being elected, Robert said to his
ed, and don't believe Pm of any value
in this world" why" said she, ''you
shouldn't talk that way. L read in the
reports of the live stock show that a
thoroughbred calf sold for 81, 500"
Though hardy plants may not require
any winter protection In this climate,
yet the application of leaves, straw, or
any kind of covering that may be used
as mulch will make the plants come
out stronger and more vigorous next
spring.
Winter lettuce can be grown in hot
beds, or even IN cold frames, if the
frames are kept above the freezing
point. HotbedS can be easily kept
warm by the use of Il liberal quantity of
horse manure at the bottom and cover
ing with earth.
The great objection to Usage orange
as a hedge is that it sends its roots so
near the surface for such distance.
An old hedge will take up the greater
portion OF the fertility and moisture for
distance of at least fifteen feet on
either side.
When we examine in detail the de-
mands of cities for supply of beef it
would appear as it the country would
fail in the supply. 1t is stated that it
takes 1900 beeves per month to furnish
Denver, Col, with beef.
The great clover seed growing states
are Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin. Indiana,
New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The crop this season is very light in all,
excepting Ohio. A sharp advance in
prices may be expected.