The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-04
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There ara in this country accord
ing to the Government statistical bu'
rcsu report. 4AslaSS6 head Of hoga
hre ding animals and young pigA
There is nothing that tells % ei.
lectually in farm work As stcadinesA
The greatest tasks ara performed BY
keeping constantly at work.
No horse should be allowed 10 take
| . large draught Of water for an hour
af,er eating. in fact he will not do 50
il be be allowed to drink what hs
wants before eating.
There is no necessity for having
| the colt in . fat condition. Keep It
growing and aim TO get the largest
| frame possible before i. be comes three
years old.
Kill good fat sheep now and
hang it up in somo cool place, and
you can have fresh mutton to last You
for month; and besides it has the
virtue Of being as good meat - il
raised on the farm. and At the same
time the cheapest. J. Waness.
An experiment in feeding eight.
cen head Of store cattle with IL
pounds Of hay. IS pounds Of turnips
and 9 pounds of wheat bran per head
daily. and also the same amount
Of hay and roots, but with different
kinds of grains. resulted in the lowest
cost OF production on the bran ration.
Indianapolis Journal
1T is stated that it has been deter.
mined by actual trial. at the Practical
School of Agriculture Of the Pas dc
Calais, in France, that wheat i'm
mersed six hours in solution Of the
salt of lead before sowing will germi.
nate more quickly and grow more
vigorously than wheat not thus treat.
ed. or that has been subjected to any
other fertilizing process ~ T. Ledg-
cr.
Wheat is found to contain ten
parts of 4 ssh- forming material, whi le
1t is stated to contain seventy per
cent Of starchy material. Upon this
latter the ability TO stand cold largely
depends; hence the value OF wheat
offal. especially the richer portions Of
it. should be estima ated at high fig
urc.
There may be some old building
standing about your premises, or a
corner in your barn or some Clubhouse.
which could be fixed up without much
trouble or expense to answer the pur.
pose of an ice-house. il you have not
such a convenience already upon your
farm. Those who have tried it only
know what comfort and convenience
a good supply Of ice is during the hot
months Of summer. Chicago Herald
ANY domestic animal understands
and appreciates kind treatment It is
no use to say they are "only dumb
brutes." 1t is true. they can not talk.
but. like dumb or blind men, their in.
telligence in other respects is doubled
You can make friends Of all your ami.
mails if you take the trouble to do 30.
and If you should ever feel lonely you
can Danish this feeling by going
among your beasts. Troy Times.
The wastes of the garden will
highly be enjoyed by the porkers.
Cabbage leaves and stalks, with the
small sweet potatoes and other things
not valuable for family use, and can
not be stored for the pigs in the cold
DAYS. had better be fed to them now
than allowed to decay. Ordinarily
these things are not considered Of
much value. but when vegetation is
scarce, as it is now. it is well to make
use Of what we often look upon as
trifles Indianapolis Sentinel
The old-fashioned bars formerly
seen on farms as the opening to fields
and lots are now seldom used. They
nave given way to gates which il
kept in order are every way superior.
Tie gate may cost a little more to
make. though it uses little more lum.
ber than q pair Of bars. The extra
expense is for hinges, and is far more
than repaid by saving of time. Many
Of the old. fashioned farm methods
were fearfully wasteful of the farmers
time and strength. It seemed to be
thought it made little difference how
hard or long lie worked. provided .
money-saving was thereby effected. -
81. Paul Pi0ueer-Pr