The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-21
FARM AND HOME.
Act Of Cheese Making BY One
Who Knows How.
Topics Appropriate TO the season
Experience In Raising swine
Feeding stufrs.

American Culf3FefGr.
ca-nan agriculture was unknown
:, sbis country until the year is43,
~ben Charles L. Fleishmann, Bayar-
;ar bx birth. then a dranghtssnan in
ths patent Office at Washington, who
h.5 received a scientific education at
she ROYAL agricultural institution at
seheleisheim, translated for publica-
ton that portion Of Burgers Manual
IN Land Wirtchscraftr which related
- the economy OF farm life. Burger
was q German gentleman OF education,
and practical farmer, who had filed
sbe chsir OF professor OF agriculture
for many years, during which time he
had travelled extensively in Europe
a., the purpose OF acquiring informa-
ZION The great question discussed In
psrger's book Is the economy OF agri-l
cnltslre. not whether great crop can
- s,rodueed, or a fine story can be
nd what large animals can be raised
~ hut what is the whole cost, the
svnendsture OF labor, of land, of ma
,Tre etc. For this reason compHta-
ions had been made and the proper
fion OF ali the parts and processes
6xed. Economy cornpeis the Germans
no weigh and measure their fodder.
The rninutest details have been entered
into the Most difficult points ex-I
ausined. and the results brought out.
There Is another celebrated German
writer on agriculture. and his great
hook In four quarto volumes IS a beau
tifui specimen OF philosophical ar
rangensent aud discussion OF the sub
lei. Judge Buei, in his Farmers Com
,,anion. refers several times 20 Thaer.
lie speaks OF him as one who has
not. perhaps, his superior in the prac-
rical and scientific business OF farming
anywhere The author Of the British
uushandry saws OF him whose
practical knowledge cannot be too
highly appreciated also, whose
great practical experience and deep
science, added to the eandor with
which his remarks are impaired,
stamp an inestimable value on his
works OF husbandry. Thaer was .
long time at the head OF the agricultural
school of Mogelin in Prussia, where
many experiments were tired on the
various points OF husbandry under
his own eye, and the results embodied
in his numerous works and contrlbr-
tons to scientific journals.
Schwertz, another German agrieui-
furai writer, was for many years the
director Of experiments and professor
OF agriculture in the king Of Wurten-
burgs agricultural institution. He
travelled as an agriculturist IN various
parts OF Europe, and was the author
OF q number OF works on the Agri-
culture OF Alsace and Westphaiia,
some of which were published in
.'Thaeris Annals OF Agriculture. His
reputation was high, and he = ire
qnently quoted by the most distin-
guished writers on agriculture in Ger
many. His practical agriculture was
contained in three large volumes, to
which a fourth, drawn from his pa
pers, was added by friend.
Then there are the agricultural writ
ings of Profs. Vets and Pctri, the boz
tanieal essays OF Sprengel, and the
chemical papers OF Leibcg. They con-
tain much that is OF general interest,
although they are adapted to German
agriculture rather than 20 that OF this
country. The great object of the agri-
culturist Il always set forth as the
highest possible surplus of the receipts
OF the business from vegetable and an
imal production over the outlay for
the same. The knowledge OF the con-
ditions of that highest and best pro
duction, or the knowledge Of produc-
ton, lies in knowing the means on
which rests that highest production,
their efficiency, cost, eecessity. mode
OF acquiring and employing them. But
OF the means OF production, II y desir-
able that they may give the highest
possible efficacy for n certain amount,
on which the surplus OF the results over
the expense Of production may be the
greatest possible. The highest devel-
opment OF the powers dwelling in the
means OF production will follow, II
they are employed at the right time, in
the right measure and in the right
mode. So different. however, are the
German teuures of land, wages, etc,
that the elaborate calculations made
by German writers have little practical
value on this side OF the Atlantic.
CARR OF POULTRY.
Eggs are always in demand la the
winter time, but hens cannot be ex-
pected 10 lay II they are scantily or
irregularly fed They should always
have food placed where they can get
il, and after they have become habit
uatei to finding enough at all times and
plenty in their feeding troughs. they
take but few kernels at time, cx-
cept Just before retiring TO roost,
when they will take nearly spoonful
into their crops; bat Just so sure rs
their provision comes 10 them scan
tily or irregularly, So sure they will
raven up q whole cropful at time,
and will stop laying Eggshells con-
tain lime, and ia winter, when the
earth is bound with frost or snow, II
lime Is not provided for them they will
not lay, or il they do. the eggs must OF
necessity be without a she'll Old
rubbish, like that from old chimneys
and old buildings. is proper, and only
needs 10 be broken for them. They
will often attempt TO swallow pieces Of
lime plaster as large as walnuts.
have often heard ii said that bar
ley Is the best grain for them, but |
doubt il; they will sing over Indian
corn with more animation than over
any other grain. The singing hen will
certainly lay eggs II she finds all things
agreeable 70 her; but the hen is much
prnde, watehful as weasel, and as
faStidious as a hypocrite; she must.
she will. have secresy and mystery
ahOai her nest: all eyes but her own
must be averted follow her or watch
her, aud she will fcrsake her nest and
stop laying; she Is best pleased with
a box covered at top, with 4 haek-Side
aperture Tor light. and side deor by
which she can escape unseen.
A farmer may keep loo fowls IN his
barn, may suffer them to tran,pse
upon and destroy his mows OF grain,
and still have fewer eggs than his
neighb0r who keeps single dozen,
who provides secret nests, chalk eggs
pounded bricks, plenty OF Indian corn,
lime, water and gravel for them, and
who takes care that his hens are not
disturbed about their nests. Three
chalk eggs are letter than single nest
egg. and large eggs please them, Ful-
lets viii commence laying earlier in
hie where nests and eggs are plenty,
and where other hens are caekisng
round them.
BRAINS NEEDED IN FAENTsg.
Canada thistleS and ox.eyed daisies
should De eradicdted. bat there Is also
prevalent error ON many farms
which needs 90 be destroyed. ! mean
The neglected education OF the farm
ers' boys and girls. Now is the time
TO see that the children are sent 10
school, ana provided with interesting
reading for the long evenings az home
" i frequently remarked that edUca-
ZION Is OF but little use 70 the farmer
very little SCHEMES. wit1 la far him