The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-13

Sheep not in the best condition for
breeding shonld be got rid of without delay.
Distemper, foot rot and other difficulties
healthy ewes should be retained. All
others unless nearly well should be des-
troyed.
Among mutton-eaters there is an in
as is the case with Down mutton. And in
parts of the world where sheep are raised
as much for their meat as their wool this is
going to be leading element in the ques-
ton of what brand of sheep to raise
Fall and winter is the time for accumu-
lating manure, because then stock is mostly
at home, is or should be penned or housed
at night and during inclement weather,
consume. Warm dry quarters, good pure
water and plenty of forage are the winter
essentials for comfort of stock and manu-
facture OF manure.
Keep every pen and stall we'll Uttered
and haye plenty of leaves outside in the
yards also, that the animals be not obliged
to stand in mud. There are plenty of
leaves in the fall and they make excellent
bedding and good absorbent for the
liquid excreta. Garry rich earth, forest
mould and the like direct to the field. 1t
makes good top dressing for winter
| crops.
Very much depends upon the milking,
both in regard to the yield of milk and the
quality of the butter or cheese made from
it. The formation of the cows udder is
such that the secretion of the milk is helped
bylgood milking, while it Is retarded and in
time lessened by bad milking.
The farmer should be able to supply
himself with fruit the whole year. With
so many improved varieties from which to
select there should be no abstacle whatever
in the way. The small fruits will come in
from one to two years after planting, while
peaches may be had the third year, with
apples and pears later. Grape vines are
cheap, and grow on undesirable locations.
They are also ornamental and provide
shade.
The practice of allowing weeds tc
grow up until nearly ready to seed and
then cut the down is waste. The proper
MOLE is to plough them under, as they
provide the best kind of green manure.
Many seeds are rich in nitrogen, and be-
come valuable II turned under when in the
| oreen and prowing condition
When tho pigs are confined in the
summer they can be adyantageouslY used
as manure-makers. Everything that can
be converted into manure should 90 into
the pig-pens, so as to permit the pigs tc
work 1t oyer and mix all the materials to.
gether. They will also at the same time
consume much of the material that would
otherwise be wasted.
Sailing stock in the fields should be
done only when the stock have free access
to water If no water be given other thar
when the animals are in the barnyad the
salt is best given in the trough.
Mules and horses in the far Wesl
frequently die of peculiar trouble. Tn,
beard of wild oats or barley becomes fxeC
in the animals jaw, encysts, and grows
there, assisted by the tartar of the teeth
A calcareous formation of this sort, ova
in shape and weighing pound, was re
Gently taken from the molt an Oregon
horse.
Cement floors are not rat proof unless
pounded glass be mixed with the cemen
before laping the floor. Ordinary glas
slang from glass factories is excellent fo
the purpose and will cost but little as 1t i
usually thrown away as refuse.
"A hundred acres of land half tilleC
may give no profit, while fifty of the SAM
acres, well titled, may yield more salts
factory crops to bring substantial graIn
every year.