St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-18
FARM NOTES.
Hints and Facts That May Be of
Value to TiIlers of the Soil.

Value to TiIlers of the Soil.
The poultry editor of the Germantown
Telegraph asserts that the French pOul-
try, for table fowls. is the best in the
world. The same authority says: "In
these days of cheap living, roofing pa
pers and bright red paint, there is no
excuse for poor or ugly hen houses. A
few old boards. full of cracks, knot
holes, ETC., is we'll for the framework"
He also adds: "'rhe law against pit
fighting is not severe enough. Of all
brutal. horrible things, we think a prize
fight between men is the worst. and a
dog fight and cock fight next. When
men enter the ring they know what they
meet for, and seldom kill each other;
but when innocent birds and dogs are
pluced in the arena they know of moth
ing but fight till DEATH" For sOre-eyed
hens bathing the eyes with sweet milk
is recommended by a correspondent of
the G. q.
AS rule, and with ordinary cows,
twice milking SufficeS. said U. s. Dairy
man, as it is as often as it can be profit
ably done in conjunction with other
farm work. But there are extraordinary
cows that ought to be MIXED three
times day-once every eight hours.
This would not only be profitable, but
add greatly to the cows comfort. 1t
would also stimulate nature to an in
increased flow of milk to meet the extra
demand. There would, therefore. be a
greater quantity of milk. The quality
would also be improved, or, rather, the
milk would not be SO much impOver-
ished by the absorption of the fats after
it is secreted. Repeated experiments
show that the longer the intervals be-
tween milkings, the poorer the milk.
Jason Jones is of the opinion that
some time it will be found out by dairy
men that, otner things being equal, a
can eight inches in diameter and twenty
inches deep, filled with milk just drawn
from the COW, and plunged up to its ears
in water at 43 degrees, will cream the
milk fully as perfectly as any other SIM
liar can, in whatever cabinet case it may
be placed. There is 10 apparatus that
can get more butter fats out of milk
than the cow puts into it. The quicker
milk can be cooled down to IS degrees,
with the least agitation, the better will
be the raising of the cream.
An animal is at it's best when it has
good appetite and is thriving. TO get
it in condition for the butcher in the
sh ortest time is to have it consume all
the food poss IDLE. The longer an ami
NAL is kept at the stall feeding, in order
to reach the stage desired for the market,
the greater will be the loss Of food, as
large portion of the food is utilized for
repair of waste of tissue; hence the
shorter the time before the animal
reaches the market the smaller the
amount of food required proportion
ately.
If all fruit sent to market were assort-
nH ond Orqhn6 fhnrn WOnl6 ha fQyUar
complaints of low prices. A few in
feriOr specimens thrown in with choice
fruit will tend to lower the price of the
whole. Uniformity in appearance and
quality is the best inducement to the
purchaser; and, if he finds that the
fruit at the bottom of the basket is equal
to that at the top, he will ask for more
of the same kind. The market will
never be found overstocked with choice,
uniform fruit. Appearance Is a great
factor in securing quick sales.
An English exchange says In some
parts of South America continuance to
supplant the ''decOy" wether in yard
ing sheep at the shearing shed has been
large mirror Is fixed at the end of the
lane. The sheep, seeing themselves re-
f1ected in this, march straight up to it.
The mirror has to be of strong plate
glass. and even then it is questionable
whether 1t would withstand the butting
of pugilistc old ram. The idea seems
very feasible, and might prove effective
in trucking sheep.
Many animals refuse food and lose
appetite simply for the lack of little
salt to give the food pleasant taste.
Animals will reject tasteless food as
well as humans. Salt is essential to di-
gestion, and it should be provided.
There need be no fear Of giving too
much salt If the food is slightly sea-
soned with 1t. A small quantity Of salt
and water sprinkled over the hay or
added to the mash will induce the ami
mails to relish it.
American butter has captured the
first premium at the great Paris exposi-
ton, and American dairy apparatus has
stood first in competition with all others
from whatever country it has been
brought. The famed Danish butter has
taken lower place, Notwithstanding
all that has been said and written IN its
praise for the edificatiOn of the Ameri-
can dairyman. A Vermont dairy, that
of Moulton Brothers, captured the grand
prize.