Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-19

The general impression is that dairy
stock needs only the grass of the
pasture in summer. or course good
deal depends on the quality of the
pasture. Some afford much richer feed
than others. But it stands to reason
that some dry food in summer, for
animals as well rs men, is not only
relishable but conducive to health.
Many by experiment have found that
it pays to feed meal in summer. Col
F. ID. Curtis, of Charlton. n. Y, says
he has founa that giving his COWS an
extra feed of wheat bran in summer
increases the quantity of milk and
makes a better quality of butter. He
feed. at night four quarts of bran with
one quart of cotton-seed meal. He puts
his butter up in three to ten pound
packages and delivers it to special GUS
toners in Schenectady, for 30 cents u
pound the year round. That he has
extra cows, appears from the yield
pounds OF butter from 100 pounds
of milk. He used to be satisfied
with 6 to 60 pounds, but now
succeeds in getting by not mix
ing sweet and sour cream and taking
extra care in ripening his cream for
the churn. But this question Of feed
ing grain in summer is one that each
dairyman must decide for himself.
Some appear to find it profitable; but
in most il not all cases, we note That
they have superior cows. 1t might not
pay to feed grain or mnch of anything
else to poor COWS. A little expert
menting ought to settle the question
and it is not very wide - awake
man, in these days who does not
experiment. Mr.. w. II. Gilbert,
OF Richland, n. Y, feeds shorts in
summer. Then beginning in Septem-
Der to feed to pounds of cotton-seed
meal and wheat bran mixed, ne says,
IL can bring my dairy to give me q
pound of butter for every II pounds of
milk" His cows, it will be seen, must
be extra, and readily respond to good
feed and treatment. In winter, he
feeds about 5 pounds of hay. and IS
pounds of corn ensilage, with ) to Z
pounds of cotton-seed meal aud shorts.
This is strong feed, but he finds it
pays.-Practic Farmer.
Farm Notes.
Unless fence corners are carefully
cleared out after haying and harvest,
! they soon become unmanageable by
ordinary means. This work is much
more apt to be neglected since the horse
mower and reaper have dissuaded far
mers from the habit of swinging the
scythe. TIL is still a handy imp!e.
ment to have around for cutting weeds
in places where without it they must
be left TO 60 to seed.
! Hogs that are not kept for breeding
should always be in condition for kill
ing, Their food need not while grow
ing be OF distinctly fattening character,
but IL we'll fed with nutrition to make
bone and sinew, good pig will lay on
fat enough to furnish good pork at any
time. They should always have plenty
OF not very rich food. This will i'm
prove their digestion, while either un-
derfeeding or stuffing with fattening
grain, like corn, will ruin digestion
and make the pig stunted in growth,
For some reason the first few toma.
toes that ripen of some varieties are
apt to rot rs they turn red. Pluck
them off and throw them away, or bet
ter still burn them, to prevent the
spread of the infection. 1t seems prob
able that in such cases the plant ha:
born fruit before it had drawn on the
soil for the proper portion of nutrition
to perfect its fruit, or while all that its
roots furnishes was needed TO perfect
its own growth. This is the only the
DRY we can suggest for explanation ol
facts we'll known to all gardeners.
In preparing wheat ground at this
season there is usually some moisture
in the soil when first turned up. Blu
II the furrow is left rough, tine large