The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-23
Antnmnnl Farm Pointers.


Every straw.stack that is not properly
capped and well made is liable to injury before
the winter is over.
To keep eggs for Matching purposes place
them in a location of the cellar to prevent freez-
ing, and then turn half round twice week.
Open all drains before the snow comes The
facility with which the water can pass off will
regulate the amount of slush and mud when
the snow melts.
All plants that are set out IN the fall for q
permanent patch, such as raspberrles black
berries, ETC., should be cut back to within six
inches of the roots. Canes that are left on will
be of no advantage next season.
Asparagus beds may be made now. Place
the roots two feet apart, first making the bed
very rich with manure. 1t is usual to have the
roots closer, but rs the roots will thicken in the
bed in the course of time, il is better to allow
plenty of room in the beginning.
The rich, black liquid that flows off from the
barn-yard contains the wealth OF the farm.
Use absorbent material, and save il. The loss
OF liquid manure is great, and If saved would
not only add fertilizing matter to the farm, but
increase the value Of the solids.
The horse is blanketed to prevent colds,
while the COW is turned out to face the storms.
The COW can not endure cold any better than
other animals, and though II may not be neces-
sary to blanket her. yet she should have a shed,
or some other protection in the barn-yard.
1t is claimed that if grape vineyard is
plowed to the depth of four or five inches very
late in the fall in a thorough manner, so as to
turn all OF the grapes and leaves that have
fallen completely under, the rot may be pre-
vented the next season, as the fungus does not
live for more than year IN the berries.
Warm quarters are in order now, and all
winter preparations should be made as soon as
possible. The less wind and cold that comes
into che stables the less food required. Every
Ill IL. =. LII
of feeding. The animal heat must be provided
by feeding the stock literally, but the greater
the exposure the greater the loss of animal
heat. Shelter is indispensable to economical
management.
The quality Of milk cannot be fixed by law.
The milk from some cows will contain lower
per centage of solid matter than others. 1t is
even impossible to obtain the same quality Of
milk from one COW. Her food duration of
milking period, facilities for obtaining water
and manner of being MIXED influence the
quality. The milk of COWS from young grass
will vary greatly from that produced from
ground grain.
Instead of exposing the corn-fodder in the
fields it should be stored under cover as soon
as dry enough, and it would be an advantage TO
have it in the barn before it gets wet, which,
however is not always possible, but the less
exposure 10 rain the better. In the South the
stalks are stripped of the blades, which are
cured IN bundles ana put In the barn lmmedi-
ately. which renders the fodder very accepta-
bic to stock of all kinds, it largely supplying
the place of hay.
II the hens are kept for profit il is not Geo.
nomical to feed them the moldy grain. Only
the best to be had should be given laying hens.
In proportion to her weight the hen produces
more than the COW, and in order to derive that
product she must be treated literally. If the
hens are compelled to hunt their food entirely,
and receive but little consideration from their
owner, they will be unable to give a salts
factory return for the space they occupy on the
farm. A hen can be made TO lay throughout
the winter season by good treatment.
1t has been demonstrated by repeated tests
that cheaper mode of feeding than that of fat
tening with corn can be practiced with a varied
diet. II is near the time when hogs will be
penned in order to make them fat as posi-
bic. They should be given plenty of corn, but
the animal requires food for other purposes
than for fat and unless the ration is balanced
in a manner to provide all its wants. the hog
will not make that gain in weight that il would
il fed judiciously. A moss of chopped hay
(steamed). potatoes, turnips bran skinned
milk will add 90 per cent. to the growth and
weight of the animal by promoting health and
thrift