The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-03-21
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FACTS ron FARMERS.

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--wheat Is one Of the best egg-pro-
ducing materials that can DO fed to
poultry.
There Is money to be made BY
hogs. but IL Ii generally by those who
raise the biggest and latest hogs in
the shortest time.
All fertilizers should be In as fine
condition as possible. for upon the de-
gree Of fineness depends to d great ex-
tent the soIublity Of the Ingredients.
As spring. approaches the risk Of
roup increases, The cause Is filth. cold
and damp. The preventive 10 warmth,
good feed and dry quarters. The pre-
ventive is much more economical than
the cure.
The cheapest food-saving device is
some kind Of wind brake. All animals
or fowls that are exposed to the sweep
: ing winds will not only consume more
food than may be necessary If they
were protected. but will also be more
liable to colds and disease.
Judging milk by the percentage OF
solid matter contained therein some
times does injustice. A farmer may
have cows that can not produce milk
containing the fuilproportion of solid
matter. Milk can be really watered
by the cow as well as by the milkman.
1t is better to save out corn fodder
to be fed green or dry while the eusi-
lage is curing or cooking in the silo
than to open it before the fermenting
state is passed. Opening 1t means to
remove the weight, and this should not
be done till the contents OF the silo
have settled all they will.
in an examination OF the stomachs
Of over five hundred English sparrows,
only eighty-two were found to contain
any insect remains at all, while the
stomach Of a single truly insectivorous
bird had two hundred and fifty web
worms. This bird would have given
more aid to an orchardist than an army
of the useless sparrows.
Strawberry beds may be protected
in two ways, either with coarse, rich
manure, spread two inches thick be-
tween the rows, with a thinly
portion over the plants, or with COW
ering of evergreen branches, and still
more perfectly with both, the manure
between the rows, and the evergreens
upon them, They will start week
earlier in spring from this protection.
White clover is one Of the best
pasture grasses for sheep, and as it is
hardy, Is we'll as being adapted to
nearly all kinds of soils, it should re-
ceive more attention than is usually
given it. Sheep are close troopers,
and dislike long grass. White clover
is rich in lime and other mineral mat
ter, which places it among the most
valuable kind for ewes, and especially
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in place Of the few cows and a
little Il exerv~thing- else says-a
writer. farmers should stock up with
cows TO the nlfcapacity OF the farm,
and go at it as though they mean BUSH
ness. There is no reason for doubt
and no cause for hesitation. There is
some money for those farmers who
will 60 into the dairy. bnsiness~ins
earnest. Those who have done It have
found this TO- hold true. and there is
room for many more.
Good horses are often spoiled by
being worked too young. 1t is we'll
enough to commence handling them
very young Halter them and teach
them to lead well. ACQUISITION them to
be handled bride and teach them to
be driven, to stop and to start. This
can be done without putting them to
hard work. They can. also. be broke
to ride earlier than to drive, and they
may be, accustomed to drawing in a
light wagon at two years old, but they
should not be ridden or driven hard or
compelled to goa long distance. What
ever is done should beacemmenced on
a light scale, and then be- grad ually
increased as may be necessary Or bene-,
fetal.