Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-04
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--Wfen tho ilics arc very humorous
In the stable il indicates That It 10.
CURES e thorough cleaning.
Sheep that haze plenty o. exercise
will grow longer staple OF wool thar
they would If kept closely confined.
Examine young fruit trees Of all
kinds. and II borings or sawdust are
seen on the ground hunt for the hole
and probe out the grub with a piece OF
wire, advises the American Agricul0.
rist
1t is claimed that ono pound oflin
seed meal IS equal 20 ten pounds OF
hay. Beingsa cooked food it is easily
digested, is safe 10 use. and, cheap
compared with its value as rGS,.
Tho best ana cheapest food foi
pigs that arc confined in pens Is lih.
eral supply Of young weeds or clover
They can be kept in good growing
condition with iittle or 40 grain,
When the second crop Of clover is
cut place it aside for the use az the
pigs and poultry next winter llitk
chopped fine. scaldcl, spriaklcd with
ground grain and fed libcrauy. IL will
save food, and both pigs aud poultry
will thrive on it.
"A good horse is generally cheap
one, aud no other certainly Is. Ndf he
is good enough his value may rise into
the hundreds and oven thousands.
What is often, but Incorrectly, meant
by cheap horse is ono low in price,
generally worthless and dear even as
n gift
Tho farmer who thinks there can
be nothing new in agriculture should
remember that thirty on forty years
ago his grandfather thought the same
way. 1t is a fact agriculture has made
more advancement during the past ten
years than in any other ten years Of
the worlds history
-Nativo-grass hay IS not a success
in general rs this kind of grass does
not grow tall enough 60 NOW except
ia rainy seasons or favorable localities
or in rich soil but il makes finer hay
when cut early. ana as thcrc is always
abundant seed in the soil, it Is cheaper
than other hay by The cost Of seeding.
Rural New Yorker
TO have pasture woll stocked with
grass the pasture SHOULD be divided
into two sections, which Allows the
grass 10 grow in one while tho cattle
are grazing on the Other. When grass
Is kept too close ana constantly
tfampled by tho animals II il liable to
be killed should droueh, come b
alternating stocl, on pastures tho grass
will grow better aud the animals
secure more food with loss labor.
Two items are gained by careful
thinning of fruit. One is. that tho
plant not being allowed to ripcn more
fruit CHAN can be donc without cx-
hausting tho vitality too much. the
tree is more liable to yield a crop The
next year. And tho other is, that
there being less fruit TO mature q
much better quality will De secwedi
while the better prices that can be Sc
cured will make the work OF thinning
profitable. Tho work should be done
early in the season Western Plow-
man.
Many apple trccs arc annually de-
stroyed by the borcr, which cuts IFS
way into the solid wood near the
ground. and before the owner is aware
of its presence the trcc is beyond help
II shot-holcs appear in the bark and
elected sawdust the insect is at
work. Pushing a small wire into The
holes will sometimes destroy the IN
sects. Prcvcntivcs are cheaper de-
lenses. Scrape away the loose bark
and wash the trunks from tho ground
to the branches with miyturc mado
of pint Of sulphur, a gallon Of soft
soap, and tobacco aud water enough
to make il Of the consistcu, Of paint
Apply with whitcwash brush o.
cloth