The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-27
FARM NOTES

FARM NOTES.
A CHEAP COIN Rm.-This Is the
plan for . courthouse, the patent'upon
which has Just expired. } 1t Is intended
for use where large quantities Of corn
are rails, d, and where shoveling in and
getting at the grain Is Of importance.
| Portions of ono side Of the roof are
hinged in such a way that upon driving
beside the crib the load can be shoveled
in at the roof, and the roof afterward
made tight again. An inclined Moor,
and an inclined plate running the e N +.
tire length of the crib, naturally lead 1t
TO the trough on the bottom, outside
whence it Is taken by means Of shovels
or scoops. As fast as it Is removed, that
remaining in the crib takes its place,
/ the inclines causing the grain to gravi-
tate into the trough. The narrow in
cline regulates the flow Of the corn, and
prevents it from clogginx while en- err
ing the trough. Such cribs AN he made
Of slabs or Of any cheap material, and
are as useful as more expensive build
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scarce. or course they cannot be as
high as Eastern made corn-cribs IL 1t Is
expected to throw the corn in through
the roof. Neither will the cheap condi-
ton of the building warrant Its being
erected to any great height, for it l.ight
thus catch the winds and be demol-
ished.
CROPS THAT CAN BE SowN OR
PLANTED IN JULY.-It Is rather late
to SOW Swede turnips or rutabagas, but
the intermediate sorts, such as yellow
Aberdeen, do well sown in July, while
the earlier varieties such as Golden Ball,
White Flat Dutch and Purple-top Strap
leaf, can be sown the last Of July or
first of August. OF cource much de-
ponds on the latitude-the farther south
the later you can SOW a plant. Early
varieties Of beans can be planted the
last of June or the beginning Of July.
Also early varieties of sweet corn.
Hungarian grass or millet can be sown
10 advantage in July, the earlier the
better. Make the ground al fine and
mellow as possible, and SOW evenly
from three pecks to a bushel Of seed per
acre. Cucumbers and pickles are own
the last OF June to the middle of July.
Cabbage and caulifiower can be set out
any time In July, but toward the last Of
the month it will be well to plant early
kind, such as Winningstadt and Hem
derson's Summer among cabbage, and
early Paris and early Erfurt among
.caulilowers. Snowfall and Erfurt
Earliest Dwarf can be planted as late
as the middle Of August and be certain
to head. Le Normand short-stem
cauli1owers, one of the largest aud best
varieties, can be planted the middle Of
July. Give them plenty Of loom, say
three feet apart each way.
IMPROVED METHODS OF PAsTUR-
ING.-The large breeds Of sheep cannot
be turned out on an inferior pasture to
be compelled to find their food. They
must, like the steer. he made to pro-
Iduce as much as possible in the shortest
period of time. They will not grow
| foeage over the whole farm and be
forced to work Tor all they get. The
| foraging system will answer for the
merino, but large sheep do not thrive
In large numbers. Only the best Of
| pastures, the focks divided, and a mess
Of grain at night, will force them.
True, 1T requires moro labor and care,
but it pays, and as the matter Of sheep
raising is one for profit the labor will
| always be paid for before the estimate
of profit can be made. If more money
| can lie made on one good sheep than
: from three inferior ones 1t is q waste Of
| time and pasture to keep the natives.
The greatest profit is derived from the
mutton breeds, and tile best pastures
on the farm can be given up to them
with profit.
A POINT FOR BEE-KEEPERs.-Here
literature in 'Gleanings in Bee Gull
tune" by Professor Cook, of the Aiichi-
/ gan Agricultural College: A mud
dauber is an economic creature. When
it gets a cell ready to be sealed Up, it
finds q spider, paralyzes 1t, puts 1t in
the newly constructed cell, inserts a
dauber egg in the SPIDERS plump body,
and seals the house up. The egg
matches and the thing Of life goes to
work and slowly eats up the spider. AS
it eats it grows, and as it grows it eats
more spider, and finally energies from
| its cell a regular mud dauber.
A MICHIGAN cattle breeder says he
has settled one question quite firmly
! with his herdsmen, and that is that
/ dumb brutes must be treated with uni
form kindness. In illustration Of It's
practical value he relates that some
cattle he bought in Kentucky last Fail
were wild as deer; if any one went into
the barn where they were, they would
spring up, try to get away, and make
themselves generally disagreeable. He
! has them now so that they are quiet
and docile as ambs-a result lob
tanned by good feeding and uniform
Kindness"
In DEMONSTRATING certain animals, we
make them conform their habits to our
own purposes, and as an offset to this,
We i. lieve them Of all trouble in hunt
ing for their food. In providing for
the various comforts that they would
seek in the wild state, one iS. often
overlooked-that is, shade. Lick at
animals in . pasture in which there is
abundant shade, and where do you find
them during the hot portion Of the day?
Certainly not exposed to the sun, and
grazing, but every one, whether horse
and cattle or sheep and pigs, quietly
resting and endeavoring to digest in the
shade the food they have eaten earlier
in the day.
BATHIN9 While we advise fire.
quent bathing for the farmer and his
hands, we would also provide bathing
facilities for the domestic animals
Fortunate is the farmer whose land
borders upon a lake or stream Of suffi-
cient depth to allow the horses, cows,
etc., a frequent bath. Not only will
the animals enjoy it, but the boys will
find it more fun than work. Often q
small stream may be so damned as to
retain the water and form a suitable
bathing place. Do no allow the ami
mails to drink from such artificial bath
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