The national leader., 1889-02-09
FARM NOTES.

he results in the shape Of milk, cheese,
&tter. beef, mutton, wool, etc. The
#Juminoids are those parts of the food
$ed by animal for these purposes. In
*cdlng for milk. the best results are
4 obtained from hay alone, and corn
|7eal does not materially increase the
mount OF butter fats. But the addi-
& Pa OF cotton Or linseed meal gives an
&cresse both 1n the flow of milk and
the fat 1T contains. Roots or en-
#age are valuable, because they make
II otner part OF the rations more ac-
&plaole TO the COW, and also more di.
SuDle, Keeping the digestive organs
i good condition. Straw, with corn
$eal, cotton-seed meal and bran, is
%tter than all hay ration. Foods
ouid De 80 combined that there will
! ABOUT one pound of albuminoidS to
Pe pounds OF carbohydrates.
q WRITER on this subject says he
banged from dry feed of grain for his
Pw to putting it into a pail of warm
kater night and morning. at the end
tnree months she had lost so pounds
weight of flesh. and her milk had
fllen off nearly one.half. She seemed
D be getting little benefit from her ra-
ions, and there was general running
pWn In condition. He then changed
Pc food back to dry and in three
nonths the cow regained all she had
psf In flesh and milk during the pre-
Feding three months. While feeding
lis he could never detect any waste
pol in the fRces, but in the wetted
pod he could. Feeding horses wet
pod sometimes produces dangerous at
Ecks of collie, but in COWS there is no
anger of 1t.
Foot ROT IN SHEET. rot III
peep Is an exceedingly troublesome
tsease, as it robs the animal affected
i it's flesh and decreases its value,
fough not always, by any means. fatal.
I he general impression is that foot rot
contagious. Perhaps the ordinary
pot rot IS not contagious. but the
5pizootic foot rot,' or 'murrain,' is
kninently SO. The foot rot is found
ply On low or moist gro1nds, and
Epd probably arises from the hOof not
fearing down, as it does on stony
Found, but growing to an unusual
Rngth because of the warmth and
Foistnre of the soil. In Mas achusetts
8ae sheep are kept upon dry, rocky
'Rstures, which are best for the sheep;
! that cases of the foot rot are very
Pre-, If any eXists.n
DON'T let the hurry and drive Of the
}pening season, and the short evenings,
esult in neglect of the affairs of tie
<Dusehold. The father may gain time
fifth his childr4n by taking them TO
&de in the farm wagon, ana into the
Ieid, when consistent with the weather
End the work. 1t takes but little to
bake children happy if one understands
hem and tries to interest them. We
sbmember riding for hours between the
Iandles OF breaking up plow when
sery small. 1t was new experience
Ind left a lasting pleasant impression
In our minds, associated with the plow-
ban.
WHILE it is claimed that the i'm
Sroved mutton breeds Of sheep pay
YELL, they cannot be kept On the farm
El the same manner usual with COM
hon sheep. They demand good past
1 re, liberal feeding and attention, but
hey pay we'll for the care bestowed.
There is a great demand for superior
hutton, and bright prospects are in
store for those farmers who will make
hutton sheep specially and are VIII
kng to give them the same treatment
hat ia given such sheep in England.
No better evidence of the advantage
kf raising sheep for mutton rather than
7or whoOl can be given than the fact
|n England, where rents OF farms are
<ery high. the mutton breeders are con-
|idered indispensable to successful
banning. Wool is regarded as only a
by-product of the sheep. In this coun-
[ry. on the contrary, wool is consid-
Ered of greater importance than NUT
lon, but sheep here do not pay great
|,rofits as those in England. Every
hing depends on the mode OF manage
|nenT. Our farmers compel sheep to
|Orage. while in England they are
Treated as carefully as are cattle.
WATER THE HENS. The white of
an eoa contains over 81 per cent. of
|water. and more than one-half OF the
Eolk is water. This shows that water
|,lays a more Important part In egg
production than food. water Is lndls-
bensable. and without its aid the food
eannot be converted into eggs, as the
later is not only component part OF
Ehe egg. bat also dissolves the food and
e ne.,Ies es the hen to digest it and convert
h INTO egg material.
rpo1,ND bones may be easily reduced
r,ix,ng them with wood ashes and
eening the mixtnre moist with urine.
b. tho materials in a barrel In the
barn cellar. where the frose VIII NOT
Eraare the contents. When compete
~ -n;xtnre will contain phosphate OF
|notash. @ with carbonate Of lime ana
kmmO la.
r,,prv all troughs and drinking YES
|.els every night in order 10 prevens y !
'oe,,ranlat,ons .e of ice in them. IL is
[nnch easier to do THIS tnan W @ ouup o.' ~
Ehe ice in the morning IN oroer 10
tvater the stock. Ice-water is noS oon-
Enctive to the thrift Of the animals u u
Irinte, and the troughs should therefore
r $500 iea as pOSSlble.