St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-22

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FARM NOTES.
Hints and Facts That May Be Of
Value to Tiners of the Soil.
The Orange Judd Farmer approves of
taking the colt away from the mare at
two weeks old, and only allowing 1t to
suckle three or four times day. We
think it would be better for both colts
and calves if they we're accustomed to
shorts much earlier than they are. Per-
haps calves to be kept for beef or fancy
steers might have small ration OF
linseed as well, but we would not allow
much of any kind of heating, or fatten-
ing feed for heifers to be raised for
cows.
TO keep bugs away from melons, frost
from tender plants, the sun from cauli-
flower, ETC., cut barrel hoops into pieces
sixteen inches long, crossing them in
the center and fastening together with
small wire nail. Then cover this
frame with light muslin. leaving an
inch at tine end of each stick exposed,
so they may be pushed into the ground,
thus drawing the cloth close to the
ground at the edges. The frame. being
flexible, can be adjusted to greater or
less spread, as desired.
What is wanted in the whole country
is more skilled blackSmithS and horse
shoers, says an exchange. 1t does seem
that all blacksmithS should have thor
ough knowledge of horses foot, but
such is not the case. There is. perhaps,
no trade in the world where there are
more botch mechanics than among
Ii h. CHI ,nf hn
competent and thoughtless smiths do a
great suffering among mans best
friend.
If to be used for the farm, do not al
low the hay to get too ripe; if to be sold
for baling, the purchasers do not mind
the hard Stems-they think that there is
more substance" in 1t. So there would
be in shingles, and in any kind of wood.
The beginning of Towering is the proper
time to begin cutting clover, as we'll as
the grasses. Timothy becomes hard and
woody much more rapidly than orchard
grass. 1t makes better hay to sell, but
not so good to feed out.
AS general rule the natural life of
animals is about five times as long as
the period required to attain maturity.
This rule may be modified by artificial
conditions. Thus certain breeds of
cattle. sheep and swine have been
brought by careful systems of breeding
and feeding to mature at much earlier
age than the original period, without
materially shortening the length of
life. But these exceptions do not affect
the general rule.
A few years ago a New York man i'm
ported some wild hogs from Scandina-
In, TO
fields he had to eat up the snakes. They
exterminated all the snakes and frogs
in the enclosures, and then broke out
and took to the woods. where they have
multiplied until they are terror to the
surrounding country. They are said to
be as savage and more powerful than
the historic Texas peccary or Mexican
hog.
The misfortune of short hay crop
may be nutralized by a timely sowing
of several crops that may be fed out
fresh, or converted into hay. Millet
(German) or Hungarian grass may be
sOwn for crop of hay, especially on
we'll fertilized land. Sow the fall tur-
nips, yellow stone and Aberdeen, at
once and an abundance Of white turnips,
such as redtop, strap-leaf, next month.
Fodder corn may still be sown.
The reason of COW giving bloody
milk is some injury to the udder, gen.
orally from bruising or being chased by
boys or dogs. The udder, then full of
milk, is bruised by the legs or coming
in contact with brush or briars, by being
bitten by dogs, parties throwing stones
and injuring the udder. Keep the ami
for a few days and battle the udder
twice day with hot water.
The Western World says gentleman
accurate information touching the cattle
range question, remarked in our hear
ing, few days ago, that the production
of cattle on the range-that is, the
actual raising of calves-has fallen off
at least 60 per cent within the past
three years.
The New York Tribune tells of farm
.'up in Manitoba" the principal growth
of which is not ostriches or peppermint,
but of young Englishmen, the sons of
wealthy parents, who stopped their
wild oats Sowings and sent them to the
charge of two brothers, who charge
them for their board and instruct them
in farming for nothing.
In New York city dealers in milk
and butter are at present demoraliZed
by the surplus of their leading articles.
Good butter is fully two cents per
pound lower than last year. The wet
weather has produced luxuriant
growth of grass, and the cows are pro-
ducing much milk in proportion,
though not as good as in dry season.
I 1t is curious provision of nature tina
there are carnivorous plants-the Venus
fy-trap Dionea) for instance, which
will digest raw beef as readily as insect
prey. The "gastrlc juice" is poured
out from glands with which its leaf is
provided. Some naturaliStS contend
that plants must have brain power to
decide whether the radical or plumule
should grow UP OF down.
Camphorated oil is one of the best
things for roup or swelled head; you
can get it at any druggists, and apply
it with the finger to the inflamed parts.
For home use. hog should never
weigh more than 200 pounds net-1S0
pounds is better. Spring pigs of any
improved breed can be brought to that
size by the middle of December, and at
a little cost.
uIt costs three times as much to putla
fall pig on the market as one dropped in
the spring.
1t is much easier to make good butter
OF cheese with good-sized dairy than
with small one. With small dairy
the cream cannot be properly handled
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