The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-08
FOR THE FARMER.
s... rA,.s. Worth Knowing,

and farmer are coming nearer to.
gether every year. The professor is
coming gradually down from his high
throne of exclusive science, and the
farmer is rising slowly up out of the
vale of fogyism md prejudice. Both
have learned many valuable lessons
and have profted thereby.-Mirror
aud Farmer.
In California the eucalyptus tree is
planted for fuel, being cut down
three years after planting. The
amount realized for each ncre of trees
is over 5000. The tree will thrive on
nearly oil kinds of soils and it may
perhaps, be well adapted for fuel
purposes here, though they would
require more time for growth.
When mechanics and contractors
figure on their profits they call their
time worth fixed price per day, and
are allowed to take that into the
column of expenses; but when farm
er makes his showing, he is expected
to admit that he and his teams must
live if they did not work, therefore
what they get for labor is clear gnin.
Sprains are among themost severe
accident to which we are liable.
When joint is spraincd, swelling
comes on gradually. In dislocation,
the swelling and loss or motion of the
joint happen Immediately after the
accident. A spr,lined limb should be
kept perfectly quiet. TO prevent i'll
fiammation, use poulticts of worm.
wood. hops or tansy.
Limo is a good disinfectant. 1t is
especially valuable to place in cellars
where vegetables have been stored,
especially such as have leen put in
wet or show signs of decay. The
last fall has been 80 wet tllnt lnore
than usual attention must be given
to cellars to prevent losses. BY all
neutrality-suspicious. moisture the line
prevents the rising OF foul odors That
dampncss with warmth is sure to
generate. Mostvegctables in cellars
are better if covered with earth and
the lime sprinkled over the top OF
the heap.
A pigs foot is small in proportion
to it's weight. lfallowed to tlq,mple
over wet ground in it's pen, it must
inevitably milc it up worse than any
other animals. Some think the pig
loves this condition Of thing. lie
does not, but he cannot help it. BY
all means, give piggy a board floor
overnt least a part of his pen, and
under cover. This lie will keep
scrupulously clean and neat, going
outside in tho coolest weather TO
void liquid or solid excreta. Very
young pigs quickly learn this habit
OF neatness.
believe the liquid portion of ma
nure, which commonly soaks into the
ground and is lost, is worth as much
as all the rest put together. mo
matn's experience can teach him all
that is worth knowing; therefore
read, and get the experience" 1.-The
best profit is in the bestproducts. An
afternoon visit to market will find
the best meat, butter, vegetables and
fruits oil sold. Watch
man.
Horses that have itchy skin may
he put in fine condition in very
simple and easy treatment, by giving
them oncea week pint of linsced oil
at their night feeding. The condi.
ton of such q horse will rapidly i'm.
prove. Ifthc case shonld be a bad
one good condition powder given
in the feed night and morning will be
greatly beneficial. One who has
pncticed this for long while finds
his horses are kept in fine condition.
When clover does not thrive where
it has before borne good crops it in
dicates that the landis ''cloversick.
That is, it is in IL fertile condition,
rich in nitrogen, but lacking in some
clements demanded the clover for
some othercrop. Corn is an excellent
crop for the purpose, and potatoes
may follow corn. BY applying lime
and potash tie land can be put in
clover again. Rotation of crops is
On advantage Oh all farms.
Says the Mark Lane Express: sit
is beingmade n complaintby Mani.
toba wheat-growers and wheat mer-
chants that their exceptionally fine
wheat are mixed with common sorts
before shipment to this country.
That is essen TALLY their business and
not ours, but wheat that is intended
| simply for consumption or export
cannot be too clean and good; the
enhanced price and lessencd freight
pay we'll for the extra labor"
| Those who grow fodder corn for
ensilage or winter food should bear
nmind thatexperiments at the Mas,
sachusetts Agricultural Experiment
Station showed that corn cut at the
stage when the kernel was Just be.
ginning to glaze furnished nearly
twice the nutritive value of that cut
when the tussels first appeared. 1t
is better to plant the small, early
varieties of corn rather than the
large Southern varieties, as the for
mer reach their full nutritive value
month earlier than the latter.
1t would do the black Spanish
fowls in this country much good il
some enterprising breeder would i'm.
port few trios every year. They
have been bred SO close in order to
secure the white face that they lost
their vigor and stamina. and they
need fresh blood now more than any
other class. The black Spanish are
very handsome and should he i'm.
proved. They have done good ser.
vice in the past, and may do as well
in the future with q little care and
good management.
Jersey COWS, though not Mt any
time giving large yields OF milk, are
generally SO persistent that
during year they are not very
long dry. 1t is this tendency. which
combined with the richness of their
milk, makes them favorites will,
those who only keep one COW and