Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-10-18
Agricultural. A

Piles Of old lumber give the farm a dilap-
idated appearance Il j. better 10 saw
such material into kindhng wood than 10
have 1t On the farm a. "A nnsiehtly Oh
struetion.
Plant trees along the roadside nov, aud
lonot delay it until Spring Drains along
the road should be kept open the roads
leveled and put in the best condition for
winter.
Satisfy tcalled oyster plsnD is very hardy
aud may remain in the ground IN the rows
through the winter without injury Ii j.
not cultivated as extensively as it should
be slthongh it Is one OF the best and
hardest vegetables known
Il VIII pay TO rake az the leaves that
wlll soon tall and store them in some con-
veuient place for use in bedding during
the winter. Dry leaves are "a warm bed.
are easily handled when being removed,
aud also absorb the liquids
1t is well TO remind turkey -raisers that
it is not the large turkeys that bring the
highest prices but those of medium size
sud in good condition. The large turkeys
viii excel IN weight, but the smaller.
plump, fat turkeys sell at higher rates per
pound. The quality and condition are the
prime factors. Begin feeding the turkeys
in the barnyard, and give them all the
grain theT will eat.
Balls are dangerous animals. and
majority Of the injuries received occur from
placing too much confidence in gentle
bulls. which suddenly and unexpectedly
attack the attendant bull will USUALLY
prove obedient when Young. bu. il is SCI
dom that fully matured bull is safe. No
bull should be kept on farm that has not
been ''ringed" in the nose and should be
made to work if training is possible.
IL is an easy matter 10 farm proftably
on rich soil. ample capital and with all the
necessary appliances. but the farmer who
expects To succeed with but limited faeii
tiles will find il Improbable to adhere too
Tigidly To customs of the past. IL is
essential that the farmer advance care
fully, but no farmer can expect to obtain
the full benefit of his labor unless he is
willing TO accept the results Of expert
ments, and To endeavor To improve his ap-
portunities
The vices of cows are often the result of
bad management A heifer may be train
ed TO become gentle COW or she may be
refractory. Milking is n relief and pleas
ure to cows that fill their udders quickly,
and they will not offer resistance to the
mixer, but if the milking is done in n
rough manner, or the COW is kept in a con
dition of excitement, the work is retarded
The proper milking of cow is as impor-
tant as any other work in dairying.
Butter takes lass from the soil than any
thing else produced on the farm. Milk
carries from the farm, when sold, the nj
trogen and mineral elements Of its compo-
sition, but butter, being earbonaceous prin-
eipally, does not contain the iertilizing
elements of the soil Following the growth
of plants, and their conversion into milk
and butter; it may truly be said that but
ter. through the many agencies. is derived
from the air, as the leaves of plants appro-
pirate the carbonic acid of the air as food,
retaining the carbon.
The use of earth as a covering IL partial
ly due to lack of proper facilities for stor-
age, and the failure to provide some kind
of storage for roots has been at loss of
roots by attempting TO economic by
mounds One or two winters experience
with cellars, barn bins or properly con
structed pits will give the farmer an oppor
tunity for testing the modes most advan-
tageous for the purpose, as the climate
must be considered, and when the proper
facilities for storing large crops of bulky
roots have been provided it will be found
profitable to grow them as necessary ad-
junets to the winter supply of food for
stock