Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-16

No PORTION of the milk should be
lost. A mess of cornmeal and whey will
be relished by pigs. The refuse from
ereameries is valuable food if utilized
for hogs.
THAT cooked food is not more extern
sively used is not because it is less nu-
tritious than raw food, but because an
additional expense is incurred for fuel
and labor in cooking.
A WARM mash" on a cold day, early
in the morning, is an excellent invigor-
ator for an animal that does not have an
appetite. For brood mares that are
sucking colts it is excellent.
LEAVES make the best litter for sows
and young pigs. Coarse straw is cbjec-
tionable, as the pigs cannot escape
being crushed when the pen is we'll
Uttered with it. If straw is used it
should be cut before using.
LIME is said to make heavy soils
lighter and light soils heavier. As it
can do no damage when judiciously ap-
piled, and is cheap compared with the
benefits in confers, it should be used on
every farm. Land that is frequently
supplied with lime produces the best
grass.
PURE water on the farm may be af-
fecred by the water from the surface.
The we'll, being deep, also becomes q
drain for the water below the surface.
No slop or filthy water should be thrown
near q we'll, and the surroundings should
be we'll graded with clay and gravel.
IT is claimed that field planted to
black walnut will pay better than any
other crop, if one has the patience to
wait for such a crop to grow and mature.
It is estimated that one acre, at the end
of twenty five years, will produce 10000
| feet of lumber, valued at 81 ,O00, or $40
| per year.
IF the hoofs of sheep are TO be pared
so as to keep the growth from being ex-
| cessive, there will be less liability of
| foot-rot. The hoof grows faster on
| soft ground than ON stony locations,
and foot-rot appears sooner when the
sheep are kept on damp fields, much OF
| it being due to failure in keeping the
| hoofs pared.
| YoUNG stock Of all kinds are easily
and quickly affected by sudden changes
of the weather. If affected by severe
cold they are liable to be stunted, and
will grow but little before the spring,
| Exposure to cold and dampness is one
of the principal causes of scours and
cold on the bowels of young stock.
The time to feed highly favored foods
that affect the milk, such as cabbages OF
turnips, should be after milking. Those
| who have made experiments in that di-
rection claim that by feeding the COWS
| on such foods, after milking, the vola-
/ tile favoring oils are carried into the
circulation and eliminated before the
i next milk to be drawn is affected by the
odors.
4 THE manure heap is the saving banl
of the farm. If any articles are unstable
or cannot be put to some use on the
farm, they should be added to the manure
heap in order that they may be returned
to the land, and thereby made to con
tribute to the production of something
better the next season. Nothing is lost
4 that goes into the manure heap, espe.
cially II the manure is managed with {
view to having it as valuable as possible
before applying it to the soil.
j THERE are inferior. animals among al
/ breeds. Records are made by individ
uals that cannot be approached by ethel
animals of the same breed. Improve.
ment, therefore, has wide field before
4 it, and NO farmer should be satisfied will
simply grading his stock by slight i'm
II proyement for few seasons, but aim Il
reach the highest possible limit to be at.
Il tanned. He may not reach it, but he viii
be amply recompensed in the increased
capacity Of his stock and the create.
value obtained. 4.