The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-16
FARM NOTES

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for purposes of feeding.
The farmer who moves into a new
country should attend to setting out fruit
trees just as quickly as possible
One mode of disposing of surplus
poultry is to can IT.. This country pro-
duccs enormous quantities of poultry,
and we should be able to export a por-
ton.
The cost Of a farm is not the heaviest
expense to the beginner. The outlay for
horses, cattle, machinery. utinsels and
extra labor the first year is often more
than the cost of the farm.
Look over the vegetable seeds that are
stored away. They should be kept dry.
and as mice may destroy them the seeds
should be protected by suspending the
bags or by enclosing them in a tin box.
Whitewash should be used in order to
render the stables cheerful. A light
stable is more cheerful than q dark one,
aud as the lime partially serves to disin.
feet the building its application should
be frequent.
Mulch around the young trees as soon
as the ground is frozen. This will pre-
vent the ground from thawiug too early
in tine spring, thus delaying the flow of
sap, thereby lessening tho liability Of
injury from the late frosrs.
Every bull on the fam should be
broken to the yoke when it is young and
be made to work. There is nothing so
etficacious as work for tempering a saw
age disposition. The bull is dangerous
because he is idle aud has nothing to do.
Rules may be made for governing the
dairy work, but there can be no rule
made for feeding the cows in regard to
quantity and quality of food. Each COW
will have her special demands, and they
must be complied with.
When milk is unfit for the farmer to
drink it Is also unfit for the young calf.
Scours frequently result from the calf
not receiving milk that is fresh and
sweet. The natural conditions in feed
ing young calves should be observed as
closely as possible.
A farmer in Texas gives his hogs one
good feed each year OF corr boiled in
the poke root three parts of corn to one
Of root. He considers the root a pre-
tentative Of cholera. In ~ years eH-
! pcrience he has never lost a hog with
this disease.
OF the seven weeds which the tweed
law" of Wisconsin requires farmers,
under penalty, to destroy, says the
Michigan Farmer, only one Is a native
of the United States, all the rest being
naturalizel importations from Europe,
where they are common wild plants.
Frequent tr%ansplantiAg Of the young
plant and good tillage are essential to
best results In tomato culture, says the
Michigan Farmer. Plants started under
glass 10 weeks before transplantlng into
the fell will give fruit about a week
sooner than those started two or three
weeks later.
fyou wish to set a tree or vine where
an old one has died ont, says Farm,
Stock and Home, remove a considerable
amount OF earth and fill in with good
fresh new soil. 1t will pay to take this
trouble. A new plant for some reason
rccoils from taking root in the soil Of one
that has failed to live.
1t Is not economical to attempt to
fatten very lean hogs by feeding them
corn exclusively. They will not thrive
on such a diet, and will fatten only
slowly. But ii the corn is fed with sk m
milk, buttermilk, cooked mrnips a, d
SCALED or steamed cut hay the hogs will
increase rapidity aud at less cost thar on
corn alone.
Wagons should be kept well creased i.
Grease is cheaper than horsefesh, and
ms the roads In the winter season do not
always permit Of the use Of light Wagon .,
the draught on the horses should be kept
at the minimum point, and greasing the
axils will largely contribute to lessen the
wear and tear Of the wagons as well as
The labor Of the horses,
Manure will not cause the plants to
grow until It Is reduced to the condition
necessary for that purpose when applied
to the soil. The rain viii extxsut III