The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-28
The Farm.
NOTES OF THE FARMERS IN.
STITUTES.
The Question Box at Angelica.

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be likely to turn up in some form and
make the signer a debtor.
"What shall we do when tramp
wants lodging?
Col. C.-Give him money to pay for
his lodging at the public house. 1t is
cheaper than to lodge him, and it
makes him friend.
Mr. B. should keep the dog
hungry.
Rev. d. give them an order, for
supper and lodging, on the proper
authorities. 1 may add 1 have never
had to pay one of these orders.
Mr.. P.-I would not give them
money. / would, if possible, vote in
such way as not to have tramps.
Mr.. W-Send them to the poor
master.
Twill it pay to warm water for dry
COWS and young cattie!"
Mr.. Fit will as an economic thing.
1t certainly does not pay to compel any
animals to drink freezing water out OF a
creek. l would advise keeping water
in the we'll until the stock wanted it,
so as to have it as warm US possible.
Ice.water never pays.
"Can old butter little rancid be
made SWEET"
Col. Cit can be improved for a
short time by re. churning in nice. fresh
buttermilk. There are some sort Of
factories where stale butter is revamped
With chemicals to overcome the rancid
taste. These chemicals are not healthful
Mr.. S.-They melt the butter and
mix saltpetre and some other things in
it,
"What peas shall we sow with oats
to ripen for feeding?'
Mr.. F-Canada peas, as they will
mature with the oats.
COl Goats and peas sown togeth-
er and cut when green, after the grain
has formed, makes we'll balanced food
for making butter. MIR. Ramsdell of
Newburgh, progressive farmer, uses a
large amount of oat hay, and thinks it
valuable. Mr.. Crozier uses oat'pea hay,
but he uses soft, green pea.
"How can the weed commonly known
as paint brush be eradicated?"
Mrs. R.-This plant has beautiful
flower. 1 recommend pulling it out. 1t
spreads rapidly.
GLOW soon after a silo is filled will
it do to commence feeding from it?''
Col C-Three weeks
Chow many times is it best to fodder
cows daily in winter?'
Several Voices,-Twice.
Mr. P.-I think three time is better.
I would feed two grain foods daily, and
give of other food in the middle of the
day. and l have no doubt we could get
more gain by feeding oftener.
what is the best breed of COWS for
cheese?"
Mr.. S.-Any breed which will give
we'll balanced milk. with relative pro-
portion Of butter fats and casein. Col.
Curtis will exhibit to you samples of
milk solids with the right balance
These proportions will be, of butter
fats, 5.2l per cent; of casein, 4 40 per
cent.
"What is thought of dishorning
cattle?"
Col. C.-Dishorn all vicious cattle
but let the others alone. Do not be led
into this cruelty by the craze of cranks
or sentiment. If you want mueys or
"doddies,' there are cattle fitted by
nature for your wants. Get them.
GLOW can rats be prevented from
getting into siloes?''
Mr.. P.-Never heard of it-would
keep cats.
COL CT do not believe rats could
live in silo except near the top on
account of the presence of carbonic acid
gas. The best way to protect the barns
from rats and mice is a lot of baln cats.
We have dozen which live at our
barns. We feed them there.
(Which is the best to feed to hogs,
wheat middlings at sl3 per ton or corn
meal at Sl5?"
Col. Clear corn meal is not
proper food to feed hogs for any length
of time. 1t will make the pigs feverish
and the meat is not as healthy as when
middllngs are fed, for middlings are the
best single grain food we can give pigs.
They will make more pork, better
pork, cheaper pork and more manure
THAI corn.