The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-30
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Calves should have water, and young pigs should also be well supplied. Milk is not substitute for water It takes considerable care and time to prepare the soil for garden purposes, but it must be done if we expect good crops. Think of that next spring. The men who make the most money from farming are not the ones who work the hardest or the most hours, but those who manage with the greatest wisdom. The cost of farm is not the heavi- est expense to the beginner. The out lay for horses, cattle, machinery, uten- sils 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 inclosing them in tin box.
 Mulch around the young trees as soon as the ground is frozen. This will prevent the ground from thawing too early in the spring, thus delaying the flow of sap, thereby lessening the liabil- ity of injury from late frosts.
 Rules may be made for governing the dair.-- ssork, but there can be no rule made for feediSg the cows in regard to quantity and quality of food Each COW will have her special demands, and they must be complied with.
 The richest land on the farm may be that which is not cultivated, simply because of lack of drainage. The swamp land is full of alluvial soil, and can be made to grow all kinds of crops ifdrained and cleared.
 Every bull on the farm should be broken to the yoke when it is young and be made to work. There is nothing so effieacious as work for tempering a saw age disposition. The bull is dangerous because he is idle and has nothing to do.
 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.
 Tt is said Of corn that is is one cf the best foods fcr fattening hogs, but is starvation diet to pigs. The rAason is that while corn contains the clements that produce fat 1t is deficient in min eral matter and other elements essen tial Co growth.
 III there is fall of only inu feet for large field one or two dra.a tiles will carry of the surplus water, hut 1t is better to underlay the enti,p field with tile, as piece of wet lafS will never prove profitable unless it nsn be gotten into condition for allow,r "A the horses and blow on t.
 Knowing just what every Aing costs, it's value and it's price in luxsket can only be determined by the farmer keeping an account Of all his tra ssac- tions, and by comparison of the accounts of each year. With the beginnirg of the new year every farmer should qom- menoe keeping strict account.
 The ration that gives the bess re- suits is that which is balanced so ss to afford a proper proportion of the ele- ments necessary for the production of the articles sought, whether meat milk or eggs Matured stock requires food for production as we'll as for the supply of itself
 Instead of washing the sheep, thus rendering the animals liable to colds and disease, it is nov proposed fin some sections where sheep arc raised in large numbers to establish wool securing mills, to which tho wool nay be carried and washed before oaliag ltiS megg in tae FigbI alFssaon