St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-18
FARM NOTES.

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thrown off by the tree and plant, bu,
the fertilizing material which it held in
solution remains to nOuriSh them and
promote their growth.
Noperson can engage in the artificial
Matching of chicks for early broilers un-
less he keeps sufficient hens to provide
the eggs for that purpose. One of the
greatest difficulties encountered with
brOiler establishments is that of prOcur-
ing eggs that will hatch. Laying in the
winter season is unnatural with hens,
and to collect eggs from all sources is to
1 incur the risk of lack of fertility of the
/ eggs.
An editor of an agricultural paper re-
Gently saw this way of keeping an un-
ruly bull In a pasture: A stout strap
was fastened around his horns, and to
this was attached a chain about five
feet long. which ran through a ring
placed in his nose to a large block OF
wood OH the ground. While this pre-
vented him from getting out of the pas.
ture, it permitted grazing in any part OF
the field.
Never keep a vicious SOW for breeding
purposes. Her pigs will not be as good,
and she will be constant source OF an
noyance. Remember that like begets
| like" and it is the still pig as well as the
still SOW that gets the swill, and the one
that gets the sWil is the one that brings
down the scales at selling time.
Don't use any hogs for breeding pur-
| poses except those that show evidence
in form, disposition and breed of inclin-
alton to early maturity. Hogs are raised
only for their flesh, and the fewest days
it takes pig to accumulate enough to
be of any marketable size the more
| profitable it is for its owner.
| When planting young tree leave
| very little wood. Cut back as much as
| possible. BY so doing the roots will be
| better able to provide nourishment in
| the beginning. Many young trees die
| because there are not enough roots to
| feed the surplus wood that was allowed
| to remain OH the young tree when 1t
! was planted.
In selecting breeding stock we should
| always want to know whether they are
from family noted for fertility. This
| is all inherited quality and cannot be
| too well established. Like all valuable
qualities in any domestic animal, it is
| easily lost by bad management. 1t is
| also desirable that the parent stock
should be of a quiet disposition and
even temperament.
Many good COWS give but small
| quantity of milk because they are not
properly managed. Some persons al
low certain quantity of feed. from
which no variation is made. A COW
should be fed all she will eat, and it
she improves in the quantity OF her
milk she should be induced to eat more.
Pigeons are fond of all the seeds
given to cage birds, such as millet,
| nd Inn q rl
dear for general use, though they may
be profitably given as an occasional
treat. Hempseed is verS stimulating
and should be seldom given to pigeons
in close confinement.
There is much in the breed, there is
much in the feed, and there is more III
the feeder than either. A good feeder
will do fairly we'll with good breed
and poor feed, OF with good feed and q
poor breed. But good feeder putting
good feed into poor breed is the acme
of perfection in dairying.
Flat roofs make the warmest build.
ings for stock, but they will also in
crease the heat within such buildings
in summer. In constructing a stable
poultry house or pig house with a flat
roof make ventilator holes near the
highest point, SO as TO close them in
winter or open them in summer.
Because a grade pig is well-formed,
and gives evidence of being superior
hog at some day, do not be tempted to
use it for breeding purposes, if male.
as it will not transmit uniformity to It's
progeny. The only way to improve
swine at the lowest cost is by using
pure-bred males only.
! One of the drawbacks to the germina-
ton of seeds is that they are covered
with too much earth when planted.
The smaller the seed the less covering
required. Such seeds as kale. cabbage.
| turnip, lettuce, carrot and parSnip need
! only One-eighth of an inch of earth over
them.
Suckers around trees grow rapidly,
and do more damage than the bearing
of crops by trees. They should never
be allowed to grow more than to put in
an appearance. Keep them down from
the start, and the nutriment that would
be taken by the suckers will be diverted
to the trees.
1t is probable that spring wolk will
egin much sooner than usual this sea-
son, as there is but little frost in the
ground, and blowing can be done early
if there is not too much rain. 1t will
not be safe to plant seed sooner than
the usual time, however, as late and
unexpected frOsts may destroy all the
work done.
1t is curious fact, so announced, that
if cider is scalded to 125 or $50 deg, it
will not make vinegar, as this heat de-
StrOyS the bacteria that form vinegar.
This same temperature destroys the
bacteria in the silo, and this is perhaps
the explanation why it remains COM
paratively sweet.
1t costs more to regain a pound OF
flesh lost than to produce it, as the loss
of flesh indicates something wrong in
the condition of the animal. All classes
of stock should be kept thrifty, with a
view of constant increase and early
sales.
Raspberries are very partial to ma
nure, and no crop responds better to a
free application of manure and fertil-
izers. Size and quality largely depend
OIL the manure and cultivation given
the crop in the early part of the season
j. E. Moore, of Eustis, Neb., shipped
four cars of broomcorn to Amsterdam
n. Y, realizing from it $40 per ton
From field OF $50 acres of new break
ing Mr.. Moore harvested thirty-fve
tons, for which he received $2,450.
The leaves of house plants should be
kept clean and frequently sprinkled
with water, or washed with plant
syringe; this not only keeps off the in
sects. but clears the leaves of dust an(
opens up the breathing pores.
Do not use seed from corn grown neal
some other variety, as the grain may no
be uniform. Certain varieties of grain:
and vegetables mix" when grown {
short distance from each other
The garden, the truck patch and the
orchard should furnish the farmer will
fully one-half of his living. If proper
care is taken with each to secure TIT
best products in good season.
If good butter cannot be made from
ensilage it is because the ensilage is no
properly grown, prepared and stored
The prize butter made in Michigan wa
from cows fed on enSilage.
The hens give better results for thu
capital and labor invested than large
stock. Eggs are cash articles at all sea
| sons and there is no time when they