Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-18
NO24
AGRICULTURAL.

aIlouS tests SHOW the cost oil the pro-
duotion Of milk differs greatly 10 cows,
some COWS producing milk at cost Of one
third that produced from othsrs Ths i'm
portsnoe of using only the best cows ID
plainly seen by the differences in the cost.
The yield of milk does not always give the
trae value of the animal. The only mode
OF determining the profit is to keep q
record Of the receipts and expenses Of each
COW.
Whenever fertilizer is applied the ben
efts therefrom extend into the second, and,
perhaps, third and fourth years There
are always some portions Of the fertilizer
that are insoluble, but which become
available after the lapse of year or more.
AS certain plants require particular plant
foods, the second crop may be more bene-
fitted by the fertilizer than the first, much
depending on the composition of the fer
tilizer.
In recent lecture Professor Brewer, of
Yale College, illustrated the idea that
man is worth more than the land" by
case which came under his own observa
lion. A man bought farm for $40 an
acre. He so improved it that in O few
years he was offered $500 an acre for it. At
!.is-a4,..s. 10 ODD T--- Aa@a-an acre. In a
few years the purchaser sold it for Sl0O an
acre to man who finally disposed of it for
fl2 an acre. Here it was plainly the men
and not the farm that determined the
value.
One of the greatest drawbacks 10 the
growing of carrots and parsnips is the slow
termination of seeds, which permits the
young weeds to take possession of the
ground before the carrots and parslips
appear As the rows are thereby obliter
ated it is difficult to use the Zoe. To
obviate this sew rsdish seed in the rows
with the seed of carrots and parsnips. As
the radish will quickly appear the rows
will be plainly seen, and can be worked
When the radishes are large enough they
can be pulled out and used on the table.
In tue Southern States no milking is per
formed until the ulder of the COW is wash
ed and wiped dry with clean towel. This
is an old custom in that section, and it
should be followed elsewhere. Ii the North
can boast of a great number of superior
animals, she has yet lesson to learn from
the above The udder and teats Of Il cow
are often plastered over with filth from the
liquid and solid manure, much of which j.
carried into the milk by the hands Of The
mixer. An inspection of some cattle stall 5.
will plainly show the necessity of u
thorough washing of the udder.
Celery seed for general crop may lie
sown early in April, in rich, mello
ground, and in a situation where II.
plants may be protected from the pare
ing heat Of the summers sun. 1t is be
to SOW the seed in drills as the stalks a
much stronger that if sown broadcast.
Make drills half and inch deep, and six
inches apart. By proper hoeing and cal'
waiting, in proper soil, every ounce Of seed
will produce 10, 600 plants.
HORSE BREEDING
The following article on horses We tai :
from the Western Rardl. Butler farm..
may profit by reading it:
The farmer who wishes good practical
team will find pair of any of the heass
draft breeds satisfactory. If man wisl
to breed horses for the market, he will fnd
that the heavy breeds will, to say thc
least, be as profitable as any other brecl
The demand for heavy horses is far beyo.d
the supply, and it is q demand that M
increase for many years. The fe1t,
common stock is all the time giving way 10
these horses, and hence the importers a5d
breeders find ready sale for ell they haze
Like every other innovation, the introdor-
ticn of these horses found more or less
prejudice, and there is nothing in the way
of mean charges we think that at one time
was not made against them But they
have pushed their way forward and Won
recognition by their own sterling merit
They give satisfaction to everybody, except
those who have never owned one. In
other words, those who do not know tt''if
merits may find fault with them. Bul
these borses are scattered all over the West
and we think it would be hard TO find u
man who ever owned q team OF thtss
heavy horses who discarded them. They
are strong, willing, good natured, capitai
good horses.
so far as horse breeding is eoacerned
it will pay to breed any good horse. Il
sometimes has been wonder to Us trai
horse breeding was not more generally en-
tered into upon large scale. As alrcai5
said, there is constant demand for haa:g
horses. There is equally as good dei" 4"d
for the road horse. There is a demanl la
heavy, stylish carriage horses and it 9
demand that is imperfectly supplied. A'd
there is a demand, too, for trotting sh
but the intended supply of this does nj Il
ways turn out well, hence there is a e"''d
demand and constant demand Gna "a
growing demand for all kinds of Ethe besl
horses. We might very properly menti"n
another demand which is not supplied at,
and that is for fast walking horses. We
have sometimes referred to this demand
before, and it is strange thing that at
tention is not given to such an important
matter. There is more money in produc'
ing a walking race OF horses than in any
other breeding of animals. And it can be
easily dope-just az easily as producing
any other characteristic. Slow walking
horsea cost the farmers Of this country
-.....l....,---ss. .s,aarrs every year. Why -des'
not somebody 20 to work and supply This
great demandf II requires no new breed.
1t simply requires breeding with the OBJ
iect of producing the desired object; aud IL
can be accomplished with any of the breeds
we now have.