St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
FARM NOTES.

An agricultural expert, who has tried !
both ways, says it is better TO have a !
COW give 800 pounds Oh butter for five
years and die on your hands. than to
give 200 pounds for ten years and then
make 1900 pounds of old COW beef
In the tests of varieties of oats at the
Illinois experiment station but one of
81 plats gave yield of less than 52l
bushels per acre. The average yield of
AZ plats was at the rate of 704 bushels.
The largest yield was at the rate of So
bushels. Eight plats gave an average
yield of 70 bushels per acre. The yields
were apparently not determined by
either tire color, the time OF rIpenng or,
the weight per measured buShel. One
of the largest yielding varieties weighed
only about % pounds per bushel. The
heaviest weighed 40.5 pounds per struck
bushel.
The COW has four large stOmachs; the
horse has one small one; therefore they
need to be fed differently The horse
must have feed often, and it needs 10 be
fairly concentrated and nOuriShing.
The COW can take q large amount of
lie down to remasticate and digest II.
Therefore she must have time between
meals to do this work. Food twice q
day is often enough for her.
Did you ever know farmer who gave
as earnest and constant attention to his
business as q successful doctor does,
who kept himself posted on all that
other men in the same line are doing;
kept posted on the markets; in short,
ran his farm in thorough and business
like way, who did not make as much
out of it as he could have made on the
same amount of capital invested in an-
other business?
1t is said there is nothing which will
squelch an oil-fed fire in its incipiency
more quickly and effectualy than sand,
and there are no after-claps i'm the way
of water damage, either. Hence il is
recommended that a gallon pail filed
with fine sand be always placed wlthiuI
convenient reach of each workman emI
ployed wherever there is possibility OF
fire starting in oils or oll-soaked ma
terials.
The chestnut grows readily from the
seed, but great care must be exercised
not to permit the nuts to become dryx
To accomplish this they must be plante&
as soon as gathered, or else must bd
kept in moist sand until ready to plants
If possible, the nuts should be planted,
where the tree is to stand, as the chest,
nut has long tap-rOot, which renders
transplanting difficult.
If the pasture shows signs OF falling
extra feed will always pay. If it does
not pay for mich cows it is because
they are to poor to pay for keeping.
This extra feed is best given by stabling
them in the heat Of the day. where flies
will not annoy them. Only by keeping
the cow in full milk now is it possible
to make her profitable the remainder Of
the season.
A writer for the National Stockmau
appears to be OF the opinion that the;
speed of bees is greatly oyerestimated9
They DO not fly when empty at great,
er speed than fifteen to twenty milesi
per hour, and when loaded do not make
more than half that speed"
Grapes will not mature after picking,
rs fully grown rpples and pears do; so
if you wish them to keep we'll they must
be thoroughly ripened on the vinesh
With proper care and handling they
may then be kept well into the winter$
SCOT is an excellent fertilizer for
plants in pots. 1t is very strong and
should not be given in large doSesg
just enough 10 color the water is suffi-
cient. 1t produces dark, healthy
green color which is much admired.
Do not plant a tree unless you know
how to take care Of it. Some people
will plant expensive trees and shrubs
aud find out how to take care and pro-
tect them only after the tree has be1
come the prey Of some of its numerous
enemies.