St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-19
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Disinfectants cost but little. An
ounce OF Sulphuric acid in a gallon of
water will destroy the germs of all dis
eases with which it comes in contact,
and can be sprayed over quite a space
A pound of cOpperas, costing three
cents, dissolved in two gallons of water,
will destroy many diseases due 10 filth.
To run farm, large Or small. without
well arranged chicken department
would seem to lack feature that would
be noticed by nearly every one, and cut
Off steady supply of ready money for
household purposes that would be soon
felt and regretted. Poultry is no doubt
profitable, and 10 many pleasant pas
time rather than labor.
The model Shropshire at present
yields mutton carcass of from 80 to 121
pounds at two years old and 4 fleece
that weighs some pounds. The fleece
is superior to that of the famed South
down. The wool belongs TO the medium
or short length. 1t varies somewhat in
length i'll different specimens of the
breed.
1t is we'll TO save ali the fruit cans of
any size for future use in the garden.
Some gardeners utilize them by punch
ing holes into them to let i'll the air and
light. and use them to cover plants that
have been-newly set out. They are left
on long enough to allow the roots of the
plants to get to work.
E. l.. Squirting. of North Dakota,
brought flock of $50 sheep through the
winter in fine shape without any grain
at all by giving them millet hay. with a
feed of sugar beetS two or three times a
week. He sOws half bushel of millet
to the acre, and cuts it when it is half
ripe.
Keep the potatoes in dry, dark. cool
place, and place the seed intended for
next years crop in separate place
from the potatoes intended for use. Elk,
anime the seed and throw out any
tubers indicating the slightest trace of
disease.
Never build a fence unless you are
compelled to use one. Not only is a
fence costly, but it must be kept in re-
PAIR after it is made. In some sections
no fences are used, and this saving to
the farmers amounts to a very large
sum. 1t is cheaper to fence the stock
in than 10 fence against the tleSpass of
your neighbours stock.
Do not keep your cream too long be-
fore you churn, or the result will be bit
ter butter. Stir the cream frequently
while waiting for sufficient quantity
to make churning: but it is better to
have small churning and secure
choice butter than to hold back too
long. and have the butter of inferior
quality.
BY the aid of lime water and two trace
chains a foul cider barrel can by readily
cleaned. The barrel should be rinSed
with clear water. A quart of whisky
poured in lastly and the barrel thor
Oughly rinsed with it will destroy any
remaining foul OdOr.
1t is not generally known among
farmers that the same food that makes
pound of dressed beet would make a
pound of butter. At the present price of
cattle the farmer gets about cents q
pound for his dressed beef, while butter
is worth 10 cents.
1t has been stated, and truthfully,
that farm only five miles from mar
ket, but with a muddy road for the
farmers horses to use, will not prove
as remunerative as farm of equal ad-
vantages. but ten miles off and near a
good turnpike.
Don't lesson the ration in the effort to
cheaper ii, for this is cutting off your
stick at both ends. The constant aim
should be to reduce cost of production,
taking your profit out of this rather
bhoh u Ahs W 7Ot q ACM CCntS dOOfC the
market.
y The difference between a sharp plow
and dull one may not appear very i'm
pOrtant, but it may make the difference
in labor of three horses compared with
two. When the implements are in
proper order less power is required.
Corn cribs should be rat-proof. The
value of grain destroyed by rats and
mice is much greater than is supposed.
Wire netting OF half-inch mesh is now
used by some farmers for incloSing re-
ceptacles for grain and other crops.
1t is generally conceded that an OK or
cow with soft, pliable skin, and with
fine, silky hair will feed much better
than one having harsh skin and coarse,
stiff hair. Many place good deal of
stress on these points.
Nervous, active horses may be more
servlceable in some departments, but
for blowing and cultivating, if the work
is to be well done, the slow horse is
sometimes the best.
Farmers sell as much water as of any,
hing else. In bushel of potatoes six
ty pOunds) there are fOrty-five pounds
of water. SeYen-eighths of quart of
strawberries is composed of water.
Now that the weather is cold corn
should be made the principle article in
the ration. Do not keep the store hogs
any longer than is necessary. The
colder the weather the more food re-
qhired.
The better the scratcher, the better
the layer.