Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
FARM NOTES.

If the milk has "a "cowy' ndor 1t is he
cause YOU have got manure 100 1t that al
WAYS makes % very 'Cuwy' OdOr The
remedy is tn keep the milk and the manure
iu separate r-ceptacles not 10y straining the
manure ont of the milk though that kind
of odor doesn't strain out
Since the Introduction of the tomato, no
vegetable mas so rapidly changed its posi-
tIon from luxury. cared for hy "a few. tn
nece>s'ty. eaten hy everyh dv. as celery
has done Its production Is constantly IN
creasIng. and vet the consumption seems to
keep pace with IT,
If your COW. after behaving like "a lady
for months surprises YOU with kick. don
kick back but find out why she kicked
she had "a good reason Tor II, else she would
not have done It, perhap, one ct her teits
may be cracked or scratched aud very sore,
or her udder may be intiamed.
The hens need to work Thousands of
poultry raisers get no eggs in winter be
cause the hens do not have to work for iv-
ing They get too fat and cannot lay.
Keep deep LAYER of chah or cut straw in
the hen-house and scatter wheat or corn
among it, and let the hens scratch for it
aud get exercise ami they will lay eggs.
When cream Is kept too long it under
goes a chemical change which NAV develop
d cheesv taste. which may be putrefactioB .
or it may develop another form of putrefac
ton. as indicated by bitter flavor This is
the case when cream is kept too long, even
though II may he kept so cold that the fer
ment which develops the sour principle or
tactic acid will not he apparent. or even
exist at ell
If YOU cannot grind or pulverize the
old bones you can reduce them bv laying
them in wood ashes, and keeping the mass
damp mot wetI A small quantity of urine
poured over the bone, and ashes occasion
ally, will hasten the decomposition of the
homes ID Won cannot do thls bury the
homes around the fruit trees and grape
/ vines
A New York farmer raised an acre of
suutiower- tor seed. and found that the
seed was an excellent addition to grain for
/ the use OF nogs and poultry ii small mill
being used 20 grind It for hogs The stalks
made excellent kindhng wool and the
/ heads and seeds were ground together.
Bloating Is a dangerous result of indD-
/ gestiou IN cattle often seen after an animal
| has gorged Itself The enlargement Of the
stomach nv the pressure OF gas IN 1t inter
/ teres with the action OF the lungs and pro
/ to dash cold water over tine animals back
/ This reduces the temperature OF the stom-
: aCh and condenses the gas and favors Its es-
/ cape 10y eructatlon or through the bowels.
DO not fall into the idea that you know
/ everything about farming The world Is
/ progressing and IN no other department Is
/ there more progress being made these days
/ than in agriculture We can all learn
/ Learn from experience. from one another
and from those vino are making a life study
of the science of farming, and the more
we learn the better are we prepared TO
make success OF our business
Carrots are regarded as promoting the
/ strength aud endurance of the horse III a
/ nigh degree They are much esteemed as
"a feed for SICK and convalescent horses In
/ health carrots may Toe given sliced IN cut
feed Half bushel day is sufficient if
other strong feed is not given Boiled car
rots are given To sick horses Carrots are
much used in feeding racing aud other
sporting horses They greatly improve
the horse wind
Why is II that farmers feeding bran diff
fer so widely IN their experience TO it,
feeding value. In fact most of the bran
that Is fed here Is brought IN from other
markets consequently it Is of various
kinds of wheat which may partly explain
why farmers differ IN their opinion as 20 il,
value 1t is said that bran varies exceed.
ingly 10 It's character and composition. and
Is very rarely the same In any two cases
SAYS Hoard Dairymau