Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-26

FACTS FOR FARMERS.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES AND HINTS
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Eow to Eaks Farm Work Easier and
Home Brighter.
The sweeter cider is the stronger
will be the vinegar, but the slower it
Will be in making, unless the process
Is hastened either by mixing with fully
matured vinegar, or turning from one
barrel to another to expose to air.
This can be best done by filtering slow
ly through hard wood or other shaw
ings haviu. no rcs!uOUs or Offensive
odor.
Abortion Is driving many dairymen
cut of the business, and it is the great
kst obstacle they have TO contend with.
Scientists are undecided as 10 the cause
or remedy. but ascribe some cases TO
Excitement. IL is admitted that the
disease (for such it seems to be) is con-
tagious, and that the strictest sani-
tary regulations must be observed
in order to prevent its spread.
The silo should be made strong, so
hs 10 resist pressure. Also air-tight,
or as nearly so as possible. The ensi-
lage should be put III dry rather than
in moist condition, and the pressure
on the ensilGge should be sufficient TO
closely pack the material in a manner
to exclude the air. Many causes of
fermentation are due TO insufficient
nressure.
It is claimed by Mr.. RayTnour of
Lake Mills, Wis, that a S0-pound
ration of silage can be fed to COW at
q cost of only one cent, and that it will
increase the flow of milk. lie also
SAYS: "It looks as il a carbohydrate
ration, If in a succuleHt condition,
goes as far as a dry proteine supply,
and the ratio of cost in favor of the
Succulent food is as one to four"
The smallness Of the Lady apple,
quite as much as its beautiful appear
ance, helps TO make it popular. There
are good many apples in the bushel
or barrel of this variety, and plate of
them passed around in a large party
will give all a taste of apples. Be-
sides, it is a good keeper, and its
smallness makes It less likely TO be
bruised in gathering and subsequent
handling.
The value OF bean straw as food Is
Aot appreciated as it should be by
growers of this crop, and due care is
lot taken TO save it in good condition.
IL is worth for sheep as much as the
best hay, and makes a very rich
manure. Cows will soon learn to eat
ii, and should be given a ration daily
mixed with other feed. 1t excellenLy
supplements the deficiencies of corn
stalks and grain straw.
There is considerable nourishment
in apple pomace, and it is worth saw
ing if fed as it should be. 1t is not a
perfect ration, and to allow stock to
eat great deal of it is to injure them.
But that also is true of eating apples
before the Juice is pressed out. To
grain-fed stock a little apple pomaoe
fed daily is a good thing. 1t keeps
their appetite good, and prevents over
feeding Of grain from injuring them.
The present season has been very
wet and generally unfavorable for
growing potatoes planted deeply in
trenches, especially on heavy land.
The system only is adapted to light, dry,
sandy soils. If potatoes are planted
deeply in heavy soil they are slow in
coming up, and in a wet season will
often be badly injured. The potato
loves moisture, but no crop is more
sensitive to excessive wet, and espe-
cially to stsgnant water
The vices Of cows are often the
result of bad management. a heifer
NAY Do W BtCtllc q StAlllc CO"
or she NAV be refractory. Milking Is
relief and pleasure to cows that fill
their udders quickly, and they will not
offer resistance to the mixer, but If
the milking is done in a rough manner,
or the COW is kept i'll a state of excite
ment, the work is retarded. The
proper milking of the COW is as i'm
portant as any other work in dairying
Aside from pedigreed animals, and
for draft horses even with them, the
value of young colt is very largely
determined by its size. This is to
great extent the result of good feed
ing. At fairs this year we have seen
yearling colts which in size and build
looked more like 2-year-olds or Swear
olds than what they were. Such ami
mails were almost universally admired,
and if for sale, which they were not,
could have found ready purchasers at
handsome figures.
The proper management of the
cream has more influence on the quality
Of butter than has the pasture. The
cows in the Elgin butter region have
pastures inferior TO those provided the
animals in some other sections, while
the milk is separated from the cream,
and the churning performed in the
same manner as elsewhere, but the
cream is carefully watched, and the
butter worked well. Nearly all of
the cows in the Elgin region are Hol-
stems OF Holstein grades