The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-10
Farm Notes.

More than GO per cent of the sugar pro-
duced in the world is made from beets.
Whey and bran is an excellent mess for
hogs in summer as an adjunct to the
clover ration.
Fleas do not hatch out on the animals,
but in filth. Keep the quarters clean and
the fleas will become scarce.
If you have not a field of carrots YOU
will deprive your stock of one of the best
articles OF food that can be given them in
winter.
If you have no other litter throw dry
earth on the floor of the pig-pen. The
pigs should always have a dry clean place
at night.
If the beets are too thick in some
places and too thin in others, the extra
plants may be transplsnted to the vacant
places in the rows.
Do not allow the nutritious weeds to be
wasted. Rake them up and throw them
in the hog-pen. All that are not eaten
can be converted into manure.
Plow the land after the wheat is cut off
it If it is not in clover. In this way weeds
will be kept down. If they sprout up
after the land is plowed use the cultivator.
When the ground is full of sod and is
very rough after being ploughed the pull
verizer should be kept at work until the
soil is made fine, and corn should then be
the first crop grown on it.
Potato beetles will work on the tomato
plants until potatoes are out of the ground.
They will also leave the potato and attack
egg plants as all times. Egg plants are
their first choice, and potatoes next
When rats are numerous the cat is the
best remedy, but cats intended to do serv-
ice must be kept at the barn, and not al
lowed to come into the house. Cats that
are house pets are seldom serviceable.
The cultivator will do more service at
this season than any other implement
Never put of cultivating a crop, nor
should the ground be allowed TO become
covered with weeds before using the Gull
tivator.
Soils that readily bake are not easily
worked. The baking of the soil can be
partially prevented by using lime on the
soil and also affording under drainage,
title being the best material that can be
used for carrying off the excess of
water.
The best remedy yet known for the
asparagus beetle is hen with a brood of
chicks. The whole bed will be diligently
searched over, and those who have tried
the method claim that not only is the
beetle kept in check, but the chicks thrive
well and grow fast.
No matter where the sheep may be
feeding during the day they can be taught
to come up readily at night. A small al
lowance of oats every evening, with q
little salt placed where they can help
themselves, will be inducements. They
also like cool, dry place on which to
sleep.
The heavy spring rains have done more
damage to wells of drinking water than
NAV be supposed, some wells being filed
with surface water portion of the time.
In order to avoid disease it should be the
first thing in order TO pump the well dry
and clean IL out rs soon as such work be-
comes possible.
Dry plaster is excellent for the stables.
It does not injure the feet of the animals,
as 1t is not caustic. 1t will greatly aid in
arresting the loss OF ammonia, and Is very
cheap. Mixed with four parts of its bulk
| of dry earth 1t is an excellent absorbent,
and will greatly assist in keeping the stalls
and passage ways dry.
Green and succulent food will be rel
ished at this season by ali classes of stock.
| The horses that are at work from morn.
| ing until night sometimes receive but lit.
tie green food. TX should be given q