The record-union., 1891-01-15
Take the Plymonth Rock as an examnle

Take the Plymouth Rock as an example.
They do not all lay rich brown egg, but
some of them do, and, by selecting the
eggs of those that do, and selecting the
chicks from those eggs that lay the de-
sired colored egg it is possible in the
ing flock of all brown eggs. When
cross is needed, it is most desirable to
have cockerel from hen laying brown
eggs. Here is where the trouble arises,
but it can be easily overcome ii several
poultrymen would pursue the course of
grading up their fiocks for brown eggs,
as spoken of above. Cockerels can then be
easily procured, one from another. These
subjects are worthy of careful considera-
ton, and they both point to a better
filled purse and more satisfaction, for
who is there that does not love a good
laying hen, with her merry cackle and
brown eggs? We leave the facts for the
reader to demonstrate.-E. p. Cloud IN
-4me3fcan Ag,1cWltu,fst.
SPRING LAMBS FOR MARKET.
A lamb for market is nothing if it does
not get to market early. AS the time for
the lambs to come is nearly here, some
preparation should be- made for saving
them and pushing them forward to mar
ket. Thousands of lambs are lost at birth
from the cold, and especially when the
ewes are allowed to drop their lambs out
of doors or in open sheds on cold days.
The first two hours in the life of lamb
is sometimes the turning point of its eX-
iStence.
If chilled, it win not recover for long
time providing il does not perish), and if
warm and is soon on its feet, il will grow
rapidly. The feeding OF the lambs at the
beginning must be done through the
agency of the dams, and the first essen
tial is to have the ewes give plenty of
mil Ia, how la,.e
the ewes may be, if they are not good
mothers they will fail in providing early
lambs. The lamb for market should be
of q breed that grows rapidly and gets
ahead of all others in reaching the mar
ket. If the advice given here last fall, to
use rams of the large mutton breeds, has
been followed, a great difference Will be
noticed in the size and vigor of the
lambs.
1t is now too late to undo any mistak es
made in breeding, but the best mark ct
lambs are secured by the use of oxford.
Shropshire, Hampshire or Southdown
rams, crossed on common ewes, or, what
is better, on graded ewes. Pure-bred
lambs will bring more than the market
price for breeding purposes. 1t is useless,
however, to attempt to secure high prices
and get the lambs in market early unless
resort is had to the males of the mutton
breeds mentioned. The ewes need var
iety of food, and though they should not
be fed too heavily just before lambing,
for fear of making them too fat, and
thereby inducing milk fever, they should
not be sighted after the lambs are
dropped, for it will be all that the ewes
can do.to provide milk for strong, vigor-
Gus lambs. The lambs must not be ex-
posed to severe cold, and at no time sub
Jected'to dampness. As soon as they be-
gin to eat give them ground oats Tin
addition to the milk derived from the
ewes), which may soon be changed for
whole oats. 1t will be but a short while
before they will eat anything that may be
allowed, and if the lambs are well bred
and well fed they viii reach one hundred
pounds live weight when four or five
months old.-PhitddelphiG Record.
RUNNING GEAR.
The repair and renewal of running gear
is often burdensome expense to farmers
who keep variety of carts, racks, Farm
wagons and riding carriages. Not infre-
quently this expense is largely increased
by lack of care, or by ignorance of the
effects which varied atmospheric con-
ditions have upon, the woodwork of
wheels. These, if badly constructed at
the start, are costly articles, though they
be had as q gift. To attain the best and
most economical results, it is necessary
to begin with honestly-constructed gears,
and then give them intelligent care. The
idea is quite prevalent that wheels do best
when housed upon an earth fioor-a prac-
tice that is not only unnecessary, but,
under ordinary conditions, positively
harmful. Besides the actual wear by use,
the agents most destructive to running
gears are moisture and the suns heat.
Unless the woodwork is thoroughly pro-
tected by paint or varniSh, it will swell
whenever it is wet, causing ''springing''
of the spoAes, splitting of hub and felly,
Il Al L =
wheel. Ii gear is not thoroughly pro-
tected by paint, it can readily be seen
that an earthen floor, usually quite moist,
is, therefore, not the best kind OF support
When wheels are long exposed to the
SUMS rays there is likely to be shrink
age of the wood that opens the joints
readily, admitting moisture. When it is
necessary to leave a cart or wagon out of
door, let some old blankets or pieces of
carpeting be thrown over the wheels, or,
better still, have on hand sheet of cheap
cloth large enough to cover body, wheels
and all. Frequent painting of farm
wagons, ETC., together with care as to ex
posure will save many dollars of expense.
light carriage OF wagon that is driven
upon the road should have its rims
painted and the whole vehicle vanished
at least once a year. That will go long
way toward protecting it from the action
of the weather.-American Agricultu7ist.
ROTATION OF CROPS.
A Saline County MOI correspondent
of Coleman's Rural World writes: ''I
have had some practical experience this
year in the value of rotation of crops
On my own farm / have regular system
of rotation-wheat, clover and corn-and
corn is never planted more than two
years in succession. This year twenty
acres We're rented from a neighbor, lust as
good or better than my own land, but had
been in corn for four or five years. The
yield is thirty or thirty-five bushels of
inferior corn, while mine, with just the
same cultivation, viii average fifty bush
els or more of good, solid corn. One of
the greatest evils of this or any other
country is the tenant system. The owner
will not, and the tenant cannot, care for
and improve the soil. Under such a sys-
tenn both people and soil deteriorate. The
ownership of large bodies of land by
single individuals is not for the best in
terest of any community and should be
discouraged by legislation"
FARM NOTES.
Do not crowd youranimals, but sell off
the surplus. Loo much stock is as un-
profitable as too much land.
Always slice your turnips, carrots, or
other roots that are fed raw. as the cows
are liable to be choked when this precau-
ton Is overlooked.
The cold, porcelain nest-egg is thing
OF torture to the hen in winter, especially
as she is compelled to bring her body in
close contact with it.
No farmer is compelled to search for a
market II he has superior article to sell.
1t is the inferior articles that become q
drug. Choice goods are always,salable.
1t was an old-time expression that a
careful farmer always had hammer in
his hand and some nails in his pocket.
At this season of the year it is applicable
yet.
A bushel of peanuts, subjected to very