St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-28
FARM NOTES.

1t is not an easy matter to breed up a
herd of good cows. To begin with, half
the calves will be males. Then half OF
more of the heifers will have some de-
feet, something that is dlsagreeable if,
it does not spoil them. And the higher
dairYman's ideal, the more difficult it
will be to get good cows. Raise up heif-
ers and you will find one is natural
kicker, another is a hard mixer. an
other is hard to get in calf, and [ have
had two injured by coming in when
they were eighteen months old.
Good bedding is as necessary for the
cows in summer as in winter. 1t serves
to protect against filth and permits of
more rest. But in the summer the bed
ding will become the harbOring place of
insect pests unless it is removed daily.
The practice of drying the bedding in
the sun for the purpose of using it again
should be condemned, as bedding once
saturated with liquid manure becomes
disagreeable, giving the stable an am
moniacal odor, which is sure to effect
the milk to a certain extent. The best
place for bedding that has been used Is
in the manure heap.
Few reflect when they are talking
about fat globules how small thing a
fat globule is. OF the largest of them,
laid along in row, it would require
1,500 to measure an inch. Of the small
est of them, $4,000 laid in a line would
no more than cover an inch. The largest
has six and quarter times more diam
eter than the smallest and 224 times
more volume. In a drop of milk the
size of pins head there are from LOCO
to 1000 fat globules. The average nuns
Der of fat gIobules in quart of milk is
estimated at 100000, 100000.
Nothing on earth will upset a horses
stomach. This is not because the horse
does not feel pain, but simply because
the horse has no gall bladder. Has any,
body ever seen horse sick at sea! Has
anybody ever known an en1etic to have
any effect on horse? At a bull-fght
horse may be seen eating with its en-
trails trailing on the ground. AS for
the contention that horse is not so
sensitive to pain as man, think that
probably the horse is great deal more
SO. There is no living creature, not
even hySterical woman, SO nervouSly
sensitive as horse.
Buckwheat keeps down most annual
weeds. and it ripenS so quickly after
sowing that those which grow among it
cannot perfect the seed. 1t also has an
advantage over most other crops in not
furnishing desirable feed for wire
worms and white grubS. One or two
seasons with it will clear insect enemies
out, and leave the land richer than be-
fore, as if grown year after year it's
scattered seed furnish green manure to
keep up the supply of vegetable matter
in the soil.
When you find your barn has become
too full, and your grain and hay crops
hn To
more stock. The farmer who sells his
uce, such as meat, milk and butter, re-
ceives profit from two sources, He is,
to a certain extent, manufacture, his
animals being the agents for changing
his foods into more salable articles,
while the refuse products (manureS)
may be used another year.
1t is an impression on the part of some
that fowls that were Matched in incuba-
tors differ in some respects from those
Matched under hens. Such is not the
case. Whether Matched in incubators
or under hens it is only az application
of heat, and when the chick comes out
of the shell it makes no difference how
the heat may have been applied to it, as
it is then just what its parents are, and
will partake Of the same characteristics.
To keep the boys on the farm IS a
problem under discussion. One method
is to make the farm interesting to them.
Start the little ones by giving them a
few Bantam chicks to raise. and as they
become advanced allow pig or lamb.or
even colt. But always allow them the
proceeds of their labor. Children APP
preciate ownership of stock, and the
early lessons lead to a deeper interest
later on.
Canada thistles have been destroyed
by sheep, but to secure the best results
the thistles should b,t slightly sprinkIed
with salt as fast as they appear above
ground, which will induce the sheep to
eat them close into the roots. AS fast
as they appear sprinkle more salt. They
will gradually lessen in number and
finally disappear. The roots cannot
live if top growth is prevented.
Instead of depending wholly on hay.
turnip OF silage, as some do, the saga
cious and experienced flockmasters. add
to that cabbage, kohl-rabi. thousand
headed kale, rape, vetches or whatever
is suited to the climate and location.
To use corn, wheat bran and oats for
butter mix as follows by weight: Two
parts cornmeal, two of bran. and one of
oats. Always feed clover hay for but
ter and constalkS if you can. Silage is
the best form for the cornfodder.
During the warm season reserve your
grain for another time. Stock need but
little grain in summer. Grass is better
for all animals during the warm season
than any other food, and they will keep
in better condition on such food than
when fed on grain.
1t is claimed that seeds left in their
seed covers till wanted for planting
terminate much more certainly than.
those from which the hulls have been
removed.