The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS
INTERESTING MATTERS FOR RU-
RAJ READERS.
Dogs and Their Fleecy VlctIms--
Mans Treatment Of the Horse--
Summer PloWlng-- Culture
for Corn--Short Butter.


for Corn--Short Butter.
Dogs and Their Fleeoy Victims.
The subject OF sheep-killing dogs is
one that twill not down" so long as
these ravaging ours abound and valu-
able sheep are harried and slain by
them. Narrowing tales are told Of
losses borne by flock owners in every
State in the Union where sheep are
kept. It is discouraging business.
Here, for example, is the experience OF
a single county in Indiana, as related
by a correspondent OF the Farmer OF
that State: s
The ravages OF dogs among sheep in
parts of Montgomery County, he
writes, have been serious. For about
two weeks previous to the date Of the
letter two dogs had been creating hav-
oc among the sheep, several times
mangling or killing them in broad day
light, but always managing to elude
the efforts of the fock-master to sur
prise them. AS soon as discovered
they beat hasty retreat One night
they crippled nearly all the sheep in
one flock, and the next morning early
gave chase to a flock of 100 young
sheep, but were frightened away be-
fore the owner could reach the field
with his gun. In the afternoon of the
same day they attacked flock of 100
ewes with their lambs, but this time
the owner was more fortunate, for he
succeeded in getting to the field in time,
armed with Spencer rifle. One of
the dogs was savagely managing fine
eve, while her little lamb bleated pite-
ously near by. On the owners APP
proach the dog let 60 and started to
run. But two balls from the rifle
brought him to a stand still, and a
third laid him low. ..
II such swift punishment as this
could be rneted out in every case some
thing would be accomplished toward
the abatement of this intolerable
wrong. But more than this is needed.
The ravages of sheep-killers being so
well established, and it being also we'll
established that the destructive work
is mot confined to ownerless 'curs OF
low degrees" but is done by even pet
dogs, regarded by their owners as of
great value, the law should provide
that all stray dogs, of whatever kind,
may be killed on sight. Then owners
of really useful dogs would see to it
that they were kept at home, night as
well as day. ~
Summer Flowing. ....:.
While the land which has already
grown one cultivated crop may usual
ly be fitted for another without plow-
ing, yet by the use OF the pulverizing
harrow or the cultivator, there is
enough that may be plowed this
month. All the fields OF June grass
and daisies which do not yield a ton
to the acre should be mown early, and
the sward turned well under, if the
farmer has time to do it, and manure
10 put on it, or money or credit to
buy from 200 to 400 pounds of good
fertilizer to put on an acre of it. 1t
can be used in July for some OF the
crops which it will be early enough to
put in then. Rutabagas may be sown,
or drilled corn for the silo, or millet,
or it may be keptfo the sewers offall
grains. or it may be reseeded to grass
in august, if we'll worked over two or
three times in j, V, with a reasonable
prospect of "a better crop next year
than 1T gave this year. The other
crops, grown and fed out, will go very
far toward increasing the manure heap
SO that it can be made rich enough to
plant corn on next spring. Or it can
be sown to buckwheat, Canada peas,
flat turnips OF some other crop which
can be plowed in to enrich the soil for
next years crOcs. Almost anything
will be better tlan scanty crop OF
grass that does mot pay the expense of
cutting and curing.-American Guilt
vator. 49,. 9aes
Culture for Corn.
Corn roots do mot run deeply and
cannot 'be made to by any way OF cul-
tivating. The plant loves the warmth,
and SO the whole tendency of cultiva-
ton is to keep as near the surface as
possible and destroy the weeds. The
'old-fashioned practice OF running q
common pillow, turning a furrow from
the middle to the rows, was injurious
in two ways. It Left the center of the
rows bare, where more Of the feeding
roots are found, and piled earth
against the stalks, rotting the brace
roots on which they depend for sup
port against winds. Even if only two
or three inches of earth are thrown
against the stalks it is injurious. It
is more in proportion to the size OF the
plant than the two or three feet Of
earth piled around large fruit trees,
which alm1oss invariably kills them.
Besides, the fruit tree roots are often
found two or three feet below the sur
face, showing that it is not the depth
OF earth that kills the tree, but it's in
ability to suddenly adapt itself to new
conditions It is certain that corn.
which makes it's entire growth, includ-
ing ripening, in hundred DAYS or
little more, cannot adapt itself to new
conditions as readily as can trees that
have remained in the same position
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