The record-union., 1891-05-18

tney snow signs OF landing, where the |
lambs can be dried off, and there viii be /
much less danger of a eve diSoWning her /
lamb, and in day or two she can be |
turned out in the shed to make room for |
others, so that eight or ten of these pens |
will be sufficient for one hundred ewes. |
This may seem good deal of trouble, |
but with the prices that early lambs gem
orally bring, and by forcing, both eve
and lamb so that they can both be mar |
keted while prices are good, they viii |
abundantly pay for all necessary care
William Moore IN Farm, Stock and |
Home.
THE CHEAPNESS OF FAT.
1t is a fact that fat animal is cheaper
to produce than lean one, as fat really
costs nothing, so far as depriving the soil
of nourishment is concerned The cheap
est article produced on the farm is butter,
if the labor is omitted, as butter takes
little or nothing from the soil. All car
bOnaceous compounds derive their car
bon from the air, through the agency of
the leaves of plants, but the nitrogen and
mineral matter is derived principally
through the agency Of the roots. AS the
roots derive their nourishment from the
soil, they take from the soil that which is
stored in the plants, whether in the stalks
or seeds, but the fats, starch and sugar
are compounds that are formed by the
leaves absorbing carbon from the atmos-
phere, which unites with oxygen in the
proper proportions necessary for the pro-
duction of the many forms Of carbon i'll
plants.
When feeding matured animal there
will be less mineral matter required than
for one that is growing, and experience
has long demonstrated that corn is one of
the best foods for that purpose known.
When ali operations on the farm are con-
sidered from a standpoint that permits of
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value Of the material taken from the soil,
as well as upon the labor, there will then
be no difficulty in learning the reason of
certain fields becoming impoverished
while others improve.
Corn depriveS the soil Of but a small
amount Of mineral matter, about 10 per
cent. Of dry corn being water, per cent.
being flesh formers and Y per cent. being
lat and heat producing matter, though
these percentages vary according to vari-
cites OF corn, showing that the feeding of
corn TO stock is economical, as the more
valuable elements are left in the manure.
1t Is plain, then, that TO make an animal
very fat will be more profitable, when
the fertility of the farm is considered,
than to dispose of it in lean condition,
the extra weight not depriving the soil of
but a small proportion OF plant food.
The surplus should never be sold in its
original condition if it can be changed to
something else with profit. Hay, when
fed to dairy cows, and only the butter is
sold, leaves a portion of the profit on the
farm, as the butter is derived mostly from
the air, and it is to this fact that creamer-
les which return the Skim-milk and whey
to their patrons have done much to in
crease the fertility Of some farms by rem
dering the manure on the farms more
valuable.
DON'T FORGET THE COMPOST HEAP.
Many farmers manufacture hundreds
of loads of the best manure in this way.
They gather together on the premises for
est leaves, corn stalks, including the roots,
weeds, vines, oflal and fence corners, muck
from ponds and bitches, occasional sprink-
ling Of lime through the mass, layers Of
barnyard manure, and thus build up OBJ
long squares and let remain over winter
The mass has gone through fermentation
and communion and presents a mound
Of fertiliZing matter better than small
gold mine would be to the proprietor of
the farm. But we want to see these COM
post heaps in the garden, and there is no
reason why they should not be there rs
well as upon the farm. There is rubbish
enough in the garden, with the assistance
of leaves, some mold from the woods, if
attainable; if not, from portions Of the
premises where it can be spared; Scrapings
from the turnpike, manure from the sta
BILE, and every attainable substance that
will decay through the winter. 4 little
slaked lime viii be good assistance. 4
half-doZen loads of excellent manure will
be manufactured by the time it is wanted
in the spring, without mourning a cent of
actual expense, and at the same time the
garden will be cleared of its vines, stalks.
weeds, and all other worthless trash
Germantown Telegraph.
FARM NOTES.
Always examine young nursery stock,
as the borer may already have been at
work, and scale lice may be on the bark.
Milk pals and cans should be protected
from the rain; and milk stands should be
constructed to shade the cans from the
sun.
y Minnesota farmer suggests a rod of
barbed wire, in place OF a box, for the
protection of trees against horses, small
boys, etc.
While the milk is warmer than the
surrounding air it should be left uncov-
cred, but when colder it may with adj
vantage be covered.
In no other way can the farmer so radi-
cally do the work of nature to his adj
vantage as by using tile, for under drain
age both lengthens the seasons and
deepens the soil.
Good draught horses, rOadsters or work
horses are always in demand at good
prices, and with care in the selection of
the breed stock may be raised as cheaply
as common plugs.
Hog wallows, duck puddles and other
filthy places should never be allowed, as
they are sources from which the various
forms of fevers arise. If the hog must
have place to wallow in makea wooden
frame and keep it wet for the purpose,
only be sure and clean il out twice a week
y trough of clean water is best for ducks
where there is no running stream.
To propagate black raspberrieS tip the
ends of the canes in the ground. They
viii take root. Then cut of the ground
portion and allow the cane 10 resume it's
upright position. The rooted portions
viii send out a young plant. The red
raspberries propagate themselves by
sending out numerous shoots, or suckers.
which may be taken up and transplanted
in other locations.
As a rule, dairymen are accustomed to
pasturing the COWS, and any innovation
on the old-iashioned usages will not be
willingly accepted. The greatest obstd-
Gle to be encountered in the advocacy of
a better system for feeding is that of i'm
pressing the fact of feeding grain liber-
ally, without regard to the quality or
amounto of the paSturage. Pasturage con-
fers greater benefit by serving as bulky
and succulent food than as an actual food
of value.
Dutch English.
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