The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03

shelled, and Mr.. Iilker thinks the
Smelling and freezing could be done al
cost OF about cents per bushel, as
the work could be done with a very
slight addition to the existing plant
OF course this freezing scheme would
not be convenient for the farmers
home supply, but if corn can be KEEP
sound from gathering time til
the next crop comes in, it will
remove the chief objection
to corn growing on u large scale. Ii
the farmer raises a big crop and Can
not sell IL early in the season, it stead
lily depreciates in value and often, till
il is of no value whatever; while
Northern corn is in demand at u price
that would pay the home grower
handsomely.
MIR. Nllker contemplates organizing
"a joint stock company to buy, freeze,
store and ship Texas raised corn, and
if found practicable TO fatten cattle
and hogs Such a scheme would be
profitable to stock holders, and OF inn
mense value to the local farmers, who
would find an ever ready market for
their corn. This would help TO solve
tho cotton difficulty, and it is to be
hoped that il will be carried forward.
sNYDER's COLT SHOW.
The attention of hOrsemeu is called
to the fact that d. II. and }. w. Sny-
doris colt ST ow will be held in George
town on Monday, March 7. These
spirited and celebrated breeders of
Percheron an French coach horses,
offer premiums TO the amount of 500
for colts, the get of their Percheron
horses which made the season of 1890
in Travis and Williamson counties.
The premiums are divided into three
for horse, and three for mare colts,
80, $50 and $50 respectively. There
promises to be large gathering of
colts and anyone having doubt about
he value of that class OF horse
rs Il producer Of valuable
stock from small common
mares, will have that doubt dispelled
by visit to the show.
FATTEN YOUR OLD SOWS.
An Illinois man writes advocating
the fattening of old sows. He says:
The principal reason why tatten off
my breeding sows at three years is
because after that they are likely to
become CraGky." or lot of twenty
breeding sOws hal several years ago,
thirteen were kept until they were
five years old, and my experience with
that lot convinced me that without
special care old s0ws, unless very val
liable, are undesirable property. They
become altogether too cunning. AS /
could not feed them all the corn they
wanted without making them too fat
or any purpose, they undertook to
supply themselves. Four of them ex-
;elied a white-taced COW at fence
They were continually
luuUing for loose board or weak
'pOt in the fence, and their chief
,hicct in life seemed to be to get out
If tho pasture and forage on my
leigh bors, Alas for the fowl thai
with their reach One OF
hem cought and chewed up cat so
luiclS that ! never knew what took it
n.
A DAIRY COW.
Writing in the Breeders Gazette, II.
). Adams says-The average dairy
armer is average largely be-
ause his foundation judgment
If what a good dairy COW should look
ike, rests on u whim and not reason.
When he can be made to know that q
larry COW should be light in front,
With small head, thin neck, and not a
urplus pound Of meat on the fore
quarters, because she has DO noun.
aims to climb, battles to fight or
,nna;nl tn Il Mt ~ hA
inc, he will begin to understand that
he term beauty is relative and not
lbsolute; and later when he finds that
he backbone is large and prominent,
because it encloses the great nerve
Irtery OF the body, and because
cushion Of flesh to hide it has no place
II dairy economy, he sees something
n that which has o new charm.
NUMBER AND VALUE OF TEXAS STOCK
In report upon the number ana
'alues of farm animals, just issued 10y
he department of agriculture, it is
tated that there is quite an increase
II the number of horses as compared
With January |, 1891. This is due to
and to the fact that farm
rs are paying more attention to the
he raising of their own stock. The
uality of this class of stock is also
much improved owing to the intro.
uction of better blood. Mules are
more extensively used than former
y and consequently their number
las increased. Although the number
( milch cows has not increased du
ing the past year their quality is
cry much improved. Oxen and cat
le remain about the same as last year
s to numbers. The same may be
aid as to sheep and hogs.
LIVE ON HOME SUPPLIES.
\ correspondent in the Cuero Bule-
in writes: / don't pose as an adviser |
nd don't feel competent TO instruct |
theirs how to farm, but it does seem |
, mo that the man who owns his own |
lace should devote portion to horti-
uIture, raise more corn and less cot
On. fatten his own hogs |
nd cattle, plant plenty OF
wcet and Irish potatoes
lise cabbage and make his own sauer
raut, plant cucumbers and make his
WI pickles, put in patch of pea
uts ard sit and play "hull-gull"
18th his children. You may say it
ont pay, but what difference does it
lake if after years work for your
lerchant you have got your bread
nj meat or raise all you want at
ONE? There are men here who have