The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-04

the comb and brush. Less grain more
regu ar watering and plenty oil rubbing
would ect great change in the condi-
tion Of farm horses in the spring.
Forestry.
The preservation of our remaining tim
Der is receiving the attention of the pub
lie in greater degree than formerly. The
advocates OF forestry did not prescnt their
arguments with effectiveness in the early
stages OF the agitation, and the farmers
took little or no interest. They could not
be exported to leave timber on good, ara
bic land when it was tn their advantage to
cut 1t, especIsllv when there was no con-
cert OF action looking toward the preserya.
ton OF timber for climatic effects.
1t Is conceded that some timber is need
ed TO maintain the normal climatic cODdi-
tions. The shade and moisture attract
clouds and promote their formation. and
the trees temper the winds. France has
expended $50 100000 in reforesting, and
an equal amount il i- estimated is needed
to reclothe the land that should never
have been cleared. In our country, as
elsewhere, ali effort to influence the indi-
vidual TO sacrifice his profits in the inter-
est of the public is unsvaiing. The
claims of timber preservation must be
placed upon other ground than that OF the
pub ic welfare TO have any wide accept
ance.
This is now being done. The advocates
OF forestry are showing that there is
profit in growing timber on our hillsides,
thin ridges and the rocky and wet spots
on the farm. These were stripped OF
their forest growth when there was little
or no promise of profit in their tillsge,
only to be abandoned to weeds and
bushes They injure the appearance Of
the farm, and add little or nothing to the
income. Other millions of acres are
titled, while the crop barely paws cost OF
production. Tbs crop for which they are
adapted is timber, and there is good
profit in it.
We have now learned that the interests
of the farmer and those of the public do
not conflict Rich, arabic land will be
cleared in time, and no protestaton of the
forestry advocates can prevent II. but the
planting of desirable varieties on rough
land is increasing and bids fair to become
popular. The future tendency will be TO
reclothe our naked hillsides with valuable
varieties of timber, adding thus to the in
come and the permanent value OF the
farms, and helping to retain to the cOun-
try the benefits that woodland gives.
Book Farming.
A correspondent OF the press lately
wrote: The opposition to book farming
is giving way" The writer seemed to
think that a progressive step by the peO-
pie was thus marked. In some degree the
inference is correct, and vet it may be
profitable to bear in mind that the oppo-
sition that was offered by practical farm
ers to book farming" was in great meas
ure due TO the fact that this new farming
was almost wholly theoretical; or, what Is
ia ly as bad, 1t was the sum of the expe-
rience of one man in a certain locality who
lacked the power of generalization, and
never dreamed that the result of expert
ment under special conditions might not
hold good wherever land was TILED.
Prejudice WAS created that was well
founded in reason and IN fact. Fine spun
theories bore inherent evidence TO the
practical farmer OF their i'm prsctcability.
1t is true that farmers erred equally on
the other side. Just becaus. their special
conditions might not admit OF methods
laid down by agricultural writers many
} thought them deserving of ridicule. We
remember that a great corn producer in
/ one of this country's bottoms had naught
! but contempt for the man who urged his
! readers to house their slower His 800
acres OF fodder would require many barns,
I he thought. He failed to see beyond his
/ line fences, and could not realize that the
advice was good for four farmers out Of
five And 80 it is continually in our work
> All good methods do not suit our own Pc
culiRr conditions.
+ But the general prejudice TO book farm
ing is'dying out since the men who hold
the pillow handles do much of the writing.
Fine spun theories by theorists were the
forerunners of the practical hints We get
today through the press The most Of us
do not so much need instruction as We
need encouragement and suggestions, that
we may go forward and do better work.
Each one takes the hints applicable TO
himself, and by acting upon them reaDs
{ his reward in more conscientious farm
/ practice and increased income. The OPP
/ position has died away, but it is greatly
due to the fact that there is less that de-
serves opposition. Recognition of the TACT
that general principles may be laid down,
but that every farmer must modify them
to suit his circumstances, has paved the
way for helps that are of great assistance
to the students of agriculture.
Care of Mich Cows.
! If one wishes to make high grade butter
/ or cheese, and to do so with a chance of
profit, he must supply plenty of whole
some food. 1t must be untainted and nu-
tritious. The drinking water must be in
plentiful supply and pure. There should
be no foul odors in the stables. Milk is
easily tainted, and any faint is ruinous to
the quality OF butter and cheese. Clean
Illness is prime consideration. The milk
buckets should be carefully cleaned with
boiling water, and when filed with milk
they should not stand uncovered in the
/ stable.
The cows require careful handling.
They should not be run from the pasture
either by dogs or by BOYS. The milk-pro-
ducing process in q cow is closely allied TO
the nervous system. and any excitement
prevents a flow of milk. A COW should be
MIXED by the same person all the time.
Ii the bag is not clean a wet cloth should
be used, and then a dry one to wipe we'll.
The milking shou q be done rapidly and
thoroughly. Good food and water. gentle
ness and cleanliness are four requisites to
success IN making a dairy profitable.
Rotation of Crops.
The ground makes its best yields OF vege-
tables and grains onlv under wise sys-
TEN of crop rotation. 1t is the exception
rathar thoo tho vula tOdav IN folIou opa