The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-04
YARN AND GARDEN Norri.

gone by.
Keep ferns shaded and rive plenty
of moisture.
Rape comes in very handy tor fall
pasturage or winter feed
Old plants, like old hens, nro loss
digestible than young ones.
Good butter largely depends upon tho
care taken in ripening the cream.
Keep all weeds cut close this season
and you will be apt to sec less next
year.
Cream should be of uniform consist
ency and ripeness when it ia mt in the
churn.
Give the fattening swine nll they can
possibly eat at each feeding, but do not
allow any to remain over.
There is n difference Of opinion
among dairymen as to whether butter
fat can be fed into the COW.
Experience has proved that cows
which had due allowance of salt gave
richer milk than those that went with
out.
Do not let the young pigs roam with
the fattening hogs. The reason is that
they lay on too much fat to grow
we'll.
Mutton of the finest quality can he
made of nibbles here and there of
such stuffs as would otherwise be
waste.
Whenever the weevil is to be feared
in the wheat do not fail to thresh
rightout of the field, and send To the
mill without delay.
Straw board in the future will bo
made from the undigested food taken
from the stomachs of cattle in the
slaughtering establishments.
An occasional application of manure
water is excellent for fuchsias They
should he kept partially shaded and
well syringed with water to prevent
red spider.
The hot summer months, when the
grass gets short and flies torment, is
hard On the cows. They need shade
and green food of some kind to help
tide them over.
There is no special advantage in
having growing and breeding animals
fat. In almost all cases better results
will be obtained if they are kept in
thrifty condition.
We should appreciate the shade of
our vines and resolve to plant more
next year. Let us make selection of
those which bloom freely rather than
the fowerless sorts.
A low-wheeled wagon for use about
a farm Is very convenient; hauling all
sorts of crops, manure, wood, fencing
material, farm machinery, etc, is thus
made easier as they are not lifted SO
high.
Are you planning to set any shrub
berry this fall? Now is the time to pre-
pare the soil, for with crop that life
time does not see the final harvest Of,
the soil can not be too deep, too rich or
too mellow.
Pick up pieces of old boards, broken
fence rails, fragments of posts, and
like material and burn in the cook
stove. These make good fuel and it
may save horse or some other animal
being crippled.
An occasional coat of paint on wagon
wheels will cause them to look better,
last longer and may save annoyance or
accident with loose tires and broken
wheels. 1t prevents alternate wetting
and drying and consequent shrinkage.
Sheep take hoven or bloat very easily
from eating too much rape or clover.
1t is advisable to allow them to feed
only for a short time at first, gradu-
ally increasing the length of time they
are allowed to feed until they become
accustomed to it.
Cornell University has adopted th> |
following daily ration for the dairy
cows on its farm; Eight pounds OF
grain, consisting of a
mixture Of two pounds OF cottonseed
meal, two pounds of bran, four pounds
Of oats, fed with all the hay or cut
corn fodder the cows will eat up clean.