Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
AGRICULTURAL.

Good clover makes the best pastura
for sheep.
Give the hens chopped onions oeca-
sionally
j." not try to winter more hens tan
you can care for well.
1t is easier to empty the trough ut
night than TO chop out ice in the morn
ing
On the average farm it is a good plan
to plant out a few fruit trees eve~y
year in order to keep up the supply.
1t does not pay to let milk get cool
before being set. 1t means a definite
loss of butter when it goes to tho
churn.
DampneSs Injuries seeds by promoting
the growth of fungi, which attack the
vitality of the seed; hence one reason
for keeping them in a dry place.
Why let the buggy make such a rat
tie, when the tightening of few nuts
might stop the noise? New shaft
springs and washers for the wheel
may be needed.
Dark stables are not the sort in which
animals flourish best Light is an es-
sential condition of life, and neither an
animal nor plant can develop thrift
lily without it.
new scheme for the determination
of rabbits is being tried in Australia.
Cartridges generating poisonous gas are
put i'll the burrows, the holes are closed
and the rabbits are killed by the poi
son in the smoke, not by suffocation
In England farming is considered Il
business that must be learned. rs we'll
us anything else. A man without ex-
perience would have difficulty in rent
ing or leasing 4 good farm there. no
matter how much capital he might
have, and again, no matter what his
experience, he could not lease unless
he could show capital enough to stock
and operate it properly.
Olive growing. olive picking, and the
manufacture of olive oil have become
Il highly important industry in Cali
fornia. This year the industry has a re-
markable boom, and the dealers are
entirely unable to meet all the orders
they have received. This is especially
! the case in the Pomona valley. Every
body engaged in the olive trade-grow-
ing, making oil, or acting as brokers'
is making unusual profit, and there Is
Il demand for five times the amount of
the crop.
The sheep must have sweet, clean
food, and this necessity stands some
what in the way of the use of ensiage
for feeding a flock. 1t is not always
sweet or free from mold and moldy
food will surely produce trouble with
the skin and the fleece. Dropping of
the wool, due to an infianmatory con-
ditiOn of the skin, is Il certain result
of fnoldy or smutty fodder There may
be such a skillful management Of the
silo as to avoid all danger In feeding
the ensilage, but as n rule sufficient
supply of roots may be grown quite US.
cheaply as an equal quantity of ensi-
lage, and the corn does not contain the
most desirable and necessary elements
of the sleeps food, as has been shown
above MangOlds have been put into
the barn cellar for $3.50 a ton, and
| this is less than the cost Of enslage,
on an average; in fact there Is no prac-
| tICdI ulleIcuCe DclWceu the cOSI OF
either, but an account Of the perfect
/ healthfulness Of the roots, they would
be better at twice the value or cost
Of any substitute. Regularity in feed
ing sheep is n greater element of sue
cess than is commonly considered. A
sheep is fretful, and it's low nervous con-
ditiOn tends to make any irregularity
in feeding or other disturbance injur-
ious to it. The digestion is interfered
with; the appetite is disturbed; and the
flock will soon show the i'll results
The tinkling Of their bells may always
be heard at the same time in the morn
ing, and if they are not served at the
same time, day after day, they worry,
and if they are fed for the market they
fail to fatten proftably; so that not on
ly should the food be of the right kind,
but it is to be given regularly, as must
be all other necessary attention. Wa
ter is required in the same regular man
ner, and should be drawn fresh from
well twice a day. Sheep that are com
PEELED to eat snow for drink will never
give q profit to the owner.-Country
Gentleman. .