The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-05

4 Inc loss OF the Tall causes constant
suffering and annoyance from the in
ability to get rid Of the swarms Of
flies. I have been lately watching
some foals Of a tenant, which have
been locked, and cannot rest from
the attack Of flies. whilst, over the
hedge my own young horses with long
tails enjoy comparative ease. This
applies equally to yearlings, when q
long tail can completely sweep lie
body and SO allay the constant irri-
London high-class barouche and
state horses derive much of their VAL
aue from full tail we'll set on. Per-
shaps the most benefited by a. short
tail may be drag-horses and some
COLBY ponies. 49,
Sheep and Nature.
Prof. Craig, of Wisconsin, in a re-
cent institute lecture, stated point
that is worthy of serious thought, as
follows:
.'sheep, to be managed rightly, must
come into contact with nature.
Sheep are more easily influenced than
any other domestic animals; by feed
and environment you CAN change any
breed of sheep they will differ greatly
from their progenitors in a. few gener-
ations."
No better illustration OF this can be
given than the fact that there are
more than thirty breeds OF sheep in
the British Islands which might be
classed in three great divisions in
point of size-the fine breeds, the
downs or rolling land breeds and
the mountain breeds. With
regard to wool they may be classed
as the long woods or Merinos being
scarcely known there Whatever
may be the breed selected it is. the
soil and the care that determines it's
final form and use so that taking in
to account the human element it is
the environment that finally deter
mines the type. Selection and breed
ing, only fix and transmit what the
environment has given. Americans
have seen the little, wrinkled Merino
transformed into a large, smooth
:Delaine, but only on soils rich enough
and smooth enough to sustain the.
enlarged form. It is folly, therefore,
to subject large sheep to hard CON
ditions and expect them to retain
size.--Iowa Homestead. -.
Cleaning the Cow Stable,
There is no doubt that in great
many localities says the Orange Judd
Farmer the methods which experience
has shown to be economical in the
older dairy regions are unknown.
How to dispose OF the droppings is q
very important matter. We give the
method which best suits the majority
of cases. Make q long, stone boat and
place upon it q box resembling g. wag-,
on box, though not so long. Have the
boat with it's box large enough to-
hold one days droppings Clean Out
| every morning, throwing the drop.
directly to the field. This saves loss
through teaching in the barn yard.
Scatter as you unload. The person
| unloading can stand on the ground.
so need NOTICE soiled. The stone boat
will run Winter, Summer, Spring or
Fall. It will 90 over snow,
bare ground or mud. Any time
| the team can keep on top of the
ground the stone boat can be used.
For greatest convenience arrange the
stable door so one horse or two can
haul it inside and move it along be-
hind the COWS as fast as the droppings
| are scooped in. If there is not room
to turn it around inside, it can be
| pulled backwards with q single horse,
| then hitch him to the front end and
let him haul it alone as far as the
door, when his mate can be hitched
on, if the door is too narrow to let a
double team through. OF course the
droppings are in g. gutter so they are
easily scooped into the boat, or the
cows stand on a platform and the
droppines lie in a line on the floor be-
hind. This saves work and manure
Short Notes.
F. There is more profit in growing lit
tie things, and iii fine products, in pro
portion, than IN the great staples.
But it requires different sort OF tai
emit. 81
Have a pit for the reception OF all
the garbage and waste. Then add
! from time to time some loan as an
absorbent, and it becomes an excellent
fertilizer.
Those buried potatoes may be Sc
cure enough from freezing, but how
about ventilation. We would just as
lief have them freeze as rot. And they
will do that unless they have air.
Growing crops by electricity is an