The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-06
All Arou I'd the Farm.

10 De on the sale slte We S0oulQ Al
ways anticipate droath and be prepsr-
ed 70 meet it with a plentiful supply Of
crops for soiling.
Soils which are rich in hum1s contain
a larger amount Of phosphStes associated
with them in available forms than the
soils that are Poorin hGmGs.
Among garden crops most certain 70
be benefited BY the application Of com
mercial fertilizers We iad asparagus, peas
beans. cabbages and ea1lifowers-
The Vermont experiment station after
three years Of experiment decides that
sour milk IS superior 70 sweet for feeding
pigs.
Buy once or twice a week large beef
heart from your butcher, boil il until
well done and tender. chop iae and feed
70 both young chicks and old fowls.
They eatit ravenously, and il Is fEs
food fer them
During the busy season it sometimes
happens that a farmer finds il almost i'm
possible not to overWork his horses a
little. Avoid this if you can, but if you
cannot. As soon As the opportunity comes
pull OF their shoes and turn them out for
a fortnights run upon good grass.
Plenty Of shade in the hog pastures
is a necessity and not luxury. IL is 10
yoar interest as well as for the good Of
the hogs that they are not compelled 10
endure the heat Of the sun.
Permanent pastures may be made Of
one species Of grass only, says a writer,
but the feeding value Is Increased by
having a variety. The variety should
be selected with q regard to their habits
Of groRth-as hardihood, durability, the
part Of the season during which they
grow, and the feeding value Of each.
The Russian sunfOWer is easily raised,
requiring very little care, and can be
grOwnin fence corners a nd places difficult
to cultivate. Its seed production is enor-
nous, one acre often yielding 100 bushels.
It should be planted in hills four feet
apart. Three quarts Of seed Sill plant an
acre.
Our experience with feeding oats to
hens il that they are too light to De made
a main part Of the feed. The fowls will
not eat them at the same time with other
grain. Bot We never saw young chicks
grow better than on q diet Of cat neal
siflsd 50 as 10 remove most Of the hulis,
and then mix Ill nearly solid and dry
with sour eurd cheese. This combination
contains Just what IS needed to make
rapid grow owth.-Citirat0r.
Take extra good care Of the horses dur
ing the working season. Sponge the
shoulders and other points where the
harness bears, whenever the horse has
been used enough 20 sweat at ali. When
at work give them water in the middle
ofthe forenoon and afternoon as well IS
at feeding time.
Il is pointed out that hundreds Of
farms have been ruined because the far
msrs are ignorant Ofths bottom princi-
pies Of their calling. Ifthis is true, should
not the country school instruction be so
differentiated from that Of the city and
town that farmers ard farms should re-
csive a positive benefit ?
The farmer who gets behind with his
work in the growing season neglects what
he then does in his anxiety TO catch up
by half doing his work. In such cases
it would be wiser TO secure enough help
to catch up, aad do the work properly
also. Work half done in any branch of
farming brings the usual results Ofslip-
shOd methods when the crops are gath
cred. Nubbin culture produces nubbins.
The stock on the farm are benefited as
much b. a varied died as the farmers
family.
The supply Of organic matter in the
soil must be kept up, because it takes
such an important part, indirectly, in
keeping up the fertility ofthe soil. a
good system Of rotation, including sol
crops and we!l-prspared farm manuFes,
viii DO this, and viii avoid the intro
duciion and use Of commercial fertilizers,
which are nov costing the farmers Ofthe
United States over Sj5O00O0O annually.
II viii no; DO 70 wait until this question
forces itself upon Us.
Dry bone, ground. is valuable for Poul-
try, but the best results are obtained from
fresh bones and mslt procured from the
butcher, says Mirror and Farmer. A
green bone cannot be ground, being
tough, while a dry bone, being brittle,
can be reduced easily. Green bones are
cut 6ne and I'D, the sdhering meat being
cut with the bone. sash iood should be
USED Is a portion Of the ration, and If
given in proportion ofone ounce a day
to each hen viii add to the number Of
eggs from the flock.