The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06
Farm Notes.

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Farm Notes.
The Vermont experiment station after
three years Of experiment decides that
sour milk is superior to sweet for feed
ing pigs.
TO he on the safe side we should al
ways anticipate drought and be prepared
10 meet it with a plentiful supply Of
crops for soiling.
Soils which are rich in humus contain
a larger amount Of phosphates associated
with them in available forms than the
soils that are poor in humus.
Among garden crops most certain to
be benefited by the application of COM
mercial fertilizers we find asparagus. peas,
beans. cabbage and cauliflowers
Plenty of shade in the hog pastures is
a necessity and not a luxury. 1t is to
your interest as well as for the good Of
the hogs that they are not compelled 10
endure the heat Of the sun.
Buy once or twice a week a large beef
heart from your butcher boil ii until well
done and tender, chop fine and feed to
both young chicks ard old fowls. They
eat 1t ravenousiy, and it is a fine food for
them.
During the busy season it sometimes
happens that farmer finds it almost i'm
possible not to Overwork his horses a lit
tie. Avoid this if YOU can, but if you can
not, as soon as the opportunity comes pull
off their shoes and turn them out for a
fortnight's run upon good grass.
Take extra good care Of the horses
during the working season. Sponge the
shoulders and other points where the
harness bears. whenever the horse has
been used enough TO sweat at all. When
at work give them water in the middle of
the forenoon and afternoon, as well as at
feeding time.
ri.
requiring very little care. and can be
grown in fence corners and places diff
fiCult to cultivate. It's seed production is
enormous, one acre often yielding 100
bushels. 1t should be planted in hills
four feet apart. Three quarts Of seed will
plant an acre.
Permanent pastures may be made of
one species of grass only. says a writer,
but the feeding value is increased by hav
ing "A variety The variety should be Sc
lected with a regard TO their habits Of
grOWth-as hardihood, durability, the part
Of the season during which they grow,
and the feeding value of each.
It is pointed out that hundreds Of
farms have been ruined because the
farmers are ignorant of the bottom
principles Of their calling. If this is
true. should not the country school in
structiOn be so differentiated from that
Of the city and town that farmers and
farms SnOulu receive d positive bcIlelll.
our experience with feeding oats TO hens
is that they are too light to be made
main part of the feed. The fowls will not
eat them at the same time with other
grain. But we never saw young chicks
grow better than on a diet of oatmeal
sifted so as TO remove most of the hulls.
and then mixed till nearly solid and dry
with sour curd cheese. This combination
contains just what is needed to make
rapid grOwth.-Cultivator
The supply of organic matter in the
soil must be kept up, because ii takes
such an important part, indirectly, in
keeping up the fertility of the soil. \
good system Of rotation, including sod
crops and well prepared farm manures.
will do this. and will avoid the intro
ductiOn and use Of commercial fertiliz-
ers. which are now costing farmers OF
the United States over $35. 100000 an
nually. 1t will not do to walt until this
question forces itself upon us.
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, and do the work
properly also. Work half done in any
branch Of farming brings the usual re-
suits of slipshod methods when the crops
are gathered. Nubbin culture produces
nubbins The stock on the farm are
benefited as much by a varied diet as
the farmers family.
Dry bone, ground, is valuable for
poultry, but the best results are obtained
from fresh bones and meat procured
from the butcher, says Mirror and
Farmer. A green bone cannot he ground,
being tough while a dry bone, being
brittle, can be reduced easily Green
bones are cut fine and fed, the adhering
meat being also cut with the bone. Such
.,d chO ha of he
ration, and if given in proportion Of one
ounce a day TO each hen viii add to the
number Of eggs from the flock.
Old barrels may be utilized for max
ing admirable nests for turkeys. Knock
out both heads with the exception of
one-third Of each. Sink the barrel in the
ground on its side nearly as deep as the
partitions Of the heads left in. Fill the
barrel nearly even with the head pieces
left I'm with dirt. round out In the center
to nest shape, put in sufficient fine wilted
grass; cover the barrel with brush so as
to partially hide 1t and keep it from
blowing away. This is an ideal nest for
turkey hens, and they soon find IL and
take to IL very readily.
1t Is in shipping the hens to market
that the greater loss occurs. 1t may be
supposed that but few persons would be
so unwise as to send live fowls to mar
ket during the warm days, but visit TO
the commission houses will show that
hundreds of coops arrive. even with the
heat we'll near 100 degrees, and that,
too, with the fowls crowded, as well as
but imperfectly supplied with water
The consequence is that there is some
times A loss of nearly one-third from
death, with also a loss of weight Of
those that survive.
Hints 10 Housekeepers.
Vinegar will remove all stains from
zinc