Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-16

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keen a set of double-entry BOOKS tihs
off a balance sheet once a noheh' -
inventory once a year, ana ciose ~
tbe wears work by balancing up ths
onerating account and profit ana loss
This work small farmers Will not 90
and the operations in most cases oo
not Justify it. On another farm KEEP
three accounts Improvement, Caploal
and Current Expenses. Under the hrs'
1 charge any real improvements ioi Ii
stance, a new building. line secohu
covers all property carried from year
to wear. such as team. implements, etc'
The third is the most important, as II
covers labor, repairs to buildings and
all other repairs, no matter Wnie
ditching, fencing, taxes, insurance, e'c'
| On the other side are the sales Whcli
are to cover all that has BEEN done
If any farmer who has never Kept ac-
counts will do this for one year, ana
is interested in it, he can at the ena Oh
the year take an inventory ana see
how he comes out; and if he Us further
interested, he can separate his current
expenses and see what he mas speh'
for labor, fertilizers, groceries, euuca-
ton and what not, and the sales from
each crop or source can be footed sep
arately, SO as to shape his course 1or
another year.
An Anti Rabbit WaSh.-To prevent
rabbits from eating the bark Off your
trees, put l. gallons of water INTO
oaldron, and add the following: .
pounds waste tobacco stems, pound
sulphur, 3 pounds old fat, pounds
rosin, j quart pine tar, quart Kerosene
1 pail blood. Boil all together for one
hour, stirring frequently. Beat the
blood and kerosene well together be-
fore putting them in. If mixture Is
too thin, add a little dry wood ashes.
Apply with whitewash brush Whlle
warm, three feet high on tree; TINS
will last six months.
A regular routine i'm 'dairying is
one of the essentials.
The man who thinks he has arrived
at q state of perfection is very far
from it.
This routine should not be an UNI
changeable one, but one subject to
improvements.
All dairymen can't use the same
methods because conditions vary on
different farms.
Progressive dairymen are ready to
try new Things; if they prove to be
better than the old ones they adopt
them.
Pigs Dying.-Ne have recently lost
several sucking pigs in a peculiar man
ner. They appear to be in good CON
ing, something like thumps in horses,
and pig usually dies in about twenty
four hours. The sow is fed with skim
milk and corn. (AnsWer-Giye two
drops Of the following mixture every
two hours: HON. tincture bryonia, 2
dr.; HON. tincture arSenicum, 4 dr.;
mix.
Feeding Calf Would you kindly add
wise the quantity of slim-milk we
should feed u Week-old colt, and how
often? Would you advise using flax
seed tea with the milk, and how much
| How soon could we begin to feed it Il
little wheat bran? (AnsWer-Whole
f1aXseed cooked in water and the milk
may be given i'm equal quantities half
| pound of seed cooked in 3 quarts of
| water until the seed is well softened,
say half to three-quarterS Of an hour.
Feed every two or three hours. In
three or four weeks some bran or
middlings may be stirred into the
above miXture)
Feeding Calves. What kinds of feed
can l use to provide skim milk will
sufficient butter fats to fit young
calves for veal? Would not-like to fcct
anything that is worth us much rs
the cream for butter, as economy is
necessary. How much can | feed il
safety? (Answer-We recommend flax
seed jelly to put the fat back int
3kim-milk cheaply and effectually. Boz
flaXseed for twenty minutes in si1
times its bulk of water, when it form:
Il thin jelly, which is mixed with thu
warm skim-milk. When a calf il
weaned, or taken from it's dam, take
say quarts warm skim milk, and 70
such a young calf you begin by stir
ring into the warm sl1im-milk two ia
blcspoonfuls of this jelly and on
. spoonful of fine bran or middlings. Yo7
, increase the jelly and bran one spoon
full every two days until you have
gill. This will do-that is, one gill o
the Jelly and one gill of fine bran o
middlings for the first three weeks a
} each feed. The fourth week use hal
pint of the jelly and one gill Of fin
5 bran or middlings. We have ha
: skillful feeders who would raise a fin
] calf In this way as if fed on fres
milk. When skillfully handled the ca
+ will be less likely to scour than if fe
' upon skim-milk in the ordinary way
: The second month the bran or mic
S lings is gradually increased and ca
t is given hay to chew, and the be-
e feeders mix the bran with a little CT
e hay-mixing In also the jelly If til
t calf is to be raised, other foods ma
g be added.)
TEN CENTS A DAY.
d Cheap Living Tried by a Profession;