The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-12
All Around the Farm.

Scientists claim that ripened cream
contains as many as 100000 bacteria in
a single drop. Just think how many of
the tiny things could lie side by side
without crowding in the dot OF the let
ter l.
Beet pulp, it is said. is used extern
sively in California for cows in milk
with the most satisfactory results. The
beef of cattle thus fed is said to be as
tender and juicy as the best eastern
Stalled.
Pears are ready to be picked when the
stem parts readily from the spur when
raised by the hand. The fruit should
always be picked by thus raising it up,
instead Of pulling it off. Aim to leave
the stem on the pear.
Water the horse before you feed him:
the water rapidly leaves the stomach
and the gastric juices have full play.
Water with the food weakens the diges-
tive fluids. His stomach is small, there
fore do not let him get too thirsty and
drink too much.
Boil three pounds each Of sulphur and
freShly-slaked lime in six gallons of
water, until there is but two gallons of
it. Pour off the clear water and bottle
for use. A gill of this in five gallons
Of water makes a solution, which,
sprinl1led upon plants. Will prevent mil
dew.
A high site should always be selected
for pear culture. Better drainage is
thereby procured and the trees ripen
their wood earlier in the fall, and are
therefore harder than on low soils, and
the trees are longer lived. Fungus
growths trouble them less in these con-
ditiOns.
|. The farmer must have some knowledge
of the laws governing animal and veget-
able life. He must know something of
the elements of plant food in the soil;
store these elements to the soil. He must
study the science of breeding and feed
ing stock.
In Germany where they quilted ways
of wastefulness long ago. in a silo was
found a little of everything-turnip tops,
carrot tops, green corn, green mustard,
grass and autumn sown clover. The
cattle relish this, and there is no i'll
flavor in the milk. Let us learn to
waste less.
1t will tend to profit in breeding anG
fattening If farm stock is fed separa tely,
using the halter for horses and stan
chions for cattle. If this Is not practica-
animals of like physical strength and
disposition together. Be just as careful
to do this with hogs and sheep.
A writer says that many fail to
derstand. while yet it Is the fact, that
when COWS are on good pasturage is
Wnen tneN neeQ salt the most. Inc pct
ter plan is TO keep supply in a con-
venient place where they can help them.
selves. One advantage with rock salt
is that il does not waste to any great ex-
tent if left exposed
A French method of preserving grapes
is to place a shoot bearing a couple OF
punches of sound grapes in bottle filled
with water containing charcoal in solu-
ton. The bottles are then hung along
the edges of notched shelves in a dry
place. 1t is said that If the water be re-
newed from time To time the grapes win
keep until April in good condition.
farmers home, with house plants in
the window. flowers on the lawn, and 4
succession of small fruits from garden
planned, planted, pruned and protected
with aid Of wife and children, giving
each child control of a particular plant,
bush row, will do more to make chill
dren love the old homes tead and keep the
BOYS on the farm than all the precepts
ever taught them.
The average American eats twice the
amount of mutton he did ten years ago.
The greater the attention paid TO sup
of the best mutton breed, the more
popular such food will become; the better
breeding and handling have made the
average fleece weigh more than it did
twenty years ago. The best pays In all
things pertaining to stock
Under the rules of the Oregon dairy
commission all butter or milk fall be-
low the following standards Butter
that contains more than IA per cent
water. Milk that contains more than