Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Sailing with brine is not effective.
Excessive feeding of Swedish turnips
makes the milk bitter.
Begin early and train the fruit trees
to grow symmetrical and well bal
anced.
Itrequires ensilage antt warm stables
for COWS in winter to make winter
dairying profitable.
It is doubtful if there is any better
milk-producing food for the brood
mare than ground oats.
Professor Weigman attributes oily
butter to iron, which comes from the
use of poorly timed vessels.
Keep O close watch on the work
horses. Give them all necessary pro-
lection against bad-ftting or dirty
collars.
Buttercups and other varieties of
the ranunculus in the pasture are gen
orally responsible for the bitter taste
in milk and butter.
Hot weather brings plenty of work
in the poultry yard. and work that can
not be sighted nor neglected if profit
able results are to be expected.
Handsome, we'll proportioned, sound,
sixteen-hand carriage horses that
show quality and good action will
bring about as much money to-day as
ever.
Green bone is an excellent egg-mak-
ing food. 1t is also excellent for
young chicks, as it furnishes the ma
terial required for the growth Of bone
and feathers.
Soapy milk has been found to be
caused by damp, foul straw upon which
the COWS were bedded. This abounded
in bacteria, which got on to the udders
and thence into the milk.
Sailing with one-half to one and one
half ounces per pound increases the
total weight of butter about twelve
per cent. The unsalted butter has
larger water content than the sailed.
Young ducks are great feeders and
will sometimes gain IS much as
pound in a week. Duck meat can be
produced almost as cheaply as pork,
and with about the same kind of feed.
Because there are poor imported
stations it is very foolish to refuse to
buy or use an imported stallion.
Some of the best horses in the world
have been imported into the United
States.
When honey is capped and sealed it
should be removed at once if a fine
appearance is desired. If left to the
bees it will improve in flavor and
quality but at the expense Of discol-
grafton.
I. Seidl finds that weak brine up to
ten per cent. is not fitted for preserv-
ing butter, and that saturated brine
cannot be relied on, even when the
butter is kept in cool place. Brine
is likely to give butter ''heet' taste.
IF eggs are desired during the warm
season, do not let the hens get crowd
ed in the roosting place. Better pro-
vide roosting shed with open sides.
At the most, not over twenty-five
should be allowed to roost together.
The best time to oil harness is after
it has been out in the rain. When it
is nearly but not quite dry wash it
clean with lukewarm water with lit
tie common soap in it; rinse off the
soap, and when nearly dry apply the
oil.
Glover or fne-cut beet tops packed
away tightly while green, in barrels,
will make a good juicy food for the
hens next winter. The barrel must
be air-tight with tightly fitting head,
and the heavy weight must be left on
the top until you are ready to Use the
contents.
The best temperature for Dreaming
in deep-setting is forty-fve degrees.
No advantage was found i'll heating
from 93-11O degrees before set
ting. The addition of from ten to
twenty-five per cent. water appeared
to slightly improve the thoroughness
of dreaming.