The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-08-31
NOTES OF THE FARM.


The spraying outfit can be put to
good service in giving some of the
b1res and cows a good spraying as a
bath during the warm days,
n Is not altogether the aggregate
amount of crops. but the profit made
m growing them that determines the
net gain. We may spend more than
ws make
Use fertilizers that contain q large
percentage of potash, for potatoes, and
puf 1t over the rows, or broadcast IL
ON the land. Being soluble the rains
will carry II 70 the roots OF the plants
The plague of flies can be very
largely avoided, says a dairyman, by
rubbing the horse and the cows all
over with sponge dipped in soap
suds In which a small quantity of car
boic acid has been mixed.
The man who makes general farm.
ing pay the best is the one who has
aurne products that ne can put on the
market every month. He Is not tied
down to any one crop or one branch
of stock raising but branches out suf-
ficiently, so that if one thing fails he
has other opportunities ready.
ceSs to apple orchards, as they will
consume the fallen fruit and thus de-
stroy many insects. Weeds and grass
will also be kept down by sheep. They
should, however be fed also at night,
II the herbago is scarce, In order to
have them kept In the best condition.
sheep will not Craze during the heat
Of the day, preferring to do so after
r,rndown. They can be kept in any
shady place until evening. and then
driven to the pasture. In this manner
they will be protected from the heat
of the sun and be in better condition
for seeking their food during the even
ing.
We are sometimes surprised that
certain portions Of our crops endure
droufh so much better. During the
favorable weather they made a strong
root growth. The roots have the
power TO lay up nourishment for fu-
ture use. If we wish to provide against
a drouth give root growth the best
possible opportunity.
Can the proportion of butter in
milk be increased by judiclous feed
sng? The testimony that it can be
done is rapidly growing. The expert
ments of many of the State stations
and of dairy experts have gained
pretty exact information, and show
that certain foods rich in oils tend to
produce an increase In the butter fats
in milk.
When COWS become dry, they should
Keep in good condition on pasture
grass alone. Cows that produce large
" of milk may be allowed grain and
hay in addition to grass, and all that
they will eat, but it Is not necessary
TO highlyfeed non-producing stock
during the worm season, as less food
II then required for their maintenance
compared with winter.
Up 10 a certain point all food is ulti-
hzed In supplying the constant and
natural waste of the system. A plant
or an animal must be full fed. After
an animal waste is supplied, then
comes demand for so much to fur
aish animal heat. After these de
mards have been met, and not until
then. surplus production becomes pos
sdble. Moreover, the latter object is
Dest gained by the careful feeder and
by a perfectly balanced ration.
Where sheep are pastured upon clo-
YER there is a constant checking of the
plant, and this predisposes II to the
forming of seed. Thus 1T produces
heavier seed crop than when the COM
mon practice is followed of allowing
IL to grow until in blossom and then
cutting It close TO the ground; but, If
the clover Is fed off, Canada thistles
and other biennial weeds in 1t should
be mown down TO the surface with n
DO h1 81, will tal
hciept care of these to absolve you
from giving some attention to them.