The Columbus journal., 1896-03-18
Draft Horse to tho Front.

trees would penetrate the tile and fill
it up.
Draft Horse to the Front.
The revival of draft horse breeding
in the horse breeding states. after this
unprecedented decline in breeding fol
three years, is simply the law of supply
and demand. The revival of business
and commercial industries calls f0l
more big draft horses, while the supply
of good horses is far short of the de-
mand, and must be until We can pro-
duce new supply and mature them for
the markets. Prices meanwhile must
advance and the weights increase to
1900 and 1000 pounds. while in 1892
a 1000 pound horse was a good draft
horse. Farmers have about concluded
that they will stick to the farm, and ii
they farm draft horses are the most
substantial. reliable and profitable
branch of stock breeding.
The revival of draft and coach horse
breeding throughout the Western states
means greater prosperity. Already
these horses top the markets, and the
many foreign buyers are eagerly look
ing for the best of them. while our own
city markets complain of the short sup
ply. just when they want more of them
and little larger and better than ever
bef0re.-Live Stock Journal
Dairy Purpose-The great principle
of dairying for butter is this: For
every ton of food used. produce the
largest amount of butter at the least
cost. The nearer a dairyman attains
to this idea. the greater financial sue
cess he will achieve. This statement is
as old as the hills, and yet but few seem
to appreciate the importance of it. 1t
seems to me that the first idea a dairy
man should have is this: He has on his
ranch a certain amount of food which
he intends to convert into butter at the
least cost. and he intends to buy some
other kinds of food to be used for the
same purpose He must use some sort
of machine, naturally. to turn all these
tons of grass. hay. bran. etc, into but
ter. What shall it be? A COW. of
course, for the machine: and as many of
these machines as his amount of feed
will warrant-Ex.
Should Be Tilcd.-Our garden plat
was originally the wettest. coolest piece
of land on the farm; by tile drainage
and manure We have got it into good
but We have found that we
can work it much better during the
cropping season if 1t is fall pi.wed. If
not plowed till spring. some times it is
late before it dries out as it should, be-
fore being plowed, as it is clay soil
heavily manured. Since We have been
fall plowing, We are troubled by hav-
ing it pack and run together after hard
rains. Doubtless many others similarly
situated would be benefited by the like
practice of fall plowing.-Ex.
Making Hotbeds.-A hotbed, when
properly made, will hold heat consid-
erable time. Get good stable manure,
and if 1t be scarce, mix some leaves with
it. Stable manure and leaves make a
splendid and lasting bed. providing the
is we'll packed down. Soil for
hotbeds ought to be prepared in the fall.
At this season. as a rule, everything is
frozen up. A liberal amount of old
lecayed manure that is well rotted
down is just the thing to mix in with
the soil. Seeds will come up we'll in a
compost of this.-Am. Gardening.
Best Fertilizer-PrOfess0r Atwater
says: Chemists cannot prescribe for
soils as doctors do for patients. Stable
manure is a complete fertilizer. 1t con-
tains all the ingredients of plant food;
and it's organic matter improves the
condition of the soil be-
sides. It is a standard fertilizer. and
nseful everywhere. To learn by what
fertilizer this can be supple
mentcd in any given case, is. as have
,ften insisted, best settled b. expert
snce and experiment"
A single swallow, according to an au- /,
hority, can devour G,OO0 flies In day.