The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
FARM NOTES.

II your hay is dusty wet II before giving
Il 20 horses. Dusty hay IS a source OF great
injury TO horses.
Poultry that show n disposition TO roost
outdoors when IL - Geld give pretty good
evidence OF lice Ia the house.
For diseases of the bowels. hot water
poured in a red pepper and permitted TO
stand until cold Is recommended
cow that IS not kept up to her fun ca
pacity at the pail will ultimately become
permanently impaired as mixer.
Nulchinx In winter II to prevent alter
nate freezing and thawing. and should be
done as sosf as the ground is frozen
The potato Is mostly water, and what is
not water a starch, which VIII indicate
that IL should not be fed too generously.
TOO much stress cannot be laid upon the
careful selection OF seeds. II farmer viii
select the largest peas, beans and other
vegetables, and keep on planting the best
year after year. he viii create better va
Tfety.
Sheep breeding will vet be an important
industry IN Eastern Washington and other
irrigated sections. just the place Tor
sheep. How they would develop on The
alfalfa, and what fine quality or NUT
ton they would produce.
The fleece should be as little broken rs
possible In shearing. 1t should b gath
cred up carefully. placed on smooth
table with the inside ends down. put INTO
the exact shape IN which u came from the
In sowing seeds. a good rule for those
not particularly acquainted with ths prop
er depss at which 20 SOW seeds Is 10 cover
them four times their diameter. Very
minute seeds should be simply pressed into
the ground and kept moist until they
aprouf-
the COW ought not to have ice water 70
drink. ard then left out in the cold ~ nd -
shivsF, Any asiFyman that Will treat bis
cows in that manner has certainly mis-
taken his calling. and the sooner he retlFes
from the business he better il win be al
least for the co~s.
We would say 20 an amateur CORE
Frcnssuf" that planting the seed Of some
variety OF frat viii not Reproduce that va
rfety. The product viii Dc seeding,
either better than or inferior 20 the parent,
most likely inferior. Grating II ths meth-
Cd to reproduce q variety.
Allowing pork 20 freszs lessons f's
chances for preservation. as IL VII not
lake the salt wei ~ This condition. j! TIE
butcheFiBg Be done IN a rainy time. TIE
pork should be cooled under cover when
possible. Dry curing meat il pFeferab4e 70
picking. Fer every 5s1 pounds Of pork use
fourteen pounds Of salt
live stock writer says there are very
few farms in fhss country upon which u
VIII not pay 10 keep few sasep-say about
one sheep 10 svery three acres OF lard-
Their value a. cleaners and RIDING the
lanes. re&9sldes. fence corners and pas
lures OF noxsous weeds IL not half way ap-
3EectaEe6 as II should be.
Various remedies are proposed for worms
IN lambs, but those most available and
prssscai. THE Homestead says, seem 10
lie in a. emulsion composed OF turpsntine
fer enc lamb ~ from two 10 four ounces
81 the emulsion. one dose Ia generally
s11le2ent. Il not. repeat tx II about tngee
ounce Q. Easee6 oil. with two drains OF
turr@nstRs for a lamb ard four Grams fsr
al sdas sa~ep. gwen IN one dose.