The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24
Separate TrOugha.

Sc5arato JrOuShe.
1t is not a great undertaking to pro-
vide small trough in some convenient
corner where they eat their soaked
corn and milk unmolested by older
stock. They learn at an early age to
visit their sideboard and their appre-
citation of it's contents increases daily
As time goes on they will become more
dependent upon their side ration, un-
til, as you 60 the round with the feed
buckets, you are reminded that you
have another regular lot on your feed
roll BY the time they are ten or twelve
weeks old you have them weaned with
but little ceremony. They have become
SO attached to their feed trough that
they miss their mother but little, and
the SOW will have reduced in the flow
of milk. making weaning a very sim
pie matter.-Pacific Rural Press.
Chicago as Wool Chicago
lies 1000 miles from the seaports and
the freight on foreign wools from those
points to Chicago is &c per pound.
Were it not for this our Western manu.
facturers would also work largely on
foreign wool; consequently wool con-
signed to this market from the central
states and western territories will net
more to the shipper than by sending
it to the far east, where it will come
in direct competition with wool from
all over the world, to be sold at very
low prices, often requiring one year,
and in some instances to our knowl-
edge two years to get returns-Ex.
Field Crops ara Lime.-The Mary
land experiment station found that by
an application of twenty bushels of stone
lime gain of 5 1-3 bushels of corn, and
on the following crop of wheat S.5 BUSH
els. This is "a: cer cent for the first
crop and 81 per cent for the last crop.
For subsequent season when lime was
tested on the hay crop gain of 1,271
pounds was secured, an unlimed section
giving but l 1,39l pounds, and the lined
section 1852 pounds. This does not
show a difference Of 1,271 pounds "a
slight mistake in the mathematics of
the station), but nevertheless a good
gain.
Loss of Calves.-The loss of calves
in a herd is often due to the COWS be-
ing deprived of exercise, which is indis-
pensable for the health of all animals.
When they are tied in the stable all
the time they have not sufficient exer-
else for health, and becoming weak are
not able to Withstand the strain on
them, and thus lose the calves when
they are half grown. The drinking of
ice cold water, too. is sufficient to cause
loss of the calf. Some exercise should
be given to the cows every fine day in
the winter at least.-Ex.
Keeping Butter.-If you would keen
butter for use at time when you are
not making any, pack it solidly down in
stone jars, put cloth on top and one
third inch of salt, keep an inch depth
Of water over all. and the cover on the
jar. and all in the butter cellar. l have
kels butter in this way perfectly sweet
and good from October until June. The
pans, pals and all appliances about but
ter making must be kept clean by scald-
ing in boiling water after being washed
in water with soap in 1t as often as they
are emptied from use.-Ex.
Depth of Seed Planting.@Scme fine
seeds If planted deep will never germin-
ate, or If they do the delicate plants will
not have sufficient strength to push
their way through the mass of soil
which covers them. Even large seeds
might be planted very shallow if 1t were
sure timely showers would keep the soil
moist, but as there is danger of drouth
and that q hot sun may destroy the
sprouted seeds. they are planted deeper
so the soil may be a protecti0n.-Ex.
A Questionable Practice.-To0 many
farmers have formed the practice of
selling their calves for veal With the
present demand for beef and dairy cat
tie would it not be more profitable to
keep the calves and sell them at ma
turity? The prospect is good for the