The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-11
Farm Notes.

Ii REQUIRES but Il small nou OF
capitaI to get q start with sheep, and
in opening up a new farm they will
help materially to commence the In
come, consuming much which would
otherwise 90 to waste, both in the pas
lures and in the stables.
Cement floors to stables are said to
be cold and uncomfortable in winter
which is an objection, but floors should
always be kept well covered with cut
straw, leaves or litter Of some kind
There is no floor that serves better as
a protection against rats, and cement
enables the farmer 10 construct his
floors in a manner to collect the liquids
and thus enrich his manure heap.
Many farmers who are sufficiently
progressive to invest 81 or 81 in n sit
ting of eggs from pure-bred fowls have
been ridIculed for their extravaganza
in so doing, but after they have es
tablished good flocks their %neighbors
who ridiculed them usually promptly
come over and request to exchange
eggs" so as 10 derive benefit from the
enterprise of others at a trifiing cost.
There is no poorer economy than II
buying a poor harness because it Ii
| cheap. WeIl-tanned leather, with due
care, will resist dampness and will keel
sound a long time. Harnesses should
never be kept in the stable. There Il
too much ammonia in stables, which
will quickly cause n harness to rot
When used in warm weather the har
ness should be cleaned often and KEEP
soft and flexible with oil.
Lowland pastures should always con
tain redtop in ONE of its varieties. L
makes the cleanest, incest looking ant
sweetest turf of any grass. The fine
leaved varieties should be selected fol
cultivation in pastures. Meadow fescut
Is a valuable pasture grass, where the
soil is good, and on sandy soils rec
fescue Is perhaps n of the best spe
cies we can cultivate, associating witt
1t English bluegrass.
DehOrning cattle Is now practlced ex
tensively, but there Is a right time fol
so doing. The horns should never BIZ
removed when flies and insects arr
troublesome. and the Instrument
should be scrupulously clean. Late IL
the fall Is an excellent time for the Cd
Grafton, and it Is better to experiment
with a few, instead of dehorning the
entire herd. Noyices n have the op.
GRAFTON performed by a veterinary sur
geon, if preferred.
For many reasons fall tree planting /.
preferable to spring planting. There
is much more time to do the work prop
erly. The roots are firmly established
during the winter. The tree or shrul
Is then in condition for immediate
growth on the opening of spring. Near
~ all d%eciduorIs trees and shrubs cal
be shipped and transplanted in autumn
to advantage; also, roses in the opeI
ground, when slightly protected Will
suitable mulching.
There is nothing fancy" in breed
ing animals of pedigree. The animal;
are bred for merit. and any farmer ca1
he a breeder of pure breeds. But few
keep stock for pleasure or fancy" the
object being TO ecure as large a profit
as possible. The loss resulting from
the use of unfit animals on farms i
larger than all the taxes paid by farm
ers, and the gain of n few more quarts
of milk per day amounts TO a largo
sun in a year.
III the winter Of 1872 corn would not
bring II cents - bushel in many parts
o. the West. and coal was S11 a ton. In
consequence n good deal OF corn was
burned for fuel. Now coal IN same
localities can be bought for about one-
half the price OF twenty-five years ago,
while corn Is worth rather more. If it
was ever rea, economy TO burn corn the
time has gone by, probably never to
returl.