The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-24

entirely by the nOstrils in the choice OF
proper food, and blind horses are never
known to make mistakes in their diet.
When hogs die from cholera the saf-
est plan is TO burn rather than bury
the carcass and all that has been in
contact with it. Fire is a certain pur-
| ifier
Fifty bushels of sunflower seeds to
the acre is fair yield, and this will
produce fifty gallons of oil worth 81 a
gallon. When mixed with other
grains they are relished by all farm an
imals and are especially good for fowls.
\ Southern farmer says that good
results are obtained by feeding Rus
san sunflower seeds to horses, hogs
and other stock The feeding of this
requires an exercise of judgment, as
the seeds are very rich, and should be
mixed or combined with bran.
More than half the yield of anything
you cultivate depends upon tine effort
you put forth to make il productive.
Fertility of soil is the basis of all real
profit, and the farmer who does not
increase the productive capacity Of his
soil is surely going down hill.
For starting early tomato and other
plants in house or hotbed use sOds cut
in three-inch cubes or old tin cans
with solder melted off or little paper
boxes which have only to be wet when
placed in the ground; transplanting
can then be done easily and well with
out checking the growth.
When closing up a gap in a wire
fence through which horses or colts
have been accustomed 10 pass, use a
board for top of fence, or hang it to top
wire by means Of staples. If this is
neglected the animals will probably
run into the fence, and you may pOssi-
bly, lose the best one as a result.
Mich cows should always have
good, pure water to drink. The best
water comes from a good well with the
surroundings clean and right. a
clear, running stream that is not con-
taminated is all right, but one never
knows for certain about the contamina-
ton. Ponds usually become foul and
stagnant and altogether unfit for cows
TO drink from.
Make an estimate of the number Of
animals your pasture will probably
carry through the summer in good
shape. If you find a surplus Of stock,
it will be well to finish off and sell be-
fore they taste grass. II, on the other
hand, there is an excess in pasture,
keep your eyes peeled for bargains and
pick up some well bred young things
right.
The clover plant is the cheapest and
most effective subsoil plow that can be
used on soils where it will work; runs
deeper than steel plow, self-propelling,
and in passing leaves more fertility
than it takes.
Hatch the pullet for next year as
early as can be done, so as to afford as
long time as possible for them to grow
and mature befor. November, and to
have them laying before winter sets in.
Forehanded farmers are now busy
with preparatory work, and rs soon as
the ground is in order will start the
plow and go right ahead without a
balk. Then neighbor SlOwboy will
start upon tour of discovery with a
view of locating and investigating the
conditions of implements.
Jumping from shallow to deep plow-
ing all at once usually results in a de-
creased crop-yield at the succeeding
harvest. The soil should be gradually
deepened by letting the plow bring up
little of the subsoil each year till the
desired depth is reached.
Is there some crop to which the far
mer or farm is well adapted, crop
which you can grow cheaper and bet
ter, or which you esn sell to better ad-
vantage than your neighbors can? If
there is such crop it is you best hold.
Stick to it through thick and thin.
With almost 100, 100000 acres devot-
el to corn culture in the United States
not one-fourth of the stalks were last
year converted into cattle food. The
waste is large enough to support all
the horses and cows in the country,
and yet in many districts contiguous
To the corn belt thousands of cattle
starve to death every winter.
Good barnyard manure worked into
the soil and a top dressing of wood
ashes will furnish the soil with nitro
gen, potash, phosphoric acid and
humus, all necessary to vigorous plant
growth. Cultivation will conserve
moisture, and with these conditions
present good crops will result Do not
mix the manure and ashes before ap-
plying. If you do the nitrogen, the
most valuable constituent, will escape.
a waste of time and labor it is to get
on our knees beside the onion bed and
plant the sets one at time, right side
up with care, pressing the earth down
carefully with our fingers Make a
nice little furrow couple of inches
deep, straight as line, drop the sets
as you would corn, and cover with
the hoe.
Diseased wood on tree can never be
made new again. Cut it off and
allow another shoot to grow. Every
day that such wood remains on the
tree adds to the liability of losing the
tree.
In setting out trees, trim the roots
when struggling. Select time when
the ground is just moist; not wet. Press
dirt firmly about the root, and set about
inches deeper than they were in the
nursery.
When you are suffering from Ca
tarrh or cold in the head you want re-
lief right away. Only 10 cents is re-
quired to test it. Ask your druggist
for the trial size Of Ely's Cream Balm,
or hp,, III. En. s;1a W. mail IL