The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-06
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS.

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requires different management from
besf animal. A. SIZE Is exp cted to per
form a special service daily, aud is.
therefore, a different creature. whose
disposition is a nsttrr 70 be considered
The calf mast be taught from the start
that every person on the farm IS its
friend, and il should grow uP without
fear OF blows and seedlings. kind-
ness will make It cow that win have
no vices, and il viii be essier and more
quickly MIXED because it viii have no
cause 10 show opposition. The first
year with a young COW viii largely
influense her usefulness afterwards.
She should be milked up to within $
few weeks Of her second calving, even
IL bat little milk he obtained, as she
viii be likely TO give more milk afler
cslving, and bold out over = longer
milking period, thus forming habit.
The heifer should be accustomed to
regular hours of milking and feeding,
which she will soon learn, and will
Consequently save labor by coming up
promptly at the proper time. II is i'm
p0rtsnt, however, whep raising a calf,
IN have 1t well bred. rs then much will
be known ef it before it is ma.ured, a.
each bred has its characteristics.
The advantages Of plowing under =
green crop compared with the use Of
fertilizers, IS that when the land il COW
cred there is formation Of humps.
Rotation Of crops aud green msnuring
Is manuring the soil ss thoroughly as
with the barnyard material, but the
practice should be permanent. Fer
tiIizers give quicker results, out green
manuring vii. be less expensive. Cow
peas grow quickly and will always re-
turn to the soil more than their cost.
Crimson clover, If sOwed ia August and
plowed under in May, vii be a valu-
able crop at a small cost
Breeding saves time. A calf that
will in three years, with the same feed
and care, make as heavy and valuable
a steer or heifer as another calf will in
four years, i worth more than the one
of slower growth, because there is s
years saving OF food, while the differ
ence in the ages and value may be Il
difference between profit aud loss. The
same applies 10 the heifer intended for
the dairy. II she is well bred shv will
gain over an inferior one in the qnan-
iity Of Jlilk and butter produced.
The hog arodCees more manure than
is credited 10 it, and this manure
should be included in the receipts when
estimating profits. The hog pen is an
excellent place for the working up Of
course materials, and some farmers
keep the pen well filed with such for
that purpose. The pens should be kept
clean by always having an abundance
Of dry material on the floor when the
manure IS removed.
The planting of waste land to trees
ioT timber IS receiving more attention
than formerly. Farmers who planted
trees twenty years ago now find that
they then made good investments. II
is claimed that cherry and hickory
trees require about thirty years before
they are valuable as timber; maple
trees twenty years, and black walnut
fifleen years. A black walnut tree j.
said to Sttain from twelve to fifteen
inches in diameter in fifteen years from
the seed.
The lard for late potatoes should be
plowed deep and narrowed fine. The
land should never be allowed to form q
crust before the plants are up. Run
harrow over the field, both before and
after the potatoes are up. The seed
may be planted about five inches deep
and given level culture instead Of hill
ing. Clover sod land is excellent for
potatoes, and to avoid disease il is bes,
not to plant potatoes ON the same land
twice in succession. Frequent and
shallow cultivation rather than deep
should be given.
The season for moving will cause
farmers to be busy, and ii seems that
just as this work is TO be hurried some
accident occurs. This does not always
happen, but many such drawbacks
might be avoided If fields were cleared
OF stones, sticks and other Instructions
TO the machine before the grass is too
high TO see them. An injury to .
mower kuife may cause costly delay.
Broom corn is scarce and high. The
main crop Is grown in Illinois. The
brush is the ssleable portion, but some
farmers also value the seed as an inn
portant crop. The labor required for
broom corn is about the same as for
corn.
Where the cool nights Of May have
caused such tender plants as lima beans
to come up sparingly and also have a
yellow color, the best thing to do is to
plant seed in all the vacant spaces, and
the probability Is that the later plants
will overtake the earlier ones, due to
warmer weather and more favorable
conditions.
Less difficulty would be experienced
with sheep if they were taught to come
into the barnyard every night and be
protected from storms. A trough in
which salt has been sprinkled, with
hay in racks, will get them into the
habit Of expecting such, and they will
not be slow in showing that they are
willing TO accept of the delicacies. AS
a rule, sheep Craze in the cool of the
day, sometimes travelling over a dis
tance Of ground, but they will always
appear regularly for salt or a mess OF
hay or ground oats.
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