The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-18

1t is claimed that a farmer can keep one
sheep for every cow without feeling the
additional expense, as sheep consume much
that other stock will not eat.
Feed old corn in preference to the new,
so as to allow the new corn TO dry. Ii old
corn is gone feed oats with the new corn,
as the new corn sometimes does harm
when fed too literally.
The disposition Of a horse largely in
fuences its value. The education of the
horse should begin when it is a colt. A
noted breeder of horses, who had been
successful. stated that the breed of the
man was as important as the breed of the
colt. as colts have varied in disposition ac-
cOrding to the disposition of the men
handling them.
The making of butter on farms leads to
great variation in the quality, owing to
the difference In methods used on the
farms. While a choice article of dairy
manufacture will bring a higher price than
creamery butter, yet creamery butter is
more uniform, as the milk from a large
number of farms is handled at the same
factory. There are a few dairieS which
sell butter at two or three times the regu-
lar price, but they are exceptions.
A few years ago there was considerable
enthusiasm regarding German carp. A
pond covering one acre will, 1t is stated.
hold 1900 carp to growing condition If they
are fed. The carp will eat anything that a
hog will consume, even corn, and will gain
about three pounds annually until it
reaches twelve or fifteen pounds. Belong
ing to the sucker family of fishes, the
carp has not become popular in this coun-
try, and probably never will, as ii is not
very desirable compared with other var
tiles of fish.
Do not feed the hogs intended for slaugh-
ter a day longer than is necessary. They
should be slaughtered as soon as the tenn
p~erature of the atmosphere is at the freeZ-
ing point, which is better than when the
weather is severely cold. 1t costs more TO
keep the hogs after the weather is cold.
as a portion of the food consumed must
be utilized by the animals for warmth.
There can never be an increase in the
weight Of an animal until it's body is sup
piled with sufficient warmth to ward off
the cold, for which reason warm quarters
assist in saving food.
There is no method for determining the
value of a days work on a farm. Farm
laborers in some sections are paid GER
tain sums. according to custom or usage,
but there is much difference in the amount
OF work by different individuals. The
farm is known to be erroneous by farmers,
for. while there are certain duties that
may be performed by strong and able
bodied men. yet skill is necessary in some
departments; The best farm hands are
those who know what to do and conse-
| duently relieve the farmer of much of the
care and responsibility.
The most difficult work performed by
hens that produce eggs is the manufacture
of the albumen. or white, Of the eggs.
ments of food that produce fat, being
known as the carbonaceous elements. In
wheat and corn the carbonaceous materials
are very abundant, but the substances
ing. in proportion TO the yolk-producing
materials. For this reason the feeding of
fowls on nothing but grain is not con-
ducive to egg production. The food should
meal. cut bone and finely-cut clover hay
(scalded) TO be given in addition to grain.