The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-28
ABOUT al FARMS
AND FARMERS.
"

hAVClCoUllISs
The fact that there are hundreds
IOf farmers who do not know one breed
bf cattle from another has caused
many of them to make mistakes, or,
even to fail IN their business. Some OF
hhem use the Jerseys when they wish
Ito Increase the quantity OF milk yield,
Instead Of some breed that excels IN
producing milk.
" While the Jerseys are excellent pro-
Iucers OF milk, yet they are preferr-
ed more for the richness OF their milk
rather than for yields. The farmers
kylio study the peculiarities OF breeds
hnl are able toselect those which are
most suitable for their farms, whether
bf cattle, sheep, swine or horses, poss-
kss great advantages over those VINO
know nothing Of the merits. OF breeds.
J Dover, Del, Dec. 27.-The trans.
kers of some valuable Kent county real
ESTATE have just recorded at the >otfice
bf Recorder or Deeds James Lord, as
Follows:
To Walter S. Camper, the l75 acre
fafm Of Emma S.Camper, on the road
between Frederica and Bowers, for
t$8, 500; to Fannie Green, the Garrett
Lewis farm near Union church, con-
|taining ll2 acres, from James Coub-
bright, for $4,000; to Philemon Dill,
hotcl property in FELTON,, belonging to
Mary Heather, for u, 320.
\ Captain Joshua Davis of Camden,'
IN. j. has purchased the 1886 farm
Iof Robert Cummins, in Severson's
meek, for $l,9lO.
Former Levy Court commissioner
Henry NJ. White will relinquish farm
ling and will remove to Wilmington
during the cool Spring.
\ George Craig one of New Castle
ICounty's foremost farmers sold to G.
r.. Tobin during the past week a calf
that had nc eyes.
h The calf was born without eyes but
instinct seemed to help it. 1t weigh
led ,15O pounds and when butchered it
was found that there were no eye
balls in its head. The butcher could
kput his thumbs into the head where
khe eyes ought to have been. This
Mas the second calf of that kind he
ever butchered during an experience
bf thirty years. The other one was
raised by VIM. Mccoy.
Special Agent Smith, who is look
ling after the Delaware branch of the
lFree Rural Delivery Service, has come
lon from the West and is now in. Wash
hngton.
He will visit Kent county this or
Inext week and arrange for the begin
: ming Of the work. 1t is said he will
also arrange for four routes in New
Castle County.
! This will bring the mail to the
doors of the farmers, but the car
triers should be paid better wages.
[There is no money for a rural mail
delivery clerk when he has to keep
two horses and feed them on feed
that is high priced.
= The good dairy COW is not always
the fat and sleek one.
Sudden changes in feed will cause
the COWS to shrink in milk.
Proper feedshows the breed in dairy
cows at milking time.
Ice cold water is certain aid
in diminishing the flow Of milk from
q COW.
A tin cssclcontaining milk is much
preferable to crooks or stone ware YES
sells.
A good remedy forswollen feet on
. milch cow is equal parts of glycer-
ine and lobella.
Webster does not, in his definition
of butter, allude to oleomargine as a
butter product.
Don't feed the skim milk to the
calf sour: Heat milk to about 80
degrees before feeding.
The separator on the farm remov-
es the possibility or rearnga stunted
calf on skim milk.
Farmers during the past week Sc
cured six inch ice for their ice houses.
Farmers who ship milk to the
city should keep watch on the
crews Of the trains. They are like.
1y to take a drink from the cans
and without stirring the milk, they
get thecream and reduce The stand
6rd Of the milk.
It has been said that the sheep 10
. double. purpose animal, because
1t furnishes two profitable products
mutton and wool. We would add
another value 10 the sheep; az an
aid 10 the obstruction of weeds on
the farm he stands secoud to the
plow. Wherever flock of shee p
j. kept .weedgrowth is kept in
check, provided, of course, the area
is not out Of proportion 10 the size of
khe flock. If you want pasture
I, immed up neatly and made to an.
pear smooth and well.kept let a
band Of sheep in it tor few weeks
and they will make a compl etc
change OF 1t.
= There will be considerable
changes among the farmers during
the coming spring.
ii Farmers should take bold st and
pgainst exorbiant taxation. A
movement started, now would be
well underway before the next
Legislature. The assessment laws
need a change. A farmer who has
n goed stock Of cattle when the a =
SCISSOR comes around must pay tax
90. them whom he has cold the cat
tie. This 10 on account Of no gen
erat assessment being made each
year. The assessors should not be
polit clans but practical men who |
know the difference bet wceu plug
and 4 drlYAr and fha xalu ia Of cat.