The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-15
Farm Notes.

II you have a piece OF land that is too
poor TO produce profitable crop, or which
is OF no value, aim to compel it to grow
crop of some kind that may be plowed I'M
der, even If but small growth is secured.
Cow peas will grow where many other
crops will not thrive.
Early lettuce may be easily grown IN
cold frames and they bring good prices IN
market The plants are very hardy and
Will thrive with but little protection
great many small plants may be grown
on a small area and they are soon got
out or the way for some later crops
Those who are eager to get peas into the
ground early should not overlook the fact
that while peas can endure considerable
cold. yet II the ground is not warm enough
to terminate the seed it will rot in the
soil and thus entail replanting. Let the
ground be warm, fine and contain an album
dance or manure.
young lambs come. Although the weather
may be milder than during January vet
the lambs should be kept in a warm place
and the ewes fed so as to provide the
lambs with an abundance of milk Give
them ground oats as soon as they will ca
II and force them in growth so as to get
them in market as early as possible.
1t is admitted that but for the expense
of so doing it is an advantage to feed
cooked food to stock, but, with the MANY
improvised appliances for cooking food at
the present day, the cost has been greatly
reduced. When a farm is we'll eouipped
with all the facilities for cooking the food
for stock ii gives the farmer an opportun-
ny Tor rendering palatable many foods that
would not otherwise be serviceable.
Grass seed should be sown early. Use il
on the bare places, in the fields and on the
lawns and give the ground a narrowing
If only a scratching, before sowing the seed
Grass seed should have been sowed I'm An
gust or September, but seeding may be
also done in the spring. The selection of
the proper varieties of grass depends upon
circumstances For a lawn blue grass
nearly always does we'll Do not fail to use
plenty of seed, as some of it may not ger
inmate.
Hatch turkeys as early as possible. One
early bird is worth two late ones The
poults should be kept penred for two or
three weeks. Feed cornbread mixed with
cold water or sweet milk and baked done
Feed and water sparingly while they are
penned. Sour milk curd IS good food after
three four weeks Old but don't feed in
too long, as 1T tends to give diarrhoea. Two
weeks Is long enough. Then turn old moth
er turkey and little ones range and see
how they grow.
The feeding of very young chicks is a
matter that many do not understand The
favorite food allowed is cornmeaI but a
chick cannot thrive on cornmeal alone as
1t is deficient in the elements of growth
Mfllet seed Is excellent and if the chicks
are allowed on a grass plot they will eat
grass and insects. As they grow give
cracked corn and wheat, as well as a little
animal meal occasionally. A variety of AL
most any kind of food should prove service
able, but If cornmeal alone is given IL NAV
cause bowel disease.
Snow is beneficial to wheat but does
harm on land that is not well drained as
1t then remains longer than is necessary
and keeps the ground cold and damn All
drains should be examined and opened so
as 10 dry of the land as soon as Dossfbls
Should severe freeze come while the snow,
is melting IL may damage the wheat The
barnyard should also receive an extra sun
ply of litter as the animals that sink IN
the mud To their knees become chilled and
liable to cold. Ice-cold water in the
barnyard in which live stock must wade
is condition OF affairs not very creditable
to farmers who allow st.