Evening journal., 1903-10-17
LIME SHOULD
BE USED ON SOIL
Fall Is the Best Season of the Year
for Its application Teaching sof
Agriculture in the Public Schools

wen supplied with some kinds it may
be lacking in others. The currant and
gooseberry are examples. With car
loads of strawberries, black berries and l.
raspberries reaching the market, cur
rants and gooseberries come in small
lots, and sell almost on sight. These
fruits may require a little more care
than some kinds, but it is the labor .
that gives the price, and the grower
should produce anything that pays for
labor.
Economy in feeding is to sell all pro-
duce that brings q fair price in market |
and buy the cheaper by-products. Corn |
at so cents per bushol may be sold to
advantage If bran, middlings, linseed
meal, cotton seed meal and gluten meal
can be purchased at SIS per ton, as the
corn would give a profit on such an
eXchar ge. a pound of linseed meal is
worth more than two pounds Of corn
as food, rs the Iinseed meal contains
more protein and mineral matter. The
same may be claimed for bran and mid
dlings. They are more complete as
foods than corn or oats though corn
and oats may also be added 70 the ra
tions for some kinds of stock Where
the farmer makes a large gain by the
exchange, however is i'm the increased
value Of the manure. The by-products,
being i'm a fire condition, require no
grinding, and when fed in connection
with hay. straw or corn fodder, cut
fine. they effect a saving in food and
give greater variety to the animals.
] Co.. d
| in the year.
The teaching Of agriculture in the
country schools is receiving attention.
It is believed that if the children OF
farmers are taught regarding some
things done on farms, and especially
where mistakes are made, they will
have a desire to learn more and will
take more Interest in literature relating
to farming. The study of agriculture
IN the schools will not greatly interfere
with the o.her courses, and can be
made more Interesting if lectures are
given and practical demonstrations
made in botany, also showing the tex
tures of soils and the growing of crops,
etc. Il Is possible that some method Of
! instruction may be devised that viii in
duce the young men to take more inter-
est in farming.
sawdust is one Of the best substances
that con be used in the pig-pen, and it
Is also excellent in the stalls. While
sawdust 'loes not quickly deconrose,
yet Il is an excellent absorbent, and in
.iire is reduced to its original elements.
II is clean, easily handled, and is not
bulky while is odor is not dtsagreea-
ble. Il also serves to Keep the manure
in finely divided condition.
There may be disadvantages in fall
= plowing. as It is believed by some that
the Tlowing Of the land in the fall per-
mits of the loss of soluble plant food
] in winter by leaching, but when the
{ land is plowed late in the year and then
! ciosn- -plowed early in the spring. there
q Is brought TO the surface the larvae OF
i insects, which perish on exposure tC
{ cold al the surface. To prevent leach
( Ing of the soil after plowing the work
( should be done in the fall and the land
\ seeded to rye.
a In estimating the profit from butte
n COW something is due the COW for th
:, skimmtk and buttermilk furnished dh
{
: where cream is sold or butter sent [
. market. The pigs provide source for tn
i, disposal Of refuse milk and a portion o
\ the profit should be credited to the cow
An animal should be marketed when
a Is ripe that is. as soon as 1t IS read
for market. When an animal reaches
II certain stage the increase in weight
e1otrr rr f,.fItfnor -r--,-.- A.. st,-4
"a RETAINED it encans loss, for the rea
n son that it consumes food and makes n
n increase. The greatest gain IS fros
I young stock because Of rapid growth. an
q the nearer the animal approaches matu
n ity the slower the increase in weight
N During the cold season more food is r,
I quired for support than in summer.
n Ventilation Of stables In winter is
,e matter which requires Judgment. Whe
n a stable is ventilated IL means that III
,s cold air comes in. How ito ventiiate is
ls problem both for dwelling houses an
m stables. A window left open, or a top III
NJ to admit air, may serve the purpose :
81 long az the wind is Blowing from a ce
Il tain direction, but when the wind chang,
i the result VIII be a direct cold draught !
" the animals that may cause pneumoni,
ls Cracks and crevices in the walls are mol
te dangerous than open windows
a- About four times as much material ca
Is be secured by guiding hay on u
IN meadows as By pasturing stock on a
- laid, yet experiments demonstrate tn
e more profit is derived by pasturing n
9s meadow plot than by using IT from whi,
p 20 secure crop OF hay. owing to Il
'n great saving and labor IN the care r
IN quired when cattle are given the use
'e She pasture. while the greater digesdb
TO lity and dietary effects Of the green foi
e' secured on she pasture are such as TO Or
D. mote thrift OF the animals and increa
tho fow Of milk. as well as add to Il
weight OF the young stock.
so The best way 20 convent cider into vim
1t gar Is 10 add some of the cider to O
be vinegar which hastens the formation
a- acotic acid. When vinegar Is frequent
as drawn from barrel more air enter
he hence II the bunghoie Is left open. al
ly covered with wire. the cider win becor
ed vinegar much sooner than when the ba
he rci Is kept completely closed. New cid
ne should not be added TO the vinegar, as