Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS.

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when they are young, in order to destroy
insects, provided the plants are coveted
for short time. There is nothing better
for driving rats away il its useiis per- |
sisted in. The difficulty in the use Of BIZ
sulphide Of carbon is in having it reach |
into wheat bins and other places whess
insects are established, The latest sug-
gestion is to insert piece OF gaspipe, or
any kind Of tubing. into the centre ot.ths |
bin, pour the liquid into the pipe, insert |
q stopper and allow it to Eemainsclosed
for 48 hours. Although very volatile the |
gas involved is heavier than air and sinks.
How many OF those. who in spring 30 |
to the fields aad slowly dig ous among
grass and stones mess Of dandelion
greens know that this crop is more satis- |
iactorily grown in the sgsrdenf The im-
proved cultivated dandelion is much |
larger, is more easily cleaned and also |
freer from insects than that gathered in |
the fields. It is safe to say that whoever
procures and sows package Of the i'm:
proved dandelion seed in his garden will
never be willing thereafter to depend
upon the uncultivated supply that can be
gotten from the pasture lot.
An animal that is growing requires q
more complete ration than one that is
matured, for it has not only to supply |
bodily waste, but also to build up the
frame and increase in carcass. II the
same kind of food fed TO growing ami
NAL be given to one that is matured the
excess will be voided from the body as
manure, simply because the animal can
not appropriate it. In the face Of these
facts many farmers feed all classes Of
stock together, making no distinction be-
tween the growing steer Of the productive
cow, the young or the matured, and do
not consider that butter and milk are very
different in composition, and that special
feeding materials must be provided, &C.
cording to the objects fulfilled by each
animal. -.
Do not forget to plant herbs in the
garden. Many persons neglect such adj
iuncts to garden, but they are often of
great service and occupy but little space.
Some of them, once obtained, will last
for several years, and entail little or no
labor. -. +,
When the rye shall be ready for feed !
ing do not turn the stock upon is es- I
pecially il the ground should be.damp, as |
more damage would be thereby done the
rye from being trampled. under the feet {
Of stock than from grazing it.
II due allowance is made for the work {
done by each animal, and it's character
istics observed, careful and systematic Z
feeding would save hundreds Of pounds
Of materisl, while the farmer would ses h
cure larger product at cheaper cest.
With systematic feeding eomesg .Roodl 9
shelter, a. the first important duty persl
formed by the food is to heat the body H.
and repair waste. Ataall seasons, ,,aall q
over and above the Immediate bodily Il
requirements is that which becomes prof.
duct, and itsthe heat can be saved by Il
warm stables and dry shelter the snsiler II
will be the quantity required for repair of
waste. The feeding Of cornssalkas and (
straw may assist the farmer to winter his
stock, but any deficiency Of ,nutrinent /
therein must be provided bys more .con.1 i
centrated food, such as grain, and the I
grain must be of the kinds that abound [
in the principal elements required for the 4
different purposes. 3-q.,sss- -.,,...t.. .,t,rss
Manure made in summer wastes much
faster thansit does in winter. The warm
weather hastens its decompositionsa 1t is1
easy to prevent serious loes, however, by
keeping the excrement piled and 80 GOV.
cred with earth that no ammonia can
escape. Where cows are allowed to lie in q
the barnyard during the night much of
their liquid weddings 10 wasted. All such {
wastes detract from the profit Of dairyinR, ]
when, as nilk and butter prices someej !
times are, the most must be made of !
everything to keep the balance on the
side of profit.
DR.. Keller, ofzurich, asserts that spiders
are doing most important work in pre-
serving the forests by protecting trees
against devastations on the part Of insects!
DR.. Keller opened the intestines of large
number OF spiders and found that they
are voracious enemies Of the most noxious
insects. According to his idea, spiders
4 II Z
are more beneficial to the maintenance of
forests than all the insect-eating birds put
together. Forestry commissioners and
other interested people have taken up
the subject, and prizes are offered for the
propagation and distribution Of insect
eating spiders in forests.
A small gain per acre on large farm
amounts to considerable for the whole.
Two bushels more of wheat per acre, five
Of corn or oats, quart more milk per
day from each COW, or slight daily gain
over the average in weight Of fattening
stock, all greatly assist in changing loss
Into profit, III
When land is worth $50 an acre it
should be devoted to that which pays
best and which gives the largest return
Ifortbe money invested. An experiencedt; III
idairyman once contested shat no farmer
lcouid keep q COW giving but 8 per cent
butter fat on high-priced land. Sueh1
farmers must have cows that give or If
per cent, butter fat 10 the milk. ~stA
An young snimals quickly learn TO eat1
ground cats, and there is no food that
gives such quick results 81 oats. ForfR
young lambs 1t is excellent, and mixed
With milk 1t forces young pigs In growth
rapidly. Even colts and calves will thrive
on ground oats when other foods do not
agree with them. Is makes pFo6ta6iB1s
gain at small cost compared with other III
foods. Ill
1utT6 10 uUtuInK 90 IePuteiT6 . aW5ssfz5
and filthy barnyard, in which the 4nisd
mails are compelled 20 walk knee-deep IN
filth. Such condition ID not necessary
and can be prevented II the bMrnyArd Ia 4
kept well supplied with absorbent ma-41