Evening journal., 1907-04-30
HINTS FOR
THE FARMERS


Luther Burbank has named one Of his
mcst delicious fruit creations after his old
home town. the Santa Rosa plum. consid-
cred by experts IA the nursery lines as be-
ing one Of the finest fruits Of the plum
kind that have come to their notice. This
plum win leave Burbank's hands this
winter for Tho FIRST time for introduc-
ton in the fruit-growlng world
Silver maple seems TO be valuable chiefly
because OF its rapid growth. The wood is
rather soft light in weight and not strong
or durable. lt succeeds in rather low.
moist land where many other trees do mo-,
thrive. IL is rather subject 20 insects and
fungous discusses and the brittle limbs are
quite easily brolon on I'd storms. All
though the fuel value OF the wood 's moi
hlBh, paintings are worth more for fuel
than for anything else whoa planted
either alone or with other varieties In,
trees should be spaced about six feel
apart each way.
a new process for keeping milk a lonf
time is announced by German scientists
The milk IS first treated with peroxide o
hydrogen. which Kills ihe eerms. but inn
parts peculiar taaie 10 the milk Ther
10 each quart OF milk is added few
drops of the ferment obtained from beef
liver, from which tho beef has boon ok.
pressed. THIS substance. 90 is claimed
DESTROYS the unpleasant taste given 10 IN,
milk by the pcroxide of hydrogen. At first
Thought this new plan does not seem ia
be adopted ON a large scale, and the dis.
coverers admit that it increases the cost
OF the milk q or cents a quart, SO that
it would not be practical TO use except
whcrc fresh milk could not De obtained
regularly IL is claimed that the milk
so treated was successfully kept for seven
weeks
A barrel or box churn Is the best for tho
homo dairy. Whom the cream ls ripe. scale
the churn and cool 10 the temperature OF
the cream, which should Doe from 5i 90 81
degrees, according 70 conditions. II color
Is used it should be put ina the cream
when IL is put IN The churn. Turn the
churn So as To get the greatest conclusion
possible The butter should come I'm from
30 TO 90 minutes After the butter comes,
draw the buttermilk using styuiner to
catch the PARTICLES of butter that mas
escape with the buttormilk. then wasl
with cold water using about the same
quantity as there was of cream.
Don't keep your flock ON the same pas.
ture for more than two years. for the rea.
son that IL Will certainly become infesto,
with the stomach worm and will then b.
"shecp sick" All sheep carry more oi
less stomach worms. These do not seen
to iniuro the older ones nor the yer,
strong ones. but are sure death to tn,
weallSlings particularly late lambs.
The pastures become infected from th,
droppinss and the worms multiply YER,
rapidly especially in wet seasons or
where the sheep have access to slougl
water. Were it not for this. bluegrass
pasture would be ideal for sheep
Where a man can have two pastures Of
which he can range his sheep at dineren
periods of the year this evn may b,
avoided In early days Sheep were tn,
main class of stock kept on the farm. an,
farmers had no trouble IN those day
with stomach worms, perhaps because IN,
sheep We're of the merino variety and les.
subject TO it but more probably beoaus,
there were two pastures. one for summer
and another for winter.
Each sheep should be allowed five
inches floor space and eighteen inches
To four feet at the rack.
The troughs for grain feeding should
be to> To- twelve inches wide $50 that
the sheep must eat slowly
The beef grower should feed and
breed with the idea of developing all
the high-priced cuts of the animal
A few neglected sheep VIII eat M
the profit OF several good ones. Get rid
of the Improbable ones and give the
others good care.
Roots when fed with grain produce
choice mutton. The sheep may b,
herded ON the root crop I'm the fold
after which the crop can be pulled ant
stored before the fros,.
Work the horses little each day fl
possible. When they have been stand
ing in the stables the greater portion
.of the time In winter they should b,
gradually hardened TO full work.
Most men who own horses prefer &,
have their names fall over tire righ
side of the neck. BY taking a little
pains during the winter the names o
AN colts may be trained TO fan on Tho
right or of side of the neck.
a foot pick is a much more import.
ant implement I'm the colt stable thar
the curry comb or brush. When th'
soles of the feet are picked clean ant
washed every day there is little DANCE
that they win become affected viii
thrush.
Ground oats IS undoubtedly a NOR
economical feed FOR colts than who'll
Ones hut IL IS more economical to feet
sound. sweet whole oats than most o
the ground oats that are offered in tn
market.