Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

962, ,429, ,OO0bushels of corn was in farmers
hands March l, against 1898. .O00, 600
bushels on hand March l, 1907, and 1872,
7O7, 900 bushels the average of the past
ten years.
The Government estimates that on
March /, 1902, the oats remaining in
farmers hands was 267, ,476, 600 bushels,
against S4S, 461, 900 bushels at same time
last year, and 81, ,625, 900 the average of
the past ten years.
The Government also estimates that
on March l, 1908. 14s, ,72l, 600 bushels of
wheat remained in hands. against 2O6,-
644 900 bushels on hand the same date
last year, and 155, ,263, 900 bushels the ten
year average on same date.
1t is said that at this time 10000 dairy
COWS are being MIXED daily by milking
machines. As the Government reports
2l,l94,OOO milch cows in the country the
milking machine does not make very ra-
pid progress.
If alfalfa is sown with nurse crop, it is
best not to SOW too much grain, and if it
is the intention to remove the crop before
it natures, it is better to seed with oats.
The grape is the only fruit that protests
against late pruning by "bleeding. "Rasp-
berries, blackberries, gooseberries and
currants can be pruned after they are in
full leaf, or even in bloom, without ap-
parent hurt.
Experiments have proved that manure
made from animals fed on clover hay is
worth double that made from animals fed
on timothy hay.
A Pennsylvania dairyman reports that
he kept record of 80 calves, which con-
sumed $4,000 quarts of milk. for which
he received $48l, or over four cents
quart, and the calves did the milking. He
estimates that it takes 146 quarts of
milk to make calf four weeks old, which
will weigh 100 pounds if they have Hol-
stein blood.
When calf does not seem to thrive it
is recommended to give it half-pint of
wheat brand, with a pinch of salt,
scalded with a teacupful Of hot water.
Give this with the usual amount Of milk
and always keep some corn, oats and
hay with pure water handy.
An exclusive diet of corn will prevent
hens from laying, so will an exclusive
diet of anything else.
Ground millet seed has nutritive ratio
of is, Al of albumoids and 5.4 of car
bydrates. This is good fattening
ratio. Half millet and half corn, ground
fine, will make more suitable proper
ton than corn alone. This is especial
ly good for hogs, the pork having a bet
ter proportion of lean, and the pigs will
be healthy while fattening. Ground
millet is a very appropriate food
for young pigs, giving them large and
more muscular frame.
When the hog seems to be losing the
use of its limbs, feed less corn and more
bran and oats chop. If the trouble is very
bad, give or 10 drops of nux vomica in
the feed twice a day. Keep the bowels
open by feeding an abundance of green
feed.
A mixture of equal part Of licorice and
ginger in the hog feed two or three times
each day is recommended for the pig
that coughs. A lump of coal tar
placed we'll down the throat while the
pig is held up on its feet is also good
1t is said that if sulphur is sprinkled on
the barn floor and through the corn as
gathered there will not be rat or mouse
to bother. A pound OF sulphur will be
sufficient to preserve large barn OF
corn.
Collie in our horses, says an English
veterinarian, is generally the result OF
careless or improper feeding. The
stomach of the horse is small aud the di-
gestion is limited, and if the horse is
overfed or is allowed to gulp down big
feed collie is the result. Also if musty,
sour feed is used or if fresh cut grass wet
with dew or rain is hastily eaten i'll large
quantities collie is often the result.
The celery growers of Kalamazoo,
Mich, last year grew 100000 boxes of
celery, each containing six dozen stalks.
The value Of this crop is $500, ,0O0-$l a
box.
1t is claimed that frequent applications
of hot water 10 the roots of peach trees
keep the roots free from grubs. The bark
just under the ground will be greenish
yellow. The soil should be dug away
from the trunks and loose soil and leaves
raked up against them. These can be
removed with the hands when the hot
water stimulates the flow of sap and the
trees bear better.
The potato bug, or Colorado beetle,
kasses the winter in the mature form. As
soon as the potatoes are up these bugs be-
gin feeding and laying eggs on the young
leaves. The young that hatch from these
eggs, as we'll as the next brood, are the
ones that do the damage. Therefore, it
is necessary that treatment should be be-
gun as soon as the young beetles appear
on the vines. Dust the plants while the
dew is on, with mixture made of one
pound Paris green to 10pounds air-slaked
lime or cheap -four. Another good
method is to spray the plants with
composition of two ounces of Paris green
in so gallons OF Bordeaux mixture, spray