Middletown transcript., 1909-09-25
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

As from 700 TO 500 people are killed
twice as many injured and an inmens
amount Of property destroyed by light
ming every year, Professor Henry, Of thl
Weather Bureau, thinks more attention
should be given to pr,ltection.from light
ming. The professor has recently pre-
pared q paper on this subject. and it hal
been puahisaed as Fafmers' Bulletin No
S67, Of the United States Department O
Agriculture, and will be sent free.
| Lewis Roesch, the veteran nurseryman,
says the best time to plant everything ex.
cept strawberries, black raspberriea and
perhaps peaches, is in the fall, say from
October 10Th until the ground freezes up.
The next best time is as early in tie
spring as the ground is dry enough. to
work. In case the ground to be planted
is exposed to severe winds or else is so
damp as to heaye in winter all stock had
better be planted in spriVg.
An experienced horseman has found
equal parts Of corn aud oats ground to-
gether to be one of the best grain rations
for growing colts. 1t furnishes elements
needed for the production of fat, bone
and muscle. Adding ban or linseed meal
to the ration aids very much in keeping
the bowels regular, and avoids constipa-
ton, and in this way lessons the liability
Of disease.
A horse that is gentle and safe under
all conditions is easily worth three times
as much as one of equal ability that can
not be trusted. When buying a horse
look for width between the eyes, a large
brain, pleasant look out Of the eyes and
fne coat Of hair.
The United States Department Of Agri.
culture is conducting experiments in the
manufacture Of oil from potatoes, by the
Introduction of four varieties Of coarse,
heavy, starCh.producing potatoes from
Moscow, Russia. These are sorts adapted
to the steppe region Of Russia, and are
believed to be promising for our Great
Plains.
During 1908 more than 4, ,0O0, 600 dozens
of eggs were exported from the United
States. Great Britain alone bought g.
0O0, 600 dozen. Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico are heavy buyers Of American eggs.
In beginning to feed new corn and corn
fodder to any animals, feed only small
amount at a time until the animals get
used to it.
The best time for the principal pruning
of grape vines is soon after the leaves
drop in autumn, but pruning can be done
at any time during the winter when the
vines are not frozen.
Salt and charcoal should be kept in
every pen and pasture, so the pigs can
eat all they wish.
Poultry pays as well as anything on the
farm, particularly chickens and geese.
They seem to be very easily raised, and
they market at fair prices.
The Long Island Experiment Station
reports that with wood ashes and man
ure used for three years smooth, even and
large potatoes we're produced that had q
fine flavor. With a high-grade potato
fertilizer" they report very small yield
of under-sized potatoes with poor favor.
The business men Of Columbus, o., have
completed q cement cistern with acapac-
ity Of 100 barrels which will be filled with
apple juice next fall. A pumpewill be
inserted and the liquid will be free to all.
Columbus is sdry" town.
At the big beef packing houses the
hoofs are assorted into three grades, the |
white ones being used for certain grade
of button closely resembling the better
quality of pearl buttons. A striped hoof
is tiattened into plate through pressure
under heat and used in the manufacture
81 cyanide and eroms. Scraps tt hoois |
ground up into a me powder make =
nitrogenous fertilizer for grapes and other
crops.
Farm range produces the best, hardest,
hustiing poultry. Many fancy breeder
would give great deal for the favorable
situations most farmers have for their
poultry If they would only make the best
use Of Them.
Geese should be constantly supplied
With green food thEeughont the year,
They will live we'll on good pasture, es-
pecialIy il there are few low, marshy
places in it. An excess of grain often
proves fatal to both old and young geese.
Itdoes not pay 10 grind food for sheep.
In fact, they do better when they grind :
heir own.
Il is well to work up from few good
lows to many. When the day for the
many comes you will know how to handle
'hem-and how to get them.
The man who goes into the sheep busi-
less now with the intention OF learning
III be can about it win make money We
ire, as nation. eating more mutton every
,ear.
The Department Of Agriculture has
made special study Of crop rotations for
lay and grain farms and is willing as ell
lines to place information in the hands
1 those who wish to better their condi-
ions in regard to hay growing.
The scattering Of fine lime over The
ards occasionally land also On the Hoor
nd walls Of the poultry hOusel Is often
i very material assistance in keeping
own lice. In case disease develops in
be flock, give ths house 4 thorough clear
ng out and dust The lime over every part.
nd also in the runs. The same measures
Till also act as preventative. Such treat
nent 81 She soil also adds to its fertility,
ndif 81 any time crop should be grown
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