Year: 1879

lhlNN., CCEt. COs
Q.-Is it advisable to burn the stubble
on grain land for several succeeding
years, or is it better to plow it under?'
d. K. II.


A.-No, Plow it under by an means.
TICKS ON SHEEP.
Q.-W. c. c., Parks Corners. Can
the Prairie Farmer give q receipt for kill
ing ticks on sheep and not harm the
sheep2


A.-Mix together equal parts of coal
oil and lard oil. Make furrows in the
wool, some three inches apart, along the
back and sides, from head to tail, and
down the quarters, and smear a portion
of the mixture into the skin, along these
furrows. This may be repeated once q
month. Afterwards wash the sheep with
warm soap suds, and rinse with cold
water.


A SUCKING COW.


Q.-I wish you would, in your next is,
sue, give me good way of breaking q
COW from sucking. / have looked for
some time but have not found anything
on the subject. have tried everything
/ have heard of. The last | heard of was
hollow bit, but do not know how to
make it. The COW is No. l milker, and
do not like to kill her. L.


PLAINvILLE, KAs.


A.-The most successful means we
have seen used is Light frame work
about the cows neck, extending well
down to the shoulders, and wide enough
SO that the COW may not turn her head
sufficiently to reach the teats. 1T is evil
dent that bit will prevent the animal
from eating. The habit once fixed, it is
difficult to prevent the animal sucking.
1t is difficult to prevent veteran suck
er" from fulfilling her mission by any
means that will ensure proper and regu-
lar feeding, Hence the animal should be
fattened.


GRAIN vs.. BRAN.


Q.-Can you tell me the value Of bran
and shorts for food for stock as compared
with oats, corn and barley Or would it
pay to sell barley for 80 cents per bushel
and oats ct 20 cents per bushel, and haul
it nine miles and pay s. and IS per ton
for bran and shorts, and haul it back
nine miles? ALT.


NoRTHwooD, La.


Practically bran and shorts mixed, are
worth for feeding about the same as good
bright meadow hay. Given with hay
they are worth about three quarters that
of whole grain. Separate analyses of all
these substances would consume too
much space. For these we would refer
you to agricultural Chemistry" Gohns-
tom price 81 75- This VIII give you
some insight into these matters. In re-
lation to the economy of feeding, your
case would stand thus: your barley is
worth about $13.25 per ton, your oats
about $3.50 per ton; hauling will add
about 81 so per ton, or if you haul back
feed, rs cents per ton. The bran and
shorts may be worth three-quarters the
value of the grain for horses and sheep
and somewhat more for cattle. Yet no
animal can be fattened on bran. Now as
1915 or So. IS is-we may say-to three
fourths of $13.35, or 914. SO the quotient
will be the value of the bran and shorts
in comparison to the grain.


wINTERING CABBAGE.


Q.-Will the Prairie Farmer please in
form me how to bury cabbage SO they
will keep through the winter? FEW.


STRoMsBURG, NEB.


A.-The usual way among market gar
deners here is to dig shallow trench in
sandy or other well drained land SO the
water can not stand; the trencher Just
deep enough so when the cabbages are
placed heads down and as closely togeth-
er as possible-the stems pointing at
such an angle as will enable the heads to
lie closely-the earth taken out will cover
all just up to the roots, the trenches from
three to four feet wide. The sound
heads are put in after having the dead
leaves taken off, about the time the
ground freezes up. When the ground is
pretty well frozen say nearly or cutie to
the head, cover with litter to keep the
frost in. A place shaded from the sun is
best. Thus placed they become partially
blanched and if kept cold enough and
dry at the bottom come out white and
sound in the spring.


Another plan is to set the cabbages in
q trench in line, roots down and fill up
with earth to the lower part of the heads,
and cover with any material that will not
press hard upon the heads, following
with earth sufficient to keep from hard
freezing and thawing. Fer family use
early in the winter, they may be hung
roots up to the rafters of the cellar.


Prairie Farmer.


DON'T KNOW HALF THEIR


VALUE.