| Show AND GARDEN it airs Is OF INTEREST TO agriculturists date about the boll and thereof lk alture and airi effrom rom I 1 armors review HC flu average condition of stock in lit th state Is reported as follows comparison beitch with aith stock in good healthy and thrift condition Ifor horses ses 9 aj 11 per cent ily dhoti 93 44 per cent cattle 94 per cent and swine 97 per r cent prices january 1 of some at principal farm products in ill the I 1 where farmers usually market ducts were is as follows averige price of wheat was as 59 r bushel of corn 32 cents and 21 cents and the average price itil was 13 12 per ton 4 ans derae erue price of tit fit cattle was r cwt of fit hog hogt 3 19 per mid of dread pork 4 25 per yat leverage is price of each class of ohl awas as as follows under one year 1 elmeen one and two ears old 1 ird between two and three years 12 three ears old and over ardt bit E ah cows were viere worth morth 26 2645 45 per catte cattle other thin cows cne ne ear old were worth per 03 between one and two years it ch a 41 between two and three 01 19 16 and three ears old and 5 70 nall ra mage price of sheep under tinder one was w as 1 15 GJ 1 and one ear car old and d I 1 tot 91 and hogs under one year e worth 3 92 and one year old 7 43 st t lit prices here given gien are for the F ter or each close clam of horses sheep at I 1 s the iro ire higher and for A of d each class of cattle battle other thin n aws 8 lower loer than the prices mine mihe tite 02 southern four tiers of coun tit I 1 it k ared with v ith january 1 1895 there a a decline in the prices of all F dt named in thie this report ex a leat hai sheep and t attle ILL aie averages rages 9 cents a bushel and 7 a ton more now than one year lits AM beep under tinder one vear ear old have PP d 20 cents and those one year over oer 27 cents per head and tatk patk rot eral classes ot cattle have ad from rom 9 to 26 cents per head kopea oss on oil corn Is 14 cente cents and on cents per bushel a pot decline in fat cattle Is 11 cents la s 77 cents and dressed pork i per ewt cwt several of horses have hae tint d in value as follows under f our ir r oil 2 49 beaw between cen one and deal irs rs old 4 05 between two and iam cars ears old and three eara ears over 8 12 i cows have hae declined 1 46 per ae under one vear ear old average 40 ss and tand tho thoe thoc c one ear old and 30 36 less than a acar car ago I 1 s three veara ears old and 0 over or v ei e erica 10 on Jan january tiar 1 since ite te there lias has been a decline of or r more than 53 55 per cent the price each ear since 1890 CHI follows 1891 1892 ORAI 1893 1894 75 83 to ful by 6 and nd 1896 32 65 washington gardner Sec Secre tao of state bunh electing seed corn eat many farmers who regard ives as quite careful in the se P I 1 ibis a of seed content themselves with C k the selection at husking time 0 cot pf i the crib being guided by the aad I 1 1 ince nee of the ear this tills is not rs 0 in M it t hoe however er to secure the best prof 11 1 NN aters dean lean of bourl sour agricultural college nar direct experiment on this point id ld was nas gone through and fine ere selected from the large stalks having an abundant leaf wis another lot of ears equal in 8 gathered from stalks smaller is thrifty after the seed had hered the one lot could not bo be dished from front the other so far as earince of the ears went merit the fforence arence was in the kind of stalk ant re the ears A held field was el etli these two tuo lots of seed V ough the season that portion had ad been grown from the seed biarl ill rom roin the thrifty stalks could be 01 it dished from the planting made to VP he the seed taken from the gives britty itty stalks at harvest 09 0 9 he difference in favor fanor of d 1 I irom from tho the large thrifty stalks ent of leaf growth groNt li was nas seven per der acre and prof waters a that if this process of selection fled ried on to fo a series of ears a ot of corn could be considerably e d on oil the one hand or almost r jun rull out on the other it totne ne that the selection of 1 1 rs from rom it the crib being guided jand and geli general eral appe appearance iran e of the PIT la Is not lent and that it 1 1 Is quite as important to klio know the kind of that produced the aed ed e cir ir as it la le to know kno that the ear itself has the tile size form etc which suits the purpose of the f farmers review cot of I 1 amily lainily you cm can have on the table thre times per illy until the last of 0 juno june ra raspberries rasp berries ind saraa strawberries berries together for awhile then raspberries deA dewberries berries currants cui cut rants and gooseberries which veil on oil the delicious black blackberry berr anil and then grapes until december Meint me inic an abundance of canned fruit to list until tresh fresh berries come again next season the are not the etile stale berries bought on the market but fresh and clean directly from the garden and worth double as much as the stile stale ones bought in lit town I 1 think I 1 know something of the cost of grew growing ing berrit s and while A title I 1 concede that they cannot b bi grown is cheaply in a small wiy way as the wholes ho lesile lie grower would produce them thein 3 vet et I 1 will A III contract contri ct to pay the hind man his ills wages ages buy the plants and arid do all the connected with them till the ire reidy ready tor for picking at two cents per quart for strawberries and currants blackberries for three cents and grapes for halt half a cent per pound and have hake them all realy for picking and the latter work nork cin can c in bo be done lor for lesa less trouble than ou lan go to the grocer for them besides it purchased atu YOU must produce eom something ething elbe to get the money then vou ou must pay for picking at least two cents per quart boxes ind commis blons to dealers it at least three cents more I 1 ou oil buy a crate ind and carr them home and beforce ou oil can cit eat c it them or can them up chev ire are stale and have hane lost loft their flavor nou ou hive so many that ou are rusl rust ed to get rid of 0 them before they spoil and eat too many at once often bringing on berlova disorders and then go NN without for considerable time in fact most farmers go without them pretty much altogether in the eyes of the law it Is not a crime to deprive hiir family of these cheap god hiven klen delicious luxuries but it Is an offense against them and the rush of the bos fron from fro n the firm to the tile cities alicae they cc things in great profusion bears e evidence that it has more to do with the breal ing up of families eo so early in life thin an adv other ono one thing tiling A diet of hog and hominy pork and pot potatoes poti toes makes both boys and girls reckless reet less ind and they long for i a change dr vaughan dean of the medical faculty alt of the university it at ann arbor in a lecture before the state horticultural society pointed out that there were many fi milles seriously affected with a disease closer closel resembling scurvy and the tile only effectual remedy et found were the rich fruit adds acids all such diseases had yielded fielded promptly tl to this art adment A cageful computation of houi bills for medicine during the year ear ft ill show it to be considerably more than the cost of tho the fruit garden and so in many marly cases on oil can take byoir choice at tit the tile sime same price so unless OM really enjoy grunting and sickness au you should begin at once to prepare for the spring pl antinK select the highest and best piece of ground vou ou nin ind and as near the house as possible so the good wife and children can step out and pick the berries herries just before the meal hive have ill all boms roms long so the work mork can be done lone with alth the horse with as little hand work ie ae possible draw out at once and spread i a coat of well rotted manure or if YOU oil do not lia have e this uso use resh fresh manure and let the winter inter rains wish wash the juices down don into and incorporate it with nith the soil son rhe coarse straw should be raked oft and not be plow ed under as it seriously injures the tile ground in case of drouth next to the fence acet a row of asparagus lift or i hundred plants wilt will supply all the family can eat and it Is full equal to green feet from this ro row and three feet apart set 25 palmer 50 older or conrath and 25 gregg black raspberries seven feet further set 23 25 hansell 23 25 karlbom ind and 50 cuthbert red raspberries another row same distance put 25 IN estern triumph and 25 talor lor blackberries and then a row of grapes two to early ohio three moore a e B art fl c delaware and mover aloer ten norden orden ten concord and a few ag 1 1111 for early winter thia this Is tho the permanent girden garden which should last set oral ears now N we e set for stran strawberries berries GO 50 nit arfield 25 underwood Ue od 60 50 Ifie hoverland Hi verland rland 25 lovett 60 greenville ind and 50 enhance now with this put such as you need I 1 im perfectly well aware that I 1 have hae provided for meeril times as much as i a finall of six can eat but I 1 wanted the childr children tn to hive hae something to take to town ind and sell for their pin money loll 1011 ou will mill be astonished to seo see how much money mone aou ou cm can pick up from such a girden garden to say nothing of interesting the children in the work ork and the general good cheer it will infuse into the home life it R M kellogg in farmers review V IIIi Illo the beautiful of N azille in ill which the french reio revolution lution of 1781 waa was planned ani atil where the conspirators met for a long time was is recen recently tl gold sold by the ex president of the french republic perler to a lyons brewel for francs it Is proposed to turn ohp historical castle into a large brewer breer 7 t I 1 col rot inn lent in ir edina A 13 green Sp lings 0 write rites I 1 have lambs to fatten for or market b march am feeding it at present one ong bused I 1 of coin and oats per day they are running on the cabbage field and have babe corn fodder I 1 have hae llover limer hay oin oita otts and arid turn to feed this winter N hat ration I 1 I 1 use when I 1 begin to fatten 7 I 1 it be best to divide them into lots of tent five eachl are self feeders pr NN hen shall I 1 11 I 1 egin to feed to fatten 9 every vear ear presents prevents no new problems in feeding because of the varying aring prices of feeding materials trials I 1 it ear it wih conom to use i a pirt part of cheit he ailt because of its Lompa this ear coin oata oats and perhaps oil meal should mahl up tip the grain teed feel corn fodder and closer cloner hi ill lie tic the best possible dr fod lers it may bt bc laid down as in an invariable Inari lible ble able rule that the smaller the flock the better the will III thrive hut but tho the question whether it will pa to mil nial P four flocks of head In involves olves another factor that of the increased coit of caring for or them it if A D B cin can his flock into banchs of tient affie each so 10 that each bunth cm can have nater and be fed grain in its own apartment he can call mike make ills grain produce a little more mutton than otherwise if such stich a dl division I 1 of them 19 1 going to be at much cost or it if it would add greatly to tile labor of caring for them eo so much so tint that some other interest would be neglected it would not pay fatte patte ling limbs lambs do not need to lea leave e 1 their stable for best results provided I 1 it ats h is good ventilation and plent of sunlight it is very cry convenient how ever eser for the attendant to hive hae them out when feed Is to be put in ind and under most circumstances the fleeces can be kept much cleaner to have hane the sheep out when hen aay is being handled about the stable the consideration of labor saving Is the onla one favoring the abc of the belt self feed I 1 dp not believe bellee that a given glen amount of grain fed ed in lit this wa ma NN ill produce is is great gain is when ilen fed in the usual way may when allowed free n alcess cess to grain sheep will mill eat more than they can assimilate the results of an experiment at the tile michigan station support thia this view I 1 know the self feed is much in fa favor or with miny many good feeders they contending that in no other wa dav cm can a flock be put in prime condition kut but I 1 am convinced that the injury to some sonic individuals in putting them on full feed and the excessive amount eaten more than counterbalances the adan advantages for sm all flocks corn 1 the superior fattening grain and this vear ear it is the cheapest grain for or finishing fat etoch oats Is a splendid grain for grow gron ing animals you can very properly continue the uc use of both grains grain in equal amounts by weight until within six weds cc s of the time you intend selling during the two weeks gradually gradin lly replace tho the oats by corn so that during the last four weeks their grain la is clear corn you are now feeding only one half pound grain each day you should double this amount ft once when the lambs are reni removed oed from the cabbage give gine it to them at two fee feea a day by the middle of january tl th ought to be eating one and one half pounds of grain each da and during the lust six weeks they should have approximately two pounds each day they A will ill eit that amount en on cold djs das but care should be taken to withhold a little on warm aarm and rain days aeed I eed fodder in the morning and clover ba hav in the afternoon all the A ill cat eat or a little more the I 1 eduse should be 10 removed for other stock preferably for horses to clean up have ilae regular hours tor for feeding not earllee than seven in the morning nor later than four in the evening remember that fattening require more water ater than store animals give gio flee access to salt do not allow the flocks to be disturbed during their hours of rumination let the man attend them so far as possible excitement m c nt a and ad cst lessne are unfavorable CO conditions tor for the storing of fat 11 P miller in ohio farmer ildean age of the tile kilo silo I 1 the sil silo 0 stores away corn more sat pl and more permanently than any other plan silage Is practically fireproof and will mill keep in the silo Ini finitely tely 2 corn can be addo into silage at less expanse expense than it can be preserved in any other form 3 the silo preserves absolutely all but the roots of the corn 4 silage can bo be made in the sunshine or in rain unlike hay it Is in dependent denend denen dent of the weather i hen corn is read for the silo there Is but little firm work mork pressing 6 corn Is worth more to the dairy as silage than in any other form 7 at least one third more corn per acre may be fed on silage than on dried corn stalks or fodder 8 corn is fed more as silage than in any otier form 9 silage is ol 01 most value when hen fed in combination bilth ther food richer in protein it Is not a complete food 10 owing to ite its succulence and bulkiness silage is the best known substitute tute for green grass and Is therefore especially valuable alu able as a winter inter food jersey bulletin the man nian A ho he is true to his own highest es t interests int cannot be false to those of cd anybody else |
