Show facts for farmers ras roof or A when a horse foot which once was of normal proportion has be como unnaturally benall and formed in consequence of a variety of deteriorating processo it h aid to bo contracted or hoof bound A quarter crack consists of a in tha wall of the hoof on one or the other tide generally on tha inner sido or quarter of the hoot it amny be confined to the upper part of the hoof but gradually extends down war Is in the direction of the hibrea ol 01 the horn cracked heels i a diseased condition of tho skin of the horses heels causing more or lea pain swelling redness and a greasy or oly discharge and subsequent disruption of tho kin wulfrin I lural WHEAT IN A farmer in kentucky bay eliat he doea not think that wheat land should ever be sloughed ploughed hed over six inches beep better to have it four just deep enough to thoroughly coyer and press down whatever green vegetation there may be on the land eo that it will decompose immediately the land should not be plowed deep for the simple reason that wheat when it first cornea u hag but one spire and one root which is a tap root and grows downward until it reaches the hard pan then dies when the plant begins to branch out in the top and to put out lateral surface roots this is tha most critical period with the wheat crop there are wo kinds of soil on every mans farm ho agricultural soil and tho subsoil the agricultural soil may bo two inches deep or it may be nine but it banot twenty deot it is no deeper than the air can penetrate if the agricultural soil is too shallow it m deepened by lifting ku ite subsoil of each plowing bringing it up to tho air and enriching it with manure says professor stockbridge our agricultural society committees by their premiums for smooth shiny flat furrows have done the community great harm such as often take the premiums is the very poorest kind of plowing the soil is best plowed when it ia most tho crushed twisted and broken with the sod well covered on some kind of lands I would have furrows lapped an inch as the canadian farmers plough let the air and water have a chance to circulate underneath the surface light land however should have a flat furrow if we wish to make such lands more compact TUB USE or sunflowers SUN FLOWERS many people look upon the tun flower as limply weed and never dream of the valuable qualities the seeds of this plant possess for acara they have been faed by bleeders breeders bre eders of fancy poultry as a food for choich birds in small quantities it is mixed with the other food and the peculiar properties of the coeds impart a beautiful glos which no other grain will give to tho plumage of the adult birds for those who raise fancy fowls for exhibition it i essential to perfect success that the plumage should bo in perfect condition and to attain satisfactory results we can recommend no more valuable aid feeding of this seed it has long leen known that the oil from tun flowers feeds A dressing for he hair which is beneficial imparting a smoothness and vigor highly appreciated by all who have tried it it grows very readily and the should nol forcel this cheap assistant to hia labors auriean stockman |