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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GRCWER.
Feeding Value of Distillery Slops.
W. K H., Knoxville, writes: I
can purchase mash or slops from a
corn whisky-distillery cheaply; can
also purchase from the farmer shred
ded corn stover cheaply. Would the
stover, cut fine and mixed with the
mash and steamed for several hours
make a good feed for a milk cow
when fed with cowpea hay, bran and
cotton seed meal? If so, how much
of each -should be fed to a 1000
pound cow per day? Would the
mash or slop make a good feed for
growing pfgs or-fattening hogs?
Would i$ make a good feed for laying
hens? - ; - ;
Answer Finely cut and steamed
shredded fodder, mixed, with cotton
seed meal and bran, and fed along
with cowpea hay should make a very
satisfactory ration for the dairy cow.
I do not happen to have had any ex
peiience in, feeding mash or slops
from a distillery, and ;ari not give
fou a very satisfactory opinion on
the point about which you make
special inquiry, but I do not suppose
the fermented mash or slop would
be particularly good for a dairy cow.
Clean, sweat feed is an important
Item in producing good milk and
butter. You can easily determine
for yourself .whether the slops are
having any- objectionable effect on
the health of the cow or the quality
Df the milk. and butter produced by
trying the mixture orou,propos.e for
1 few days. A 1000-pound cow giv
ing a good .flow of milk should re
vive from .eight to twelve pounds
of grain, twenty to twenty-five
pounds of the steamed fodder and
ten pounds of good cowpea hay.
The mash or slop can be fed with
better satisfaction to pigs than to
jows. Hogs are fattened rapidly
ind successfully in connection with
most distilleries. Do not allow the
hogs to gorge themselves, and it
frill be better if you can arrange for
them to run out on grass or clover
i good part of the time. I should not
Lhink it would. Andrew M. Soule.
Making Silage From Clover.
H. B., WytheviHe, writes: Would
rou recommend clover for silage?
We have a silo made of two by four3
let fiat and banded by rod Iron. Lost
one c. cp of corn in .it by bands
bursting. We are thinking of try
ing the wooden bands and filling
with, second crop clover. What
time should it be cut?
Answer Clover conies next to
corn and sorghum as a silags crop.
It should be cut vvhen in full bloom,
or when in good condition to make
hay. There are some advantages
In putting clover in the silo. First,
all the leaves can be saved, and as
they contain two-thirds of the pro
tein compounds, it is an important
matter to preserve this part of the
plant. When clover is made into
hay a good per cent, of the leaves
are shattered off and lost, even under
the best management. It would
cost probably more to put clover in
the silo than corn as the yield is not
so great, though from eight to twelve
tons of green clover should be ob
tained from an acre of land. Clover
does not pack as well in the silo
as corn, and it should therefore bo
well tramped, and it will not be pre
served unless the silo is practically
air-tight, which calls for good con
struction. We have used a stave silo
in our own esperienee with satisfac
tion, and if properly made there is
no reason why it should not answer
every purpose. Probably the hoops
you used were too few in. number,
too far apart, or of . insufficient size.
One should watch the hoops on a
stave silo closely and should bear
in mind the fact that when the
staves are drawn up tight when .the
silo i3 dry at it should be during
the summer time, and the taps not
loosened when filled with succulent
food, the hoops are almost certain
to be broken on account of the swell
ing of the staves. It Is not neces
sary to feed' quite, so much grain
with clover silage as with corn or
sorghum silage as it is richer In pro
tein elements and a better balanced
food. Knoxville . Journal.
Curing Choice Hams on the Farm.
M. A.;. Y., Aspinwall, writes: I
would like to know the process that
is used in" curing tho famous Smith
field" hams. .." '' ; , 7
Answer The curing of a ham that
will equal in quality the choicest
output of Smithfield is a simple matr
ter if proper care and attention are
taken. First of .all; the hogs should
weigh front 180 to 200 pounds. They
should be brought to- this weight in
ten months and should, not be fed
much corn. -.They-should be allowed
io rana as much as possible, because
that ensures a . better blending of
the Tat and lean. In the early winter
alairghter them and allow the meat
to n-.it r1 ji,ht to thorovsrbly
la Tko Old Parlor.
He was desparate.
"Give ine a kiss." he hissed, "or
by the rings of Saturn I shall turn
on the gas."
The beautiful' girl was appalled.
'Oh, don't do that, George!". she
laltered. - "Please don't."
Then what should I do? -Remem-bej")
I am a, desparate man.".
Whywhy, turn down the gas.'f
,. . ""mm i ij'xZ-i
drain and cool. The next VI a v mt
up after the approved method, leav
ing as much . meat on the shoulder
and the hanr and sides as possible.
On the fleshy side "of each ham rub
in thoroughly a tablespoontul of fine
saltpetreT Use at least . this much
to a: fifteen pound ham. Then pack
away: for six, or eight hours with
the fleshy side up so that the salt
petre may have time to x strike in.
Do not pile the hams too high or
they will be crushed out of shape.
Kneading and proper, manipulation
at the time of packing i3 a very im
portant matter as a symetrical and
weH-rounded ham will sell to better
advantage. Next pack away and salt,
but never pile over two and. a half
or three feet deep. , Let them re
main there for at least six weeks;
then when taken out of the salt,
sprinkle well, with powdered borax.
There is nothing better for the dis
tribution, of the borax than a pepper
box. About a teaspoonf ul w.ill be
enough for a ham.- The borax is
used to keep the skippers out. Next
hang up by the hock and smoke
lightly during damp weather N with
hlccory chips. A hog averaging 180
pounds will make two hams of about
eighteen pounds In weight. Larger
or smaller hams are of course unde
sirable. A. M. Soule.
Agricultural Value of Orchard! Grass.
W. J. L., Whltepine, writes: I
would like to know the name and
value of enclosed grass.
Answer The sample of grass sent
us is known as orchard grass. This Is
one of the best general purpose
grasses for hay and pasture known
and It will grow on a great variety
of . soils.' It does very well even on
stiff red clay, though Its preference
is for a lighter soil. Like any other
grass, If grown on rich, moist bot
toms It will make a larger yield than
on thin land. In sections where
tnere is difficulty in obtaining blue
grass, orchard gras3 can be grown
advantageously. It should be seed
ed at the rate of about three bushels
per acre in the early spring. The
seeds weigh about fourteen pounds
to the bushel and . being very light
should be covered well with a har
row. Orchard gras3 tends to grow
in tussocks, hence some finer grow
ing gras3 should be .sown with it,
like red top or Kentucky blue. Where
neither one of these can be used,
alsike or white clover will answer
the purpose very nicely. Ten pounds
per acre will be enough clover seed
to use. On rich soil orchard grass
makes a fair yield of Jiay. Jt-U not
so nutritious as herd's grass and
timothy, and should be cut when just
coming into bloom. It needs to be
sown thickly in order to keep the
stems fine which are inclined to be
coarse at best and are not so readily
eaten by live stock on that account.
Orchard gras3 will furnish a large
amount of pasture and can be grazed
during a good part of the year. It
is a grass which had not been as
fully appreciated as it should be and
farmers who are having difficulty in
securing sod land for either grazing
or hay purposes will do well to look
Into the merit3 of orchard grass.
Prof. Soule.
Deep, vs. Shallow Corn Cultivation.
C. H., Paeonian Springs, writes:
I would like your opinion as to the
shallow cultivation of corn. I have
applied sixteen per cent .of acid
phosphate and muriate of potash.
Would you advise top dressing with
nitrate of soda?
Some years of experience and ob
seravtion confirms us in the belief
that shallow cultivation Of corn is
the proper practice . to -pursue.' We
are supported in this by numerous
investigations made at various sta
tions throughout the country. Land
intended for corn should be deeply
and, thoroughly prepared before
planting. . When planted if a dry
spell follows the weeder should be
run over the .land; in fact, a weeder
may be used to cultivate the corn
for several weeks after It is up, pro
vided the land contains sufficient
vegetable matter. On very heavy
clay land devoid of vegetable matter,
it may be necessary to use-a harrow.
The first one . or two cultivations of
corn may be fairly deep, and there
is no reason why 'a two-horse;. culti
vator should not be used advan
tageously, as it can be run deep o?
shallow, largely according to the
wishes of, Jvlhe operator. Shallow,
level cultivation, however, has, 1
think, unquestionably been proven
to be the most desirable practice ta
follow in the cultivation of corn.
You acted wisely .in f ertilizing your
crop with phosphate and, potash, and
I hardly think it. advisable for you
to apply any nitrate of soda. You
can put nitrogen in the" land cheaper
through the use of leguminous crops
than in any-other way. IVoIsssoi
Soule. in Knoxville Journal. y
Witk The Mitts.
"Excuse me, sir," said Mr. Butt
inski, but have you a good educa
tion!" -
"Pretty fair, pal," replied the man
with oxlike biceps and beer-mallet
hands. . :
"Well, did you acquire,! t- through
a long course of study?",
"No, I acquired mine in scraps."
"In scraps?"
"Yes, I'm a puggilist."
- QOho Story cf a lledidbs.
Its name "Golden Medical DIacovery "
was suggested by on of its moat import
ant and valuable Ingredients Golden
Seal root. ... . ..
Nearly forty years ago, Dr. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use of pure,
triple-refined glycerine, aided by a cer
tain, degree of constantly maintained
heat and with the aid of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex
tract from our most valuable native me
dicinal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use of alcohol,
so generally employed. So the now world
famed "Golden Medical Discovery", for
the cure of weak stomach, Indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid 11 ver.or biliousness and
Ktnarea acransre
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of alcohol ih its ma
A glance
fist' of Its ingredi-
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& from the most
valuable medicinal
found growing
In our American
rreq tents
been compiled by Brv-R.- -V; Pierce,' - of
-uuHAiQ, it. x., and will be mailed free to
any one asklnff same byrposUl card, or
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From -these endraemenia. cooled, from
standard mediaal. books of irfl the differ-
ent schools or practice, It will be Jonud
that the ingredients composing the GoM?
en Medical. Discovery" are advised not
only for the cure of the above?menti6tiMi
diseases, but ale for the-cure of all ca
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accompftlaed with catarrhal discharges
hoarsenessi - ere throat lingering, or
hang-oa-oouffhas and all those was tier
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It uHll cure the affections that lead up to
consumptioni taken in time.
Swindling is the perfection of civ
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Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1367 Kos-
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T
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" . times dizzy- spells
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me. The passages of the kidney se
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and there was considerable sediment
and odor. I don't know what I would
have done but for Doan's Kidney
Pills. I could see ah improvement
from the first box, and five boxesJ
brought a final cura."
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i Nine per cent, of
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i Stable manure alone makes scaly,
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