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I1I1I& IK-votcd to Agriculture* Horticulture. -Mechanics anil the Useful Arts. D. 1*. Hollow** Wm. T.| T}Tr.R*VTOND APRIL l.**) 1R**-P> ' 'iHotlowayA Co., Pub Ushers i>xs« t.B.. i\ a**o-Editors.\ ±\>iyja.M(JiMJ, iirivtu ±o, io-ju. j v»i. v....... so. s. s Ttnus oi ihe ln<H;iu;a. ranuer, . SCT-HAVMEXT TO BE Mil>li IN-VABIABLY'IN AOVAVCE. -TJ One copy, per volume,.................... -$1 00 Four tupies, ....,,.,,...........„..,..... 3 00 Nine; ** -'.-'.....:..;......:...'....... 6 00 And any larger number at the latter rates. Bills of all spec!*: paying iianks and postage stamps received at par Subscription money; properly endorsed, may be mailed at our risk. Address HOLLOWAY & CO., Richmond. \Yaynz countyt Indiana: Terms »»f A-tivertistngr. : Advertisements will be inserted in this sheet for fire cents per line tor the first insertion, and ihree cents per line for. each sub sequent insertion • GOMMUWIOATIOErS. Firtho Indiana Tanner. Henry County, Ind. ) ■ '- '- ""['..:'■: 3rd mo., 27th, 1856.j "Frie.vd Editors: Perhaps it would not be amiss (if hot too late) to mako a few suggestions on the spring management of sheep. At this season of the year, sheep require great attention, particularly last spring lambs, and the "weak and old of the Bock, and ewes that will have lambs this spring. Such should be put by themselves and have extra attention; by giving them good hay or cornfodder and shelled corn, mixed with bran or oil cake meal, and housed in wet weather, and kept in the yard till grass comes; for if they can get the least bit of grass, they will not eat other feed. The stouter or stronger of tho flock will do on a stalk field or grass field that is to be ploughed for corn, with a little hay stacked in the field : and should all be well tagged before being turned into pasture; this can be done by catching them and clipping all the wool short, so there will be no dan ger of tags forming. This wool save carefully and put in ban-els till next shearing time.— Ewes should be served in like manner, and also the wool cut from around the bag, and from inside or edge of the hind legs,.so that the lamb can easily find the teat—--for the lack of this many lambs are lost, as the wool on the Merinos in particular, is very firm and thick, and the bag so nearly covered all over, that a weak lamb-*—unless the ewe is very quiet and good—will perish before it can get any- nourishment. Great care should be taken in handling the ewes when so heavy. About the lOtli of 4th month is the time for lambs to commence coming, and at night, and in all cold and blustering and rainy days, should be housed, for the least rain will chill a lamb through. As soon as grass, comes, such ewes as have lambs should be removed to it. and when the lamb is a week old, unless it is very stormy, will shift for itself. In too many ewes nnd lambs being together, sometimes there is a difficulty in ewes not owning their lambs and taking up' with another's lamb. This* can be avoided by removing to themselves such as have lambs every few days. Lambs at ten days old or younger, in fair weather can be docked, marked, and..made wethers of—the sooner the better. Ewes should be looked after at least three times a day, and by a little care in this way will pay several fold for thc time spent. The wool that is tagged from the sheep with the wool that is clipped from sheep that have died through the winter, (if any) should be tub-washed and dried, and a handful put in each fleece as it is wrapped up as long as it lasts, and such I consider nearly a clear gain. . * - J. T. : For tha Indiana Farmer. Messrs. Editors : I have a Grape-vine- of Catawba kind, which produced an abundant crop every year, but the fruit invariably'rots before ripening. Heavy pruning, or training, produce no change in the result. Another vine, (not so old) a few rods distant in the same kind of soil, a stiff clay, ripens its fruit. Who can tell me what the matter i%? A Header. This grape disease has commonly been attributed to a superabundance of moisture either in atmosphere or in the soil, and that a dry locality and careful trimming will obviate the difficulty. These opinions may have some foundation in truth, but we know that moisture is not the only cause, for it has often been observed that young vines until five, six, or eight years old, will bear perfect fruit and afterwards iu dry seasons oi wet, with close trimming or none at all, the fruit will uniformily every season rot. It must then be attributed to a deficiency o* some-element in the soil. According to our experience, the free application of old mortar or lime which has been exposed to the weather until nearly all its acridity has departed, or what is still better, calcined plaster of Paris, around the roots of the vines, will be a- perfect cure. The weekly application of soapsuds around the roots during the summer season, we have found to produce a wonderful effect in hastening the growth of the %'ines, and also in increasing the quantity of fruit—Eos. Far.
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1856, v. 05, no. 08 (Apr. 15) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA0508 |
Date of Original | 1856 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2010-10-04 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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Title | Page 113 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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IK-votcd to Agriculture* Horticulture. -Mechanics anil the Useful Arts.
D. 1*. Hollow** Wm. T.| T}Tr.R*VTOND APRIL l.**) 1R**-P> ' 'iHotlowayA Co., Pub Ushers
i>xs« t.B.. i\ a**o-Editors.\ ±\>iyja.M(JiMJ, iirivtu ±o, io-ju. j v»i. v....... so. s.
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