Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — Notes on Various Points. [ARTICLE]

Notes on Various Points.

One of the best ways of increasing the appetite of a horse is to change his diet. In addition to its value as a stock feed, the roots of clover make one of the very best fertilizers for other crops. The constant squealer fattens slowly, because contentment is necessary to the taking on of flesh. The squealer is never contented. New beds of strawberries may be made now, and the plants will become well established before the dry season comes, thus making better growth and throwing out more runners later on. Nothing will be gained by planting seed in the ground unless there is sufficient warmth in the soil to germinate the seed and give the young plants a good start, while the chances are, in cold soil, that the seed will fail to germinate. Do not feed httll chicks too heavily or the result will be bowel disease and leg weakness. Three meals a day are sufficient, but a small proportion of millet seed should be scattered over their runs in order to keep them busy scratching. Exercise is as important for them as the food. Among the vegetables that may be added to the list of garden crops, but which are rarely produced by farmers, may be mentioned egg plants, salsify, okra and peppers. Variety in the garden is one-half of its advantages.