Ab-iul tiie beginning of bad weather we had
occasion to visit the farm of tills gentle
limn. We had iioth-ed a falling off In the
quality of tie- butter wo were getting. I
expressed a d.-sire to .see his cows, a sug
gestion that he evaded rather suspiciously,
but yv- slipiH-d down to the barn while our
triend was otherwise engaged, and lo and
liehold' ins cows, the very cows that were
furnishing th.- butter for which I was giv
ing J*, e.-nts |ht iHiutid. were standing half
l.-g deep in a- nti-lluid, nasty mixture of '
mud and tii ir own tilth! I’gh! of course I
1 quit taking butter from that dairy, but I
lack.-d the moral courage to tell him the i
r.-ason why. Now, farmer reader, can It be
said of you. as S iinu. 1 said to David, “Thou |
art the man? ' It. J. REDDING.
FARM QUESTION BOX.
Vttrious Subjects on Which the Fann
ers Ask Questions.
T N . Addin.-, iMss.—lnclosed find '
specimen -ii grass Nos. 1 and L Name ,
and give value as hay. Is I Ni-i-mh-’f amt
January too eprly to la-gin <-oni|Hi.siing in
1" ns. if so. when is the proper time to
b- gin su-di work?
No. I is tripsaeiim da- iiloides. or Gamma
grass,” a native perenial grass, formerly
quit-- common to swamps and other damp
place to which cattle have not free ac
cess. It miik.-H a course but nutritious
hay and is a very large yielder. Stock are
v- ry fond of the growing grass, but con
stant grazing soon destroys it.
No. 2 !•• I'aiii.-um prolitirum, also a native
south, rn grass, springing up in midsummer
and makes a good hay. but is not partic
ularly desirable for cultivation.
