National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-14
FARM, GARDEN a KITCHEN

UOckllldSIcf must never lose Slpht Gi,
is this: Always keep your best
ewes. This is the fundamental prin-
ciple which must guide You III all
your labors, if You expect to carry
the excellence of your flock one de
gree higher each year. The reasons
for his rule are almost too obvious
to require mention. VIII any man
need to be told that if he sells his
ewes, the buyers will have better
sheep than he If man with one
hundred ewes, sells the ten best. it
may take him Years of careful breed
ing TO get more Ms good as those he !
sold. Many cannot resist Il tempt
ing offer for a good eve. but it |
should be remembered that when !
Nou sell one such, You sell with her. |
all her valuable increase for the fu-
tlre. When you have succeeded |
III bringing your flock to such de |
gree OF excellence that you will not
notice the loss ola few of the mum !
Der ones" You can sell from the first
class ewes. But as you must sell off
the yearly increase of the flock. let
such be selected as you do not wish
to keep, and the present is the best
time of the year to make that selec-
ton. The winter il the test of the
sheep'S constitution, and if You have
watched your flock with care, YOU
can at tins season, very quickly Sc
/ lect those that fail in the necessary
/ Nlgor and staunchness to make them
/ g0od breeders. Let all such be prun-
ned ont. Fat them for the butcher.
or sell them for what they will bring,
to those whose means will not lust
now enable them to buy higher
/ priced sheep. Set aside all that
have Objectionable qualities as breed
cl'S, and put a mark upon them for
future disposal. \ sheep may look
! well. she may be stout and hearty,
! but at the same time She NAV breed
/ badly. Make all such into mutton.
Cut them Oft sNou would useless
limbs from Your fruit trees. You
can't afford 90 keep such animals any
more than You can afford to have
frog pond III the middle of an acre
OF good land. The man who makes
his selection Of sale ewes in the au-
ulmn, Will often cheat himself. for
the reason that many poor breeders
and poor nurses will look stout and
plump Just because they may have
/ starved their lambs. \ suggestion
on this point is enough for ANY care
/ tIl Hook -maSIpr. and Il moments re
Election viii show any one of the i'm
/ pOytancc Of attending to this matter
III the proper SeaSon.-N. IL. Fdrmc,.
SEPTEMBER w ORK.-Septcmbcr.
the first of the Autumn months.
brings with ii new aSpcctS Of The
/ year, and a new class OF duties upon
the farm THIS and the following
months afford an excellent time to
commence improvements on build
lnGS. ~ in the fields. which MAY
have been long anticipated. but not
. commenced.
The first duty. however. after the
toi! and hurry Of having is over. is
to make war upon the weeds. that
have sprung up since the last hoe
ing. Not one of these should be
left standing. because Z" one wears
seeding makes ten wears wedding"
Rye crops should be got in as ear
~ in the month rs possible. if not
already sowcd.
Rough land, intended for com or
potatoes, may b" broken ND with
great advantage now. The grass
upon It, and the roots it contains will
icrmcnt and rot the sward much
quicker than if left until the wealth
IS cold. Land treated in this way,
and cross plowcd in the spring, Will
be lighter, and the crops upon ii
can be more easily hoed than if the
/ ploWing were done late in the fail.
or amy time in the spring. Warmth.
with moisture, causes rapid fcrmcn-
tation and decay.
The potatoe rot has made its ap-
pcarancc in Iowa. Upon close and
repeated examination. it has been
ascertained that Il small insect in
the vine of the potato is the cause
of the mischief. This insect is very
dlmlnutlve in size. and is generally
found head downward. 1t is sup
/ posed to enter the top of the Vine
| while it is tender and grow ing IA
/ pldly, and works its way down into
the potato while very small. thus de.
posting the germ of the disease,
which develops itself as thc potato
enlargcs and natures.
The HESsIAN FLY.-A western
farmer says the rayagcs of the Hes
sian fly may b. prevented by Il is
simple plan. About the middle of
August SOW strip of wheat adjoin.
ing where you intend to put your
crop. About The middle Of Scptcm
Der SOW your field. " hen that has
come up and shows clearly, pillow
under the first sown; turn it under
well. The ny is heoded and your
crop Is safe.
WHEAT AND CORNI ILLINOIS,
We have just finished harvesting
our wheat, and il was secured in cX-
ccllcnt condition, we having had
good weather through the whole
harvest. The wheat crop in this Vi.
entity is less than than the average
yield but of good quality there.
fore you will probably get better
Tour for the next year from the