The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
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Manure is greatly injured 81 lying
in the rain. II should be sheltered.
From July l, 1868, to Feb. l. 1869,
the milk condensing works at Eigin,
ILL.,, received 100. 139 gallons of new
milk.
The american AgTicuLturtSt advises
sowing a pound or two of white clover
with the red clover and timothy in seed
ing down land intended for pasture.
"A prize of 500 is offered by Rev. W.
W. WYlie for the best essay on potato
culture. The essays are to be sent to
B. K. Bliss 81 Son., New York, before
July l, 1869.
"A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says every. time a colt,
calf or other young animal feels mlser-
able, hungry, cold or tired, mark to
certain extent will be left on the gen.
eral figure.
The Ne10 England FIurncr advises
the construction OF u clstern or tank OF
II capacity of from two to four hogs
heads, to receive the soap suds anu
Stops from the sink ana laundry OF
each farm house.
We know cultivator who had
heavy crops of plums for seventeen
years In succession, his swine for these
seventeen years, without seasons in.
terruEtion, being allowed the run OF
the yard.-COuptry Gentleman.
Horace P. Hitchcock, Hillsdale.
Mich, prevents the curculio from de-
stroying his fruit by busting the leaves
and blossoms of hts plum trees With
gypsum or plaster, when the dew Is on.
Has never failed to get crop when he
has adopted this preventive.
Plant early varieties of peas in we'll
prepared soil in good heart; dry, warm
soil is the best. The pea plant Is sell
dom injured by spring sts.-will Of
ten endure to be covered with late
snow after coming up as we know by
experience and frequent observation.
1t was recently stated in discus
sion by the Waltham MASS Agr1cul-
tural Club, that farmer In Holllston
had raised cabbages on the same land
for fifteen successive years, aud always
successfully. He manfred his land
with common salt, and watered his
plant with lime.
-Messrs. Burnham 81 Morrill,, OF
Portland, Me-, have recently COM
menced preparations for packing green
corn at South Paris. They have erected
a building 100 feet by As, where several
men are now employed making cans,
and where employment Is given to
about $50 persons during the packing
season.
A correspondent of the Ohio Far
aner thinks shorts fed to mich COWS
make more milk than clear meal, and
that ground oats are better than either,
but corn meal and shorts mixed make
richer milk, Hehas tried potatoes with
moderate success. or all the roots he
has tried he thinks sugar beets are the
best. After.trying pumpkins fairly he
could see no increase of milk from
their use but believes 1t was little
richer.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
there be shade trees in pastures. Ger
tain trees, like elms, naples, Eastwood
or lindens, willows, etc., interfere with
the growth of the grass or crops. their
roots being near tie surface. Hicko-
ries, oaks, pepperidges and beeches,
send their roots deep, and grass grows
we'll in their shade. Still we would not
cut down the former class. Cove give
milk better the more still aud quiet
they are, and cool shade contributes es.
sentlally to their comfort. Cattle will
soon fiji themselves II the pasturage Is
good; then they want shade to chew
their cuds under the trees aud do pro.
portionally better for 1t.