The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Farm, Garden and household.


many sections OF the country 10 tighten
the labors Of the coming spring, and
advantage must be taken OF every favor.
able day that will allow outdoor work
to be well and probably done.
cions.-out from the growth OF the
past season before the wood freezes.
Label each variety and store in fresh
sawdust in the cellor, and look TO them
occasionally during the winter TO see
that they do not dry out.
Pruning, except upon large limbs,
may be done now. Young orchards, II
looked after every year, will seldom re-
quire any large limbs 10 be cut of ;
besides, all the necessary pruning can
be done al n time when other work is
not pressing.
Stocks for root grating may be lifted
whenever the ground is not frozen, and
heeled.in in dry place or in tho cellar,
ready for grating during the winter.
Manure. = Continue to cart out manure
to the orchards whenever there is time
TO spare from other work. It is better
for team TO work little every day
than TO remain idle in the stable.
Nice and Rabbits.-To prevent their
injuring the trees, keep all rubbish
away from the trunks, and whenever
snow falls tramp 1t down firmly around
the tree. Fresh blood smeared upon
the trunks will prevent damage by
rabbits, and paper, tarred or otherwise,
OF cloth wrapped around the base Of the
trunk will keen of mice,
Heeled.in Trees. Soc that they have
drains TO take away the surface water il
necessary, and be sure that the roots
areproperly covered.
Fruit stored in cellars will need look.
ing after. Take advantage OF the mar
kets to sell fruit when the prices are
good better sell at onco than wait nm
til spring and lose half the fruit, even
ifprices are somewhat lower now.
Fences Look after fences and gates,
and have all closed and strong enough
to turn stray cattle. A stray animal
will do more damage in a young orchard
in an hour than can be repaired in
years.
SEEDS Of stone fruit should be buried
in the open ground at once il it has not
already been done. In the spring most
OF them will have sproutedand DO ready
to plant in burrows in the nursery.
Dairy Cows lii Winter and summer.
Chester Hazen gives in tho wiscon-
sin State Agricultural Society Report
the conclusions OF his experience for
twenty years in that State. He says:
The care and food OF dairy afe OF
as much Importance MS the proper SC.
lection OF the cow; for even good
COWS, unless well fed and cared for, are
poor property, yielding little or no
profit. They should always have good,
comfortable stables in winter, and be
literally supplied with the best quality
Of hay, with a Light feed from one TO
two auarts) OF meal each day. With
tlis treatment, II fed and watered regu.
larly, they will pass the winter in good
condition, be fat enough for beef in the
spring, and will not have to lay on flesh
for number Of weeks before they come
TO q full flow Of milk.
y To secure tile most satisfactory re-
suits, good pastures should be provided;
the tame grasses, timothy and clover,
are the best. A daily mess of ground
feed through the summer will be found
profitable; and some provision Sowing
corn or some other crop to cutup green)
should be made for drought or short
feed in the fall. Pastures should have
plenty OF pure water in them, easily
accessible at all times. Shade trees or
some kind Of shelter from the scorching
heat OF the sun arc essential 10 the COM
fort, and consequently TO the profitable.
ness OF the COW. When the weather is
warm and the flies are troublesome, they
should have pasture TO run in nights.
AT this season OF the year they will
feed more in the night than durinE the
day.
Good, careful hands at the milk pail
are very essential in the proper man
agement OF the dairy. Each mixer
should have the same COWS assigned him
10 milk regularly night and morning,
and the milking should be done, as
nearlyas possible, at the same hour
each day.
It's eminently true that the better
the care taken Of the cows, and the bet
ter they are fed, the greater will be the
flow OF milk. The special aim Of every
dairyman should be to get the greatest
amount Of milk from given number
Of cows, for in this they will find their
greatest profit.
Pnmpitlns for stock.
The different opinions OF farmers ns
10 the value OF pumpkins for milch
COWS and other stock, Is believed to be
the result Of different ways OF feeding
them by correspondent OF the Ger.
mantown Telegraph. In n hurry to
clean a field, farmers will give their
cattle surfeit Of pumpkins for dayor
two, then for n day or two perhaps
none, and thus alternate feasts and
fasts, and conclude pumpkins are
worthless. The writer gives regularly,a as
long us they last, once day, from one
to three pumpkins per head, never
more. and finds them greatly conducive