The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19
Farm, Garden and Household.


IN unusual lenBtn OF tltne, tney uAll
them in bundles on the outside OF the
house, and, in this way, slightly pro-
tected from the wet by the caves, they
keep, on an average, five weeks longer
than those Of the same varieties and OF
tho same crop, stored in the ordinary
manner,
A well.known breeder Of Light
Brahmas records it as his experience
that from large rooster you get large
chickens, and from small one, small
chickens. He adds: 81 know this Is
so. don't care II you have only six.
pound hens, II you have underground
cock you will get big chickens"
A Tennessee correspondent tells the
Rural Sun that he cured chicken
cholera by taking essence CT ginger
Que tablespoonful, putting it in enough
water TO mix into dough q quart Of
meal and feeding three times day."
Mr.. NJ. B. Batchman expresses his
opinion that ten years from this time
very few strawberries will be grown for
our city markets without tho aid Of
irrigation.
Calves may be turned into q good
clover aftermath, or wheat-stubble, II
the young clover is thrifty. Half IN
ounce Of salt daily will prevent bloat,
II they can get skinned, or even sour
milk until six months old, they will be
the better for 1t.
Cows need extra feed, or they will
fall of in milk. Corn, or the green
fodder, should be given them daily in
addition to their pasture. Oarbolic
soap suds left to dry upon their legs
will keep flies at q distance. Three
hours at noon in o cool, clean stable
will be grateful change for them from
hot, unshaded pasture.
A correspondent Of the Poultry
World recommends the administration
OF sulphur for gapes in chickens. He
vets the tip oil a feather (the rest being
stripped to the quilD, and rubs it in
the sulphur, and then introduces ii
into the trachea OF the sick chicken.
One application is found sufficient,
Awriter in the NorthWcstern Farmer
gives the following hints TO those about
purchasing milking stock: A crumply
horn, full eye, head small and short,
dished face, that is, sunk between the
eyes, skin soft and loose, deep from thu
loin to the udder, aud very slim tail.
Fall FEATURING of Meadows.
A luxuriant growth OF young, iresll
grass in meadows during the fall usually
tempts farmers to turn in their stock
and feed 1t down. This practice is for
too general for the good Of meadows,
and the trimming out" OF the best
species OF grass for hay is due in a
great measure to this fall pRstuting.
Timothy in particular is grass which
isgreatly strengthened by an unchecked
fall growth. As is well known, the
root is sort OF bulb, which can scarcely
be considered moro than an annual pro.
duction; q new stem springs from the
side OF the old bulb every season.
Soon after the old stem is mature or is
cut away, new one starts from bud
near the base Of the bulb, growing up
in the form Of a few leaves, gathering
sustenance from the earth ind air dur.
ing the autumn months, preparatory to
more vigorous growth the following
season, when the flower stalks appear.
Where meadows are composed Of
mixed grasses, or, as is very commonly
the case, red clover and timothy, stock
will always eat out the best, leaving
the poorest. They will seldom touch
the clover, so long as spear OF grass
oan DO found, and Of the latter the very
best species usually suffer most from
late pasturing.
Upon very rich soils where the after
math appears vigorous and thick,
pasturing for while in autumn may
not cause any considerable injury to
the next years crop, but there are very
few meadows, and especially in dry
seasons, that will long Withstand the
cutting Of crop Of hay and close
pasturing the same season.
Asa general practice, It would DO q
far preferable system 10 top-dress o
meadow rs soon as the hay is removed,
and then cut the aftermath, II sufficient
ly strong, instead Of pasturing. II dry
weather follows haying, the second
growth will be none too vigorous for
giving strength or protection TO the
roots In winter, and II wet weather fol-
lows, the tramping OF cattle will be
more or less injurious according TO the
nature OF the soil and kinds OF grasses
cultivated.
.... Winter Apples.
Get few nice clean barrels, place
them by the side Of your trees in the
orchard then pick your best fruit OF
the tree one at time, carefully laying
them in o basket fastened 10 the ladder
on which you stand, the fruit to be re-
moved singly by hand into the barrel,
and carefully and accurately placed
therein, so as to &c tightly and evenly,
until II Is full. Nail on the lid and put
away in the cellar Gf dry until you
wish TO dispose Of them. Don't do oil
this inst after q rain, or in early morn
ing when the heavy dew Is covering
fruit and leaves, bearing in mind that
cxtraneous moisture helps along the
decaying process with unerring Ger.
tainty. The second class fruit, TO be
used first, may be put in large boxes,
or in bins, but at all times, and under
all circumstances, handle with the
greatest care.