, 1875-10-09
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
Fall PloA ing

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Of treating s,ubble fields, yet we have
known old farmers to object to it,
arguing that so much exposure Of the
soil to the sun and drying winds caused
a large part Of the fertility to escape
therefrom. The saturated and dry
condition Of the soil being slternated
rapidly from too much exposure to
the heat Of the sun and drying winds
hastens the decomposition of the or
ganic matter, or manures in the soil,
and converts the vegetable mould into
gases, the only form of nOurishment
fit for plant food, so rapidly and in
such abundance that the soil is unable
TO contain It all. This surplus fertility
passes into the atmosphere 10 remain
until carried down again by rains TO
enrich other farms. However true
this argument may be, there are other
claims III favor Of Fall plowing suf-
ficiently vailed to more than overbal-
ance all the objections TO it, if the
work bc property done. 1nere II
rnpcb to be gained by early plowing,
before the seeds have time TO mature
their germs of perpetual annoyance
n the yigilant farmer. In this way
boththe perennial and annual varieties
may be ctectually eradicated- Fall
blowing destroys the hiding places of
noxious insects, which feed upon the
growing crops, and puts the rubbish
in shape to he converted into manure,
which upon Spring plOwing remains
in a raw state, TO fire" the crops,
and causes no little damage during
very dry seasons Western RtT0L
Weight of Pigs for Market.
1t is only few years ago that swine
feeders were vying with each other
for the greatest weight of carcass, but
it is now all changed. Hogs that will
weigh 800 pounds are sold at les,
price than those Of 80 10 800 pounds.
The market in England has long favor,
ed light weights. London is chiefly
supplied with PIGS OF 2OO pounds
weight. And this tendency of the
market TO pigs well iatted, but of
small weight, Is Just what the farmer
should encourage, for it is exactly in
the line of his interest. 1t costs
more to make the second hundred
pounds on a pig than the first, to make
the third hundred pounds than the
second, so every pound Is more eXpen
sive. Several years have proved that
well fattened pigs of 80 pounds
weight find the greatest favor in the
market, and this fact should change
the whole system of pig raising and
latteuing Instead Of keeping them
till eighteen or twenty months old,
they should never be kept beyond
twelve months, except for breeding,
and seldom beyond nine or ten months
The great effort should he to induce
early maturity in our pigs, and Thus
shorten the period Of feeding, and
consequently lessen the cost per pound
of producing pork. This is matter
OF much greater Importance than pork
raisers generally realize. We think
any well conducted experiment would
show that ten pigs carried over the
Winter in store condition, as Is usual
and fattened at eighteen or twenty
months, cost, ,per pound of live weight
twice rs much as another ten OF equa
quality, full fed, and fattened at nine
and ten moDthS.-LiUe Stock J0"T
nal.
Boys Not Suited TO the Farm.
If the only good that a boy eve
did about 4 farm was to repair th'
pump, hang gates, make mole traps
put in rake teeth, file the saw anl
hang the grindstone, and he did thcs,
things well, obviously the farm is not
the place for him-but machin,
shop is. If boy will walk a hal
dozen miles, after the days work i,
done, to hear a political speech-if h,
takes time from play TO attend trial
before a Justice of the peace and sit
up half the night when lie Is going t,
school to learn declamations whicl
bring down the house at spelling
schools, most likely he will DO tn,
world more good if you put a law
book and not manure fork into hi.
hand. If he can earn more money in
trading jack knives and fish lines or
rainy days, then he does in hoeing
potatoes and cutting grain in far
weather, give him = chance at the
ward stick, and not have him around
troubling the other boys who are hand,
ling horse rakes and pitch forks, and
the ike employments. gain. if !
boy is Skillful in skiuninS small ant
mails and stuffipg small birds if he
practiced making pills of mud when
he WAS child, and extracting teeth
from the jaws of dead horses with
piucherS when he gets older; if he
reads physiology while his brother,
are deep in Robinson Crusoe, he will
be far more likely to succeed with a
laucet than with a scythe.-Phrezo
logical Journal.
tn Rom WAY.-Now, Young
man listen, while we tell you how tc
P the question. Get her well cor
urred where no one can overhear YOU
and then poke this conundrum at her.
When Will there be only twenty five
letters in the alphabet : Answer
When you and | are made one After
that II Is plain sailing. Our charge
for this Is box of cigars in each case
of successful appliestion-,he charge
TO be and remain 4 debt Of honor IN
I'll satisfied and discharged.
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