The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-05
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.



many other questions, are summed upin
the aphOrisln put in tho mouth q an old
farmer; No grass, no cattle no cattle,
no manure no manure, no crops no
ing. wv
A correspondent Of the Rasas Farm.
or says q large hog breeder in Illinois In
forms him TINT he has produced eleven
pounds OF pork from hushel OF corn,
and seventeen pounds from q bnshel Of
wheat. He grindS tho wheat, poiirs
boiling water over It and allows II to
stand some ho,nH m ltql tf
IN. Sturteyant gave Whole lecture
in few words when he said: A moving
machine is m extravaganza for him who
is sparing Of oil, or does not keep the
nuts tight. The scythe is morn econolni.
cal. But when a man has a 1T trimming
to manage the mower tho value Of il is
very great. So when persons adopt m
intelligent way OF keeping cattle,
they will he appreciatiye OF thorough.
bred cattle, and they WILDE profitable to
them, when not purchased Mt too high q
price. CD
There is great difference Of opinion
rs to tho yalne Of tan Ms mulch. A re-.
cent writer cites several instances in
which upon fruits and vegetables It's
effects were disastrous. Several market
gardeners near Paris lost all their winter
lettuce by covering the beds with tan.
Any i'll result must be due 10 tho fact
that tho bark was not thoroughly OK
liausted. When the soluble matter ia MI
extracted from it the effect OF the tan con
only be mechanical one. Where there
are such different experiences II will be
safe to expose tho tan. to the action Of
rains some mouths before using it.
In selecting buds forpropagating the
peach, would not give much preference
TO single, double, or triple buds, beliey-
ing that the single, buds start the soonest
in the spring, the double budsthesurest,
And in budding from yearly trees there
is not much but single buds, unless we
use very large buds. / prefer TO have
bul,stieks Just n little smaller than the
stocks, without regard 10 whether the
buds be single or otherwise. In propa.
eating from bearing trees / find It best
to uie triplicate buds, rs then there Is nj.
why's wood rs well as fruit buds. For a
builder that can tell fruit and wood
buds apart 1t will make no practical
difference, so far MS my observations ex.
tend. % Qi
Wherever organic matter abounds in
tho soil free use Of bones and potash
will speedily restore IL to its original fer:
tility. In sandy soils organic matter in
tho form Of peat, muck, or leaf mold
should be combined with tho bones and
potash. Tho finer the bones arc ground
the moro speedy their action. II the
bones aro ground in u raw statc, that is,
without steahling or burning, md ground
very hne and mixed with three times
their weight Of fno muck or peat or leaf
mold, and kept moist for three weeks
before being used, they will generate all
the AmmoniA necessary to the rapid
growth Of wheat or other growing crops,
without the addition Of other sub
stances. t Pa
Value Of Plaster.
Al Ohio farmer writes tho Western
Rurlt rs follows: The past four sea-
Bons have been very dry, as all in this
part of tho State will bear mo witness;
and a large part, probably twotlirds, OF
tho clover seed sown in this vicinity dur
ing that time Inns been lost, In the
Bpring OF 1873 sowed ono field OF eight
acres 10 oats, thoroughly narrowed ono
why, then gowed on clover seed and
crOSs.harrowed tho field. / then put on
about three pecks Of plaster to the acre,
and the result wns n good yield OF oats
md fine catch OF clover, which grow
finely throughout the summer and Inst
season produced lnrge burden OF num-
Der ono clover hay. This ! am now feed
ing to my calves, for l prefer Il to any
other when properly cured; for calves
should have the best. Tho satno week
in which seeded tho .eight.acre lot /
seeded one Of four acres, md in precisely
the same manner, save that / Bowed
plaster on two Of il. The other two
acrcs went without plaster. Now forthe
renllt. Where the plaster was sown
tho clover grew as finely Us in the eight
acre lot, and produced as much hay Inst
ucaBon, whils on that without plaster the
yield Of oats was much lighter, and
what clover seed sprouted, or nearly all,
died from the effects Of the drought; 30
much 30 that itwould not pay for liAr.
vesting. The soil wl5 sandy.-what we
term here northumberland poor ut thAt
Apple Orchards DStcrlOratlpE.
An interesting paper on this subject
WINS rend before the Farmer Club OF
New York, by DIR. J. v. o. Smith, which
excited much discussion among the mem
bers present. The prevalent belief mp
pearod TO be- however, TINT the condi.
tons Of culttvating apple orchards Ind
greatly changed in the past few years, or
rnther within n generation, and that the
greatest capsG Of the change WIS to be
found in the thoughtless and wasteful
destruction OF forest trees Which pro.
yided for orchards the necessary eli.
matte nourishment. Tho forests Are
Justly termed the conservative forces in
nature, in consequence OF their power to
harmonize extremes Of temperature.
They not only serve for shelter from
tho cold winds, but they maintain tho
humidity Of the atmosphere, aud equal
izo tho temperature so rs to suit the do.
mands Of vegetation. Cultiyators Of all
kinds OF fruits, as well as Of vegetables,
will in duo time consider the importance
Of q fact which hns so long been neglect
ed at risk not now TO be estimated.
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