The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-08
AGRICULTURAL.

DO not work butter too much nor toe
fast. Work slowly, and until all the suit u
thoroughly and evenly absorbed, other
wise the butter will not be OF uniform
color. Working it too fast will destroy thu
grain.
Is Germany farms are Systematically
drained without regard to the amount Of
water OH them. The object is to admit TIT
air into the soil TO rcntitqtc it, MS It were
The same thing has been done in some
parts OF our own country with cNloeh
profit.
ALL the harvesting implements and ma
chimes should be cleaned and oiled-botl
woodwork and iron--and stored i'll dry
covered place. To remove rust use crude
petroleum, then brush over linseed, oil
Petroleum is good prcscrvcr OF wood.
Is England forty bushels OF wheat pei
acre is not M unusual yield, and iitty OF
sixty bushels per acre is Oten realized IL
the result Of high farming. Nevertheless,
England is Obliged to import each yeal
about 100, 100000 bushels in addition to her
own crop to feed her own people.
THERE is 10 better time than the pres
cnt for draining wet ground. Swamps are
now dry; work is not pressing; every 1901
of land Il farmer owns should be made
profitable, and il the season is permitted
10 pass and the work is neglected, u year
must Clapse before the opportunity re-
turns.
AFTER your crop has been raised, it will
be wisdom to raise any mortgage which
may be resting upon tho farm. This vii!
rais;c II heavy load from your mind, and
raise your courage and spirits beyond
measure. Do not curry favor with tho
rich or great. II YOU must do something
Of the kind, just curry your cattle and
horses. This will do them good, and
benefit you also.
BEFoRE cutting up corn the seed csrII
should be selected, taking ears from stalks
that have borne two or more good ones
The tops of the selected stalks may be
broken down, to mark them, and when
the crop is cut, left standing until the ears
are perfectly ripe, thon they should be
gathered and stored in u dry, cool place,
Such selections OF seed will toll well in the
next crop.
CArRAGI has n superior value for feed
ing purposes. English cattle feeders us.
Sert that their beasts progress faster on cab
buec mixed with plcntyTof ilnc:cut wheat
straw and cotton cake than with any other
vegetable. Cabbage contains one part
lIcSh.forminc substance 10 three Of heat
producing, while in potatoes the flesh
forming is only one to twenty. cabbage
is also rich in mineral matter.
is England they are adopting j horse
shoe male Of cowhide, and known as the
Yates shoe. 1t is made Of three thick.
ncsses OF cowhidc compassionate a steel
mould, and then subjected to a chemical
nrcparation. 1t is claimed for il that it
tusts longer and weighs only one-fourtli rs
mich rs the common iron shoe; that 1t
will not cause the hOof to split, nor have
the least injurious influence on the foot.
a COMMITTEE appointed last year by II
Georgia grange to ascertain the exact cost
Of corn crop, reported rs follows: Ohe
of the committee planted forty acres oil
land. having rich, red sub.sOil, and from
which he obtained forty bushels per acre.
The total actual cost of cultivation and
manure was SlS5, and the rent OF he land
WIS worth 81 per acrc, making the 900
bushels of corn cost 500, or little overl''
cents per bushcl
Sin WurHn LAWSON, 1T an agricultural
linncrin Cumberland recently told good
story illustrating the effect OF llarl times
IN farmers: zone Scotch farmer had de-
tcrmincd. in spite Of the bad times, to pay
his rent ii it were his last shilling, and say
Ing to the factor who recclyed IT, ~ II my
last shilling, ho threw down II rol OF notes
The faCtOr counted them, and said, "lherc
is ESQ too much. Odds, man, said the
farmer. 4 put my hand in the wrong
pouch ," .aa'
Bysox LIEmGsays Of agriculture: mot
merely for Eits utility, but on account
Of the very intelligent nature Of its pur..
suit it stands above all occupations, and
its practice prOCures to the man who uil.
dcrstands tile voice OF nature, not only all
the advantages for which he strives, but
also those pleasures which science alone
can afford. There is no profession which,
for its successful practice, requires u larger
amount OF knowledge than agriculture,
and none in which the actual ignorance is
greater"
4 COOP dairymnn gives his experience
that bran is an excellent food for COWS ut
any time when extra food is required. lie
has generally been able to get from ii more
milk than from an equal cost OF any other
ground feed. 1t is better suited to warm
weather than meal. As the weather be.
comes cool, il cows ure ut all thin, meal
NAV he probably added. At any rate, he
advises that feed enough Of some kind
should be given TO keep up both milk and
strength MI the fall. One Of the wofst
errors dairyman ever commits is to let n
COW go into winter quarters dropping.
4 CORRESPONDENT OF the COurier.JOural
saws: To kill Bermuda grass, plow the
land close but shallow in August or Sep.
tcmbcr; cross.plow n little deeper i'll De-
toher, early; bod up in Marcel; III April
plant heavy seeding OF peas in drill and
cultivate close: cut peas oil even with the
top Of ground in August; then plow and
cross.plow as before; bed up in spring and
plant cotton. This process will kill the
grass sufficiently for cotton culture. To
manure, pen sheep on it ttlIc grass IN fall
and winter and scarify the surface III the
spring.
AT the Missouri Agricultural College,
Ou, OF 81 varieties OF wheat sJwn the cX.
pcrimcntcr says in those varieties yielding
5Oor more bushels per acre the amount Of
straw per bushcl Haricd from SO.i pounds
in the ClawSon to 2Oi.G pounds in the Rus.
sian No. ia ditlercnCo'Of 1852 in favor
OF the Clnwson. \ bushcl Of Clawson
wheat requires iOrit growth LOS pounds
Of soda and potash; II bushcl Of Russia No.
: requires LIS pounds Of the sumo Gle
mcnts, or, IN other words, crop Of -
bushels Of CIawson is no more exhaustive
TO the soil than is arrop Of ~ bushels OF
Russian wheat.
FARMlSG will pay even in these hard
tines, with industry and perseverance,.
Seven years ago n party bought farm In
Worcester county, Mis4., he mortgNgcd 70
a relative for tho whole OF the purchase
money, retaining his entire capital $4,000
for tho purchase Of stock and tools, also
for the bniIdingof a 500 barn. With no
ossisinncc CSceDt his ron, now nineteen