The Red Cloud chief., 1878-06-06
.EAnm, GARDEN AND HOUsEHOLD

TO keep tho coll intact no method
equal 70 rotation Of crops has yet been
lotad. 1y keeping stock on the farm,
~ Applying the manure 10 tho crop
ukoe1 bene6ted by the Indian corn, and
dividing tAe farm Into fields Of equal
m Ii which some crop suitable to Il
NGEUwns - we'll - by using clover and
~ green crops ~ b. turned under
poo1Al6oally, the fertility OF land may
sca'tansly increased and made much
Faint Yeur T'ssls.
Keep . pot Of paint and brush on
hand. and paint your tools. Farm tools
wear out more from want Of paint and
exposure than from the use they re-.
oslve. After you have used plonghs,
harrowv, ~cultivators, and such imple.
ments for = few months, the thin GOAT
Of varnish will bs worn Of. They sho'd
then receive agood coat Of paint. Don't
forget the farm wagons while you are
shout Il; the wheels win need lsss tire
settang Il they receive m occasional
eoet d paint.
Trsasnsns se Cabbage.
= New Jersey gardener considers salt
nocessaxy to tho development Of cab.
bags, especially In places far from the
eo0et. He linda them moro crisp, Of
better flavor, and to keep better when
salt b used than without. He uses II -
follows.
"A few days after sctting out tho
plants, and whom they are damp. either
S.oloer . rain. or when . do n 10 on, Itakc
umall diah Of fine sAlt, and walking
anong the T ows, sprinkle . pinch Of
oalt On tho center Of each plant Whom
- leaves begin To grow ! repeat the
ealtngs and when the centre Of the
leaves begin 10 form tho heed. I apply
the salt again, scattering Il over the
isavss. A{ter this / look thorn 8
again occasionally. and II I find plants
that do not head well, or appear dis.
eaeed. ] sprinkle the salt over freely.
This will save al such plants. A quart
q salt ID suficient for 800 plants In q
reason, although more a bs used with
The Dsss Cows Tor small Farms.
II y mot supposed that COW kept ON
. small farm ara placed there for the
purpose Of raising calves for sale. They
are placed thoro Ter the butter they pro-
duce. The question In often asked:
(which shall they be, blo0ded 0r
scrub stockw
The question IL easily answered.
Keep only such stock ~ 10 best adapted
for the purpose. Our opinion. and also
that a the principal dAirymsn Of the
country, = that the jersey Commonly
called Aderney) ID above ali others the
best butter cow. They are easily kept,
very docile--A point mot to DO over.
looked--and beautiful. giving milk Of
superior richness, from which IL pro-
duced lne colored. solid butter, having
a equal texture and flavor. Butter
made from such milk has been known
TO keep well. when placed In q dry-not
.cold-cellar, without the use OF Ice, and
when taken out was In . hard. firm CON-
dillon. and was then sold twelve or
eighteen cents . pound higher than the
best ordinary butter. The cost Of Jcr.
oeys u not much more than for scrubs, |
a1d They will more than make up the
difference In price In . few months.
Uanagensns sf Orchards.
There b : popular notion that trees
~ Into IN unproductve condition by Q /
kagiect Of pruning. and that . thorough
pe0ning y al that u needed 70 restore
tAem TO . healthful and fruitful state.
This y . mistake. They have really
been brought TO their poverty by starv-
e&ton, and thslr great need n lood. This
he!nG suppied. pruaing. scraping and
etA4e eroatment may come In to aId.
1aannzs hsing ~ hrst thing nssded.