The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-10

his great disappointment. The remain
ing seeds from the same package were then
covered an inch, and the plants came mp
in thick profusion.
8. Hardy vegetables, like peas, may be
planted as early as the soil will admit.
Tender sorts, as beans and corn, would
rot II planted too early, and must be left
out till the soil Ia warm. The same pre-
cautions must be observed with flower
seeds. Those which are hardy, and which
the frost will not easily kill in autumn,
may be put in earlier than such as are cut
by frost. % a.
SEEDING GRASS LAND.
In concluding an article on reseeding
grass lands, writer says; "Isecured .
crop Of good straw, and in addition /
had the grain" A little above this be
says the straw In measure choked the
young seeds, but after harvesting there
was fair catch.n How much better had
be left the strength Of the straw and
grain to the timothy and clover with
which the land was seeded, so that in the
place Of q" fair catch "he would have
iull strong set and crop Of hay the same
season instead Of the straw and grain,
which is always grown at the expense Of
the forage crop sown with It, hurting II,
and at time lat the start, when II
most needs to be favored. It Is mott or
1 single season that land is stocked down,
but for years, and il the start is bad II
will be more or less bad all the way
through, unless special pains are takcn
and special expense Is incurred to estab.
lish II. Make the start good; you can
not we'll take too much pains. A forage
crop will bear forcing more than any
other crop; and 1t is bad management If
Il does not get It.
THINNING FRUIT.
An orchardist, who makes his trees bear
moderate crop every year, OF larger
and finer fruit than when crowded, gives
the following directions for doing the
work: A light ladder is used to give
ready access to any part Of the tree.
The branch Is held in the left hand, while,
with sheep shears in the right, every
bunch Of apples Is cut of, leaving a
part Of the stem Of each fruit. This is
done as soon as the blossoms have fallen,
and before the young fruit has attained
any size. When this branch is entirely
cleaned, the next branch Is skipped and
the third cleared Of the fruit like the FIRST
and so on until every alternate branch is
Invested Of its fruit. This work is not
done on the small limbs here and there
over the tree, but on main branches, and
equally on both aides OF the tree. OF me-
dunn sized trees an active man will 60
over fifteen or twenty in a day.
ID HAsrY MILKING OF cows.
NJ. Revel, the author Of prize essay
on the milking Of cows, states that owing
to an unfortunate spirit Of rivalry com.
mon among young mixers, they often
make It point Of honor 10 try and get
their pals filled in the quickest time
possible. Consequently they only draw
from each COW as much Of her milk as is
given down rapidly and readily, and
leave considerable quantity behind. Or,
again in the case OF an easy.milking COW,
they.will drain her to the last drop, and
leave nothing for the calf. In this way
they may fill their pals rapidly
but the interests Of the owner
suffer for 1t ultimately, and he will do
we'll 10 assure himself from time to
time by personal trial that one COW is
not left for another till she Is fairly
MIXED out. .....