The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-07
Around the Farm.

PRUNING of currants, gooseberries,
grape vines, omitted in the fail, may be
done now on mild days.
CARE of the orchard, whether young
or old, will require good fences and gates
to keep out intruders of all kinds. A
stray OK or horse may cause serious dam
age in young orchard.
RooTs are better pulped than cut for
sheep. There are very cheap machines
that can cut roots into fine shreds or
pulp. which will soon save their cost in
the improved condition of the animals
thus fed.
MANURE may be carted to the orchard
and spread over the whole surface. The
time of manuring is not of so much i'm
portance as to get it on at any rate. 1t
is mistake to put little manure close
around the trunks of trees.
COVERING of strawberries and tender
raspberries should be done, if not already
completed. In covering strawberries do
not get the material too thick over the
plants. An inch or so is better than
more.--American Agriculturist.
CALVES and yearlings may be made to
| increase in size and weight considerably,
and make a large quantity of fine ma
nure, by keeping them in roomy shed,
bedding them deeply with cut straw or
leaves, and feeding them well. With
plenty of bedding the shed may not be
cleaned out until next spring.
CHICKwEED is an excellent barometer
| When the flowers expand fully there
need be no fear of rain for several hours
Should it continue in that condition, ne
rain will disturb the summer day
| When it halt conceals its miniature
flower, the day is sure to be showery
and if it entirely shuts up, or walls the
white flower with its green mantle, le
the traveller put on his great coat.
IF no accounts have been kept, a be
ginning of a better system should b
made now. At the close of the yea
make an inventory of every article, ant
value them, and also put down TIA,
debts owing and due. This will show
how one stands at the close of the year
By keeping strict account of ones busi
ness, it is not only known what goes GU
and what comes in, but by noting ever
expenditure and income, we can readil
find where we gain or lose, foolish O
unwise spendings are thought over
second time, and this naturally leads I
avoiding them in the future.
On question is more frequently aske
than: "When shall prune ?'' If tn
| cutting is such as can be done with
knife, it makes but little difference whe
it is done, but if on old and neglecte
, trees. where large wounds are to be mad,
I it is better TO do it when the severe col
: weather is over, but before vegetatio
starts. In the climate OF New York, LAT
!, IN February and early in March.
! Cows in milk may be made great
!. more profitable by feeding wheat mi,
j dlings freely; it will pay to feed as hig
!. as four quarts Of coTnmeal, and three
: wheat middlings, to some COWS produ
!. ing butter; the butter is increased
I quantity and improved in quality an
, color The kind OF COW, however, is in
: portant, as some will fatten upon tn
: feed, while others will only increase
! milk and cream.
s SHEEP and lambs should'bs kept an
$ fed separately, else the strong vi
/, crowd and rob the weaker; when in se
7 arate pens each thrives better, 81 II
/ food eau be properly aPPortioned- fit
. convenient TO make as many feedir
/ stalls around the feed racks as there al
. sheep, each large enough for one shee
only, then a weak one will have a secul