Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21

he Is, let him keep an exact iiiSll
Of all the tisae idly spent.
If IS claimed that Jerseys will, on
the average, g hold out their mix
longer than the common or natlVe
COWS. 1t is difficult TO a" dry them
off" in many cases. !
During the past year the expert
mental department of agriculture |
at Washington distributed over 10 |
GOO tea-piants, grown i'll the green
houses Of the department.
The estimated number OF horses
In the United States is S,OOO,OOO,
Illinois ranking first in number.
If is said that the cut-wOrm never
damages crops ON land where sheep
have been pastured the year before
planting.
q Garden is a constant amusement;
a haDpv combination Of work and
nlav: a study and recreation a
source of health both for body ana
The best of all soils on which to
establish a poultry yard is gravel or
sad, resting on a substratum OF
gravel. ,-.4
II is said that lice may be kept
from poultry by placing pieces OF
the bark of sassafras root in their
nests.
To destroy bugs on squashes and
cucumber vines, dissolve a table
spoonful of saltpeter or two In a
pailful of water +; put point OF TINS
! around each hill. The bugs nurroW
1 in the earth at night ana fall TO rise
in the morning. 1t Is also good 10
kill the grub in peach-trees.
To destroy the white gruD, the
nest of corn, mix one part OF COM
mon salt with three of gypsum )
nut a tablespoonful about each hill,
but do not let it touch the young
plants. It. g
AS soon as the upper portions OF
the straw of cereals become yellow
no further increase takes place IN
the weight of the seed. If the grain
he not cut down soon after the APP
nearance of this sign, its quality de-
teriorates and its weight dimlnlsnes'
If YOU want TO keep y0.lr hogs,
horses. cattle, and sheep healthy,
rive them salt regularly. There
+ no better vermifuge than salt:
When it can be done, sheep should
he changed from field to field, Civ
ino them fresh pasturage. When
sheen are never shifted the grass
: 0ets foul. particularly if the weather
: E moist and the land at all wet. OF
If on cIose-bottomed, retentiVe soils
TRY YOUR soil experimentally, ano
f TINS learn what is needed In the
J form of fertilizers to produce there
!: on paying crops.
f The wash used for fruit-tree5 a
: the government gardens at WASH
ingtOn is prepared as follows: Fu
: half a bushel OF lime ana ioul
} pounds of powdered sulpher IN !
f tight barrel, Stacking the lime VIII
hot water, the mouth of the barre
= being covered with q cloth; this |
: reduced to the consistency OF Ordl
e nary whitewash; add at the time o
I apnlication half an ounce OF carbOll
: acid to each gallon of liquid. II
; applied in the spring.
i So long as such a large number O
: mr. farmers remain careless ant
Y negligent about making permanen
:, and nIeasant homes for their iami
lies. without attractions and com
forts. thew will continue nomadlc Il
their habits, while their childre
will sea their avOcations WheneVe
= sheep and swine in. the orchard
= ore recommended to eXterminat
II the codling moth. =.
- The ounce prefers soft, mos
q soil, and rather shady, or at ieas
If sheltered situation.
- italian bees store more hone
% in frames than the black. Thel
a uueens are more prolific, and ON thf
r account their spring dwindllng
a much more than overcome.
= Poor land is a poor investment
- so is moor stock, poor feed, poor an
N thing. Have the best, if you haV
pI much less of it.
g Cooked meat chopped up an
of mixed with other feed is not onl
" relished by fowls, but gives back u
f. strength lost during the moulin
r. process.
10 Turkey fatten more readily whe
n given their liberty than when coope
"a M. They require their accustome
f. feed of worms, bugs, and grass.
a. Keep hogs in the apple-orchar'
to eat up all the wOrmy fruit It's
drops during the season.
MIR. Meehan, a horticulturits
much experience, says he never sa
blight on pear-trees that were whit
O, washed. He believes it to be an a
ld sOlute remedy.
I'd The relative proportion of col
hit and other supply crops to cotton
al ranidIy increasing in all the &C
d. ton-growing states, and testimOni
rP received from those districts are Z
id most universal as to the super
lie economy of producing home su
er plies. =,
as summer months, as the pores OF I
- wood are then filled with resi-
AS which increases the durability
We the timber. Chestnut, hickory, al
,r. oak are generally felled during t
to second running of the sap.
rs, Butter should never come in CO
st fact with the bare hand. When
vi bulk it can be easily handled will
IDS Iadle and flat paddle.
rts soil broken up to the depth
-, twelve inches will contain full twi
es, As much of the important elemel
rs. as a soil broken to depth OF on
lat six inches, Besides, deep break
enables heavy rains to sink rapid
thus preventing the accumulate
of too much water on or near t
surface. SubsOiling land Is a gre
an preventive to drought, as 1t form
W. receptacle for moisture too Gle
down to iniure the crops, and
,ad pond the direct agents OF eVapo
S76 ton.
"a Potatoes require less manure tn
Inc garden vegetables, but will well
II pay an application OF five hundI
nd pounds per acre of wood ashes
.nT sulphate of potash.
;m55 The seeds of peas, spinach, ONO
nc- beets, and radishes should be so
Nc as early as the ground VIII VIC
o mellow and time will admit.
-, Think over beforehand what
en- can do we'll with the means at haI
the and do not attempt more than
de- are sure of doing
II In preparing grapes for the mari
rod they should never be gathered WI
,U the dew is ON or when wet. WI
;n yathe, ed they should be repacF
''7 carefully in baskets or layers, "
stems down, SO that when each L
!. or Is complete there is not stem
be seen,
vid The soil of a strawberry pa
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