The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-04-25
Farm Votes


LEGHoRN eggs average ten to eleven
to a pound. Those of light Brahmas
average between six and seven.
FARMERS are seriously iDquiring if
they can make pork for 50 so per hundred.
They did for half OF that in 1851, and
lived over it. In 1871 they sold dressed
pork for rs cents per hundred, and no
more than half took the benefit OF the
bankrupt law. Nearly half did, however.
LET every man who expects to raise
but litter of pigs, put in few rods of
mangel-wuTzsls, and begin to feed cut
the trimmings as soon as they begin to
crowd keep the corn till fattening time.
Instead of having to fatten a lot of
stuuted shoates, he will begin on 250
hogs at least.
I WOULD advise farmers not to let
their ideas run too high on the subject of
chufas, for they are nothing new, and,
although very prolific and edible, are not
delectable. The great labor incident to
harvesting will prevent their being exten.,
sively produced for swine or poultry, and
when estimated in bushels artichokes
will exceed them in yield. Frost kills
their terminating powers.
IF there is profession upon earth,
that of farming There should be time
for everything as we'll as a place, and
more depends upon timing work on &
plantation than On almost anything else.
| Good seed, good sowing, good blowing,
good cultivation, are good only when en-
plOyed at the right time, and many a
man, if he looks back over 1877, will see
| that his failures arose from disregard of
natures first law.
IN transplanting remember: Dig wide
holes, cut off all broken or MARE roots,
spread out the roots in natural position,
set the tree little above its previous
| depth, fill in with good soil (no manure) }.
| work between the roots with the han1
| do not pull the tree up and down, and
| finally press the earth firmly down and
| if there is q likelihood OF dry weather
spread mulch over the surface. Bear
always in mind that plants are injured
| if their roots are exposed to sun or wind
for even few minutes.
In an old agricultural paper of forty
seven years ago, we learn that it Is good
plan to put a piece of chalk in the per
with the young calves. They will lick
it and thus correct the acidity of theiI
stsmachs and assist digestion and prevent
| dyspepsia, which often leads to scOurs
There is no doubt but that this is a most
excellent practice Prepared chalk il
often prescribed by doctors as a remedy
for heart burn, which Is symptom o.
dyspepsia, and for diarI hea. The crude
chalk Carbonate Of lime) is unquestion
ably good preventive and remedy fol-
similar disorders in stock. The prepared
chalk is the crude with all the gritty
particles worked out Cor.
S. D. PAYNE, of KasotI, Minnesota,
announces his expectations of having
one hundred acres in forest trees before
the end of the year. He planted 10000
during the past season, and his mode Of
operations, briefly stated, is as follows
&c Break the land the first year, crop il
the second, plant the trees, seeds, or cut
tings the third. Put 1000 trees to the
acre; distance apart, feet inches each
wav, or feet one way and feet the
other; the latter distance preferable fol
many reasons. Planted as last stated
and after the ground becomes thoroughly
shaded, intend to cut out every other
tree. This will leave my plantations
feet by z. After this cut out only dead
trees. Our forests are like the human
family, composed of pigmies and giants
| The Pigmies do not amount to anything
At the expiration of thirteen years l d(
not expect to have over three hundred
handsome, thrifty, growing trees, stand
ing on an acre"