The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-22
Farm NOTES.

The present wheat crop Of France IL
said to be the worst within the memory
Of living men.
A yield of eighty.tour bushels of whea
to the acre is reported from England. II
was cultivated with a hoe, like corn.
It's pretty generally conceded that on
any land OF retentive subsoil, draining in
creases the yield twenty to fifty
per cent, and often more. Doubtless somt
OF this benefit is obtained BY the bettel
cultivation, the ground being earlier
worked and more easily handled.
An Indiana paper says: "Thcre is an
old tradition that when the husk on the
corn ear is heavy the winter will be cold
The present corn crop has husks thicker
than usual, and If the observation holds
good we will have Greenland weather dur
ing the coming wiuter."
The Practical Farmer says: once again
come the days when the sturdy road work
er dumps load OF dirt and gravel into
some mud hole in the highway, digs few
deep gullies right across the best part OF
the road that are only calculated to wrench
and tear up vehicles, mops the perspira-
ton from his stately brow and goes home
under the impression that he has worked
out his road tax. ......
The first international Dairy Fair ever
held in this country will be held ut the
American Institute, Third avenue, Sixty
third and Sixty.fourth streets, New York
City, commencing December Cd and con-
timing through the week. 1t Is to be con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the different
State, county and district dairy associa-
tons, the American Association, North
western Association and the National But
ter, Cheese and Egg Association, for the
exhibition OF cheese, butter and other
dairy products, implements and machinery
for butter and cheese making, agricultural
designs and models for creameries, cheese
factories, dairy buildings, barnes, also dairy
cows, and everything else connected with
the dairy business.
On page 675, W. (of Tyrone, Pa, y says
he has no recollection Of having seen any
account of the growing OF wheat on the
NLois- Weldon method" II he will pay q
visit to my place at York ! will show him
wheat growing on what ! believe to be o
much better plan. / have been growing
wheat in rows, and cultivating the same
in the spring for the last six years. have
cultivated the space between the rows as
often as three times, and have found no
trouble in regard to the ripening OF the
wheat. SOW in scores, twelve inches
wide, perfectly fiat on bottom, leaving a
space OF ten inches between the wheat
rows for cultivation, and also for a free
circulation OF mir and sunlight. My yield
has been from forty-eight to sevcnty.one
bushels to the acre since have devised
this plan-never less than fOrty.eight
bushels. Last season my yield was fifty
seven bushels to the acre. u. H., Of
York, Pa, in Country Gentleman.
Josh Billings says: l am not aware
that kolor il oY emmy very importance in
selektinga horse. We see good ones and
very Indifferent ones Ov all kolors. A
horse who stands fifteen hands aud three
inches high, who iza brite blood buy, with
coal black points; haz full tail that all
most reaches the ground az he stands; not
10 heavy name, nor fOretop; long lean
mex and he'd; small muzzle; wide be-
tween the eyes, and eyes liquid hazel;
long sharp ears; short bals; short from the
knee to the ground; long from the knee to
the top ov the withers; sharp, thin should
ers; well shaped bak; not to wide in the
breast; full and welLraiSed loin; broad and
powerful quarters; open noatrlls; flat legs,
with the least bit ov flesh on them possible:
short and uprite pastern; deep and
small tut; blak hoof, round in the ribs; not
to much ackshun at the knee; feet well un-
der him when he stands; good courage;
six years old, and weighing not to exceed
twelve hundred pounds. sEtCh q horse az
this, if he haz got q tirst-rate walk, vii! do
to buy il the price il all rite.