The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-11-22
TOPICS ron Tue FARM.

TOPICS ron THE FARM
Plaster Is . valuable fertilizer 70.
corn and clover.
The Iiiealy-bug can be removed by
touching it with feather dipped in al
cohol.
A blade of grass is like note of hand
simply from being matured by falling
lew. 20 .,,.<.r v....r
Easy plants to grow in the sitting
room are the Gala, wax plant, cactus,
ivy and dracena.
In husking corn leave no silk on the
ears for mice to build nests of, when the
,orn is stored.
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Less labor is required by both man
md beast if ploughing is done in the
,ool fall months. -o'
Manure and dig flower beds and leave
hem rough for the action of the frost
through the winter.
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Attend to all loose boards, rickety
hutters and doors about the building
before the cold and stormy days set in.
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A poor tool or implement is not worth
aking as gift; with good implement
We have half the work accomplished.
In the orchard all fruit should be
gathered carefully; pack after they have
zone through the sweating process, if for
teeping. #.| ~ FP
Land designed for oats next spring
hould be plowed this fall, just before
winter sets in, left rough, and sown to
'ats early in the spring. 4e-att
Secure enough parsnips for winter
upply, leaving the balance of the crop
n the ground for spring. Farmers
hould grow more parsnips for cattle
How few farmers know what ingred-
ents are required in the soil to raise
lbundant crops of grain, hay, fruit or
or what those crops are COM
posed of.
Never try to get a heavy days work
,ut of team. Moderate and steady go
ng are what count in long race, and
he farmers race is long one. 1t takes
out a few hours, or even few minutes,
20 tax a horse 30 that he is out of fix for
.5=4. -5t-a .--a T.ef
Worn out lands are greatly benefited
by turning sheep upon them; the i'm
oortance of fertilizing the land in this
way is becoming more apparent to the
armer every year. "The tread of the
heep is golden" na ..lsft
1t is. estimated that nine thousand
lcres along the line of the New York
railroads, between the rails and fences,
ire made to produce corn and potatoes
~ six hundred families living in shan
les on these squatter farms. 53f
! A natural arbor can be made by plant
ng the Usage Orange at equal distances
part, in any form desired, and, as they
,rew, interlocking the branches, and
the tops together to form the
oof, trimming inside or outside as re-
iuired. cl
During the past eight years wool
rowing in Colorado has increased
nearly 500 per cent, and the territory
las now 100000 sheep, which will yield
he present year nearly 100000 pounds
# wool. Leading focks number from
200 head up. h '.-.
We hope good supply of carrots have
,een grown for the horses; half oats and
laH carrots make excellent feed, gives
he animals smooth coats and keeps
hem in healthy state. Cows fed upon
,arrots produce excellent butter, well
,olored in winter
In storing potatoes in the cellar use
'hute or wide trough, running from the
ragon through the cellar window into
he bin, and. it will save many back.
lches. Farmers should not be SO ready
o waste their strength. Use little
thought and then go to work. Don't
make yourselves beasts of burden.
In wintering bees great deal depends
lpon the condition of the colonies at the
commencement of winter; they must be
,opulous, full of young bees, which con-
iition will always be secured bv com
nencing in time; they should have not
ess than twenty pounds of honey to
winter on to each hive, and it must be
pure and sweet rf sI1t.s~
Poultry should have warm quarters.
Eggs can not be expected unless fowls
ire housed comfortably. In addition
hey should be we'll fed with wheat,
neal, mush and scrapings from the
Kitchen. If the swill were fed to the
owls as well as the pigs, more profit
Would result from the practice.
Some farmers laugh at the idea of
and brushing COWS, but if they
could see the COW that the writer owns,
which was brought into good condition
n flesh, slick coat, good looks and good
5emper, mot speaking of the extra yield
If milk and butter), from a poor scrub
If thing, their faces would relax into