The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-17
FARM AND HOME.
Farm BISTs.

It has been deciled abroad that in
removing large trees il is not necessary
to take a large ball OF earth with the
'SSree. To comb the soil away from the
roots, injuring them as little as possible,
is now practiced with great success.
Pruning omitted last fall, should be
attended TO now as soon SIS the weather
viii allow. Grape vines need the first
care, and should be pruned long befor
the buds begin to swell. Currsnis and
pooseberrie. start early, and should be
pruned early.
Early pullets make winter layers.
Old hens do not lay much, even in this
low latitude, till the backbone Of winter
is broken. Those thereto re, who desire
winter eggs should now be making the
necessary preparations for Matching the
chickens that are to lay them.
Experiments made by Messrs. Coren-
winder and CONTAINING indicate that the
amount of sugar in beet roots is in pro
portion to the leaf surface of the plants.
That is, the more and the larger the
leaves, the more sugar there will be in
the roots, and of ali parts of the leaf the
smid-rib contains most sugar.
The first work in the spring is to re-
place fences laid by the winter storms.
There is nothing gained by blowing too
early. The soil should be dry before
furrow is turned, Manure may be
drawn out; stones can be gathered from
frozen ground when the warmth of the
sun has loosenet them.
Don't allow ashes to 60 to waste. They
q are among the best fertilizers for almost
any crops, and the very best for fruit
trees Always apply fertilizers to fruit
trees as near the extremities of the roots
as possible, not up against the body or
collar of the tree. Lateral roots extend
about equal with lateral limbs.
Preparatory work in the way of trel
Uses and other supports may be attended
to and the material got ready. In the
family garden, the best support for rasp
berries is single wiIe strained between
two posts at the ends of the rows, and we
think that the best grapevine trelIis,
is that with horizontal Stats four feet
apart, with upright wires where needed.
Buy no fertilizers without knowing
precisely what they consist of. Peruvian
gusno, and other reliable fertilizers,
when genuine, always have a brand
upon their bags, with statement OF
their analysis. Special manures are
sold by responsible dealers, according to
known formulas, which should be stud
led by the purchaser, that he may
know what ne is getting.
Make your farms so valuable with con
slant improvement, skillful culture
good fruit, ornamental shrubbery, snc
pleasant surroundings, that no money
viii tempt you to leave it. We thinl
it sh uld be the settled purpose of every
young man to put down the stake 70,
lite, to make a permanent home which
he will never wish to part with till h'
is called to the better lsnd.-[Spirit o
Kansas
Small bones in animals are an indics
ton of good feeding quality, early ma
turity, ana superior, fine-grained flesh
while coarse. large bones, with prominen
Joints and angular projections of tn,
skeleton, indicate poor feeding quality
late maturity, and coarse flesh, in con
nectiOn with large proportion OF ofa
and cheap pieces in the CARCASS, wheI
reaching its final destination at tn,
slaughter house.
Tue Japanese, like the Chinese, hsv,
net heretofore paid much. attention t,
farm stock, as we understand the term
IS means of human food or clothing
The Japanese, however, are now payin
attention to this matter. Not lon
since, $25, 600 worth of sheep, cattle
and horses were imported to Japan frCr
California for a government farm, an
we may soon expect to hear of the re
suits OF this and previous importation'
1t is follytO keep old sheep. They
should be turned CT to the butche
while they are in their prime. 1t doe
not take half so much to fstten then
then. When they get old and thin, i
order to put them in condition to slaugh
ter, the whole superstructure must b
rebuilt. -Four sets Of lambs are all
eve should bear; this will bring her t
five years, and this is an age when, wit
little extra csre, she will round up to
fine and full csIcass. Exceptions ma
be made when the breed is scarce, ant
the blood is more desirable than any
thing else.
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
BROWN BREAD.
Two cups of sweet milk, one of soul