The Russellville Democrat., 1879-11-13
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
How to Make a Small Farm Pay-Book Farming Orchards-wo
 about Chickens-Notes,

 Ar. Jacob Bruner, and intelligent young farmer, of Charlton county, Mo, writes to the BrunsWicker as follows: Thinking that perhaps few words up. on farming may be of interest to the many readers of the Brunstcicker, I will state one way in which have been able to make small farm pay. One year ago l sowed five acres of wheat, which, not withstanding the dry weather, yield ed seventeen bushel to the acre slightly over an average yeild. After stacking the wheat plowed up four acres of the same ground and sowed it to millet, from which I cut about five tons of as fine hay as I ever saw grow. After stacking the millet l re-broke the same land and sowed it to fall wheat which now looks as promising as any crop that have seen. send sample of the millet. It Is or new variety. called by some "German millet," and some call it Egyptian wheat" Be the name of it what it may, it makes splen- did feed for cattle if sown thick enough
 ORCHARDS. 1 A gentleman from the country told the writer few days since that he did not succeed in fruit raising. Upon investi- gating the matter, the reason of the fail ure was very evident, for our friend had set out an orchard and then suffered the 1 trees to take care of themselves. Young trees were torn and twisted, others were | permitted to grow unguarded and would ! bear only inferior fruit There is no reason why the farmer should not have good fruit if only as good care be taken of the trees as is given the corn crop. Orchards require more care and atten- ] tion now than they once did. They are subject tomore contingencies than form | erly. So are all other crops. The spread of insect enemies and fungi must be combatted. The farmer has done this with his field crops, and the fruit grower should do the same with his orchards. If he will cultivate his trees as carefully as the farmer does his crops, he will sue ! ceed. Set out good orchard, take care of it. and it will pay him largely.-Post- Dispotch.
 BOOK FARMING. The power and observation and intel hgence is necessary now to grow good | crops. He must learn something of the change and the requirements of markets and the relations ot supply and demand. He must find out the sequences and the cause and the effect, whereby he may
 
 our exertions, natures acts and the crop. This is daily use on the farm of chem istry and physiology, that is, the under standing of the general principles of forces and chemical changes. The con ditions of farming have changed and books and agricultural papers will teach farmers how to k9ep up with these changes. There are increased difficult | ties ln raisinn crops-books will tell how to overcome them. Books and agricul- tural papers make farmers more intelli- gent, observing, calculating and thought ful, and better qualify them for theii | business.
 1 The value of combing wool depends upon the the strength of the staple, and the strength of the stap'e de pends upon the feed ofthe sheep. When ever there isa falling off in conditions, produced by scarcity of feed or ill-health, | or from whatever cause, there will be weak place in the staple. A great many buyers of wool judge of the condition by the weight of the fleece. If the fleece | weighs well, they say that the wool con- 1 tains too much grease. Combing wool requires good care and feed, particularly In winter, while many make mistake in feeding too much corn. A plentiful of roots and little corn will produce good wool. Fine short feed is what fine and medium wooded sheep require, while the long wools require pasture. The pro- duction of wool requires care and skill as well as feed to produce the best of the kind
 HINTS ABOUT CHICKENS.
 Charcoal is good for fowls, and yentila- ton is necessary for their health.
 Chickens should be kept free from vermin. A great many of the ailments of fowls are caused by lice.
 Have the best breeds. Remember that the fowls must have gravel or course sand; it just as necessary to them as food.
 Cooked vegetables are good for young stock. Cook and mash and mix with scalded corn; it is healthful and econ omical way of feeding.
 Fowl houses and yards should be kept well drained; low, damp grounds are very unhealthy for chicken. A hill side is the best location for poultry house.
 If chicken growers will cut some sods before frost comes and pile them up un- der cover, they will be found very handy 10 throw to the chickens when winter comes.
 NOTES
 Iron is found in the ashes of all plants used for human food.
 It don't matter what man attempts on the farm, to be successful he must attend carefully and constantly to busi- ness.
 Hogs may be kept from measels, tri- chinosis, etc, by mixing a handful of good wood ashes with their food twice a week.
 Additions should be made to the man. ure pile of every possible occasion. The amount of fertalizing material regulates the farmers prosperity.
 No one breed of cattle, horses or sheep best for all localities and purposes, win be the wise and sensible platform upon which all good farmers and breeders must stand.
 The soil should te fed 80 that it in turn may feed plants, for in proportion to the richness of the soil, either n atu ra or artificial, in just such proportion may 1t be made to yield heavy crop
 At the approaching Fair at 0glethorpe Park, the best seeds, the best products of 1 the farm and orchard, will be displayed, leaving the minds of those who view 1 thara tn h.,.l,..