The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-05-13
Farm, Home .&c..

Washington cIunty, Pa. rece nifty
% d q 4.monih, calf for $1,000.
The boys may plant and the wo-
men may water, bpt if you don't pull
WEEDS you won't get any garden
sauce.
Rye straw Is now extensively used
in the manufacture of paper, and is
worth a. much per ton as tue best
timothy hay.
Spring is so back ward about blow
ing her breath thi. way that it's just
possible the dear thing has been eat
ing onions.
4 COW belonging to Mr.. F. II
Gheen, Of Wet Chester, gavc birth
TO n call Que day, and was delivered
Of another the next day.
At Trexlertown, Lehigh county,
there is an apple tree known to be
over 100 years old, that still bears
fruit OF q very excellent kind.
The secret for manuring the corn
is to keep the fertility near tho SUR
face when applied, aud it is rare
that another course is Advisable.
10 costs from 81 to 1925 to pro-
duce bushel OF wheat in England.
In Minnesota wheat has been pros
duced q, cost of 10 cents per bush
el.
Ifr. Bal-cr Weber, Of Howard,
Centre county, tells OF a hen that got
wedged between boards in his stable
and existed lour weeks without food
or water.
4 M.fllin county farmer, through
tho Lewtstowu Gazette, says that to
raise a good quality of tobacco at
least twenty tons Of manure must be
used 10 tho acre.
1m1ny litter Of pigs recent ly
born on the farm Of joseph Cornell,
in Northampton county, Pa, is one
having iiv- perfect legs, t~o distinct
tails, and is Of both sexes.
The soil of young orchard may
be kept in cultivation until the trees
bcgin to bear grain should never be
grown except Indian corn, but pota-
toes and root crops are the best.
Mr. James Hopkins, of Est Ma
honing township, ludiana county,
has u COW that has had five calves
inside Of twenty two months. All
are living and doing well.
Erie, Chautauqua AMI Cattarau-
gus couu'ies in New York comprise
what is called the Eie apple belt,
and from there was shipped to mar
ket last iall 81 ,ji5, 900 worth Of ap-
pies.
TMctmre Of iron is n practical rem
sdy for foot rot in sheep. Keep the
sheep on a dry dpor, pare away the
loose horn without injury to tho vital
parts, and then make daily applica-
tion Of t,ncturc of iron.
MushoH B Shaw, of Ches, orlield,
N. H.. had ono eve that gave birth
to three lambs, all ewes. Before tho
lambs were year old each had u
lamb, while the old eve brought
forth twins, making n,ck of nine
irom ono mother Within a years
tho.
A fox which was neither gray, red
nor blrck, but hal gray stripe on
each side, while the rest of the body
was black, was killed 10 Cherry town
ship, Indiana county, few days
ago. Reynard was Of the fcualc
persuasion. very large, and the
mother of five pup.
a we'll kuDwa citi zen Of London
derry, Chester county, on recent
Saturday might, was presented by
his wife with tiIo b.by boy. On
the same night his mare gave birth
to a colt, MS CIV to calf and Que Of
his sows t. litter Of pigs The
most wonderful part OF this influx OF
new life Is that all the birlhs are OF
t o male persuasion.
Chip dit taken from under the
WOO >pils is known By IN st TO be
excellent fertilizer for mary k nds OF
shrubs aud trees, aud in view OF these
self.evidsnt b!nodls derived from
tho use oil decayed wood, farmers
can devote few days time to no
better work than hauling saw lust TO
next winters u'o as bedding or an
absorbent Of liquid manure.
The dshcl)lh should mover be
used u wipe the floor, and napkins
are for table use and not fJr wiping