The Osceola times., 1880-03-20
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Poultry-Fence Posts--NIiscelianso,.

fonitfy-fence fosts--Miscellaneo,s
FENCE POSTS.
Fence posts or timber cut for o.l.
purposes in September will be ner ,raeir
durable than if cut in any other soaaoe oie
Many farmers give it as their experie,'an-'
that fence posts cut in August or Sen,oreae See
Der will outlast by many years otba..
that are cut IN winter or spring; and 70
the ground ends OF gate posts are sli,,htn
ly charred before sinking they will n",
rot for years. "''
MIsCELLANEoUs.
THERE are twenty schools OF fora.,r.
in Europe.
Mosr successful farming in Calin,,.
depends upon irrigation.
In 1873 there were in this country a,
$4,000 acres in corn and 80, ,IOS,5 II
wheat.
NEW YORK has nearly twice as mann
milch cows as all the New England State.
combined.
A FAILURE of clover seeding means
year lost i'll the profits of the farm. Tho
time is close at hand for sewing clover
Prepare forit.
THE Oranges in Michigan exnross
strong sentiments in favor of inducin,
Congress to recognize the rights of fbss
farmers, especially rs regards transpor.
tation and patents.
TIE poultry should be fed meat threa
or four times week with their othe,
food when, the ground being frozen
there are neither worms nor insects far
them to pick up about the premises.
The best herds of dairy cows in th,s
country yield from 600 10 800 pounds of
chees per COW. Few of these are thor.
oughbreds, but are selected from tbs
best grades of the various breeds.
SHIPMENTS Of An 3rican hay to Emo.
land have resulted in remunerativc re-.
turns. 1t is quite likely that the low
rates of steamer freight now offered NAV
stimulate the export trade in baled
| hay.
Cows, when they expend vitality in
labor, eat more; when they expend It in
keeping warm, they need more food.
and when they either lay on fat, or pro.
duce milk, or grow; they need food in
proportion.
! PNEURo-PH or lung fever
made its appearance about a century ago
/ in Central Europe, and has since spread
/ to most European countries 1t was
/ brought to this country rs early as the
| year 1913.
Or late large consignments of butter
have been shipped in ten pound pack.
ages, inclosed in tin cans, TO Scotland
/ The shipments were received in good or.
der and sold readily at 375 cents per
pound.
1T has been discovered that the South
Carolina willow, which grows very plen.
/ tifully in that State, is equal to the best
imported basket willow, and 1t is thought
the cultivation and shipment of this
material may become an important in.
dustry.
The grand secret of manuring for corn
is to keep the fertility near the surface
when applied, and il is rare that another
course is advisable. Ii is best 10 harrow
or brush, to distribute more evenly, and
then by shallow blowing prevent loss Of
nitrogen.
The farmers around Emira, n. Y, are
quite excited over the beet-sugar ques.
tlDll, Nlll'l bl4iNrN l. p'iliiNiAi VI tuo
! Portland, Me, sugar factory, and other
experienced men in the various processes
of sugar manufacture from beets, amber,
cane and corn are 10 be pre- ent.
THE potato crop OF the country Is es.
timated at lSl 100000. COMPARED with
1878 there was an increase Of per cent.
in acreage, and the yield IS estimated by
the Department Of Agriculture at ninety.
eight bushels per acre, against sixty-aine
bushels last year, and nlnety-for In
/ 1874