The Osceola times., 1880-12-25
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
sc ''eias oil Corn-Cultivating the r, :.
S'"iion-hariy Lambs for the Mar.
ket-farm Notes.
LARGE YIELDS OF ooRy

o"rh-Cuitivating the r, r.
si""on-Early Lambs for the MAJ.
ket-farm Notes,
LARGE YIELDS OF CORN.
series of prizes having been ofr.r.,
oy Mr. Bond for crops of corn rais "a
on one-elghth of an acre in Uartfnrd
county, Md, there were five contes,ants 'O, u
me hrst prize went to crop which
yiciued at The rate Of 1856 bushels (37 ,
barrels per acre, the second 10 a cron
OF lS3.2 bushels, the third to 1918 and
tne other two made crops of IFS and
l'i.lo bushels per acre. On the first
prize crop barn-yard and commercial
hiantres and ashes were used at the esl;-
mated value of Sl6O per acre. The nov,
In order made no estimate of the val,a
of manure. The next used manure a,
the rate of s3i per acre, and the fifth at
the rate VI $40. Not over two stalks
We're allowed to grow in the hills. which
were In rows three feet apart. The aver.
age on the five plats was at the rate of
$50 bushels per acre. Froym five ~
tWeiVe days work was put to each plat,
or forty to ninety-six days per acre.
cuLTIvATISG THE PERsIMMoy.
uIhe most promising of all the larger of
mon. 1nfTuits is the common persim-
greater promise g, state il gives much
apple, pear, peach or ofaEity than the
least, very palatable, while the otlfeis, at
not. lhe circumstance that this fruit
npens very late in the season. and is i'm.
proved by the frost, is in its favor. There
is no lack Of early fruits of all kinds
But there is scarcity of late fruits. The
persimmon ranks among the NEST nu-
tlhous fruits grown in any portion of
this world. 1t is easily preserved by dry.
ing S1 ,aIini.c. 1Incfen.re ni.reesn nps1luc
fruit greatly varying in shape, size anc
= flavor. In Missouri a variety has beer
y discovered that is destitute of seeds The
Z astrinigent quality which characterizes
this fruit is much stronger in some speci-
mems than in Others. The tree has fine
appearance, is hardy and rarely fails to
produce a large crop of fruit 1t only re-
: 1uires the same cultivation that the ap-
pie, pear and Peach have received to rem
der il of equal value with them The
few persimmons that find their way TO
market always command good prices.
EARLY LANES FOR THE MARKET.
There is no kind of meat for which
epicures will pay as much as for lamb,
provided it is furnished sufficiently early |
in the season. A lamb Of sufficient size |
to roast in March will bring more than
the same animal will if allowed TO obtain |
its full growth. Raising lambs to supply '
the demands Of the market in early |
'pring is very profitable branch of the |
'heep business. II is comparatively easy
o furnish the degree of heat necessary
o raise lambs during the winter, but
nore difficult to obtain the requisite
mount Of milk or some suitable substi-
lite for 1t. Most ewes give a compare
vely small amount Of milk during cold
'eather unless special pains are taken to
lpply them with suitable food. Lambs,
owever, may be taught tosdrink milk as
eadily as calves, and they may, without
'eaning them, be induced 10 drink the
warm, sweet milk that is drawn from
cows. At first ines whrot drink more
than gill at a time, but they Win so0.i
take pint and then quart al meal.
After they have learned 10 drink cows
milk readily some flaxseed meal may be
added TO it TO good advantage. In the
course of few weeks crushed oats and
corn meal may be added to the milk.
Many farmers declare that il does not
pay TO feed new milk to calves. They
declare that there is economy in killing
calves when they are but few days old
or in giving them away 10 persons who
will raise them, and in converting the
milk they will consume into butter. Ad-
nitting the truth of their statement, it |
ioes not appear that there is no profit in
Ieeding new milk TO lambs. Veal is or.
linarily drug in the market during the |
'pring, and the farmer who obtains five |
'ents per pound for it thinks that he is |
loing very well Lamb, however, if |
eady for the market sufficiently early in
he season, will sell in most large cities
or about the same price as butter.
FARM NOTES.
IT pays TO feed cows giving milk liber-
lily. Butter is high, and now is the time
o feed proftably.
EvAroRATED fruit is as superior TO sun
lried fruit as fresh raspberries are TO
ho se dried on the bushes.
IT is estimated that the stalk crop of
he country annually amounts to 10000
90 tons, worth over $260, 100000.
RAPID drying of paint is insured by
he addition of small proportion of
tharge, sugar of lead or Japan varnish,
ccording to material or color.
RECENT experiments in England show
hat thin sowing of wheat in drills is
nore productive than thick sowing BY
pecial culture on small plats single
rain TO the hill has given a yield of 100
0 1862 bushels to the acre, according to
he Experiment Record. II
A prRNAYr bulb of the calla should be
lanted so that the point shall be just
bove the surface; the exact depth of this
liant in pot or a tub is not matter of i
iuch importance, as it readily adapts it.
IF to circumstances if it has constant
Ipply Of water. &
IY selecting cows for milking the free,
lsy step, the pleasant and comfortable
lpression of countenanco and round,
lpacious form of body are far more i'm
irtant than the line of descent or fami-
history. Pedigree goes for little un- $