The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-22
TOPICS FOR THE FARM.

The Het Bed.-To sproHt bwest pota-
toes, a Temperature of 80 to fO0 degrees
ID necessary.
Tobacco Prospect.-It is given out in
the tobacco regions that tie plsht Of this
year Will nsssly double that of last.
Chicken ChOlera.-Cholera in fowls
may be prevented by incubation; 30 it
is thought may phylloxera in vines
Just ss.-Ptobabis 40 Vegetable With
which the Farther has to deal is of
greater Importance the $%0fld over than
the potato.
Bug Remeay.-A cor.tesspundent of an
Eastern eapes writes: "Last season l
kept the striped bugs from my Gu
cumbers by s~aturating ashes with kero-
sene and applying a handful on a hill.
New Seeding Apple.-California has
a new Seeding apple resembling the
Bellefower In Outside appearances, but
with a flesh of beautiful rose-pink
striped with yellow. 1t is of fair size
and pleasantly tart.
Irrigated tahd.-Colorado has 100:
coo acres under irrigation, and 80, 600
more of hay land, much of which is il.
rigated. In 1879 the irrigated land pro
duced So, $50. 900 worth of cereals and
other products.
Covering Seed.-Expefiehce will sat
isfy any one, that d~rill-seedihg is far
better than broadcast sowing, there is
a saving Of seed, every good seed grows
and none is wasted, and the plants hay
ing q better ROOT, are hafdier and more
vigorous.
Lawns.-One of the essentials of
beauty is a we'll kept lawn. Nothing
can compensate for or take the place Of
smooth green grass. Without it the
grounds will always have a base unfn-
ished appearance, With it they will
always be attractive.
Poultry ferinin.-It is q very diff.
cult matter to keep a log hen-house free
cracks and notEhes that are in the logs,
under the loose bark and such places,
and it is almost impossible to fill such
places with whitewash.
Tobacco Mould.-D. w. Whitman, of
Hart County, says he prevented his to-
bacco from moulding by spreading a
thick covering of dry straw over the barn
floor. The straw is as good ar absorbent
as the tobacco, and will take up so much
of the moisture as to say the CROP
Farmers Homie Journal.
Nome without d Chicken.s-Be.
sides the large numbers of poultry
raised for market, what weuld an Amer.
lean home be without its chickens
Nothing on a farm brings more pleasure
than the poultry when well cared for;
it gives work for the children, and they
enjoy gathering in the eggs and tending
to the little chickens?
The Virtue OF Smlight.-Grass will
not grow well without sunlight, henct
in our planting we must arrange fol
plenty of it, but at the same time j
must not be forgotten hat the contrasi
of deep shadows will always be pleasant
Perhaps the most attractive feature of
well kept, planted lawn is the eve
varying play of sunlight and shadow.
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Importance of LOcatiOn.-One of tn,
most important requirements for a sue
cessfui apiary is location. We may hav,
the best hive in use, the best race of bee
known for gathering honey, the apiaris
may be we'll adapted to the business
possessing all the knowledge necessar,
for success, but with a poor location j
&c SRilI hat n ,oor hpsinaco
Vigorous ife.-A strongplantdigest
its food better than a weak one, aud it
appetite, so to speak, is more vigorous
precisely as is that of a strong, health,
young animal. 1t is with the plant a
with the animal; early feeding, an
vigor of growth, bring early and vigol
GUS maturity. The farmer should stud
to get early a strong and health
growth.
Think for a MOment.-There are seve
millions of soldiers in Europe, who ar
non-producers, and expensive cor
sumers; two or three millions of arm
horses, all eating, and not working
.emperors, kings, princes, and titled pei
sons of all kinds, who are supported i
the greatest luxury out of the publ
revenues; and "the farmer pays fc
all"
A Lamentable Fact.-The first NOV
toward making garden is to hire som,
body to take away your ash pile. The
borrow a hoe; and in this connection
may be stated as an agricultural trut
that those people who generally NAL
, garden the most are these who never ow
their W tools. Just buy a spadi1
! fork and zee how quick the neighboi
will find it out.-Elniira Advertiser.
No Fear of a Surplus.-The world
I ! markets are at our feet. The fear tn
we maE1produce more than4ean be di
= posed of, is a bug-bear and a phantoI
: 1t has been conclusiYely shown, that at
s certain price, we can control all the E
I ropean markets, and that this prie
: while it pays us fairly, is too small for
profit to the European farmers, who ha'
. to pay large rents, heavy taxes, emplt
expensive labor, and use costly ferti
: zers.
q Our Need.-The present necessity
: larger crops at the same cost, or a lie
Z proportionate cost, than our prese
3 small ones. This result can only be &
n cured by additional fertilizing. T.
n n present average of eur crops is not mo
J: than o~ne-fourth of that which the soil
4 capable of producing, and this ext
three-fourths may be produced witho
any more labor by the use Of fertilize
d or additional manures; but fertiiize
chiefly.
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