The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-11-19
COLUMN.
FARM NOTES..


work Rad better DO done in the Gall so as to
save something from the hurry Of spring.
They have wonderful pear in Flori-
da, q hybrid Of the Bartlett and the Chinese
sand pear, which, probably bcrausc il is not
Fronch, 10 called the La Cnnte." Il does
we'll anywhere, aud an year cid tree has
some fifteen bushels and 10 yeay old tres
hss bean heard If which bore rs bushels {:
and these bushela ere worth in he N. York
msrkets from % to SO each. As it don't be
gin To bear until ive years old the jump ii
makes from nothing to Is bushels in three
= mildly surrrisiug Pear craving, at this
rate, may yet suppant orange culture in
the state OF Florida.
VERY late grapes may sometimes be pro-
duce'i by removing the first growth Of leaves
and blossoms. Rose bugs and other insects
will DO ,his work voluntarily if permitted.
The quality of some kinds of fruits has
bssn injured this year by the drought.
"A critic at the recent Chicago cattle show
says that the animals were too fat--so fat
that he thinks their breeding qualities must
b impaired. In giving their coats right
appearance soap suds, sweet oil and brushes
had been literally used.
Breeding must be whitfield dcwn to y
nice point when professional sheep breeder
cannot fad one ram lamb in 800 that he is
willing to breed from. Yet that is the state.
ment which comes from an Englishman.-
At 6rst this looks az il he was over nice, but
after all il 10 the exact, careful, accurate,
close observer whose opinions and practices
are worth much ss guides for Improvement
IN farm matters.
Mr.. F. D. Curtis recommends the pat.
turing Of pigs. Outdoor air and exercise
are doubtless good for them, aud sometimes
they are Of great service in an orchard to cal
wormy fruit aa soou as IT fallsj but the waste
Of manure and grass, and back ward ness Of
growth by abundant roaming grounds, is Q
most Serious objection. It is not their pas
tursge that is servicsablo in itself 70 the
farmer, but their labor and their value al
ssayangcrs.
1t ia said in some quarters that bells on
flock of sheep will protect them against
dogs. But how would it work to put bell.
ON the dogs.
"A Vermont sheep breeder recommends
that sheep be treated as carefully as horses
No doubt he is right, but with such advice
followed, what revolution il would work
But after all, why should the horse be the
standard Of care? He is often only pet oi
plsythng, earning nothing or next to moth
ing, while sheep, cattle and swine are oi
value when dead. The true rule is to be
careful oi all domestic animals, but il any
must be slighted let it he the horsei Still
this rule will not apply so well in countries
where horse flesh is used for human frod.
The hog traffic of Chicago now great Y
exceeds that of Ciucinn ,t. tho former
"Porkopolis" of the country.
The cattle producing districts oi the
country are gradually moving Westward,
while hogs and sheep take their place. in
part, and are moving East. But stock
breeding. for dairying at least, iS destined
to increase rapidly from year TO year.
Probably the test time 10 apply ma
nure as top dressing is when thr earth is
toierably dry. If rain comes soen and
does not wash the land the result will be
excellent. II really seems that there is far
less loss Of nitrogen by surface application
Of manure than by top dressing, The ex-
periinents Of Lawcs and Gilbert also indi.
cate that when manure is plowed undor
much Of the nItrogenous elements of stable
manure becomes insoluble and unavailable
for plant food.
Perhaps the best time 10 top dresS gras,
land with stable manure is soon after Tho
meadows are mown. The stubbe Will pre-.
vent washing away by rain, and the manure
also acts as a mulch to retain moisture ir
the soil and protect the roots, while raini
carry down the fertilizing materials.
The top dressing OF land in winter will
manure has its advantages, but it's disad
vsntages also. A frozen sol, or one thor
oughly saturated with moisture is not il
the condition to make top dressing entirely
safe. A heavy rain or a sudden thaw o
snow may carry of large portion of il
But all top dressings should he rG Rrr ant
well cnInpostef man1rrrs, and sometime
ths harrow can be used with good effect Al
ter il is spread.
The ten honr labor rule prevails o
Scnttish farms. Work hegins at q 4. M, an
closes at a'p. M. with two hours Tor n p,on
Ing. e'mrnenciEg &C II a. NJ. But as dra "
back farm ha''ls there have 10 live main'
on oat meal. without meat flea or coffee, an
do not eat at the tables Of their employers.
A California bird hater. poisnns bird
with sirirhniue by puttinG it upon cIiPpe
fiss Ten On the trees when the msin crop
gathered In two iays this bird killer =,
rerts AAs>b~g T7s Head birds. and IN" nsisl
SAEs found many moro. Ws trust this rnsl
vhese name appears n he Captain Hand,
will never e nd il handy to move East ur
less he can ind some barren island in II
Atlantic Ia settle upon.
Tho proteetio1 which comes 10 eroI
surrounded by good hedge Ave or six fs'
high is worth sumsthiug. but il iS Eoc
deal exaggerated by certain garrulo'
writers. The hedge itasR is a serious detr
ment 10 everything planted near it, 50
within ten ar twelve feet. anI prOtect,
from heavy Winds cannot extend very Ia
We believe ia hedges. because, well krT
their beautiful anl tidy appearance Civ,
them great vaihr, but il is of no use To =!
seSsrate their importance nor TO claim III
they are particularly cheap as Iencrs. NJ"
fences. ms such uh'na, are economic nuisa
ees, and the time win come when the farm
er OF the future will look back with astol
ishment At the infatuatinn which mali
tained them So lang sganst reason. agr
CULTURAL economy and eninmnn sense.
A PIEYSgCIAN'S ADVICE HOV
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