The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-09-07
FARM NOTES.

So FAULTY are the present methods of
shipping cattle to Europe, that of 98l
cnrgocs, il seems that nearly $1,000 head
persisted from the casualties of the
passage,
Az Eastern orchardist claims to have
discovered that his apple trees can be
made TO bear abuudantly every year by
putting wood ashes aud tanbark with the
addition of some lime around the trees,
THEN H. FaJaGr says "lamb sought
10 be castratel before they are three
weeks old, to avoid the danger when
more mature. In fly time coat Of tar
should be applied to the wounded part
externally.
THG French in Algeria are trying os-
trich farming successfully. A pair Of
adult birds furnish thirty eggs yearly,
which are Matched by an incubator Ina
short time the young birds enchreprcsent
value OF 100 francs.
--THE Germantown Tciegraph suggests
that turkeys can be raised as
choaply by the pound rs chick
ems, and they sell higher in the market.
Both require TO be well fed during the
winter, but in the summer the turkeys
obtain all the food they want IN their
fOraging expeditions.
Mr. MAJ. THORP, OF French Creek,
W. Va, has patented a shed, which he
claims is turned about by windmill
80 IA 10 shelter cattle from storms com
ing from any direction. We apprehend
4 |. al. Va, ,I
and that the anticipated advantages
might be realized by sheds constructed
around hollow square.
PRoF. BAIRD, the Z. S, Fish Commits
sioner, declares the carp to be the far
mc!S fish, because it is, he thinks, sin
guIarly adapted to the wants of farmers,
and capable Of being raised III natural
or artificial bodies Of water where most
kinds Of fish would not live. The carp,
however, SO easily raised is not n game
fish, nor so desirable TO the taste as
perch, bass, etc, which may easily be
bred on all farms which are well supplied
with cold spring water.
COiinan'8 Rurai observes the NE Of
Irvine binders is expanding as an import
ant industry in the Northwest. The
advantage Of cord us bands for sheayes
has turned the attention Of farmers and
Manufacturers to the necessity Of cult
waiting the plant from which such cord
can be economically made. 1t is true,
that the cultivation Of flax, hemp, jute,
and textiles generally, il rapidly aug
menting in this country.
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EygrlNG FoLhlE8 Many of our
farmers are huyiug large quantities of
fertilizers at high prices, who annually
permit toms OF manure to 20 g. waste
about their barnyuros. The ncclumuIa-
ton of filth and manure should be
hanlcd away from the barn aud yard
and it is much better to make it serve MS
fertilizer than not. We advocate the
use of commercial fertilizers ouly when
there IL not manure in sufficient quaint
tics The use of poor farming implcmcn q
will he found to be fur more expensive
10 the hlsbnndmnn than would the pur-
chasing of the best quality ON the mar
kct. The cheap implements will be
constantly recurring to be repaired
They bring II source of expenditure
without any income have freouentlv
seen hands lose the greater part of n
dny in rcpniriuy fine inducements with
which they were at work and at the
same time the work WINS bnlly needed -
fDrr,suDD,i,,,cc (j,rj,iuoJ Gu.,Hc
W. nycr hoorl an enthusiastic. al
mirer of the sex sny that. in his opinion
the most beautiful sioht in tbe world
was u lady Gracefully ridno ON horse,
hnck The man WINS moi n bochrlor
either, so that the honesty Of his nssrr-
ton can not be questioned Whether
fine critic was correct ar nnt il IL nnai.
tiyrIy certain TINT horseback ridiug Inv
ladies' could be prncticcd to much
greater extent than it il to the advantage
Of the equcstrians. Every young woman
possessed OF good nerve should be taught
to ride at an early age--to sit squaroly
upon the saddle, handling the rein with
light hand aud conforming her motions
N Wl,h .no"e Oh the horse Ihe tabled
'cl',''r ehipodied ,'le composite fgnres