The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-04-13
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.


little labor as Indian corn.
FARMERS in New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania are giving considerable attention to
the culture of iute plants.
DEcAYED Tain Of any kind is highly
injurious TO stock 1t has a paralyzing
effect upon the animals fed with it, often.
times ceasing death.
SPENT tan-bark has been plowed into
compact clay soil with the best results,
as it rendered the soil mellow and in.
creased its warmth.
EWES in lamb are very liable to take
cold, and when exposed to wet and cold
weather, or allowed to lie on the ground,
are likely to suffer abortion.
PASTURES that have been fed few
seasons will generally produce more
milk, or make more fat, than those
which have been newly seeded down.
ASHES are, for many soils, a standard
fertilizer. Places where a tree or brush
heap has been burned off show the effects
Of the manuring for years 1t il an old
saying, 1.-The land never fOrgets ashes. y
A WISCONSIN farmer, twenty-three
years ago, planted piece Of land unfit
for cultivation with black walnut trees.
The trees are now from sixteen 10 twenty
inches through, aud have been sold for
SZnOoo.
Snow mclts away from drained lands
sooner than on those undraned, hence
the drained soils are ready for blowing
much sooner. In Scotland it IL claimed
hot l, q a. a.,
days earlier on drained than on I'M
drained lands.
The moisture in which one kind Of
seed would flourish would be destructive
to another class, causing them to rot in
stead of forcing growth. The heat neces.
sary TO start one class Of seeds would dry
up and utterly destroy the gum Of an
other class. The application of rules
requires mixture Of common sense and
observation.
A LADY who has raised large number
Of hens SAWS that after yninly irving the
recommended remedies for lice she has
Int upon the plan OF giving them once or
twice week a large loaf made Of Ora
ham Hour, IN which handful OF sulphur
has been mixed. Tn" hens like 1t, and
are freed from lice and kept healthy
through the season,
WE have noted, from time to time.
the constantly decreasing area in Great
Britain devoted to cereal crops. The
agriculture Of the country is GRADUALLY
changing from grain growing to stock
feeding and dairying From the myaI.
uublc Agricultural rrtIunq nr Gront Rrit.
ian. published by Mr. Citizen. il an.
pears That since 1870 there hos been an
iucreosc If . IDD OOO NJ ocres in nor,no.
nent grass
\, rr,>cu of hn.h,o,h.y ,nrr,.hoo
moro o,,rcooI,I, ,,,,,u,,tin, Than, f,,,n.t
rnllnrr # nnnr,Is ulc,.not J;yars;nn
grnn tho ,no,rn,Jcl lnhnra 81 ,hn G"LJ.
and cm,,Inyrnnt for lnno uiutnrs uL"t
wi,Ln,t il Ini,d,i urnyn ,nnnntnnnng H.
tclIio.n,Iy and .y.tnn,,iran" ,na,,n,,,d
our H,rrsis Will yirll nrnftoil, rn,,,,ns'
mot nnIv tn nn,, AVN l,nt ~ nII a,,onaoI'
;n, on,,orotinng
tAh 'n a"o'''' ~ oortiu' ho1 10 po
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honncued to Inc tho nnlv rnnsi,,n,ncrt nf
thc kind Offered UnfortunntrIv Gnr
him he urovcd ia Inc Iis avn cnmnotitor
IN fine market
PHopOWrION or CREAM IN MuK-The
first fifth norton of mill, from fine cow
contains about Ouc-twcnticth part Of
cream; the second fifth. onc.twelitb. the
last fifth, onc-sixth. How important
then to get the last and richest drop
even if it were not true thnt cows are
quickly dried up by sIoycnly practice
Of leaving small portion in the uddcr.
Cows will continue 10 piyc flow of milk
at much longer period when MIXED
dry. Farmers, it will he seen, receive
double benefit by such n course. First,
'".'o 80 my '''"'n III ''ie h'',N' anu
auoonu, 'io ~" WI continue 'o"Hcr
WV iod"'9',o" ~ "'' ',''' oo''i''icS'
EWES III lailp shollld, ms lnr rs pfncll-
c"pio, DE led ana sheltered separately
from INC h"l,preedihB ANIMALS, us me
rr"WuihB ana more RAPID movements OF
ine ihl'er are APT 10 result lnlllrlolSly,
VINE suc'l separation makes more con
'ehlcht certain llttle attentions to winch
breeding ewes are entitled as the ycarn.
ing season approaches, and which may
he proiitably accorded to them. Adj
vantage Will be found IN subdivision OF
the several ages and sexes into rs many
smaller lots as circumstances will admit
OF, as such course lessons the liability to
cIowdihR ana overlooking OF th'
stronger "lill'",S ~ the expense OF 'he
WcaNcI ones u nus" brings eoc!' animal
more direc,'y 'mdcr 'he eye oil me at-
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from tho ,,n "'H 't XIX, vi "'''"'i'B
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