The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-19
FARM NOTES.

Market crops, the dairy and poultry
should all go together, because one helps the
other.
Poor butter or cheese is always the first
to feel the effects Of dull market The best
products are always inquired for, even on
the poorest market.
The use of manures in which potash and
phosphates are the only ingredients seems
to be the only preventive so far known for
scabby potatoes. Barnynrd manures and
guaao aggravate the trouble.
One Of the best deodorizcrs in stables is
ground plaster. 1t may be sprinkled about
the stalls and over the manure heap daily.
II will absorb the ammonincal odors aud re.
tain them, thus increasing the value of the
dressing.
TO prepare night soil for use on land
mix ii thoroughly with any dry absorbent,
a. powdered charcoal, dry muck, road dust
or sifteI coal ashes, so that all Jumps may
be broken fine, and then apply it as any
ether manure.
--Cabbnge is best given to poultry whole,
hung up by the stalk. At first it may not
be touched, but when one fowl begins to peck
at it the rest will be tempted to keep on un-
til little remains. Being suspended, it does
not waste or become polluted, and it will re-
main in good condition to be eaten at will.
The most substantial walks and carriage
roads are first exoavated to depth of foot
or more, then small or broken stone placed
at the bottom, smaller ones on these, then
gravel and tar mixed, coarse sand aud tar on
this, and usually an inch of fine gravel at
the surface. When there is hard, gravelly
subsoil and good natural drainage, less ex-
eavation isiequired.
--on soils or in localities where it succeeds,
hcerne is valuable for so,ling, giving al ont
three good cuttings in season, aud afford
ing much more feed than red clover. 1t re-
quires deep, naturally y-underdrained soil,
falling on wet or clay bottoms. Although
very successful sometimes, il has not found
its way into general cultivation. The Cali
fornia seed has done best, and seed from Eu-
rope more frequently resulted in failure.
The champion bee keeper lives, very ap.
propriately in Beeton, CAL, and bears the
not unfamiliar name of Jones. In the year
1879 from 800 colonies of bees he obtained
$4,000 pounds Of honey, and in 1880 from
400 colonies he obtained 10000 pounds,
worth $4,000, and tho latter was bad year
for honey. During the latter year he OBJ
taiEed 600 new colonies from the 400, and
commences 1881 with 1909 colonies of bees
valued at $1,000 independent OF the cost Of
the hives. Mr.. Jones says he will clear at
least $40 900 this year, unless some unior-
seen accident occurs.
During the past season the Kansas State
Agricultural College has kept an exact ac-
onunt Of the cost OF raising corn, winter
wheat, oats and mllei; Corn, 22l acres, AZ
bushel per acre, costing "A cents per bushel.
Wheat, II acres, II bushels per acre, costing
81 cents per bushel. Oates, 10 acres, yielding
20 bushel per acre, costing 2S cents per
bushel. Millet, IL acres, yielding 9-lOO
tons per acre, costing $2lS per ton. The ac-
count includes the cost OF seeds, planting
oultiyating, harvesting and marketing, the
item of labor being charged at the average
price. The amount Of wheat per acre wal
very light.