The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-03-05
USEFUL IMPORTATION ron rARMERs.

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INSTRUMENTATION FARMERS.
The prize to be, offered ut the next
Pennsylvania State Fair will reach in
the aggregate Sc, COO, including IS, 500
Cor cattle; $1,000 for horses tracing pro-
hibited y IS, 500 for sheep; 81 600 for
swine $3.50 for poultry3 $4,000 for
the dairy; $1,000 for tools, implements
and machinery; $1,000 for State, and
county, club and individual exhibits of
farm, orchard and garden products -
$4,000 for wool and wool products and
other manufactured goods. ., ~
The practice Of ponding water for
stock. is to be condemned, From its
stagnant condition il necessarily be-
comes impure, especially during the hot
season, and when drank, as serious in
jury to the health of stock. 1t Isl one of
the cases Of bad odor in milk and not
unfrequently the cause Of malarial and
typhoid disease in the farmers family.
Provide fresh living water for all cattle
il you would keep them healthy.
Mr.. John Mcdowell, Of Washington
county, Pa, keeps 65o highly improved
sheep, which cost annually sI.s4 per
bead, his wool averages four pounds of
brook-washed wool per head. In 1855
his wool sold for Sc cents per pound
orS2. ~ per head. On account OF severe
winters the crop cost IS cents per pound,
which makes his net income per sheep
sr.64. His sheep are worth $3.50 per
head, and his profits are Sc per cent. Of
the capital invested. The land on
which he pastures his sheep is worth
about $3.50 per acre.
WEEDS.
The farmer should be deeply interest
ed in the two leading points concerning
weeds; how they get into fields and
garden, and how to get those out that
are alreadyjin. Many OF the seeds of
weeds are sown with those that are near
lythe size, color, etc, Of the grains, and
grass seeds. Great care should be ex-
ercised in sowing only pure seeds. II
the weeds are already in the soil, the
quicker steps are taken to eradicate them
the better. Let no weeds 60 to seed.
This will end the ANIMALS. With peren-
mails the work is more difficult, but it
should be remembered that they are
muchmore easily destroyed when young.
Cut frequently and dig out by the roots
when possible.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN IMPLEMENTS.
The English manufacturer makes his
implements heavy, without much regard
to the strength needed. Their forks
whether for spading, or hay, or manure
forks, are much too heavy, and are most
unwieldy, as compared with the neatly
shaped, lightly built, and easily handled
American forks. The English plow is
usually three times as heavy as ours,
twice as long, and much less easily
handled. The cradles they use in cut
ting their grain would not be used by
one of our reapers, and so with many
other Of their heavy farm implements.
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Fifty or hundred years ago the sad
die was quite sure to be found in the
farmers barn as one Of the necessary
articles Of the farm but now it is too
much put to one side for the harness
and buggy. When the roads are bad
the saddle should be more generally used
on the ground Of both economy and
comfort. Boys and girls should learn
the art Of horseback riding. As Ear as
possible every farmer should have a
horse suited to the saddle.
nd sTuMPs.
The Sfienkife Ameyiran has the fol-
lowing important information for those
who desire TO get rid Of stumps: 'sIn
the autumn bore hole one or two in
ehes in diameter according to the girth
Of the latter, and about eighteen inches
deep. Put in II one or two ounces of
saltpe:re, fill the hole, with. water
and plug it up close. IN the ensuing
spring take out the plug and pour in
about half . gill ofkerosene oil and ig-
mite il The stump win shoulder away,
without blazing, to the very extremity Of
the roots, leaving nothing but ashes, i,
RAISE GRAPES.
Ameylfan Agyifninw11 says: The
grape ought to'be as widely dissemina-
ted as the apple, and there is no good
reason why Il should not be. The large
vineyards can supply our city popula-
ten but 60 sapply the agricultural dis
tSicts grapes must be grown at home. -
TINS can be done at so small a cost that
no man who ownes a home with a half
acre OF land has any apology for de-
priving his family Of grapes. An eighth
ofan acre in vines will supply family
and leave surplus TO sell. Any we'll
drained land that win produce sixty
bushels Of corn to the acre may be ex-
pected to produce good grapes. Well
prepared borders, With a good supply
ofbones, are desirable, but by no means
essential. A dressing Of wood ashes is
and excellent fertilizer, but any manure
good for corn will be good for the vines.
The varieties which do well under the
greatest variety Of circumstances, and
bear neglect best, are such as the Con-
cord, the Hartford Prolific andtke ives
Seeding. There are grapes Of better
quality than these, but they are good
enough to suit popular taste, and are
hardy. They can be relied upon to bear
fruit every season in generous quantity.
The Ives has thick skin, and Is parfi-
culary desirable to pack in boxes for
winter use. They have been for years
before the public, are thoroughly tested
and can be furnished very cheaply by
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