The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-29
Farm nnd Garden Notes.

Lime applied to the compost heap
will effectually destroy the seeds of
weeds.
No man will ever get first-rate, even,
or profitable flock of sheep, who does
not make practice of yearly culling.
We found last year that the Beauty of
Hebron was subject to scab more than
the Snowflake or Early Rose, both of
which were planted under the same
conditions. Burbank's Seeding is said
to be especially free from this disease.
All soils are improved by mixing.
The physical properties of the soil have
an important influence upon its average
fertility. The admixture of pure sand
with clay soil produces an alteration
which is often beneficial, and which is
almost wholly mechanical. The sand
opens the pores of the clay and makes
it more permeable to the air.
There is no one special fertilizer that
will meet all the needs of grass. A good
mixed compost is the best. Such one
could be made of swamp muck, rotten
leaves or manure, or even earth for the
basis, and gypsum, salt, bone -four, OF
super-phosphate of lime and fish guano
or nitrate of soda. Ten loads of the
coarse material and 100 pounds each of
the others would make an effective top
dressing for an acre; or the artifcials
might be mixed with one load, and this
applied to an acre, if the coarse stuff is
scarce.
The cheapest meat for the farmer is
mutton. 1t may safely be said to cost
nothing, as the fleece from q sheep of n
good breed will pay for its keeping.
Then, for additional profit there is a
lamb or two, the pelt of the animal if
killed at home, the excellent manure
from it's droppings, and the radiance of
the pasture from Weeds, to which sheep
are destructive foes. With the exception
of poul try, mutton is also the most con-
venient meat for the farmer. A sheep
is easily killed and dressed by a single
hand in an hour, and in the warmest
weather it can be readily disposed of
before it spoils. Science and experience
both declare it the healtbiest kind of
meat.
An exchange says: We had calf
which refused to take milk or water.
In pailful of water we put a handful
of bran and bit of Sugar. The calf
drank the Cocktail" and licked the
pail. 1t grew very fast.
Facts and experiments go to prove
that COW high in flesh will yield more
butter in proportion to the yield of
milk than one in low flesh.
Corn requires fertility and cultiva-
tion, without which, it matters not how
good your seed, you will never have a
good crop, however propitious the sea-
son may be.
Boiled cabbage and potato skins are
highly relished by laying hens. Onions
are a regular delicacy for all kinds of
poultry.
Vines are said to extract from the
soil only about three-fourths the guam
tity of potash and phosphorie acid which
the cereals take up.
Potash is an excellent fertilizer for the
grape vine. Fork in around the roots
few pecks of wood ashes. Cow dung
contains a large portion of potash and
but comparatively small amount of
nitrogen, consequently it is a better
fertilizer than horse manure for the
grape vine.
A New York farmer writes that he
planted eight acres of low, mucky land
with red kidney beans. On the TWEEN
tieth of July, after eultivating the beans
for the last time, purple top strap leaf
turnips were sown between the rows
with hand drill. The beans yielded
twenty-one bushels to the acre, and the
turnips were a splendid crop. This,
being his first crop of turnips, is a very
encouraging experience.
To make a complete manure from
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