The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-07-29
FARM NOTES.

ton to fatten.
PLASTER scattered over the AGO.; of
the chicken house is a powerful aIn@,1 ~
ent, preventing the smell which o,;ses
from the droppings.
THEREar one hundred and fifty norood
and described varieties of wbea, nnJ
yet one-half the people who grow The tbe
grain don't know the difference s,,ch
is the lack of training III the natural his
tory of plants.
MILKING. best time for tbis ;s
either before or after feeding. Never
milk while the COW is eating. When
COW has once acquired the habit OF food
ing at milking time she will often refuse
to let down her milk unless food is he
fore her
WHEAT IN THE WEsT.-The continu-
GUS wheat growing i'll the West. followed
as it is by burning the straw, is certain.
sooner or later, to result in exhaustion of
the soil. A crop of Indian corn when
wheat shows signs of tagging, is cener-
ally sufficient to restore the fertility.
THE Ne,o England Farmer remarks
that cider made late III the season and
stored in a cold place, will keen sweet
because active fermentation is prevented.
If it is rich and sweet when II comes
from the press, and care is exercised in
making il from good, sound apples il
will not become sour if kept i'll noder-
ately cool cellar, Ill tight cask or in
bottles.
A NERVOUS, excitable steer is not as
profitable to feed as lymphat;fA2ne
with a broad, deep, chest, for 80
is seldom disturbed by anytffs he
feeds well. sleeps well, and fats weye II
is just thirty years since the first Jerseys
were brought to this country. They are
making great change in our dairy In
terests and the good results viii become
more apparent in the ensuing yea
THE CABBAGE WoBM.-To save bis cab
bages, and as an experiment, Mr.. How
ard tells the F]ttit Record that he mixed
four quarts of air-slacked lime, one quart
of fine salt, and quarter of pound
each of red and black pepper. When the
dew was on he applied this mixture by
means of a large-sized tin pepperbox to
400 cabbages, that were Doubtless as
wormy n lot as could be found. he gave
them but one dose, but it did Its work so
effectually that there has been no further
trouble ON account of these destructive
pests.
Conn STUMBLE Fields that have been
cleared in time should be plowedm read
mess for early sowing of oats in spring.
If roots are to follow the corn the stuble
may be plowed Mt once and soEn with
rye. Three or four bushels should be
sown to the acre. This rye will furnish
heavy crop of green fodder nett May
or an excellent early pasture IN the
spring, or may be plowed under as a
green manuring. In either case the ex-
pense of the seed, which IS the only out
lay, will be many times repaid III the IN
crease of the following crop.
SHEEP IN WINTER Sheep need free
dom of action and variety of food more
than any of om domestic animsls. In
winter they require shelter only against
heavy rains and melting SHOWS, as even
cold storm is better than a heated barn,
ut least for Cotswolds. A rough shed,
facing the south and capable Of being
closed during the rain and snow storms,
is quite sufficient They should then be
kept in small flocks. have spacious yards
10 roam in. and at all times, except dur
ing the storms, fed in racks out 81 doors
in ordinary weather. Where colds storms
are rare, and the ground is free from
heavy SNOW, artificial shelter IS hardly
necessary, Tor Cotswolds at any nte.
How TO FEEp. The trouble with most
persons who keep horses, nQ lstter
whether ON farm Tor farm y -.
driving purposes. is EV~~ II
haV: and to this can be atE3 DRie
general sluggishness often Snanifassd by
the horses until they have been working
couple of hours, while thefr Wind is
also much impaired Night is the only
time when hay should be fed, especially
to animals used for quick work; even the
slow pillow team should have but little
hay at the morning and noon feeds. but
give them generous supply at the even
ing meal. BY doing this your horses
will keep in better spirits and condition,
and free from any tendency to pot
belly, which horsemen so much dislike
TO see.
REMEDY FOR BLIGHT. j osiah Hopes,
Weschester, Pa, veteran author, fruit
grower and experimenter, III the An1eri-
can Garden, says: " No sure remedy
can be suggested to prevent the blight
in the pear nor the yellows In the peach,
but the following are not injurious and
are certainly beneficial: Wash the bodies
of the trees rs we'll as the larger branches
with ordinary thin whitewash or soap
suds. Top-dress the soil beneath with
weak lime, good rich compost, I'M
bleached wood ashes, &c, any refuse
decaying vegetable matter, III fact, that
will furnish food for your trees. A slight
dressing of salt used sparingly also a1-
swers an excellent purpose, and some cul-
tivators recommend ground bones and
others iron filings. A heavy mulchlng
with muck is beneficial to all young trees.
USES FOR SALT.-A writer in the RI
raj NeJO Yorker says that the salt CUES
ton is always on the carpet, and while 1t
is very certain that salt is not a manure
it is equally certain that its application
is a decided benefit The retardatlon
and often complete ruin of crops by IN
sect depreciation is well known, but 1t Is
not at all appreciated to its full extent
Salt can act but in three ways benef-
cially. 1t attracts moisture and hence Is
useful in dry seasons; it drives away IN
sects, and therefore, is useful in oil seas
ons, and when thoroughly dissolved by
heavy rains il acts by assisting inert or
insoluble material to become fit for plant
food. The first mode is a slight gam,
not enough, though. to pay for the salt'
the second is very valuable, paying for
the salt and the trouble of applif Jpn
from ten to one hundred times ovs,
cording to the prevalence and dese II
iveness of the insects; the third mode is
of but little value because insolublas are
generally proof against its feeble action.
If we sum up the gain from thethree
modes of action we perceive such very
decided gain that one fair trial is sufi-
cient to convince the most sceptical The
only danger is an excess, but as five
bushels per acre can do no harm the
danger is not likely ever to be alarming,
as few farmers can afford to waste salt
anywhere.