The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-03-02
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

JItIlA MY DubUtIS IL oluhl III Nd'"S ~ u
ton oi hay.
PARAFrtSE oil on whets,ono6 IS superior
to my other liquid, aud will keep the
stone in better Order
HAHxEss oil made Of one gallon Of
neat s-iOot OIL with four ounces Of lamp
black. well mixed, is simple unl effective.
TIE draining Of land promotes warmth
because il dininisLcs evaporation, and
thus less heat Is distracted from tho
earth.
Mr.. MooDE, DeKGlb County, Ind
says that he finds that equal parts Ul
air Stacked lime and salt wi! cure foot
rot III sheep, one or two applications be-
ing sufficient
4 MH5IssipI farmer dasAc3 cold vutcl
into tho ears Ui choking cattle This
causes the animal 10 shake its head yID-
lently, aud tue muscular uciipa IIs!odggs
the obstruction.
A LADY says that to Lii insects she
uses one tcaspyouill OF kerosene ~ Il
gallon Of water, aud sprInkl.s j. Oh the
plants with a maud broom. Ii DESTROYS
green flies and other pests.
WILD VINES o. OLD BulLbISGS but
buildings OF all kinds, that have become
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hv ,rai,;ro w;, ,inaa s.ai , w. ',.,
n;,I ',ra,o w.. fr'r '".,' '' 49,, I'm.
These vines spread very rapidly from
80;
;'n "'''H MI eA'o''t ~ ou''iuH VI i'y'r'
81 ''o I''' l'0 ?, D'""'J VI i'''l'l
W ..so ".'i '"'''S'' !" l's."'l' rs Utmost
.'iJ o"inb ~ Vi" ,4i'' t!H' o'oI-
- st'o N"o''"t'' '''''I' VI '''1 inotV ~,
hAu{ B'u iIS may Dc grown Win proHt
~ Az" n "u.'1l''"'' ""'' ~ '''o ""l!'e Ui'l'
,ne9 VIZ Si'o P't"""H' appearance 10
'''at ;TraT;n WIZ , Wy '
which NJ nna fine ,yoq v,rv ,,,,,,,I,,, g.,
MinneRota orjyi,.,t,l il C,rgtrr rn,t,
prnnsyIynnin II sarms That 6om tnr,,
great sjze md fine r,tru oYo,t,,y ny tnol
roGnirnJ ~ ,noLn r.n ~ n'.I a.. ,,r
nnra nr,, Mot r"isin" sn ',nauyny t,.,n On
Snruerly hn'oni,n,I ng tj,is lra,I ,,t,''
old and vol fo,,,n.d g,.,,u.i.,I,, ,y,j.,l',
from E0n ~ gnO ,o,,,,I. t.....i ,,I Il
ia cloipol tbot tIi. hnqI, from fla ,-,,r,,-
moth crcot,rrcs ia nnf NO swoot ,"i,1n.
cnnLad aa that n, ,,o Rorpgn;ro ~. gnr
solk Where n farmer Las ,,i'nty ~, ,nc1
for his hops. the Chester White ia moro
than an average rood breed but thew
should never be s,Iiierel 10 become low
in flesh a. it costs too much torecuperate
them
WEARISG orr Toors. Farm tools will
rust out sooner than they will wcnr ont
Many farmers injuro their farm nipple.
mouts moro by exposure TO the weather
thnn by the use on tho farm. An implc-
ment which with rood caro- would Last
twenty ycars. will when exposed 10 fine
weather, become useless in five wears or
oven loss A farm cart which with good
usnac. would last almost n lifetime will
only IL low ycarg. when ryuos.I Ia tI.
weather Tho explanation Of the reason
why farming docs not pay with money j.,
found in this neglect 10 take care Of the
farm tools. All fnrm Iuplpmout4 nrr
costly. and tho farmer who Inns 10 buy
three or four times ns many ns Li4
neIghbors because he does not inko care
Of them, Of course will not liud much
profit in farlning. The suuocrrrIrssr,r,s
in any other kind OF business would IN.
sure equally us di,nstrous results.
CHANdHd SEEDS. Tho prnctlc, ,l
frequently changing seed il now rccul
niAod in many Hcctiona as csseutialIg
necessary 10 the production Of Il first
rate crop. We nll know that the pruc-
tlce OF procuring seed potatoes from u
distance, say twenty on thirty miles, and
IRON "A different kind OF SOIL, has most
marked influence upon the product.
Whlle the rafiondte Of this IA not quito
obvious, the fact is iudlspuLtblu The
same result follows also III tho manage
mont OF corn and ill other varieties #
gram, ns well az gnrdrn seeds md ycgc.
tnbles; III short with the whole negotiable
Kingdom. Even where exchanges nro
made between farmers in tho same
nelghborhood, and whore there is 10
.oiy n'nih fi ulll'IeHeo IN tho geological
A. iloi"i 'i''i 'IlI2t''S 81 tue sou IN
no iu't'oot,'o '"chil'i'S' tIo practice IS
IN L W iinp'"StlilolI Lou mos"
VINO hnso never urea inc experiment ito
1o 'ley nre nt MI 'hrpiirNi, ihcy can
,ho o'' I h Scnio ~ 'l''t ana marx
,nu i,""i.'' oo'n "A ''g"Fu' quantity oud /
Jimmy y, '''P
rAhhS DETER THAN b0NDs "A young |
farmer OF Montgomery County, indiana.
named j. A. Mount makes an itemized
showing for the yonr 1890. His sales
from two hundrcd-ncro farm foot IN
his outlay 81 i089O, giving
him net profit Of 81 ,SDl %. which on
the capital invested in lands. stock aud
,'nl nI SHOWS gam OF fourteen
l IT,, o' h M Inspection 1i items shows
'.ne NC nus n'on hncrni toward hs
." 'i't una I" ms ia,hiIY' lie PnlI
""ni" VI" support OF the church 80,
~ anu papers ana periodicals. S23 ~,
,nii ''iiias presents gil lie began thr-
'cu years h2" poor man, renting n
~, ", Nhc'r '"e 'ahdi"rh hnd 10 stock u
VI '''ii' lie now owns Two hundred