Richland beacon., 1881-05-14
FARM AND HOME
Farm R0kJngS.

Of fine compost this month.
FRUIT MuLcH.--Oats have been sOwn
among Strawberries as . mulch with
great success.
POrAroEs.- Western farmer thinks
that after having cultivated over 300 va
ricties Of potatoes he could recommend
as the best varieties, the Alpha for very
early. the Snowflake for medium early,
and Victor for late use.
OARS AS Mulch roR Strawberries.
An Ohio farmer, on account OF the
scarcity of mulching material, sowed
three bushels of oats to an acre OF ber-
rios, The oats grew about foot high,
then fell down, and proved better and
cheaper mulch than he could have OBJ
tanned in any other way.
BLANKErINa HORSES. practice |
of blanketing horse during exercise is
not one to be recommended. Cover I'M
mediately after drive, if stopping only
Cor few minutes. After being out i'll a
storm of any kind horses should he
rubbed with straw until thoroughly dry,
and then blanketed.
SrNFLOwER.-SOw sunhower seeds in
the spring around tumblc-down sheds or
any unsecmly spots that you wish to
hide. After they are we'll up and have
received one hoeing they will need alb
solutely no attention. The seeds, rs We
have before said, are excellent for pOul
try, both for increasing the production
of eggs and the brilliancy of their plum
age.
WHEAT CULTIVATION. question
of the expediency of cultivating wheat,
saws contemporary, is one that is loom
ing up in the future, and should be set
tied by decisive experiments. There is
little doubt in our mind that much
larger crops of wheat could be grown on
the same soil, with equal amount OF fer
tilizers, if we had some machines FER
fectly adapted to cultivating between the
wheat drills, and should cultivate our
wheat several times during the spring
months. 1t would facilitate the pene'
tration of the atmosphere. laden with
moisture holding in solution ammonia
and perhaps other growth-encOuragine
gases.
HoIsrEIN CArrLE.-Good observers
saw that the HOlstein cattle are grea
consumers of food. There is no doub
of this. Take a field of cattle in summer
time, and when in hot weather the Jer
seys and Ayrshires will group togethe
under the shade of tree, the burly ant
beautiful Holstein will be seen browsing
easily in the open field. In fact "
have never yet seen the man who coul
saw that he ever saw Holstein COW wit
her nose out of the grass. At the sam
time it is not right to abuse this breed
Good eaters make good mixers. TIL
Holstein is very valuable for genera
milking purposes, and, if the males ar
fattened up fast while young, max
heavy beef.
MuLcHINa.-Chipd dirt, drift hay frol
the edges of the marshes and all refus
matter that can be collected about
farm, if not used in the compost heal
make an excellent mulch for orchards
Mulching, says . writer, has all the bel
efits Of blowing, with none of its disa'
vantages, keeping the surface mello
with no damage to the roots by the plo
or to tho trunk or branches by the team
1t keeps down the grass and invites Il
earthworm to work and make the sc
fine and rich. It trnds to retain Il
moisture for Q much longer time. al
remedy in a great measure the e'
effects of drought. The fruit which fa
upon it is not bruised. 1t is the vi
nature adopts to manure and enrich t
forest trees.-Ne,O England Farmer.
WASHING BurTEK-Henry Stews
Gays that washing butter cannot irlu
it's flaver, because butter is an oil or
totally insoluble in water, and all
Aavors arc component parts OF the
which cannot possibly be separated II
it by contact with water. In wash
granular butter it is necessary to
cold water, which sets or hardens
granular atoms and prevents them II
combining in q mass. When butte
taken from the churn in masses
water should not be SO cold Is to har
these, otherwise the milk cannot be
moved easily, and then the butter
not keep for any length Of time in q
of all precautions. In such . case
butter placed in the bowl is to
worked down with the ladle in
slices, so as to provide outlets for
buttermilk to escape. Tho milk vi
escapes and flows to the bottom OF
bowl should be poured off and the
ter washed With clear, pure water |;
butter is then turned in the bowl