The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-16
FARM

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floor farmer, even on good land,
can not grow Q good cnop of corn;
whereas, a good farmer, on poorish land,
may succeed in producing a fair yield Of
corn. One can always rate a farmer at
his exact value by seeing his corn-feld
any time between April and November.
Farm Journal
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer took the small
est potatoes he could find and planted
them, with admirable results. He then
selected the smallest from the smallest
the next year, and planted them, and
obtained about double the quantity
planted. The third year he ran the ex-
pertinent into the ground, and left it
there, the potatoes not being worth dig.
ging.-FdTnl Journal.
In SETTING hens, 1t is very important to
provide dry earth, or some good substi-
Mte, in the bottom of the box or barrel.
Quantities of chickens are counted on
hat never hatch, every spring, for want
II a little common sense In this very
ming. A simple nest of hay or shavings
On q bare floor will not answer. The
hen who steals her nest knows how to
do it, and hatch ten out of every dozen
eggs. Provide something to hold the
heat under the eggs while the hen leaves
the nest to feed, and make it easy for the
hen to supply her wants without absent
ing herself too longfrom the nest.-LoW0
Homestead.
A WRITER in the American AgricuI-
turist speaks in the highest terms of the
double ~white-aowered horse-chestnut, as
a shade tree. Its bloom is a great at
traction, and its foliage unsurpassed by
-A,14 boo =. {hTa ali
mate. Not bearing any fruit, it is con-
s%equently a clean tree. For lawns or
street shade it is unsurpassed, as it in
variably grows in q beautiful shape
without trimming. Indeed, Its symmetry
is n of its chief beauties. A proper
consideration of its merits will induce
In the ornamentation of public and
private grounds.
On CLovER.-An experimentTwas made
on the Michigan State Agricultural Farm,
showing the result of sowing plaster on
grass land, in comparison with other fer
t~ilizers, which we applied one year only,
and the grass carefully weighed the fol-
lowing three seasons, with the following
or fertilizer was applied, the total weight
vi 10y JAC4OC4 2 MILO "a y . tzO Ou1u
Where two bushels of plaster per acre
were applied, the yield per acre was 49,
226 pounds, q gain of 4,4S4 pounds.
Where five bushels of wood ashes were
applied, the yield per acre was IL, 007
pounds, a gain of 4,165 pounds. Where
twenty loads of horse manure were laid
on, the yield was IA, $50 pounds, a gain
of 1924 pounds. From this it appears
that two bushels of plaster produced
over two-thirds as much increase as
twenty loads of horse manure, worth ten
times as much as the plaster cost. Old
pasture fields can often be made to pro-
duce luxuriant grasses by the use of
plaster; but all lands are not equally
benefited by its application.
UNIFORM PRoFrrsoF FARMINa.lIhave
recently had occasion to examine some
farm accounts which have been kept hf-
teen years, some notes. from which j
send you, which show the uniformity of
profit of the farm, and the stability of
the business. The farm contains 200
acres, besides sufficient woodland, and
the price Of it fifty years ago was $40, 600.
The present owner. who inherited a small
part of it, was to have it at that price if
he could pay for it. The price of the
stock and tools of the farm was 81, 1872,
so the capital invested was 81, 132. The
accounts have evidently been kept with
accuracy and in a proper manner, giving
all the income of the farm, whether from
sales or from use by the family of the
owner, and giving all the expenses of the
farm, whether from sales or from use by
the family. of the owner, and giving all
the expenses of the farm-not of the
family-including the cost of boarding
the laborers. i appears that from 1881 to
184 Ghe first ten years, the average net
annual income was 81, 150. 81. For the
second period of ten years the annual
net income was nearly the same. From
1851 to 1861 it was 81, 526. At; from 1861
to 1871 it was 81, 259. S9, and from 1871
to 1881 it was So, 261. "a. 1t does not ap-
pear that there vas a variation of more
than twenty-five per cent. above or be-
low the average in any ten years. It
shows that in the first twenty years the
net income " profit of the farm was al
most exactly ten per cent. on the capital
invested, besides any increase in the
value of the land. In the last twenty
years the net annual income has been
ten per cent. on 500, COS. 81. which would
be considered full valuation of the land,
stock and implements. 1t must be con-
sldered, In looking at the value of the
investment, that money ut the begin
ming was at seven per cent, and now at
nv per cent?, in Country Gen.