Richland beacon., 1881-02-12
FARM NOTES.


and their beef is of superior quality,
bringing n top price i'll the market
THERE is no better soil in the world for
potatoes than solid sward land We find
from our experience that the best seed is
cut down to two eyes, thus producing
few vines, but large vegetables. Our po-
tatoes, Rose and Hebron. from such cut
tings, we're very large this year. They
were, however, very crooked This. per
haps, was caused 10y the uneven distribu-
ton of the manure
WHEN corn is planted in drills. the
drills should run north and south, it is
reasonably said. In this case the east
crn part of the corn receives the morn
ing sun, the western the afternoon SIN.
Were the rows to run east and west. the
north side of the rows would receive sun
shine only at midday. To what extent
the crop is affected by the direction of
the rows is a fit subject for experiment
We have been looking over a great
number Of experiments with different
kinds of concentrated fertilizers upon
corn. The conclusion that must lie
drawn is, that while bone has shown the
best effects in majority Of instances, in
many others it does not appear to have
produced any appreciable effect. We
can only repeat what we have already
said many times, that this is question
which each farmer, by careful Observa-
ton and experiment, must determine for
himself.-Rurdi NeW Yorker.
Ducks hatch their own eggs rather
better than hens. The hen. saws good
authority, is not calculated for a longer
period than the usual three weeks tex
cept that most inveterate Of sitters, the
Brahma). For the first day or two the
young of any birds should be kept quiet,
md quietude encouraged throughout.
If observed closely the hen that steals
her nest and rears all her chicks will be
found to possess quiet and regular habits
and will not fatigue her young unneces-
sarily.
TREATMENT OF STRAY CATTLE-The
lawful method of treating stray. tres
passing animals is to take them into Gus
toby and hold them for twenty-eour
hours. notifying the owners, if they are
known, Of the detention. Ii the animals
are not claimed at the end of this time.
they are to he driven to the public pound
and placed in charge of the pound-keeper,
who holds them for a reasonable time,
and then advertises them for sale. The
times of detention are fixed by statue or
Ivy bylaws of the townships or counties,
and the pound-keepers are usually pro-
vided with copies of these laws for their
guidance.
THE best time, says writer in the
Prairie Farmer, TO remove evergreens
is undoubtedly in the spring, inst as the
terminal buds are opening. They may
he removed safely until they have grown
three inches. The next best time is in
the latter part of the summer, or Just
before the fall rains set in. II is true.
however, theoretically, that they may be
safely removed at any time of the year
when the ground is not frozen, and practi-
cally true if extreme care is taken. Our
opinion is that they are removed with
least loss in the spring, as wehave stated.
As to mulch, it makes really little differ
ence what the material is, so it will not
blow away or scatter nOxious weeds.
How TO KEEP BUTTER.-A correspon-
dent SAYS: II learned one or two things
about butter last spring. One of them
is, that butter of all kinds should either
he stiff and set away in cool place. or,
if not made so stiff. should he put i'll gal
lon or half gallon jars. and either sealed
mp or thick paper Told letter paper will
do) brushed over with the white of nm
egg fastened securely over the top. Be
fore sealing them mp, however, it is well
to put about half teacup of sugar over
the top of each, but if made thick enough
they will not need it. In canning frui!
this should always he done, as it pre-.
vents them from moulding. provided
they are not moved and jOlted around.
FARMERS GARDENS general
rule farmers do not provide themselves
with good gardens, ut least not MS good
rs they should. The excuse for this
neglect is generally the same with all Of
them-they have not the time to bestow
on them, and yet it may safely be assert.
ed that an acre of ground appropriated
to q garden, will be more profitable to
the farmer than any other ten acres on
the farm. The interests of the farmer,
the comforts of his family. the good con-
ditiOn and health of his whole household.
require such q garden on every farm in
the country, and it should be garden.
not a mere excuse for one, a mere weed
patch. It should he one so managed and
arranged that every vegetable of whole
some quality for human food, should he
raised in it in plentifulness and at the
earliest season. After winters diet on
generally solid food. the human consti-
tuition requires the deterging operations
of free vegetable diet.
CRIB BrNo.-Crib biting, says the
Western Rural, is habit resulting
from many causes. restraint put on the
horse, by way of strapping the neck,
etc, are more or less apt to produce
other permanent injury: when the re-
straint is removed he will crib again. II
has been suggested to cover the manger
and woodwork within his reach with
sheet-iron, or with fresh sheepskin.
which may be smeared with aloes, but
these means are of avail only while the
horse stands in the stall. The process
Of rasping the teeth, as suggested to Won,
is simply preposterous. If the horses
front teeth really were too long. how
could he then get the teeth or molars
together to chew the food? All the teeth