The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-19

itself, never Az h.. Lol-
lar, in tile Curse OF Il wear through the
damage done by the use of an inferior
article. Always uso the best known |
brands and keep close watch upon them
ut that. Tho use of lirkins, pals or tubs |
made Of any kind Of wood that imparts |
an unpleasant flavormust be avoided as,
after packing, butter IL very susceptible |
in coming III contact with any 0ayors Of |
this kind.
PRESERVING PASTURES Among many
propositions torcnovatc the pasture, one
has been ovcrlOolScd--mnnngcment. 10
is the chcnpcstnud most practical manure
ON the farm. The common plan is to
have but one pasture, upon which the
cattle must Craze ut all times. II it
comes to the bare sod during the Seasons
of extreme drought the stock must con-
tinuc TO grub Mt the sod for want of bet
ter This exposes the roots of the grass
to the sun or Injuries or destroys tho
plant. Suppose We use OlW trees and
shrubs in that way, the detrimcnt to
growth would be at once apparent. A
good top ON grass for growth is as nee
Cs50ry rs upon trees.
That one hundred acres of land in two
pastures will keep onc-third more stock
than the same number Of acres in one
| pasture has long been known 10 the prac-
| ticul farmer. The reason is ttat tho
| stock can be removed before it has
| GraZcd the pasture toocloscly, before the
roots OF the grass are uncovered. A
| 4
lures in Iowa is this: Let the Grnss
have good start in the spring, say four
inches, before turning ON the stock, aud
change pastures ~ often MS the pasture
appears to DO closely grazcd -ProE
Hu0pp. in UomcStcod
I'EEDING BEES IN WINTER After M
mprupitiOus season bees are apt to go
into winter quarters lily provided with
stores Wcll.informod and cautious
aparists, aware of this lack. feed weak
colonies during the fall sufficiently to
supply the need 1t is never desirable
to feed liquid stores, either honey or
syrup, III winter and not well to feed at
all unless positively demanded. The
best way to feed, if We must, is to put
candy made from graduated sugar ON
the frames, Just above the cluster. This
Will he kept warm, and can DO taken.
md will disturb tho bees 30 little that.
1T must he done, it will generally sue.
coed IF the bees can pass the winter
until Narch-nnd the stores needed dur
ing the cold winter arc very light com
pared with those consumed later after
rearing commcnccs-thcn We may
ieedcthcr honey on syrup. Then the bees
can fly occasionally and will receive no
harm from liquid food. This food too, will
stimulate brood-rcaring, and thus work n
double benefit. Tho feeder II need to
he so constructed MS to keep the food
near the cluster or the bees will not mp
proprinto it, because Of the cold. No one
should fail to use division board III win.
ter and spring Keep the bees crowded
on to SO few frames that all will he COW
cred, and spring dwinding will do little
harm. ~. j. Cooh, agricultural COT
tcgc, Lansing, Men.
ONE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF SHIELDED
Conn TO TIE ACRE.-Mr. Nathan G..
Pierce tells the Amc,ic0m CuitiratOr
how he raises one hundred bushels of
shcllcd corn to tho aero. He used for
seed nm eight-rowcd corn which ho has
improved by careful selection, and be-
lieyes it to be good variety to raise,
anywhere between Virginia and the
Canada line. The ground selected for
| planting was good piece of Gravelly
loan. Ii was well plowed about the
first of May, narrowed, treated to
broadcast application Of nine hundred
pounds fertilizer to the acre; again hnr-
rowed faithfully, rendering the land fine
and mellow; rows marked three feet
apart, n small amount Of fertilizer scat
tered to each row. May 10th, three
kernels OF corn planted iu each hill, two
feet apart in the rows; cultivated and
hoed four times, allowing no weeds TO
grow; passed through tho entire piece,
emitting each hill down to two stalks;
every sucker in each hill cut throughout
the field. During the entire period of
growth through the season the field was
closely watched, every weed pulled and
every ear OF smut cut out. At the proper
time, after the corn had become hard, it |
was cut, bound in bundles, and stocked. |
When dry it was drawn into the barn.
where, with the assistance Of n hired |
man, the corn was husked, weighed as |
husked, and found to yield one hundred |
and ten bushels OF shelled corn TO the |
acre, allowing seventy-fve pounds of ears
to canal one bushel of slelled corn