The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-10


of n layer of oats under the sand M
VIII lch slips are planted. They act as
stimulant and feeder to the young
roots.
SUNFLowER seed given to horse at
each morning and night feed will keep
him in good spirits and give his hair
sleek appearance. So says the National
Farmer. If.| rHE# IN .U
SULPHUR FOR ANIMALS. The IOrd
Homestead: THE use OF sulphur with
live stock of all kinds has value in
preventing many forms of disease, and
especially skin diseases. I. must be
used cautiously, as it is an active poi
son. The average hired hand must not
be trusted in using it. Mix thoroughly
and there is no danger in giving it."
DESTROYING PEACH GRUBs.-The
Society recommends the destruction Of
gr7ubs by removing a small portion OF
the earth from the body near the roots
and filling It's place with pint TO a
quart of soft soap, from the middle to
the last of MAY. If the grub has pre-
viously found his way into the tree the
soap will kill him; if he is not there,
he will not get in after the soap is
placed there.
ALTHOUGH the Cotswold possesses
large frame and long fleece, it is not
suitable for farmers where pastures are
not of the best quality. The Merinos,
when used for crossing do not increase
the size, although the grade of wool is
better. The Southdown is best for
common focks, as they are bred for
mutton in preference to wool, and being
hardy and active the cross is less vio-
lent than those between the Cotswolds
and our small natives. The wool from
the Southdown Is not inferior, being
classed with the middle grades, nor is
it deficient in quality as compared with
common stock, but much above the
average. Their excellence is In the SUI
periority of the mutton, and in that
respect they have no rivals.-F'aInl and
Garden.
KEEPING APPLES. The scarcity and
consequent high price of good apples
in the spring has induced large num-
bers TO study the art of keeping apples.
We learned it years ago. Here it is:
Pick without bruising, store without
frosting, keep in bulk with free cir
culation of air, and as cool as possible
without freezing. Some would say
keep in dry air. This is n mistake.
We have seen hundreds of bushels kept
in bins holding 300 and 300 bushels in
cellar where the water was six inches
deep on the bottom. The apples were
kept up on blocks and rot stirred from
the time they were put in until April,
and when taken ont were perfectly
sound and covered with an oily coating.
The variety was Rhode Island green
ings The less apples a'e stirred the
better whom we'll picked and carefully
stored - Germantown Telegraph.
THE VALUE OF RYE.-Rye is we'll
ADAPTED to ronovate old pastures. Take
a piece of sandy or gravellv land that
has been used for pasture until it will
hardly produce feed for sheep, and is
covered with pennyroyal, mulleins,
raspberry bushes and the like; pillow
the last IL August, no matter if not
turned over very smooth; drag well so
rs to be mellow; SOW about two bushels
of seed to the acre, and the result will
be almost certain to be good, paying
crops. Again, it will be found that the
rottening of the turf has improved the
pasture, all bushes are killed, the grass
roots renewed, and the field will bear
more and sweeter feed for years after.
The grain Will generally more than pay
all the outlay in its cultivation, while
the straw will sell for about the price of
hay, and sometimes even more, always
being in good demand. - Michigan
Farmer.
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES % keep
them through the winter has been at
tended with much labor and has sell
dom been entirely successful. We have
heard OF several different modes of
keeping them, but all merging into
very nearly the general method. First,
they must be dug with care, all bruised
or c1t tubers to be sorted out for i'm
mediate use or sale. Second, after Dig
ging they should be left to dry in the
sun, and then spread out, under cover,
in thin layers on a dry floor, whether
the floor be of boards or dry, hard
ground. Third, they should then be
carefully packed in barrels, boxes or
bins, with perfectly dry sand, and
placed either in q warm, dry, cellar or
room, where the temperature should be
as equablo rs possible, and always above
the freezing point. Some persons pack
them in barrels, etc, with fine shavings,
and say it answers as we'll as sand, but
not according to our information
GerBad1lt0lc11 Telegraph.
COOP WATER FOR THE STOCK. -Pure
water and abundance of it is one of the
essentials of every good farm. This
water should be at or near the barn or
barns. During the summer months,
when the farm stock is in the pastures
with green fodder, the water supply
does not seem to be of so great inn
portance. A good stream may be all
that is necessary, even if it is situated
a half-mile from the farm bindings;
but in winter q supply close at hand is
of great value. Barn-yard wells are
convenient, but are seldom receptacles
of pure water. The water too fire.
| quently would serve better purpose il
used as fertilizer on the land than