The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-04-01
Agricultural.

AIScb tA01o1G AS1eu sloCK. 9HCTOOkQ-
bred scrub. are but little better than
native scrubs. and the farmer who
raises either win always be poor.
Breeding the best stock and keeping
1t in the bet possible manner pays the
largest profits.
Never set hen in box above the
ground or floor of the chicken house,
If it il possible to do otherwise, as the
eggs dry too fast and lose their vital
ity. Much better success may be ex-
pected if the nests are made upon the
ground
WHAT HEys EKED.-Gresn food,
lime, cooked meat, frseh water are all
necessary for the production Of eggs in
winter. Why? Because in the spring
and summer the birds obtain these by
foraging. Hens must be IN good
health in order to lay egg.
Vegetables are SIS much 8 necessity
to them as TO US. Unless able to obtain
green food Of some nature, your poul
try cannot keep healthy.
Lime you must give them, either In
the form Of powdered oystr shells,
old mortar or plastering. Where they
have limestone water 30 drink, it
would not be necessary, bu. they must
have it in some form.
FERIILIZISG VALUE OF GLOVE =
A speaker in 3 Western Agricultural
assembly recently, referring to the ex-
hxustion Of prairie soil, by continuous
grain cropping, said he knew OF field
that had borne corn and wheat for
seventeen years without manure, and
had become 20 poor that the crop did
not pay for harvesting. Tae owner
seeded it 10 clover, which grew well.
He cut three crops of clover hay, then
reversed the soil, planted sorn-with-
out manure-and got crop as good,
or better, than the land had ever pro-
duced in the years of its greatest q atu
raj fertility The experiment sh WIS
that clover does have the power TO
draw fertihzing material from the air
or from the subeoil, or probably from
both. 1t Is in accord with our oEn
experience for many years.
PLAN THE CAhPAIGS.-Spring /,
apt to come on us suddenly, and
work will crowd. Every thing seems
TO want doing at once. We have not
thought out our plans for the seasons
campaign. and often murh time is lost
because when we get to it, we haven't
decided how this or that work shall be
done. II we had taken time by the
forelock and planne out the Springs
work completely, as fast as enc thing
was done another could be begun.
The farmer has plenty of leisure
during our lopg winters, t, plan for
the coming season. He can decide
what 10 do. He can locate his corn
fields, and his wheat and oat fields.
II old fences are to be moved, or new
ones built, If new building is to be
put up, or alterations made in old
ones, he can arrange for it all, and
plan such work in such way that
there will be no conflict. By careful
and systematic way Of doing business,
very often half the time can be saved
that would be used If no forethought
was taken. 1t pays to plan to save
time and labor; thereby we save
money.
During the winter, all the prepare
tions for Springs work can be made.
Go into the chop where you store the
machinery you use on the farm, and
look it over carefully. You will find
that the pillow needs bolt, or possibly
q moldboard, or coulter. Nay be
one of the handles is badly fractured.
If you put in the bolt then, and new
handle, and remember to purchase the
coulter or the mold board, the first
time you are in town and put them on,
when 1t comes time to use the pillow
it Is ready for use If you wait until
Spring opens, the time for blowing
viii find YOU obliged to devote perhaps
. whole days work to putting the inn
plement in proper order. You will be
in hurry, and perhaps slight the
work. If it had been attended to in
winter, you would have pleuty OF
leisure to do 1t we'll.
Corn maybe shelled for seed Wheat
can be cleaned. Changes can be made
in machinery, where the change will
result in improvement of the work to
be done, or making the doing of it
easier. If you will only take the
trouble to think over the hundred and
ne things to be done VIXEN spring
comes, and check of list OF those
which can be done In advantage OF
the season, you will be surprised. II
you go TO work and do these things
low, when spring is here, and the
activity of the season sets in, yon will
be surprised to find how much easter