The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-09

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er's call thsir newiy cleared laaa Is =
hmew fsr pampkinA meloas .ad 6saa
pes, makss nothing else % val the frst
ysas, snd that coald b bssssr Tor it -
nakef Pumpkins and Geld pea are
most excellent winter feed for ssoek, and
nothing is more easily made Fin the
farm with thsm, and your hogs, horssA,
cows, and the entire farm family may Be
made happy all winter
GRxxx RYK-The thrifty Hickory
Head farmers of Brooks county, Georgia
have been experimenting. and found that
they can save two,sAirds Of ths corn usu-
ally fed to their mnles and horses, by
feeding green rye-thus they give one
feed of corn, and two Of cut green rye
each day, aid are satisfied that it u best
for the animals under all circumstances.
THE GAKDKN.-Your table would soon
be dry affair if the products Of the gar
den were bsnished-asd what . country,
where you can SIT down to beets, Eng
lish peas, beans, lettuce, radishes, pota-
toes, cucumbers, squashes, leeks, sheloats,
spinage, cabbages, tomatoes, okra, cauli-
flower, mustard, .turnips, celery, cress,
peppergrass, &C., DC, in April, all from
the garden.
CULTIVATED FARMERs.-This is well
said by the Practical Farmer: Pass
over the entire world to-day, and just in
proportion as farmes are well cultivated,
houses and gardens adorned and beauti-
fed, other things being equal, intelligence
prevails, good schools are appreciated,
newspapers and books abound, and re-
fined and ennobling social enjoyments
take the place of whiting, smoking, dram
drinking and gossip, at the corner saloon
on stormy days or long winter evenings.
POULTRY.-An old breeder says for the
best sitters choose Light Brahmas and for
the best non-sitters choose Houdans.
He places Plymouth Rock fowls next to
Light Brahmas, but does not think they
should be used for mixing, as they are
made up of several breeds
CHASING LAwS.-Sodding has the
advantage of making q good sward At
once, and for small lawns is preferable 20
seeding, the only objection being the ex-
pense, which the advantage of not having
to wait two years, as with seeding, goes
far to counter-balance Sods from =
closely grazed pasture, If free from weeds,
form an excellent swsrd, and if placed on
rich soil will make fine lawn after the
first clipping.
GARDEN HEKRs--M2ay make good
use in winter Of mA9Or2m and summer
savory. These are raised from seed sovn
1t the usual time in the spring. Sage
and thyme are perennials; bat they r.
quire an occasional pruning or replsnting
to get them in the best condition Ifleft
to themselves they become woody, scaly,
and somewhat barren of leaves, If they
are not entirely killed By the severity Of
the winter. Thyme can be kept in good
condition by being simply sheared down
to the ground or cut back with knife
every spring.
DoN'T Go HoNE EMPTY-How mznv
farmers drive loaded cart or wagon 70
town or elsewhere, and retarn empty
Don't do it. If you can load with some
thing valuable to carry home, viii yea
do itf We viii tell you About town
there is immense waste of ashes, SCOT,
store sweepings and street cle2ningz, -
well - many other fertiIzng materials,
that you can get for the hsaIing-take
home q load-it viii enable you 70 u
crease your loads 10 town every year.
Don't 60 home empty; If yOu can do M
better, stop on the roadside and Ioad
with muck from the pond, OF leaves OF
straw from the forest.
SHEEP AGK-Merinos are said 70 i've
fifteen years, and even longer, AID con
tin1e to bear young. They are perhaps
the hardest and most valuable Of al The
sheep for the South
The ENGLLsa SPAkROw-When acoun-
try has not enough pests of n OWE, hike
hypOchordriAes, it imports them The
English sparrow is nOw . pest frsn Boz
ton to Chicago, and 10 gradually extend
ing Southwxrd, where foelizh pesPle
have established COLONIES 20 nest tben.
Instead Of sating mp the bagz, Ten ths...nz
times more destructive, they ars helping
the bugs to eat mp the gardsa4 We ses
but one way Of revenge, the people nuss
turn to and esf up the sP4rrows, If they
can