Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-21
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ion; and is invariably found - meIlajn
restore a Cs7d variety OF gIas5cs, Coy
ers and other bottom heritage. This Should
be applied ia the autumn. NEen
1t IS not possessed in sufficient quantity,
Peruvian guano, eurelphosphate, or par
tally dissolved bones arc the most dcslEa-
Bile, with q small udcItICn ri falt or nitrate
OF soda; but the iGst-named substances, II
used alone, nave q natural tendency TO ell
courage the growth Of cDcksfoo: and ether
luxurlant grass, 10 The d~estluctlJn Oh
clovers and the finer kinds Of grasses. his
is the general tendency Of ammoniaca.
salt; while superphosphate Of lime and ka'
mite, on the contrary, encourage the growth
of clovers ard lcguLnirou Gus plants generally.
We have stcn extraordinary results from
the application Of hall. inch bones lyon a
poor upland asture, and believe nothing
will give aaI ore permanent and satlsfacto-
ny result. The months Of Masch and Aprl.
are generally most suitable for the appllca-
ton Of artificial anuies 1t Is q coed
plan always u have a compost heap IN
making for the bcncfl, Of the pasture. This
may be made Of road-scraplngs, the scour-
lxgs OF bitches, the clcanings Of ponds,
clippings from banks and hedge rows,
scrap,ngs and sweepings OF farm yards,
garden refuse, house refuse, and indeed,
all sCrts Of rubbish may be added to d
compost heap. Even weeds will decay
and then help to swell tic material for en-
riching the land. The leap should be oc-
casiQnally covered with q layer Of lime,
and q layer Of sal now and then is also a
good addition. These materials are bcnc-
fcial In themselves, and keep weeds from
seeding on the top Of the heap. The com
post should be turned over from time to
time, and when well mixed, the land may
be dressed with it either in spring or all-
tumn. The Chair harrow will be foun! 81
goOc lmplcnEnt Tor working it into the
coil together with the seeds that may have
been own upon j.. After ii has settled
down a Crosskill roller will act well in
consolidating The graosear
In the anxiety to secure the largest
yields Of fodder corn and other %cnsila-
geable products thcrpv is danger that
quantity shall be gained at tie expense
of quality. Twenty to forty tons per
acre cannot be grown is rich in nutri-
tive value per ton rs where the yield IS
smaller. In Il rainy hcasan as the pres
ent has so far been any forage grown
must be proportlonubIy less nutritious
than where more sunlight prevails.
In bad seasons honey IS apt to be
POISONOUS. This arises from the fact
that in such seasons the bees are often
obliged to gather it from poisonous
flowers. Great care should be taken to
rnmOVa oil nOISnnny1G ntp1fq from, f1a
neighborhood Of hives. In 1890 a great
many people in Philadelphia died from
eating honey gathered from the flowers
OF the kalmla l~atlfolia. In good seasons
the bees avoid POISONOUS plants.
PROFESSOR STALKER, of the Iowa Agrl.
cultural College, gives the following cure
for foot rot in sheer: The following vii
apply TO the majority Of cases OF simp,,
foot rot: All loose flakes of horn shout,
be carefully pared off ami the hoofs trim
med to q proper shape. The foot shuuit
be thoroughly cleaned and carefully don,
up in a tar laDdagc. We simply pm la
and bandarc with a bit of stIong cloth. |
there Is much liberation, q chronic sore
having been formed, touch the suriac,
with n solution, one part ful1hulic or hy
drochlorlc acid and three parts water. Dres
hs above. Tie animal should he KEEP
where as little wet and filth us possinl
will reach the .eet.
DIR. ). j.. RIDGE communicates bis plaI
81 rcpc.llng flies from horses. lie remark
On the suffering their attacks OCCASION, an,
thinks that the Irrit ablc state INTO who
some animals are thus brought is a irequcu
cause OF accident. Before Harvesting,
mixture OF enc part Of crude carbOlic aci
with siI or more parts of olive OH shout
be rubbed lightly all over the animal wit
p rag, and applied more thickly to the in
terror OF the cars and other parts mos
likely TO be attacked. This applicatio
may need TO be repeated in the course
the dry, but while any odor Of the ACT
remains the flies decline to settle, and til
horse is completely free from all ammo,
aneC.
The flesh of the sheep IS the best mes
IN tho world; ii is also The poorest A lea
thin sheep, that has outlivcd its uscfulne.
as u woolhcaItr, and been cut down /
the relentless KNIFE es a Cumbercr of IL
pasture-ground, and consigned to the pt
n Toe vain hole CT maCeratlng its tough
ened tibycs, affords an unsayorv and III
ralatablc meat, which has taught many
loathe the very name Of mutton and abon
mate It's very smell. On the contrary, n
the aromatic tlsyors of v~enison, the game
richness OF wild fowl or the sweet iuic,
OF "A Short-horn sirloin can surpass the vi
tues OF Sou,hdown marrow and tatues
II is sweeler to The palate, more dig estib
n mole nutritious than any other va,
ETY. OF meat food.
In some sowlngs Of seed made durli
dry weather with a drought following
total failure often occurs from neglect,,
TO firmly press or roll in the seeds. 50 VIII,
they gormiua,o III. action Of the heat a,
drought may not affec, the germ. v
are satisfied that thousands of pounds
turnip. late cabbage, celery amt other su,
mer-sown seeds ale annually lost from Ii
neglect. Never tread or roll in seeds VIII,
the ground is wet.
1T Is a mistake 10 suppose that a 4
drain two and a half or three feet de
will drain . hollow ten 10 twenty feet q