The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-30
FARM NOTES.


For pigs under 3 months old give tea
spoonful of flowers of sulphur. 1t may
De given two or three times daily during |
week ID little thin Cruel, which the
pigs 40 not OBJECT to consume voluntarl- |
~. Cnange OF food and comfortable |
quarters are essential; also. plenty of |
sour milk, unripe fruit, ample range of
liberty and pure water.
Color FOR FENoEs.-Color the fence
the same shade as the dwelling. or liobt
brown or fawn color. The dark maroon
trimmings have somewhat-tawdry an.
pearance, and we would prefer them of
the same color as the house. or INIT
slightly darker. We would not make |
the front yard into sort of pen, with a |
picket fence around it, but, if fence is
necessary, would extend the yard on at
least three sides of the house, or, much
better, on the four sides otherwise its
ornamental appearance is one-sided. =
Country Gentleman.
HUNGARIAN GRAss.-Dr. E. i. SSurte-
want has made thorough trial of Hun
garian grass for hay, on large scale,
and has found it excellent and richer
food than common hay. It must be cut
as soon as the first heads begin to show.
It is rather difficult to cure, being very
juicy and rank in growth on good sol.
he prefers it for hay (for dairy cows) to
any other grass, including green oats.
Lucern, if cut when young, makes good
hay, but the crop becomes more fibrous
and hard as 1t grows older. It is not
equal to the same quantity of red clover.
Being perennial rooted, the roots gradu-
ally become quite large, extending far
downward, but we see no reason why
quite deep blowing could not fit the soil
for other crops. -Cot1ltry Gentleman.
To Make GRATING WAx.-We have
answered number by mail, but so
many inquiries continue to come that
we repeat the recipe given In former
years. Resin, beeswax and tallow are
the essentials. Some use equal parts by
weight of these; others prefer, as warm
weather approaches, more resin and less
tallow. A good recipe is: Resin, two
pounds; beeswax, one pound and a
quarter; tallow, twelve ounces. These
should be melted well together over a
gentle fire, and stirred as the mixture
cools. 1t is most conveniently used on
strips of cloth Any old calico or mus
lin that will tear readily may be torn
into strips two inches wide, made into
balls, and soaked in the melted wax I'M
til thoroughly saturated. We prefer to
roll the cloth upon short stick, to af-
ford handle. If paper is to be used
the warm wax is spread with brush
upon one side of this manila paper.
Some grafters prefer a wax made with
raw inseed oil, using pint of oil in
stead of pound of tallow.-An1ericGn
Agriculturist. s4a.a5
CLOVER FOR FERTILIzING.-Th are
farmers who rely pretty much altogether
on clover for renovating their lands. Its
use for this purpose has been handed
down to us by the farmers of by-gone
days. When clover is wanted to enrich
the soil for a succeeding crop it is better
to let it mature rather than to cut it
early. When clover is grown for seed
the roots are the best developed and
contain the most nitrogen. This is the
reason why those farmers who pre-
cede wheat with clover for fer
tilizer first cut crop of clover early and
then allow the second crop to go to seed
before blowing it in. The roots and
scattered leaves of clover make most ex-
cellent fertilizers. This, at least, is
what practical men tell us has been
their experience. The use of clover as
fertilizer is we'll understood. There is
no green crop that equals it for the purr
pose. Mr.. Joseph Harris, in his talks
on manures, says that we can make our
lands poor by growing clover and selling
it or we can make them rich by grow. /.
ing clover and feeding it out on the farm.
Drain where needed, cultivate thorough
~ so as to develop the latent plant
food in the soil, and then grow clover to
take up and organize this plant food.
This is how to make land rich by grow
ing clover. Draining and cultivating
furnishes food for clover, and the clover
takes it up and prepares it in best shape
for other crops. The clover does not
create plant food, but merely saves it.
USE OF Coal ASHES. 1t is the com
mon opinion that coal ashes are of little
or no value. This is an error. 1 have
heretofore stated some of the benefits
derived from their use. They have like
wise been employed for years by my
neighbors, who hold them in high esti-
nation. Their benefit is of two-fold
nature-they favor moisture and i'm
prove the texture of the soil. They serve
admirably as mulch, either on the
surface or mixed with the surface soil,
the latter being the best. AS the supply.
is not sufficient for general farm pur-
poses, they are used in gardens, around
shrubs and trees, and particularly for
potatoes, which largely require moisture.
Mixed with the surface soil, and oeca-
sionally stirred, they have an excellent
effect upon trees and shrubs, keeping
up an uninterrupted growth during a
drought if the application is liberal and
well worked in. Where used in gar
den, the earlier they are applied the
better. The ground having been pre-
viously worked, spread evenly about an
inch thick, and mix thoroughly with
few inches of soil. Where the soil is
quite heavy more ashes should be used
and worked In proportionelly deeper,
answering both as mulch and as soil to
grow the plant; In other cases, where
the soil is good, principally as mulch.
In both cases manure is an advantage,
either liquid or reduced to fine state, |
as coal ashes possess little fertilizing
material. The effect will not be visible
before the season is somewhat advanced. 4
After that it will showSits best work
being done in hot, dry weather. The
effect will last several years, depending
upon how much is used. Yearly appli-
cations may be made with benefit; and
the experience here is that if liberal
applications are made annually, and
thoroughly mixed with the soil, no ma
nure is required. This 1 know has
doubtful look, but observation for years
has constrained me to accept it, and l
accordingly procure all the coal ashes L
conveniently can, with the same graft
flying result.-F G., in Country Gentle
man.