The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-17

esteemed for fodder, their vines, when
cured, being held superior to the best
hay there grown.
GENERALLY the poorest, wormieSt
apples are sent to the cider-mill, to be
made into the farmers beverage"
But these can only make an inferior
qualify of cider. The Hessian. Can
field and Virginia crab apples are said
To contain the most alcohol.
A QUICK and effectual method to
de-troy plantain and other weed pests
on lawns is to cut the plant off at the
crown and drop on the top OF the root
two or three drops of Kerosene. The
] wn will be defaced by digging, and
the work is at once and completely
done.
sheep-breeding are fewer risks by
death, two crops per aanum, consolidat-
ing and manuring light soils, rich ma
nure at times, more easily kept on poor
pastures, lie rs cost in buildings and
winter management, greater returns for
money invested. n
GIRpLING GRAPRs-It is we'll known
that wiring or girdling grapevnes,
while it Injuries the vines, causes the
grapes TO grow larger, ripen sooner,
and become poorer Gin quality. Some
experiments were made at the Massa-
chusetts AGRICULTURAL college in grid
ling surplus branches, which were to be
af erward cut away. A revolving
knife cut rapidly ring of the bark a
fourth of an inch wide just below the
branch of fruit, about midsummer. This
treatment was performed on twelve
rows of grapes. The enlarged and ear
ly fruit sold for $50 more than the 'ame
amount of the common or main crop,
the labor being less than one-half this
sum. No injury has been apparent to
the vines so treated the girdled canes
being cut away when done with. If,
however, many surplus canes were CIR
died on vine, an obvious injury would
doubtless be the result. There would
be no harm in trying ihe experiment on
vines intended to be dug up. Country
Gentleman.
WHEN TO APPLY MANuRE.-The
common practice is to cart the manure
from the barnyard once a year, usually
in the spring. In this way the hauling
is done when other work is pressing
and while the ground is soft. IL is bet
| ter to draw out tho manure exposed in
| open yards, as it accumulates, and drop
it in heaps in the fields where it is to be
used. With the best facilities for keep
ing the manure-that is, with n barn
cellar-there is less loss in keeping it
/
ply it to the ground just at the time
when it will be of the most benefit to
| tho crop. Manure is considered as so
much capital used in growing the crop,
and bears interest only as it is used by
| the plants. If beets OF turnips need the
! most manure in midsummer, it is econ
omy to apply it then, provided there is
the proper facility for making, storing
and turning out this valuable fertilizer
every month in the year. Grass land,
can make use of manure at nearly all
times, and upon these it may be spread
in winter with economy of labor and
excellent results.
ToP-DREssING * AUTUMN.-In fields
where the ground has tendency to
heave, throwing up the grass and OK
pos -ng the roots to the direct action of
the frost, autumn top-dressing, which
will protect the ground, is much to be
preferred, and the application can be
made either with the aftermath, straw
or manure, as the condition of the soil
may seem to require. But ii the ground
Is not liable to heave. coat of manure
IA early in the spring as it can be APP
piled, not lumpv, and spread uniformly,
will secure heavier crop of grass.
| There need be no fear of the manure
interfering with the moving of the
crop or the making of the hay, mas
much as we have found that the top
dressing is soon beaten down by the
rains and is butte out of reach of the
operations of harvesting by the time
{ that period arrives. We are not merely
satisfied of the correctness OF this view
from our own experience but from that
of numerous farmers whose opinions on
any subject of practical farming can at
all times be relied upon. Gej'ntaatotcll
Telegraph.
THE USE OF APPLE PoMACE.-Until
within few years n very large port. on
of the farmers have regarded apple
pomace as entirely worthless-;n fact,
"a q NUS .nca; but gradually it is work
ing its way into favor, and the farmers
are beginning to realize its value. BY
pressing the juice from the apples no
great amount of nutriment is extracted;
it is true, very little sugar is lost, but
this is more than male mp bv the re-
duction in bulk, SO that bushel Of
pomace is OF more value than bushel
of apples, which are considered worth
from ID to % cents bushel to feed
ca tie, providing the apples are ripe.
The value of pomace depends on the
ripeness of, the apples. Green-apple
pomace, or green apples, are of but
little val e for feeding purposes, but the
- ma @ of ripe apples is valuable for
almost any kind of farm stock, as it
tends to produce fat rather than milk.
After cattle become accustomed to it,
two pecks q day to each animal should
he given; the same amount given to q
horse, If he is not worked too hard, will
fatten him. Pigs will readily eat il and
II appears to do them good. It is also
good for poultry; if boiled and mixed