The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-11-02
Farm Notes.

A cultivator is an article that should
be allowed no rest by daylight. Keep it
moving all the time.
Let the hens set if they will, as late
hatched chicks will pay better than to
waste time in breaking the hen from
setting.
4 correspondent Of the Fruit Record
or states that by dusting paris green,
mixed with flour, on plants, the cut
worm is easily killed.
The United States are fast becom-
ing, if they have not already become.
the first wool-producing country III the
world. If this country is second, it is
second only to Australia, of which wool
is the largest product.
Trees that have q good tOp-dressing
of straw, chip manure, sawdust or shaw
ings will be found growing well during
the hot months, while they will ripen
up all the new wood well in the Fall.
Baron Liebig says: The only meth
cd by which you can possibly advance
or develop agriculture is by expert
ments; that is the only plan, for there is
no branch of industry so completely
built up by experiment as agriculture"
Every farmer should grow plenty of
small and orchard fruits. When per-
fectly ripe they are healthful, and will
keep the system in good order; but half
ripe fruit is to be Stunned. A nice row
of blackberries, raspberries, currants
and the like around the garden fence
affords substantial enjoyment.
BY the use OF short whiille-trees, and
some kind of q muzzle for the horse, the
cultivator or horse-hoe can be kept run
ming quite late in the corn. Whenever
the ground crusts, it should be stirred
on the surface. Unless the soil is ex-
tremely well fertilized, arrange the
truck for shallow culture, instead of
root pruning. Unproductives stalks may
be cut out for the cows if one can get
time.
Don't relax any efforts in manure
making at any season of the year. If
the cows are kept stabbed ut night, dry
earth or sandy loan may be used for
bedding to absorb the abundant liquid
droppings made when at grass. Such
manure should be abundantly supplied
with absorbentS, or the hogs will not
work it from the heap. They may be
encouraged somewhat by punching
holes deep into the piles, and putting
some shclled corn into the holes.
Feeding young pigs is most profitable.
A bushel of corn will produce more
pounds Of increase in weight when fed
to a PIG three months old. The cost of
producing Il given weight of pork in
creases with the age of the swine. If it
is desired to produce an increase of one
ton of pork by feeding 100 swine-tha hat
increase will be more cheaply obtained
| 10y feeding pigs under six months of
age than by feeding those which are a
| year old and older ones. The man who
allows his young pigs to have a scanty
| allowance of food permits the Oppor-
| tunity for most profitable feeding to
slip by and is obliged to produce his
| pork at an increased cost by feeding
when his swine are older.
Men differ greatly in the amount of
work they can get out of team OF
horses, and the animals know this rs
we'll as the drivers. Some will fret and
sweat team when only drawing an
empty wagon, while others will drive
| the same horses before 4 large load and
not~wet y hair. This difference is more
| easily seen than described. Kindness
in manner and tone of voice 60 a great
way towards making the load draw
easily, the owncr's handling of the reins
is frequently far different than tha~of
the hired man. We have seen teams
kept poor in flesh by an almost inces-
SAINT worry from an ill-ftting harness,
an inhuman jerking upon the bits, or q
frequent and injudicious use OF the
whip. Boys are not exempt from these
structures. Many teams have had their
usefulness impaired by disregard Of
the feeling of the horses. 1t is not the
well-fed horse only that does the most
work, and keeps in the best condition;
he must also have kind master, and
be treated with q Just regard for equine
sensibility.-Agric2tltat'iSt.