Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-21

m y m. p.ss,issi Al.sl : !. 81 ed

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Management "a and
most practical manAre oa he saEAl.
Gather and burn ali the weeds that
have seeded. BY thus destroying a.
seeds Of Troublesome weeds, you n
save yourself many days VI labor
the spring.
Blackberries and rsunberries va BE
set oat aa long as the eEband FshlainsI
open. They start early ii tkh spring
and If moved then the ekeol Ars apt
40 be broken. f
Do not follow corn with oala Liz
not . desirable rotation. II possible
take = root crop after the corn and
Jet the oats fellow the roots Glover
may be seeded down wit fbe oats.
nyou have easy access 20 woods,
re sure as large quantity - possible
Of leaf mold. It - &pe1lal a6Olil
fertilizer Tor sweet potatoes. Dirt
from old wood PIE keald haoaspr.
fully collected and aafied IA M coma
post heap. -
While handwCFE presses! IL VIII be
wise 70 hire extra help to keep the
teams a. werk ploughing stabbIes.
drawing out and spreading mahhfe
oa the s0d intended Tor corn, hauling
swamp muck and icing other extra
work. #aaq saf5 = efS "a
Trials made at The wisconsin TX
pertinent Farm in feeding swest milk
70 pigs showed that on an average
four pounds Of corr meal were equal
to twenty pounds II sweet skim lailk.
or one pound Of meal sgnalsto FIVE Of
milk, il fed separatsly Y
Where calves are ed BY the pail.
proper cautioa slionld Be observed to
have The milk IS near - possible its
natural temperature when MIXED
from the COW; Otherwise it goes into
the calves stomach too cold, and they
are the ncrs likely q gorge thsm-
selves. y u =. ~ 1.
Straw that is to be used for bed
ding stock should be cut short. II H.
then maeh more easily handled. The
common practice il 70 leave it long,
when much Inconvenience IL found on
removing IL. on acconnt Of lis cling
ing togsther and forming . solid sheet
OF manure.
Peophbareslowly learning that fruit
cannot ts taken from the land year
after year without making return.
and unless the orchard Is manured, it
In time becomes nearly useless. Sta
bic manure, ashes, lime or bones are
all valuable, and may be applied now
or in spring. o. ia
A Frenchman slams to have found
that tomato leaves bound abont the
trunk and limbs ofs peach trees will
drive away the cuFcaIio and ants be-
cause oftheifpeculiar fragrance. lie
also found that water steeped Will,
tomato leaves and sprinkled over
roses and oranges, drove the insects
from them. and he thinks it will do
the same good on melon vines. h s
Top dress The knobs or poorer parts
OF newl y sown wheat fields. Even a
thin coating of straw will benefit the
crop wonderfully. As il il the shell
ter and protection that helps the crop.
marsh hay or buckwheat straw will
he serviceable where coarse manure
in not available. On worn lands.
where the wheat has come MP poor
AID thin. apply $50 pounds of glano
aud 100 pounds Of nitrateof soda to
the acre.
gaga sas.#ssN kkk# "a nSHaal
Leave your parsIiips In the ground
all winter. They Will bs better IN
the spring than they are now. Frost
makes them tender. Those that YOU
dig now before the genera! .crop is
frozen inshould be protected in acOOl
place or they NAV wilt Parsnips ap-
pear very fine I his sse.lsof. Fhsy are
an indigestibfe sort Of thing. but mSny
people ike them in q pork and pOt,s-
10 stew. They may also be cut in
very thin chip slices, diIbed In bat
ter and fried. 1 hey are considered
delicacy in this way.
Squashes - mrxufKea stagel ii Illa
barn ia one hahb until they cef
chilltd a. Hl'sT are carr ~ Is. a.
warm, dalnll iIar, wliet kh No.
rot and tie daAa II I'll Il Is
know HE When stored ii.
heaps ii the siDrtlionss Re dfy the
under Equashea will seukl out sa0is.
ture in nIrh quantities il IA keen The
whole heap Surrounded be maj sl,,,,,.
Squashes. To keep well. should NOT
only lie kela in dry atmosphere
but they should be spread on the door
or on shelves, 20 that the air can
readily pass between them.