The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-12-06
Agricultural.

with good pa'lurage, will soon bring
the sheep into marketable condition.
An exchange advises planting
plenty Of rhubarb, tomatoes and mel.
ons as substitute for fruits that
have beeu injured by the cold wealth
or.
The color Of a hens comb is a good
index Of her health. A pale or dark
color is bad sien, but bright Grim.
son "is daisy" That hen will soon
lay, in case she don't lay already.
If manure is ploughed in a, all,
care ought TO be taken not to cover ii
too deep. For most annual crops it
is enough 10 harrow it in thoroughly.
A salLbox does not cost much, and
should be supplied in every pasture,
where the farm animals can be con.
s'antlysuppIied with the needed salt.
Thinning fruit is one of the prac.
tices which will repay the fruit cul-
turist for the time and labor expend.
ed in the operation. The more val.
liable the fruit the better it pays to
thin it while young.
Farm.yard manure is often serious
ly injured by allowing too much wa
ter to fall upon it, whereby some of
the important elements are washed
ou9 of it. This, with the loss Of am
monia by drying, makes it useless.
See that the pigs have good run
Of clover or fresh grass. Young pigs
for the early winter market should
be pushed to Il rapid growth by extra
feeding. Sour milk is net enough.
Give grain in liberal quantities.
If you have hens of the right breed
and age, warm and sunny quarters
for them TO stay in, and keep them
supplied with everything they need,
you will have eggs, simply because
hens can no more help laying than
they can help breathing.
Manure for corn, applied and well
spread on the sod in autumn, to be
turned over for corn in spring, al
ways acts bene6cially by enriching
the soil more effectually than in
spring. Some Of the best farmers es-
innate the benefit double.
If a breeder keeps several varieties,
some Of one variety will be bred as
close as possible to another, which he
may have. But lew breeders pos
seses an eye sufficiently criticize to
breed several varitieS and keep them
in perfection ofform, color aud points,
as one breed must f.llow another to
sumo extent.
Charred corn isexcellent to feed to
hens in order to increase their egg
laying capacity. 1t is not desirable
too feed it as their general food, but
a portion of it every day will be
found beneficial. Char the corn on
the cob pretty thoroughly, taking
care not to reduce any part Of it to
ashes.
Hundreds Of farmers in Pennsyl.
vania have turned their attention to
fish culture. Many have stocked
ponds and streams, andiin most ca.
scs they have been successful, espe.
cially with carp, and in a few years
they will depend upon fish for sub.
sistence as muchas upon.any other
farm product.
A successful Boston florist says
that he seldom fails to root slips of
the most tender and rare plants. He
credits his success to'a layer of oats
placed under the usual layer Of sand
in which the slips are planted
When moistened they act as slim
nlant and feeder to the tender roots
of; the slip.
Grapevines, pruned at the proper
time, will send out too many new
shoots, which would grow and make
athick mass of branches and foliage.
Rub off in time all the needless
shoots, leaving the strongest ones
equally distributed along the vine,
at distances from. eight to twelve
inches.
Do not let the frost or even cold
nights pinch the window plants you
have been summering out of doors.