The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-05-11
FARM AND HOME.


5HEKr kept cAcan arc mos Anoctod Dy
scab, except 1t be communicated TO them
by scabby sheep.
TEE nearer manure can be got to the
surface Of the ground and yet be covered
up the better, especially for corn crop.
Oxx variety Of wheat, oats. rye, bar
ley and buckwhest is easier managed
than several, and generally gives better
satisfaction.
In preparing land for crop Of onions
do not apply green manure, ss it tends
TO produce "scallions" or thick-necked
bulbs. These cannot be cured 30 &hat
they will not sprout, and the presence Of
a few Of them in lot OF onions sent to
market Injuries their sale.
IT is immaterial ut what time vegeta-
blcs are transplanted, provided they are
not too large and the ground IL warm
and mellow; but they should never be
transplanted in . rain-storm, when the
ground is puddly. II, transplanted
when il is warm and mellow root action
begins at once.
MANaEI-wURzELs cannot be raised
successfully by sowing broadcast like
turnips. The ground must be well pre-
pared and enriched, and the seed care
fully planted in drills and covered at q
uniform depth, and the crop properly
cultivated afterward II q good yield is
expected. Mere hasty and superficial
management might give'a moderate or
small crop. -
what he believes to be the proper man.
ner of sowing sorgho for forage. He
says First SOW tbs soFgho seed, about
one and one-haA bushels per acrs. Out
with the side delivery reaper. Let the
gavels lay about twelve hours, then turn
TO cure on the other aide, after which
they can be bound and shocked, aud af-
ter standing in shock about ten days to
two weeks stack for winter use." On
JOSEPH HARRIS recommends the fol-
lowing treatment of the Lima bean: Put
four or five seeds in pot and cover them
an inch deep. After they are up and the
weather is warm set them out without
disturbing the roots, which Ia done by
placing the hand on top Of the pot with
the plants between the fingers, and then
turn the pot upside down, and strike the
rim gently against any solid object,
when the soil and plants will come out
together. The soil must be thoroughly
soaked with water first to prevent the
earth crumbling of the roots in taking
them out.
J. 7. LovErr, of New Jersey, who
gives much attention to the culture of
small fruits, names the following of the
newer sorts as possessing many excel
lencies For the best thoroughly tested
strawberry he prefers Miners Prolific,
which he thinks possesses all the good
qualities Of the Charles Downing and
others beside, among which il the foliage
never blghting. The Cuthbert Ia the
best raspberry, the worden the best
grape, the Manning the best goose
berry. For cold regions the Snyder
blackberry, and the Kittatinny where
the winters are not too cold. Among
newer sorts, not yet enough tested, are
Manchester and the Primo and Jersey
Queen Strawberries. and the Souhegan
and Shaffer raspberries. ar
WHENEVER the farmer makes any
particular crop specially, he should
start with the highest type Of seed that
he can procure, and it should be his con-
slant effort to improve it every year by
growing his own seed with the greatest
care. He should have his idea Of per-
fcction, and carefully select, every year,
such specimens to breed from as come
the nearest to his ideal. In this way an
intelligent farmer will make wonderful
as well rs rapid progress, and will soon
be able to put on the market o better
quality than those who depend on pur-
chasing seed in the open market, and
will make large profit, while his
neighbors viii hardly get enough to pay
expenses.
AN experienced farmer writes concern.
ing the most suitable weather for sowing
grass seeds that fine day should bs
chosen, when the land ia tolerably dry,
but whom there are indications of ap
preaching rain. Such conditions arr
much more favorable for sowing seed
than during rainy or showery weather
for in the first instance the seeds are
more likely to be evenly covered, and
Will be gradually absorbing moisturt
from the soil previous TO the next fall
Of rain, which they will be in condi
ton to receive with benefit. Whereas
II sown after shower, a. is too fre
quently done. the above advantages arr
not obtained, but after the seeds ar,
saturated with moisture the dry weathe
returns and they become matted"
PARTICULAR PAINS should be taken ne
to overwork brood mares either befor
or after foaling. The "horse and mul
crop" Of Nebraska is yearly growing ii
value and relative Importance, and man.
OF the understood animals in the Stat
owe their smallness TO having gone hun
cry from foaling till they were bi
enough to pick living for themselves
Colts should not be allowed to run wit
their dams promircuously, but shoul
be allowed access to the milk about fou
times during the day and at night--car
being taken that the mare in never ovel
heated. Colts should be used to har
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