The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-09-21
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& The advantage of heavy olay soil
is that IL is not easily exhausted. If
croppedtoo severely nature interposes
her protest by locking Sta fertility in,
clods until the land receives better
treatment.
In a wet season grain crops arc
usually smaller than they appear, for
the iargs sts.n which moist weather
makes In not 30 we'll filed As when the
grain has ripened with less humidity Of
atmosphere.
Americans ara the greatest butter
eating people in the worll. This Ia
the reason why the export Of butter
does not increase 10 rapidly as it's man.
ufacture, and why the price is main.
tanned 80 high as il Is.
CIystaliEed carbolis acid dissolved
and fed TO hogs with bran sIop Is found
by Nebraska farmers sure cure for
the hog cholera. Il has been tried
several years aud with uniform success.
The pure article resembles camphor
gum.
In some experiments year ago IL
was found that lands top dressed with
manure produced much better wheat
than where an equal quantity he'd been
plowed under. The clover catch Is also
much heavier on tho portions OF .he
Geld top dressed.
The selection Of potatoes for seed
should be made in the field when dug.
Select the fairrst, smoothest potatoes,
with good eyea put them in . cool
place, and on no account part with
them before planting time IL you would
insure a good crop next year.
II isa quite common and very good
practice to cause food fgr animals TO be
slightly soured before le.ding, to in
crease it's digeatihility. Yet, that
ensilaging green forage does tbs is
reckoned ols VI the disadSautsgsa Of
that system by It's over Jealous critics.
The potato beetle has made its APP
psarance 10 Nova ScptiA. aud the
farmers who grow potAtoes largely are
alarmed. They probably ueed not fear
this enemy greatly, as the cool, moist
climate Of the British northeastern
provinces will make his incIease slow.
While trees have their foliage is th'
time for farmers 70 60 through theiI
wood lots aud mark such as arc deas
at the top, for cutting next Winter
The bare top is readily distinguished a
this season, and if the trees to be Gu
are marked, it will save perPIexity an'
perhaps loss hereafter.
Ia a frst-prize English farm Of 25C
acres, 100 acres are in permanent grass
The proportion of the best land ii
England under cultivation has lon
been decreasing, and j, is this whic
gives the bitterest point to the com'
plants Of English stock breeders Q
American competition in cattle AM
dressed beef
Keeping hen houses well provides
with dry earth where the fowls ca
dust themselves daily, and scatter
over the floor, is good preventive c
I hen lice. But where they once get
foothold nothing is so good to extermi
J nate the pests az thorough cle,nlinef
and the liberal, and even lavish, use {
kerosene oil in every crevice and o
D all woodwork.
The complaints against Soutber
farmers for not growing more corn ovel
y look the fact that in their climate
y surplus greater than is wanted for tw
or three months is quite sure To b
r weevl eaten and worthless. Foreig
criticism Of the practices of farmers {
: any locality is apt to be based on pai
tial understanding Of circumstance
which make it necessary.
. Some varieties of squash are lei
. liable to attacks Of the squash bug tina
l. others. The Canada crookneck is of th
y exempt class. 1t is not SO good
Q squash AZ the Hubbard. but may I
J planted by farmers who have tried
% vain for years to grow the latter. I'll
/ Summer sqnashes are also less injur'
II by this enemy, their rapid growth Ell
70 abling it to overcome their attacks.
d The deepest sea-sounding ev,
ID made was In the Pacific Ocean