Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-08-08
3arn' ann yirssiNs.
Agricultural Items.
tAmefican Cultivaior,l

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troubled with the CAD fly, which
lays eggs in their nostrils. and
these Matching out cause the grub
on the head. Tarring the noses is
good preventive. 1t may be done
by giving salt to sheep in a narrow
dish that has Tar smeared on its
sides, or compelling them TO lick
their salt through ;arred ripg
barely wide enough TO admit the
nose.
1t will pay to sow bushel Of
rye per acre in the corn field now,
and have it ready to plough under
when you take the corn off 1t is
a frst-class fertilizer for sandy land
or other land that is lacking in
vegetable matter, and upon heavy |
clay land its mechanical effects in
tightening up the soil are equal to
lis fertilizing powers for increasing
the growth OF next years crop.
If plants are watered the work |
should be done late in the afternoon |
or evening. Transplanted cabba.
ges are best protected from the heat
Of the sun by shading with large
leaf, wet TO make it keep its place. |
In all cases after watering stir the
surface around the plant after the
water has soaked in. THIS will
prevent crusting tie surface and
retard evaporation.
A farmer who so respects his
calling that he always takes his lat
off when his work is very hard, or
when tie weather IS very hot, says
that he never heard of anyone be
ing sunstruck who was in the habit
Of working out Of doors in hot
weather entirely bareheaded. He
proves his faith IN his theory by
working at haying without hat,
when the the; mometer stands at 80 |
degrees in tie shade.
In some parts Of the Wesi bum
ipg tie stuLble Of tie preceding
ciOp is the usual preparation for
wheat. This has tie advantage Of
destroying the eggs OF the insects
that prey on wleat, and if success
siVe oops ae to lie grown year
after J car ii is plobably tie only
successful policy. But it would be
ietter 10 plough the stuIb.e under,
grow gieater diversity OF crops,
al d lol be ruined by Tie failure OF
any ole OF them.
II is worth while fer tanners
wLo use Paris green 10 know that
tie best antidOte 10 the Io,son is
ron rust. There are preparations
of lion III liquid iolm which should
be kept in tarme.s' houses wi er-
ever This popular insect poison is
used. Oh course, The poison should
be got from tie stomach by emetics
wherever possible. Cases of ac-
C dental poisoning from Paris green
are nCquently reported in the daily
lapers.
farmers who have kept strict
account with their stock say that
pcnnd OF poultry can be made for
less than apound Of pork, yet the
laboling man WHO has to buy both
feels that lie cannot afford 10 buy
poultry very often, as it costs more
iLan other meats. This would in
dictate that the pOultry.growing
business may be much extended
yet befole tie market will be over
stocked, so as 10 bring the price
down TO where it will not pay to
raise it.
If one of the most valuable pro-
perties OF land plaster is TO absorb
and hold ammonia until it can lie
taken up by tie plant, and if
many pjahts have the power Of
absorbing ammonia from tie at
mosphere through their leaves, may
1t not lie tie most profitable way
10 use plaster 10 scatter it over the
leaves OF the plants while they are
damp! DIR. Darlington, Of Chester
county, Pa, who Is very closd
observer, says that he has proved
the above 10 lie the hest method Of
using plaster.
Breeders keeping thoroughbred
stock should remember that such
animals need a thoroughbred tar
mer 10 give item thorough Gaze, Or
they need Lot expect such results
from them as Lave been reported by
Others as being obtained by those
who lad assisted in developing
their reputation. Tie Jersey COW
that II axes ihce pounds Of buffer
per day would not maintain that
piOGucl if 81 c Was given the sane
treatment as is received by those
COWS witch DO lot ,xteod $50
pounds each per year.