The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-29
FARM NOyEA

ttnrs After Tow MOntna thcy wall Uuru
10 the cnds of tho roots.
IT Ia estimated that thcrc Are i00, 900
neres To bc devoted to vino culture In
California, all Of which will be bearing
in four years more, producing Annu.
ally 10000, 900 70 10000, 900 gallons Of
wine.
u. X. SHAuER. in letter 70 tho Iowa
Homestead, says TINT simple, sure
and casily.applicd euro for lice on
animals Ia 10 give fow slices Of onion
In their feed. They eat them readily,
ani ono or two feeds does tho business
eilaetually.
| 4 WRITER In Tho Home and Farm
used about q quart Of sAwdust IN each
hill Of ono plot Of potatoes aud none in
another plot. Tho sawdnst hills
yielded nearly twice ~ much ~ tho
others, and tho potatoes were larger
and smoother.
DrnNa his travels in Europe, Prof.
Budd, Of the Iowa Agricultural College,
found vast fruit region In Northern
Russia, never before explored, where
tho mercury ainks to 90 deg. below
zero, in which choice apples, pears,
| plums aud cherries were grown in un-
limited quantities.
A CORRESPONDENT Of Tho Prairie
Farmer writes that he has tried Hat
and hill culture for cucumhcrs, squashes
and melons. When hot, dry weather
came tho plants in tho hills began to
dry up. while those on level ground
grew freely. He thinks fiat cultivation
decidedly tho host, unless on wet
ground.
DrsrlNo cucumber, melon and squash
| plants with plaster early in tho morn.
| ing, when the dew Is on. has long been
practised for checking tho ravagcs oi
tho striped bug. A little Paris green
or London purple, however. either APP
plied in water or mixed with the
plaster, Is = much more effective mp.
rlication.
II cahhagcs are set ont ono yard each
way nearly 5000 can be grown on one
acre. Such being the case. il il prof.
liable crop when successfully grown, as
this vegetable not only sells well. hut
on account ii its keeping qualities
affords green food in winter for animals
and poultry, 10 say nothing Of the
family.
AMeRtcAN WONDER il \ sccdling pea.
the result of cross between the Cham.
rion ot England and tho Little Gem
II il QUO of the earliest wrinklcd peas
in cultivation. If the finest quality and
wondcrMllv productive. Its great dis,
tincsive feature. however. il its com.
rae, and dwarf growth, seldom exceed.
mg t,n inches in height.
rRnr, Cook SAYS that carholic soap
wash has with HIM proved very II.
fectual preventive of ra.lssh maggots
and apple-tree hercrs, His formula il
as fellowss To two quarts Of soft soap
laadea two gallons Of wasers this VA,
them heated to boiling temperature
when one pint II earhelic acid tin /
crude statcl was added. This mixture
il then sct away in barrel or other
vessel. aud il ready for use "A occasion
may require, Oae part of this liquid
is then mixed with fifty parts Of waite,
and the plants sprlnkled or trees
washed with it, This is worth rcmcm
herring.
To MAkk sarerphosphatc on the
premises the following recipe Is givcr
~ excellent, and within the rang,
! af almost every farmers TAX,
100 pounds of ground bone
! place il in large tub and appl,
! forty pounds ef salrhnric acid, add
ing water as aesiri. In few dav,
the whole mass will he reduced to ,h,
! eens sstency II a thick jelly, Then all
merc water and about $40 pound,
| III plaster a. q yricr. the whole hesn,
! worked and shovclel over until il car
. hc readily handled, There will the,
he sufficient phosphate 10 apply /,
! about two and enc>half acres Of land
! alta cost of about Ss,W,--Marylaa,
: FarMer.
cArrLE EEEntNa.~ animals ea
in proportion 10 their weight, uaae
average of ago. temperature and fatness
4 good guide ier safe quantity .
grain per day b maturing cattle is On,
! pound 10 each hundred of their weight
thus an animal weighing l.OO0 pound
may receive ten pounds ef grain, Nev
er give rapid changes Of food. In
change often, Give fattening cattle q
much As they will cat and often--iiv
times day, Every salt feeding in tn
fall will make the winter progress NOR
|. certain hy ~ per cent, Give as mncl
! water and salt at all times ~ they vii
|. take. In using roots, it is one guide 4
! give Just 50 much. in association Wit
other things that the animal ma
not take any water. In buildings hav
warmth with complete ventilation, with
: ont currents. but never under 40 or owe
! .Oaegrccs Fahrenheit A cold. damp
! airy temperature will cause animals
consume more food without correspond
= ing result IN bone. Muscle, flesh or fal
much bcing used to keep mp th
:. Marmth, Stall feeding is better for "a
q making than box or yard management
u irrespective ef health. The CROWN
= animal intended for beef requires Iii
:. tie exercise daily 10 promote muse,
70 and strength Of constitution: when rip,
u only SO much ~ 10 be able to walk |
= market Cnrrying daily is equal to
7, per cent. Of the Increase.
i i InAyE had an average Of sixty Plyn
- ou,h Rock fowls that have laid in 81
:. months time 5.663 eggs, an average
!. ninetv-four eggs per hen. and ninetee
y Of them were set during the time. The
= have never been out Of their pens sins
= = put them in in November, and the
= = never wait until they 20 to the block
u have their heads Off They are divide
- !, into fiocks Of twenty, each flock hasir
~ loo square feet Of yard room. ha'
!. !. had ilecks of twenty aud forty that hs
V free range. but never could get SO hie
=. u an average rs when kept yarded
- focks of twenty. The cost of keepil
Do was less, and the number Of eggs mu,
- less. when they had their liberty.
cannot give the cost of keeping. - L
chickens were fed from the same gra
bins. Ny flock has consisted Of ju
'1 fifty hens in July. and they have Ia
n n 9lo' eggs during the month, which
II think is good evidence that confineme
n agrees with them. They are prosid
III with all the green food they can c.
'. and are given few ground beef scra