The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-29
fAnm INNS

There W fnOfe nnifiment IN stfFW than
Ia commonly supposed, and " rich food Ike
corn or oOti0n.eeed meal lsied, moro Will be
eaten by stock,
II ls very important that every farmer
should SEQ that he has good seed corn this
spring, ~ there was large amount ofcorn
raised last year that did not mature, and
consequently will not grow.
A bill has been introduced into tho New
York legislature providing penalties for
selling any kind Of grass or clover seeds
containiI & the seeds OF oxeye daisy, rag
weed, quack grass, or Canada thistles. The
penalty is $50 for each ollense.
An extensive cattle and poultry raiser in
Iowa states that he has no trouble with
vermIn on his beasts and birds when they
have chance TO dust themselves" and
have an opportunity to eat onions once a
week.
alt is used to destroy the onion maggot
with partial success. About the list OF July
SOW two bushels to the acre; the salt also
hastens the maturity OF the crop.
A good guide for feeding grain to cattle Is
one pound to each hundred of their weight.
Most animals eat in proportion to their
weight, and an animal weighing 1000
pounds. may receive ten pounds of grain
per day.
Sweet peas require very rich soil. They
should be sown ut least an inch apart in the
row and five inches in depth. To keep up
the bloom from early summer until frost,
the seed pods must be promptly removed
as the growth and ripening of the seeds ex-
hausts the strength of the plant.
Sweet potatoes ought to be a very profit
able crop in the south, judging by the i'm
mense quantities produced to the acre when
properly managed. Mr.. Il. M. Hudson, OF
New Orleans, the vice-president OF the
Gulf States Fruit Growers association,
raised $40 bushels to the acre last year, and
states that as much as 1000 bushels to the
acre can be produced
When potato is exposed to the light in
a cellar, the eyes nearly all start good,
healthy green sprout, but if in pile, or in
darkness, only the strongest eyes grow long,
white, worthless sprouts. Hence seed po-
tatoes should be spread thinly in the light.
Tho sprouts should not be broken OFF when
cutting the seeds for planting
American wonder is a Seeding pea, the
result of a cross between the champion of
England and little gem. 1t is one of the
earliest wrinkled peas in cultivation, OF the
finest quality, and wonderfully productive.
Its great distinctive feature, however, is its
compact and, dwarf growth, seldom exceed
ing ten inches in height.
In transplanting trees. all the roots which
may have become bruised or broken in the
process of lifting should be cut clean away
behind the broken part, as they then more
readily strike out new roots from the cut
parts. In all such cases the cut should be a
clean, sloping one, and made in an upward
and outward direction.
1t is bad policy to wash harness with
soap, as the potash Injuries the leather. If
the harness becomes rusty, rub off the dirt
as well as possible with soft brush and
supply dressing of grain black, followed
with oil or tallow, which will fasten the
color and make the leather pliable.
The practice of growing sweet corn for
fodder is greatly on the increase in this
country. 1t makes far better feed than the
field sorts, from the fact that it is very
sweet and nutritious, and cattle will eat
every part of it with great relish. Sow
thickly in drills two and a half feet apart,
using two and half bushels of seed to the
acre or it can be sown broadcast and culti-
waited In.
Many so-called cases of pear blight are
due to other causes than blight. Quite
often trees are said to be blighted from too
much manure, when, in fact, the heavy
doses of manure water would have killed
an oak or butternut as quickly as it killed
the pear.
Wood-ashes have been recommended for
fowls to roll in, as it is said the potash they
contain is noxious to vermin. No doubt (;
but it is too caustic for the feet and skin OF
the fowls and in wet weather forms biting
lye. Hens will not wa!low in wood-ashes
when dry earth is accessible, and they
ought to have something to say in the mat
ter
The Mirror and Farmer gives the follow
ing recipe for the cure of called bag in
mich COWS: Tincture of arnica, four
ounces; tincture of aconite one ounce; oil
glycerine, one ounce. Mix and battle the
bag two or three times daily; rub it in well
with your hand; give internally teaspoon
full OF the mixture three times day. Do
not feed any grain to the COW.
Early -ha,ched chickens are more vigor-
GUS than those produced later in the sea-
sou, when hot and dry weather adde's half
the eggs while incubation is in progress. II
is more txouble to care for the very earliest
chickens during cold, wet weather in March
or April, but the cockerels will bring fancy
prices as early broilers, and the pullets will
be good layers next winter.
Care should be used in selecting the
proper soil for each vegetable. The long
variety of beets, carrots and parsnips should
never be grown in heavy soil that packs
easily. There are kinds more suitable, such
as those that grow partly out Of the ground,
but sandy or open, light soils are best for
the long varieties.
A COW will give more milk and make
more butter on bright sunshiny day than
during one of dull. dark character. The
animal eats more heartily, digests better,
while the vital forces are active during the
pleasant day. These facts are not in them
selves very important, yet they suggest the
query whether close stabling Of cows in
winter or summer is better than giving
them the run OF the yard or pasture lot.
A farmer who has no other capital than
ordinary good sense, health and strength
can, by the time he reaches As or 80 years
wealth. To achieve this success he must
possess three qualities: He must be tenn
perate, industrious and economical. This
is not requiring very much, for these are
only traits Of character which every man
should possess.
Musk melons thrive best in light, enriched
soil. Plant early in May when danger OF
frost is over. and the ground has become
warm and dry, in hills six feet apart each
way. Previous 10 sowing the seed, mix
few shoyelfulls OF well-rotted manure in
each hill, and plant twelve 10 fifteen
seeds; after all danger Of the bugs
is over, thin out 10 three plants per hill.
When about one foot long, pinch off the
tips, 10 MAKE them branch, as Il strengthens
the growth Of the vines and makes the fruit
mature earlier. When ground Is heavy,
dig holes three or four feet In diameter and
eighteen inches deep; fill these with a COM
post Of well.rotted manure mixed with rich
light soil aud sand raise the hills above
the level. Be careful not 20 plant pump
kins or sduashes near them, as they will
hybridize.
Any party noticing the variety Of corn
coming 10 market, will often see loads OF
corn with the kernels not over one-fourth
Of an incn In length, cob large and heavy.
seventy pounds OF such corn In the ear
would not make over fOrty-six TO ffty
pounds Of sbelied corn, while the best vari-
ETY. Of deep-grain corn will yield from nifty
to SIXTY pounds OF shelled corn IRON sew
enty pounds In the ear. This loss In few
bushels IL but small but take crop OF
eighty acres, averaging forty-fve bushels
per acre, and a gain Of six pounds per
busbel would make over thirty bushels Of
sbelled corn 10 favor Of the good seed.
Thus If the best SEED cost tlo more than