The Mineral argus., 1883-10-25
OLUMN
Agricultural ToDios

.lr. F. K. Phoenix. Delevan, Wis. Ia
PITS in The Western Farmer the de
uction of Zo large meadow moles
pdchucks and skunks," which ar,
helpful, he thinks, in our fgh,
inst grubs
Henry Stewart notes in the New Yorl
bes the fact that some varieties O,
.tOes seem to be more distasteful &c
orado beetles than others, and in.
bees Wallis Orange and the Dakota
as two sorts which with him re-.
Jed no attention, wi lie others grown
: we're given daily pickings.
be trotting premiums Of fairs can
Nv be omitted, but those for fast
kers should be permanent and liner.
bays the Weekly Press.
b. sturtevant reports that the husk
!, which is of little value for the
b, is most prolific of all foliage. and
before presumably best for fodder
poses.
be experiments of Wolfe and others
German experiment stations shows
& horse weighing LOO to I,2OO
BIDS would eat from % TO 27 10
BIDS OF hay if no other food were
b. With grain 20 TO 25 pounds was
lly eaten by working horses OF that
tht. Lighter horses would not need
so much, but we can find no date
apartments with horses weighing
than 1000 pounds.-Coultry GEN
rmers who have kept a strict ac-
with their stock say that a pound
bultry can be made far less than a
d of pork, yet the laboring man
has to buy both feels that he cam
laord to buy poultry very often, as
BE more than other meats. This
the Concord Monitor to remark
the poultry growing business NAV
elch extended before the market
be overstocked so as to bring the
down to where it will not pay to
American Cultivator states that a
wheat bran is worth $I4.59 for
tre, while a ton of corn meal is on
birth $685.. These figures are based
cost OF nitrogen, phosphoric acid
atash IN their commercial forms,
|epresent the comparative manurial
Of feed. Ii thinks that at present
farmers al purchase bran to feed
make manure more cheaply than
can otherwise obtain il. After
2 its manurial value will be great
eause IL will be more available.
ms are not eaten whole by any
ofstock excepting sheep. But, by
ng and mixing with corn or oat-
beans unfit for sale NAV be profit
TO cattle, horses, and pigs. They
|V strong food. and as stock be-
used to them the proportion Of
neal may be increased.
rye number of farmers make a Sc
mistake by dispising or sfFecting to
the small things that come in
ssg. Its safe to say thatthe income
iArm can be more doubled by
ihings that would interfere with
rnber of cows MIXED or tons of
EOduced.
new Of the great losses every year
ID by farmers owing to the use Of
2 bad seed corn, we cannot urge !
ihem too strongly the ACCESSIBILITY !
seising great care in the selection |
corn. Whatever outlay of time {
hey may be made to do this well, s
amply repaid next year by surer I
eiter crops. An Iowa correspond I
YES elsewhere a method of insur- :
d seed, which can be followed {
shere with some slight allowance {
necessity he is under to pick his q
arly in order to avoid any posi- I
ger from frost. q
Is a pointin sowing wheat which S
8 attention. 1t is that of the :
Of the sowing. On mellow land :
the seed is buried, too deep for /
~ successful termination and c
as experiments have deter 8
One and one-half inc hes in q
seem to be the best for wheat, q
Tying from one to two inches h
Q meet all requirements. 1t will /
planted deeper, but not so quick 4
I buried shallow does not obtain u
Il moisture if the ground is at all 4
4Andelion has Of late become very u
as a salad herb in England. It y
the same routine in the way of a.
as chickory, viz: Sow in April I
take up the roots when fully
n autumn, and plant in a dark,
eilar or mushroom house. The
Aanehed leaves are excellent for
y winter salads and they come rt
ume when the ordinary supply oil
% material for salading is at its ia
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