The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-17
6E0. ]. KRATING.
Kansas City. Special Partne

snd neither the quantity nor quality was AT,
dex OF what q COW could do.-lRural Work.
BY iencing of small field with an area q
TO the stock of hogs. and sowing broadcas
bushels OF spsckled peas and a bushel OF
to the acre early In April. the stock hogs ms
turned IN .he field In June or early In Ju
gather the crop, The same field, plowed Z
In July. the crop may be agaia harvested b.
hogs IN October, and they may 10 from Il
the clay peas In the corn field. and to the 8
petat' patch, and may make good porl
Chrittmas at less than four cents per DO
This may be done even 10 the pinelands.
Farmers are 100 apt 10 think I icy ar
hardest-worked and worstpaid men In
country; henca the desire of so many of
sons to strike out for themselves in some ,
business, under the impression that the,
improve on tho old order OF things. la,
eases out of ten the move proves fat
Slick TO the farm, boys; you have much b
chance there than In the great outside W
Read, think and observe, and determine
the best farmer In your county. Then will
cess crown your efforts; your work will be
aud your burden light
When the peach comes into bearing II h
symmetrical head, well filled with young "
After having borne few Year,, the /,
branches die out, tho fruit and leaves are
duced on tho ends OF the leaders only.
naked branches become moAs. grown, and "
the crop may be abundant the size and al,
OF the fruit are impaired. To Obyiato Til,
have always plunsd our orchards annual
November or March, after they have borne
full crop. Young trees In luxuriant gro
should not be shortened, as 1t will ca,1ss
young, fruit to fall oil prematurely. Until q
recently. this work was performed with an 4
nary hand shear and ladder but lately n
primer, with q long staff, has been snbstitu
Fat hens are provorbially poor layers,
when age and obesity are combined the b
eftcn think they lay when thoy don't,
csckle and even carry the halluclnat;on SO
as 70 become broody. This ia one of the M
curious little incidents occurring ia po,,
keeping, which are interesting as phenom,
but which cannot be explained, except
general principles. Fatness and renrod
ton are incompatibles, IS a rule. especi
with hens after their first year. A VERY
hen over two years old had better be utiljSs,
the soup pot or on the roasting spit. Carlo
ceous food, like corn. should be sdmlnistere,
adult fowls quite sparingly, unless the object
10 isten them. Oats, buckwhsat yeaetal
and plenty Of broken bones or oyster shelI
the food for laying hens.
Good berkshire hogs or some other bree
are the most industrious animals on fnrm
cept chickens Their principal aim, fron mo
Ing until night, Is 10 make a living. III thar
food within a mile or more Of their slesp
quarters on the surface or underground Il
VIII iind II. The Berkshires have strong q
arc supplied with strong masS
md they are willing,to work for living q
hem comfortable sleeping auart,
md they viii come home ey,
light especially In bad yeatp
md they usually leave oarly in
morning for the woods or the creek bottoms
here is any food In those quarters, Thar No
nay always BIO kept In 9 healthy condition
prnkling over thom little ca, bollc scid no,
uds or . little coal oil. This matter sho,
over % hegiectsd, Tor 1t projects the he
gsinst lice, mango. and to some oxtent 4
holera. :
Inc papers everywhere aro glorying over
nagnificent facts that we, tho peOnIe nj !
United statss, In 1882 mhjm ], $4,000 900 b,s
y OF corn and 100000 81 "
Who made It? The far fter salaries IT, Jud
.ct that we have tl,forneys, to the
Sho raised se ' ali Of hi ent and, in c
,r M animals MIN Of the {ihcient service may
farm prod,,ot' rRtLANp also feels thai
r 70 .,, and begsa!;i tith u humanity die
,rmsr And ~ coast, and o cxtensi.sr n
" farmers qntial l4f cont ,esN ani plsG !,
amer l2s' "'0- -T'hsrs' Who is
III, ryu ~ 4 nse, every tool used on the IN
or " yafden should have a pace for 5,
"a well.to-do farmer can afford n no,
'eeidlly for the tools, But the lack of a 10
'iss does not prevent the farmer from hayi
30 suitable place for storing his In plemsn
sides OF a carriagc-houss may be arrang
at n large number OF the small tools can
Z away IN good shape Not long aCo
Ger was In fam building where tho VIII,
derside of the roof was devoted To the s,orn
implements Here were Eraiu-cradl
'ythes and various raecs. forks, hoes, etc. I'm
pom bars ana pms IN \ safe aud satisfactr
ay Racks for holding implements can be !
between me studs OF . building, aud abb
'9se shelves should be made for holdI
i'ions articles, as tuus, baskets, etc that In
uch space. The tlm0 of year for fitllng I'M /
ol ,rlom u at hand With the Implements
,od working order, and stored 10 az TO be vii
quick reach. the farmer is loreanned for
IL of spring ~