The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-10-25
Farming Not ca.

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The strawberry grows all summer t
store up food for the production o. fruit
for the following season. like the onion
or beet. Instead of storing up this fooc
in the form of a bulb or root, 1t is stored
up in the pl mt. l. the plant is allowed
to waste its strength in producing RI :
ners, or is depr we'd of the needed food
the crop will be small in consequence. |
. the roots are injured by cultivating late
in the fall, or wr nched and broken by
| freezing and thawing. the plant will
make an effort 10 re- pair the damage ut
the expense Of fruit. For this reason it
| IS advisable tG give the strawberry every
| opportunity to do its best and prevent
it from injury during the winter.
A correspondent of the County Gen
tleman says 'the feeding Of whole corn
and nothing else through the winter
makes weak fowls in the spring. Fowls
| will not lay 80 we'll when thus fed. Corn
makes too much fat, and after a certain
amount has been m 1de, disease is prop
able. This condition comes on when
the hens should be pr epared for laying
the spring eggs. AS the warm season
"pp o"~VS, VIC WI pAu o'dtc pI''uuCcti
by the cold weather begins to wear of,
and the birds begin to look about them
! with more activity. If the fowls have
been kept high on whole corn, the fact
| will now appear. Excess of fat produces
| excess OF heat, and the unnatural heat
| weakens the internal organs to such All
extent that they are unable to perform
their required Offices"
The Southern Live Stock Journal re.
commends the growing Of peas for hogs
Peas may be grown and fed to hogs
pr"fitably-either in green or matureti
state. They should be so"n at different
dates and the hogs turned in on them.
The Massachusetts Ploughman among
other things talks suggestively about the
compost heap, saying that it is a god
plan to lave one for the benefit of the
! farm. The compost heap may be made
Of road scrapinys, the scourings of ditch.
| es, the cltan'nSs Of ponds, clipping,
| and sweepings Ut farmyards, gar den re
use, house refuse. ami indeed all sorts
| Of rubbish may be added to compost
cap. Even weeds will decay and then
| help to swell tho ma erlal for enriching
| the land. The heap should occasionally
he covered over with a layer Of lime,
and a layer OF salt now and tnen is also
good addition, These materials are
beneficial in themselves. aud keep
Weeds from seeding on the top of the
| heap. TIE compost should he turned
over from ii ne to time, aud which well
mixed the land may be dressed with
| 1t either IN spring or autumn.
The weight Of horse is an important
ite Ia in estimating his value tor draf
purposes. says the Western Agricultural
| for the hne-boned horse with we'll de
yelopej mus cles, may 10 as much work
rs the htavler-buueu one tor shut
tliue, aud is even better for road put.
| pos. 8, but in blowing or other h.avy,
! oleauy drawing the light horse btcUmcs
! useless. Then, in price. the Weight Is
All important Item. II good holse
| weighs over 2uOu pou DIS he readily sells
| Tor more than dollar per pound; 1871
| to 300 pounds, tor 1858 than dollar pei
pound. Under That the price rapidly
declines, l2UU to l5uO pounu grade horses
| selling ut Is and - zen Is per pound,
though it is considerably more than any
:ther grade of stock on the farm Will
DrlnK.