The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-06

Carefully Selected Items for the Farm
crS Use,
And are Equally Adapted to The House
hold.
Some Short, Noteworthy Suggestions.

and old. Drv dus, from the road, pulver-
lied py the wheels OF wagons, ID excellent
Tor this purpose.
farmer at Ranchiio few years ago,
saws the Los Angeles Times, purchased
few acres OF land, paying 500 per acre;
This year. from crop OF common RED
Deans, he cleared 500 per acre.
Ohio farmers employ sleds with runners
six or eight inches wide tor drawing all
sorts Of loads over bare and muddy ground.
They are extensively used Tor drawing out
manure in the spring. They iujure grass
sod less than the wheels of wagons and
carts do. r-u
method for growing sweet potatoes: IN
the fall or winter cover the spot intended
Ior potatoes with good manure, then in
winter plow deep turrow where you want
the ridge, aud fill even full with rotten
straw, then cover with dirt. The straw VIII
| hold the moisture and the potatoes Will
| grow short and thick.
The Augora goat is coming to the 'front.' 10
take its positon among the leading lndns-
| tries of Texas 1t is more popular to day
! than ever before. Successful grading OF
| the common goat to d wool.bearing stand
| ard il giving he people confidence.
| Lack of pure and fresh water greatly IN
terleres with the production OF eggs during
cold weather. Eggs contain large amount
| of water, and unless thereis constant sup
INV of il fowls will no lay, Many poultry
! Keepers are very negIecttul in the matter oil
providing water Tor lowls when in contine-
Tntnt. auc especially dunug the winter.
AZ A consequences they obtain but lew eggs.
| Some one has taken the trouble to hnd
ont how far farmer must walk TO put IN
and tend forty acres OF corn. 10 ploW tne
yround with sixteen inch, three-hofse
Now he travels $50 miles; to harrow the
| 1, ,, tvrh n
have to travel 100 miles: to mark OUT the
same. he travels so miles; to cultivate II al
| terURrds. he viii have 10 travel 800 miles
making a grand total OF 800 miles, besides
the gathering.
well drained. They should be under-drained
in all ca -es, il possible, butlf TINS cannot De
noDe. at least a surface drainage should be
now given that all water may RIM OH speed
ilv dnrjpg the uncongenial fall, winter ana
o3riap weather Trees are very liable to be
Tinter- killed if water settles about them.
Keep the earth packed tightly about the
80 of the tree and i, the land is heavy
and nat heap Ii.llc Garth about it.
( An dead limbs should be trimmed from
fl5e frIit tree. AID burned, as when permit
La 10 he over he orchard they make har-
Inn lor All kinds az Insects. The dead body
~ a tree leh standing N sn orchard will
lrasn infect gyery tree with destructive par
a5itsy or insect3
&. II Miller. OF Norwich, Ohio, in com.
/ mentrg on tba tree tent question WIN
irult growing D. y, aaU IS tbeie no uaosei
OF Ats being oVefhOr, :sla tue CELSIUS re-
Inc previous decacu Tie population OF the
coursrv mad increased IS per cent. and dur
inp the same year the products OF orchards
had Increase ohIy yer oehC' ,moaiG NC
au interesting inquiry AT the present tune
to know now fer the gupply OF irtsh Irult
goes toward Iecoing me ereat my mlill1n
people apd whether Lue run or Ihe popuia'
U0l Il Increasing most Fsploly curing Ine
present years.
DE-. Jac0b Sronomier, OF INDIANA, VINO
has had years oi aXpe1ence ID raising
/ chickens, says the Cto!efa mas Always up
! oeared among tleIH IN the iail OF tne year,
/ Wtea they are very lat. and has never oc-
curreo IN the spring ioi me reason tnat
1 the chickens are pooi AS tAe tune ne Gay
/ when thsy necoine vCI5 lel III Tug .a!l, eI'
low, oily LIQUID oozes Ion their NOUNS,
WIN. nd Gates the appearance OF chlcKen
cbolera, and toe only femedy lor IL is 70
! Keep plenty Of OAK DL'h III VhS MaIei wy
dn1b, and also mix Their 1000 with watel
oil the Dark. :,
A. good LAY 10 controi uocK Vi sneep
to take an eve latnp 70 tne house anu iin e,At
a pet of IL. Use nothing put Klhubessi any
.
call. Whenever the lamb obeys give u
something as reward, sucn as gram U
coru, piece OF BREAD or anything Ina' t ~ ac
ceptable, but never give ~ DIV nel
the lamb ls grown place IL III tne nooh az.
you Will neeo ohly W uaiI nna. 0po 49,,
when all the others VIII ioIioW. as suee
follow their leader me framing VI 0n ~ y
the training OF all, ana IL ls sA'lnsOi tini'
and labor to do SO. ~
In making plans i4r new GrcnsIus on'
should be very sure that ne gives iIe IIee
Sufficient room. apple trees sne uIu heYe
be set nearer together thah Two rous anu
forty feet Is much better; raIgel, snIi !t
and longer'llyed trees VIII ue secuIen u ,ne,
are set forty leet apaIt. ply Lopei 49, Nu'; :,
yeted trees Will neeo that nlucn IpV N ~
fifteen years. In the meanIllhe tnla'i - u;
may be grown between .ne 1--WE, UuS !. :
must not be iorgot'eh that goou Gun " \,
ana liberal supply OI ~ -Au1e Mu-t
gvrn. Some plant peach .rees tIiIa'e .
with the apples, intending 20 ST men ou
when the apple trees neeu tne Iooh,i III
We have usually oDseIVeu .nat tne b eaJ,
trees were not removed Wneh Iley shOui'
have been.
In answer 70 your cqrIespoinuenI iIqulri
! ing about articnokes WOulu 10y CnaI
: find it very prohthole 10 rAlse from one y
: two thousand bushels year. faise N,
hogs almost entirely on clover ano hIll
chokes, allowing them W. org tne ia'.e
themselves: 10 acre VIII pLGuuos on a,
average, 1000 bushels OF artlchOKes an'
will make a. n UGH pork as three acres
corn. ! plant In rows three ana a nan zee
apart, one loot IN me row; CIV, cover an'
: cultivate same as potatoes. Urn noK5T , y
three weeks alter inc bloom ls gone. Id
secono year barrow and iet them come Y
blowing under some II tney are 700 thlch
II you desire TO Kill item let tne hogs Iul
on them all summer, or turn under Win
pillow when two or three ieet bign.
All kinds OF farm siocF, whetber keps "
stables or in YARDS, should pe pto'lueS
with a clean place 10 sleep 10 AT night' az
in winter with plenty OF wsrm clean PEG
J ding. Animals are usuAi5 gus' as psi ~,