Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-04-11
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Farm and Garden Notes,

Clover hay is good for hogs. and
the hogs like it.
Choose for Matching the largest
and best shaped eggs from the best
layers.
Some of the enthusiastic declare
that by the ensilage system at least
80 per cent is added TO the value OF
the land.
DO not kill the moles. They do
not eat strawberry plants but white
qrubs. and are most numerous
where the latter are found.
An Ohio farmer names the
mammoth pearl as the potato to
take place Of the peachblow. against
which charges Of deterioration are
made.
T.B. Terry, of Ohio. says his
straw is worth SIS ton TO him tor
feeding purposes and Sc for bedding
He grows large crops Of wheat
and never sells any straw.
Too much clover hay fed TO hor
ses is injurious; they will eat so
much OF it that they cannot travel
fast without injury. 1t should al>
ways be well sprinkled with water
before feeding.
DR.. Sturteyant says; Our results
have thus far given quite conclu>
sive evidence in favor of the ter
minal portion of the potato tuber.
so far as regards certainty, vegeta-
ton and vigor.
A loamy soil, with a loose, gra-
velly sub-soil through which the
surplus water easily drains away.
may be deeply plOwed with good
effect, or at any rate without the
injurious results which follow the
practice Of deep blowing on stiff
clayey soil.
As soon as the lamb gets large
enough, it should be encouraged to
eat food for itself. For this pur-
pose low trough should be placed
where the lambs can get to it, and
cat without disturb ance. They |
will soon eat enough to assist ye'y
materially in their growth.
We want no better sign of a
good farmer than that he prizes
manure and believes in returning to
tie soil something like an equiva-
lent for what is removed. The Sc
cret of good tanning lies in max
ing the land produce tie lest
possible results without deteriOra>
ton.
Sets, as well as large onions
should be kept as dry and cool as
possible, without being actually
frozen, although they are not injur-
cd materially by frost, provided
they ale net laldled while frozen.
Ii spread on tight barn floor and
covered thickly with chaff or cut
straw they will keep well till
spring.
1t is not good policy to let work
horses get thin, Il costs more to
put on flesh than it does to keep
1t. Flesh that becomes hardened |
by exercise will be kept up with
less food, under the same work,
than it took to put it on. From
fifteen to thirty pounds OF food
will about supply the daily con-
sumption Of horses, large or small.
Tie practice of growing sweet
corn tor fodder is greatly on the
increase in this country. 1t makes
far better feed than the field sorts,
from the facts 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 cultiva>
ted in.
Every old Cow on the place, or
young one either, that is not either
an extra breeder OF mixer should
be dried up as soon as possible and
fattened. There will be more Or less
soft corn in every cornfield this
will be just the thing for the old
cows. a regular and systematic
system Of wedding out old and un-
profitable COWS should be practiced
annually. j lie diaryuen under-
stand this they know irom actua!
tests the milking value OF every
COW. All farmers should also
know this, aud keep 10 cow on
the farm after seven or eight years
Old, unless a yeiy choice mixer or
br eGer.