Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-20
tenance of such pastures here.

tenance of such pastures here.
A New York farmer, who was in the
habit Of rejecting the grains Of corn that
grow on the tips Of the cobs, planted q
consi lerable quantity of them in field
devoted to beets for the purpose of mark
ing the rows 1t was isintention to pull
up the corn-stalks when the beets re-
quired the ground The corn came up,
but the beets did not The stalks Of corn
being about two feet apart we're there
fore allowed to grow. They produced
much larger amount of grain than the
stalks grown from kernels taken from the
middle of the ear
Lambs may be weaned when from to
months old. They and their mothers
should be separated and placed in lots
out of sight of each other, and along
with the young things should be put three
or four wethers or dry ewes to keep them
tame. They should have a good pasture
and little grain daily, whereas the ewes
should be temporarily stinted for the pur-
pose of drying up their milk. Shearing
| time will, however, have arrived ere this,
when the flock should first be passed in
review and the dirty locks of wool cut off;
then the sheep should be washed, and in
four or five days. or as soon as the wool
is dry, they may be sheared.
| Washed sheep should be sheared on
grass to keep the wool clean, the accesso-
ries being pen to enclose the sheep and
a rough table on which to roll up the
wool. Notice should be taken Of the
quantity and quality of the wool Of indi-
vidual sheep for future guidance. Ii
'ticks" are numerous on sheep and lambs
they are very harmful, and both should
be dipped Immediately, or soon after
shearing in preparation which will de-
stroy the pests. A decoction of tobacco
with little sulphur added is as good as
anything. The lambs should be sheared
in August This is an innovation on the
custom of this country, but it will be
found to have good effect ON the growth,
and before the arrival of winter they will
have acquired fresh fleece quite suffi-
cient to protect them. .-Rural Ne,C
Yorker.
AS strawberry roots go deep the bed
should be prepared by previous culture
and thorough fertilization to a considera-
BILE depth. The roots cover an area scarce
ly larger than the leaves, and the plants
may therefore be set close, provided the
soil is rich enough to sustain them. Since
the roots run up nearly vertcle there is
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lground between the rows, even after the
the plants have attained full size. The
fact that new roots grow out above the
old ones each year, explains why straw
. berry plants appear to elevate themselves
as they become old, and suggests the i'm
, portance of drawing earth to them after
the bearing season. Surface manuring is
also advisable, but it should be close to
) the plants.
A calf my be raised without milk, as
follows lie up in cloth three or four
pounds of dry rye flour and boil it for six
hours. When this is cold CRATE off from
l it two ounces, and boil this in two quarts
of water with two ounces of oatmeal and
two ounces of cornmeal boil the Cruel
well and strain it add cold water to re-
duce it to the heat of new milk and let
2 the calf drink it. Four quarts is enough
for one meal Add to it a teaspoonful
each of salt and sugar. This is given
twice day. As soon as the calf will
. take it give it little soft hay. The Cruel
must be well boiled and increased in
quantity gradually as the calf grows old
er This quantity is for month-old
calf for a younger one two quarts at a
meal is sufficient.