Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-22
The FARM and FIRES IDE.

The FARM And FIRES
Farming Hrevitiss.
Seeding old pastures does not always
thicken the sod, as the old roots do not
allow the younger grasses an opportu-.
nifty to take hold. &. Is
The grape thrives we'll on rich 1oamy
soil, or on the poor, gravely hillsides.
Like other vines, however, it does best
when well cultivated and carefully man
aged. s.s i, 3@s
The Husbandman reports that gas
lime, after lying two years, had given
proof Of value as q FERTILIZER, though
the first year it appeared to injure the.
wheat. s5 Ms74@#
In some sections Of the south the Ber-
muda grass is being cultivated, Once.
rooted it is hard to eradicate, but as it
seems to thrive we'll during seasons of
drought it. has been used as pasturage
in preference TO less hardy grasses.
The claim that st11mps may be ex-.
tracted by boring holes into them and
Hing the holes with sahpeter has not
,een borne out by facts. It does well
N a dry season, but the stumps burn
easily, without the aid Of saltpeter, dur.
ing such periods. ~ II 'z"S3
Agriculture, says the Journal Of Ag-
riculture, should never be entirely
divorced from horticulture. A. farm is
aot d whole farm unless there is some
where a home upon it, and true rural
home cannot be without shade trees and
fruit trees and lawn and garden. Agri-
culture may provide the income, but
horticulture makes the homo The
beauties and delicacies of the farm pro-
coed more from the orchard and garden
than from the farm and the farmer who
ignores horticulture is ignoring one
source Of comfort and happiness.
The New York Times says that time
seems to be preventive of rot in po-
tatoes in the cellar. Some potatoes
that were rotting and were picked out
Of a heap Of forty or fifty bushels were
put into corner and we'll busted with
air Stacked lime. They stopped rotting
at once, and the decayed parts are now
dried up. There is no disagreeable
smell about them.
Those who have meadow land that
has been drained and seeded down to
the better qualities Of grasses often find
it necessary, the Massachusetts, Plough
man says, to apply dressing of sand,
experience teaching that it very much
improves the condition of the grass
roots and increases the crop of grass !;
sometimes quite as much as a dressing
of manure. The reason why this is so,
few stop to inquire. The application Of
sand to a meadow often accomplishes a
double purpose. First, it lightens up
the soil and gives the water achance to
drain off, and second, it furnishes q 81
ica to the grass, which is necessary to
strengthen the stalk. s u 4 4
An old farmer, who has carefully
tested the matter thinks that ne can
secure better results from scalding the
feed for his cattle than by steaming or
any other method Of cooking. He.puts
the cut feed in his trough, pours in hot
watDr and then puts on meal, then fol-
lows up with more hot water and closes
the tank. This operation is done in the
morning, and by evening the food thus
prepared will be soft and palatable.
He always prepares in the morning the
feed that will be used in the evening,
and vice versa. Stock feed in this man
ner will come ont at the end of the win
ter in fine condition and with smooth
and glossy hair, indicating perfect
health. -Stockman.
A correspondent Of Vicks' Magazine
says: There are very few people not
fond Of lettuce in the early spring.
Having removed from the city where
early lettuce could be bought at the
markets, was much at a loss for this
refreshing salad plant-at least, until
quite warm weather. Knowing it to be
quite hardy, last autumn sowed some
seed in a warm, dry spot, and in week
or two the plants were up. Before
hard frost placed around my little
patch some boards be particular,
an old door frame-and over this some
loose boards, covering about two thirds
of the space, so that there was about
one-third uncovered for light and air.
It was where it got the best of the sun.
sloping southeast, and it was surprise
to find how early has young lettuce
from that rude bed. OF cource, this
will be no benefit to those who have
hot beds and other conyeniences for
forcing vegetables, but to very many
Of your readers Think the knowledge
may be useful. = J.. IT. :,
Some fruit growers are Of the opinion
that there is no cure for fellows on
peach trees, b1lt claim that the disease
may be prevented by judicious manage
ment. Peach trees should be cultiva-
ted, not ploughed, and kept clean for
the first three or four years After
that time a grass crop may be permitted
but the land should be annually broad
casted with some fertilizer rich in po-
t2sh. The borers must be kept away,
and all dead branches carefully re-
Helpful Hints. =.
f. Vegetables should be steamed OF
boiled rapidly. r..
A few drops of ammonia in the bath
ing-tub cleanses the skin wonderfully.