Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-14

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Prof. Sanborn has made some ex-
periments IN feeding grain t0 stock It
pasture which indicate that even with
mich COWS the gain does not pay for
The increased expense. There Is de-
cided difference In the value Of pasture
at different times. even in the same
season. Perhaps with rich grass il
June feeding extra may not be profit
able. But early in the season, when
pastures are dried up, we are very con-
ident that extra feeding is the better
policy.
Mr.. G. n. Hovey tells the Massa-
chusetts PzOughman that he would a.
soon think Of rubbing of the buds Of
. tree Of any kind. and then expect it
to make good growth, IS that q
potato with its buds broken off would
produce afull crop.
A farmer in Maine finds that he can
easily clean his cucumber and other
seeds from pulp by putting the seeds
pulp and all. just as they come from
the vegetable, into a bowl. cup or
other earthenware dish. and settling
them in cool place for week or ten
days, when thick mould viii appear
on't0p and thin, watery substance
beneath the mould. He then pours
water into the vessel. stirs up the con-
tents, pours off the mould and other
impurities, and finds the seeds perfect
y clean and free from pulp This
method does not iniure the germinat-
ing properties of the seed
A dairyman who has tried the ex-
pertinent. says that he succeeded in
producing milk free from offensive
odors, by putting his cows in the SEA
BILE few hours before milking in the
afternoon, and giving them a feed of
good hay.
Soil of medium rather than extra
fertility is best adapted for nursery
purposes. Rapid growth is not desira-
bic, especially that produced On porous
soil rich in vegetable matter. Trees
SO grown are not hardy. It is also
important to secure a location where
extremes in temperature do not pre-
vail and especially where the nursery
is not liable to very low temperature
in winter.
While the trees are in full leaf, and
as late in the season as possible, is the
best time to cut timber where dura-
bility is desired The branches should
not be removed for two or three weeks,
as the evaporation from the foliage
causes the wood to season much more
rapidly. It is the sap in porous woods
that causes decay. Unless it is got
out very soon after cutting, the tim
Der will not last.
If one-half the grain fed to hogs in
this country was given to poultry it
would secure much more profitable
return Al bushel Of corn will make
perhaps four to six pounds of pork;
but the same amount of grain will
winter a hen, and her eggs and
chickens will be worth three to ten
times as much as the pork. Poultry
Is probably the only class of stock
from which profit can be had. feeding
only on boughten food
It is very important that the soil Of
a beanfield be Of nearly uniform
quality and fertility. This insdres an
even termination Of the seed and
uniform progress to maturity. There
are comparatively few beanfelds
where the crop can be pulled without
having some under and some over-ripe
Il Il too much extra labor to 20 over
the field twice. and where the beans
are harvested BY machines, as in most
beans growing localities. the crop must
be AL gathered at one operation.
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