Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-09
DatIp Kenneber 5ournaI.
Farm Notes.

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Advices from Europe indicate a bette
feeling in the matter of breadstuffs, per
haps more noticeable in Indian corn thar
in wheat.
The apple crop has come TO be one o
the most valuable OF any upon the farm
and in many cases worth more than all the
rest together.
The song of the bovine is. at this season
Of the year, fodder. dear fodder, CONS
home with me now the grass in the field
is all dry.
I Nebraska is coming forward very rapid
/ Iy in meat production. Farmers are turn
I ing their attention to stock raising, anC
the culture Of grass.
/ A cheap way TO keep ice is to pack it "
at the north end Of building, (never un
der the eaves) and give il heavy coating
of straw or shavings.
II rainy days at this season are spen
making boxes. racks, stakes, etc. for the
garden. and putting farm tools in order
the advantage gained will be fully reaf;z
ed when the time for their use arrives.
A much needed stimulant in all oul
small towns is some kind of local manu-
featuring industry that will keep the
young people at home, and not be obliged
TO seek employment in the large cities.
During the winter every farmer should
cut and prepare his wood for the summer
as when the warm weather arrives it will
be too warm To chop wood, and other farm
duties will demand his whole attention.
The bee interest in this State is assum-
ing considerable importance. Each busy
bee if obliged to put in all its time gath
ering sweets from the delicate flowers in
order to provide an abundant store tor the
long cold winters OF our northern cline.
The theory has been advanced by some
orchardsts that if young trees are set out
part in the fall and part in the spring,
that the orchard. when 1t comes into bear
ing, will have no off years, asst is termed.
that is, no seasons of abundance followed
by scarcity Of fruit.
Care should be taken to make the barns
and stables tight and warm for winter.
Remember that it takes less feed and
stock will look much better in the spring,
when kept in comfortable quarters, than if
allowed to suffer with the cold through a
long New England winter.
See that your hen-house is kept clean,
warm and we'll ventilated. Byexercising
care in regard to these important points,
your hens will amply reward you for your
pains By laying through the winter when
eggs are high. And,as they can only lay
limited amount, they will require rest in
the summer when eggs are not so valu-
able.
Almost every farm in this State has
scattered about upon it, numbers of apple
trees which spring up spontaneously and
which bear an inferior grade of apples fit
only for cider or the hogs. These trees
should be carefully grated and protected
and they will in few years be among the
best upon the farm yielding a handsome
revenue.
Rake up the leaves about the farm
fences and use them for bedding your
stock They will absorb the liquid, that
might otherwise 90 to waste and make a
fine manure of greater value to crops than
the best of muck or commercial fertilizers,
rs in them are retained both vegetable and
animal properties Necessary to the growth
of all varieties of plants.
IL ~ necessary, III OTltT W nave uOTSe
in good condition tor journey or a heavy
draft at any time, to keep him well, give
him plenty of good hay and grain in ac-
cordance with the amount of work requir-
ed of him. II this is neglected, he will
become thin in flesh and weak in muscle,
uniting him for service. And worse still,
LAYING him liable to contract disease.
A change of seed on the farm is an i'm
portant feature in successful crop raising.
Not only should care he taken not to plant
the same ground year after year with the
same kind of a crop but the seed should
be changed occasionally for some which
has been grown at distance. the same
variety if preferred. but from another
locality. This will prevent the seed from
running out.
1t would be well for farmers to make
preparations for storing ice in suffi-
cient quantities tie last them through the
summer season. No practical farmer will
neglect this important factor in the dairy
1t is surprising how much provision is lost
that might be saved and used in the family,
ii, by the use of ice. it might be preserved.
Ice is something that every farmer can
and should have, as it costs no more than
the labor of procuring and properly stor.
ing it. Many farmers have learned The
value of this article and lay in an abun.
daut store every winter.