Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-10
FARM HINTS.
os svmE vsny TIMELY SUBJECTS
A Few words About sowing sesds-Culti-
vstion OF the Parsnip and carrot
.-Utbsr Timely Notes.

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vstion OF the Parrnip and carrot
--Utbsr Timely Notes.
Germantown Telegraph.
The time will soon be here when seed
sowing will take place on tho farm and iu
The garden and as thcro is great deal OF
economy involved in the precise date OF
sowing, we will take occasion to mention
that one of the most successful sewers we
have known allows his garden ground to
get rather dry before putting In the seed
lie then stretches a line where the seeds
are to 60, sows the seed on the sur, ace,
and then walks sideways along the line,
pressing the seed with the Hat OF nls
foot. He SAYS that he has never had a seed
to miss, and sows them thinIy just where
every plant is TO grow. BY this methou
there Is not only no waste OF seed, put no
time lost IN thinning out. Ihere 10
raking in of the seed. the whole oeihg as
simple as possible In the portion OF the
ga,den adapted 20 flowers, the women Of
tbe family take IL in hand. Their flowers
always grow, and a paper OF seed OF each
il AZ much as is necessary for the whole
garden. These seeds are in the same manner
sown directly on the surface, aud then the
ground il patted down with the trowel
and the flowers make their appearance in
about half of tho ordinary time. Now
this is all reasonable enough when we
come to think about il. Seeds like to be
near the sun and air, as we'll as near the
moisture too, aud all that is necessary to
make it so is to press them firmly in the
ground as before mentioned or course II
must be understood that tho seed need not
bo tramped, the mere pressing is sufficient
TO cover little with the soil, which should
be very fine. The hint appears to be
II. a -, 20, Nr,t n lA in
trying II.
the Parspip and Carrot.
Although OF late years the increase IN
the cultivation of the carrot and parsnip
has been noticeable, yet we think that not
nearly as great breadth of land has been
occupied with these two crops as their
value demands. All farmers who have
raised crops of these vegetables know that
they require careful cultivation, AID in the
first week at least considerable labor
but no crops yield more abundantly or
psy better, The soil for these crops
should be rich, and we'll pulverized The
seed should be sOwu in drills and the drills
some twenty eight inches apart TO admit
of a small Gultivator between them. The
seed should be Of last years growth, and
should be covered very lightly. 1t takes
considerable time for them to Vegetate ana
appear above the ground, aud then care
must be taken not TO mistake the young
plants ior weeds. After reaching about
ten inches in height, the plants should be
thiHned out, leaving the strongest remain
ing about four inches apart We have
heard of q thousand bushels being raised
ON an acre and five hundred is a common
crop. Both are very nutritious food for
horses, cattle and swine, especially IN
wiutor when green food is scarce. Swine
tatten on the parsnips more rapidly thar
any other food, and they are very fond o.
them. Seed may be planted from the lJtt
to the 20th OF May. Some farmers plan
later, but il is not To be recommended
There is scarcely difference in the cult
walton of the two crops, though OF latt
years the carrot seems To have been giyet
the preference, rs two or three times thu
quantity Of them il raised to the parsnip
Winter Feed for Cows
A correspondent of the Germantown
7etegrCDh from Rlchlaud county, Ohio
writes to that paper as follows Having
had to care for and feed mich cows ever!
winter for thirty winters, and havinl
tried nearly all the different kinds of Gov
feed, the following is the method that
find the best aud cheapest, all things con
sdered, for this part of the country
nave u gDOu warm StdUlt LOT my CpNs duu
tic them around the neck have stalls
between them, also a separate manger for
them TO eat from, so they cannot get their
heads together. Cows will not do we'll if
one stands in fear of another all the time
Now, the feed is simply corn stalks with
the ears on them. | feed a moderate feed
Of corn night and morning, say about as
much as halt u bundle, with feed OF
husked fodder or hay at noon Some will
say, "Oh, how oxtravagaut." Now,
don't know of any other way to winter
cows as cheap. Cattle chew the corn bet.
ter in the husk always keep few stool
hogs in a pen adjoining the baruyard
After cleaning out the stable in the morn
ing let them out little while /; ther
when | commence to do chores for to-
night | put the pigs back The reason
feed corn in the stalk Instead Of husking
shelling, carrying to mill, giving toll
which is reversed sometimes and we ge
tho toll and the miller the gTist, is tha
half the expense is added after the corn il
IN the shock.