The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-09

After the age Of nine months good hos
may be made to weigh as many pounds as
lie Is days old. He should be farrowed
early in the spring and slaughtered before
January. js7 ii5. 81.
It Is well known fact that all animals
grow better and take on fat faster In warm
weather than In cold, and it is well to take
advantage Of this fact In preparing the sur
plus stock for sale. 1E,l5
In order to secure the fastest walking
horses they must BE- tested, and the best
retained for breeding, rs careful selection
will result in the establishment of breed
Of fast walking horses II persisted In.
To prevent foul breed In bees Mr.. J. H.
Hicks, Of Maryland, sets out dish con.
tanning solution OF rock salt and water
near his hives for tho bees to drink, and
finds that 1t keeps his apiaries from the
disease. -slsG t4 -
Mr.. Wilson, the great grape grower OF
the Northwest, planted, year ago last
spring, 5000 cuttings and grew 80 per-
cont. He was to graft this year from 10
900 to 5000. The cuttings, he says,
should be one-half inch from the bud.
Fodder ,hat is properly saved, and fed
In combination with clover hay and grain,
Is Of equal value with timothy hay by
weight, says Professor Sanborn but such
fodder Is very different from that which
is exposed to frost and bleaching rains.
The rapid growth and dense shade
which buckwheat makes give it great
value rs weed destroyer. Even thistles
can be kept down by It II the land IL sown
as soon after blowing as possible, and the
first thlstles that appear are pulled or cut
with hoe. ttr
Saxony wool has fine short staple; the
Australian wool Is longer but also fine.
Conbing wool, such as that from the Lin
coins, Cotswolds and Leicesters, is usually
about nine inches in length. The finest
OF all wool Is that from the families OF
Merinos. lJ,s
0ns pint OF oats, with like measure OF
bran, is = days ration in two feeds for
breeding ews:, \ week after lambing the
ration Should be Increased by adding one.
fourtl, Of a pound o. oil meal. She should
also receive as much cuss bay and straw as
she will eat.
The value OF m ordinary ton OF manure
is estimated ut 800 pounds solid, worth
81 10; 500 pounds OF straw and litter,
worth 81, and 900 pounds OF water and
useless matter; the value of the entire
1000 pounds being s. 10. Manures, how
ever, vary in composition, and the figures
are not reliable.
Tomato plants ought to be grown in
rows and protected by poles or Stats laid
on forks or pieces OF lumber driven in the
ground. The framework ought to be two
or three feet high, and the plants trained
up to lie on the top. This Keeps the fruit
clean and also greatly increases the yield.
In considering the right depth to run
the pillow all the circumstances must be
considered. It will not do to turn up too
much Of the cold slSsoil at once. The
plowins should be gradually deeper every
year, in order to allow OF sufficient time
for the upturned soil to be reduced to q
proper condition for plant food.
Ii one wishes to improve certain
owcr, fruit or vegetable he must first de-
.;,,s shat kind OF 4 product he wishes to
> ,,"S He must have his ideal always
- ,,;a e., d. He must then select seeds
ron, ms ,h I1ss rseimans which comes nearest
o his ideal. 9! the offspring he must
clsc, IN tha a.. ua way, and SO continue
, s,sa' n 1e tHf sa is STAINED.