The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-31
FARM FACTS.
A Collection Of Choice Clippings for
the Farmer.
Hints 10 tho MISUNDERSTANDING
Jois-Dsiiy Data.
Much Information In Small Compass.

Tobacco 10 a universal insectcite. II
tiils ticks upon sheep; the u yubl .eome
sc.b insect IT'S related species which pro-
duces mango and i,oh (; lice, II cas-, and ali
other insect parasites which inlest and an.
nov animals the root lice, Leaf lice, and oil
other pests which " iure plants. Just nj
this season ON sppl c'tan OF nne tooecco
duet or suufr may be used effectively TO re-
ii,ye calves aud via irom Tho v,rnin
which keeps tr,m poor and wretcbed, and
a detection Of tobAcco, spilled 10 hou or
oreenbouse plants with hTush, VIII de-
stroy the pes,iierous green ny snn All oihtf
In sec,s which infect them. ihc sam.
iionid may BIO poured around the roots oil
honte plants That are infested with iht
f,nsli white worms which ere tho lsfVic oil
osmell back fly that may be iound In the
poiH ana upon the a'il Ia them'
II. trn,um Is u valuable wool preserve
tive Wood OF white piDs txpoed iuly 70
the weather aud troat.d TO a wssh OF Pc
troleum sixteen years ng0. says writer 10
thn New York Tribune, teu ans hard and
sound WITHIN a sixth oi au inon oi the on
aide. or as far as tue oil peneirsled, brown
and com pact. while iursher ~ the piDe, has
ia usual appearance. Fho oil wish i,ssoid
ingredients 10 solution, entered ana nilsu
thn no,os of the wood, and changed 1t both
,n texture aud appearance, 10 something
xks redar. He used il 4 ., on tho 1901 o.
dwe lius and ca The sbinges OF several
harms, mud alter lapse OF Ok cen years
thew eppeaf 10 be as sound 80 when MT
laid Where the roofs ere much lhoded,
M moss II IS formed on them. One Of the
bsrr q mad steep roof rom which the oil
rnnsed the snow ms soon Ms 10 accumulated
In any quantity, 10 slido freely and tht
freedom from heavy londs OF. snow con
tinued fer several Yesrp.
A good farmer must comhine the JUG
mani of many different vacations; he must
H.. nm q ANAL p~ula he
sure. nat still good one also good man
assr ot labor: must cnmbins tho judgment
81 n crrzier. the butcher. the gardener and
the merchant: he must slso have the judy.
men, about he condition OF the land and
crops for which there is no written rlie,
and which rarefnl observation only gives,
AMI In add ton TO al. this, he must have
That ouslity for which there Is no name
Sn. which generally adspts means TO ends
and ercomplishes thin9s which knows
when To Ii dish one thing at TING, which IL
peneraly best aud when TO leave tha
fhing and do something which needs doiog
,nore--the faculty which keeps his whor
hnsine,s together. This Judgment 10 the
iarmer's first and grea Get need; IL Is the
hi,h c1u-t when NUT pass upon all
Inn IA brought before 1t. The only man
whose success Is holpless, and who will
never acquire T., - ne VINO thinks ne KNOWS
Il all Ia the beginning.
The shepherd who Is constantly familiar
With the condition OF HIS stock, being caro-
mi IN SEMI rite slckiy animals from all the
others, and taking all pains 70 secure and
oromo,e hsslth aud ihrii', deserves anc
viii secure tho highest success belonging
TO his business
that sheen can be killed ut any time aud
aha carcass used er dispostd Of 10 10 very
ensy 10 dispose OF what 10 not needed. This
CANNOT be done with cute. Where. sheep
ara kept, there ore iresh meat IL practicsly
at hand at any time. -
An apple Tree 10 Mercer county. Kan
trcy- hae borne fruit for sky seasons
;thont a falling. Fiva feet from III"
gronnd ,ts trunk H. 10 feet and inches IN
circumference.
An Oaio farmer wasnes MS apple t,ees
avery spring and fall With strong lye that
,r,ii aost an EGG and finds IL 10 be sure
%aath IN the borers Hs claims that he b AT
not lost n tree since beginning tbi8 prec-
ticc. although he had lost several pre-
yiously.
YORK nu.seTymen in their pear nuIseriet,
for the purpose OF csunteracttng blight.
iron Il Jugs ind cooperAsia solution, have
haan uaed for the Same purpoee. IL these
remedies do no. prevent the diee o., they
At least correct disposition to blight.
The moles eat grub worms ana ard In
acts. and do but iit'ls injury tn the root
n; risrts except where their burrow, In.
tsrtere With them. You can trap them
nv settinp q deep earthern jar Ia theis
ry,noipls run, linking it until its top 10
even With the bottom OF the run. The
m ,les will droo into the ar and cannot
asc,ne. or boil corn till II Is soft and spr!r :.
Sis arsenic or strychnine upon II sno
niscs IL in the runs. The molss that eat
Xiii vii die. The poi soned corn must be
carefully covered to keep from the chick.
"a a correspondent from New York writes
~. toIio ~; rhe season for imported cab
S.sss 1. nearly over, but few have an idss
ii ma iaree business which hiss been con-
Srctsd therein, The white cabbage L.
Srcmeht from Denmark, and over 1900 600
ads have been received In good order,
1hile some losses have arisen through de-
Avs 10 the arrivals Of the steamships and IN
ncrssausnoe of fogs which eat into the veg.
Stshies. When the shipments are email
IA Ira trips short, the busineee 10 profit.
sbie one, q such cabbage ,!ill command
tvonty.dv per cent. more than native; II
Il nearly double the weight and more closely
packed ssnsrsy Tss0 1911 Il so S,. :s'sc
mand nom both the south and west.
Iost OF the shipments are "sold TO ar
dvsn = cableg am announcing the sail.
ING OF the steamship and the quantity Cd
board. The price Il fixed on the arriyal
q ta e, v'' S.,i eac rsS. ss' Cabbage
. c,mmsnds SIC per one hundred In
M Vhoiesale market. Tue cost o. the
freight which is raid on the other tn .ids. l.
ana : dntv of 10 per cent. Is also charged;
vel despite these charges the business Of
importing oAbbsgss i' said to be profitable.
Sometimes cargoes are lost; and u !: only {
mort time ago that 10000 heads were
snojled in one shipment, and . portion Of
to others vac damaged. This vas due to
fog and bad storage. Tbs os6ssee = trans
poried best 10 large hsmterr. the attempt
- do 30 in baes and barrels having proved
= failure. The origin OF the importation
was . scarcity Of vegetables about TIRES
years ago. and On effort was made TO b1nl
ksrs iii kinds Of Europeangsrdsn stun, but
csbbsgc Was the only thing that proved
succeis. TIE shipments are made every
5ovrSsn days, and range rom 10000 =
$4,000 bead 70 each ai,, n' h. % poe SsSo q
isree. the segreeats being about 100 GOO
Thee cabbsess are much smaller than IN