The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-15
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A idecoction Of tansy, applied With. q
common watering can With q flns hose, Ia
sa!d DO m excellent remedy against the

4 A decoction OF tansy, applied with Q
common watering can With q fne hose, Il
sa!d toibe m excellent remedy against the
cabbage worm. t.i,s N 7 Y "a
In one year a horse voids, according tc
estimate, about one and hali tons OIL
liquid and seven tons OF solid manure.
This Is worth from so to 80. gssP .'s92i
There Is mucl, difference In tho black
dirt got from the woods, which Is com.
monty called leaf mould. Some OF II l.
the mould from }decaying trunks Of trees,
which Is less valuable than that from
leaves. 5 -i75s9 q g'I,I 1l6S+' {lr'
Poultry cannot 10 DC made to pay tinless
provided with properly arranged house
for their accommodation. This IL as nee
cSsary 10 their well.bcing as Il Is that
horses and cattle should have u good stu
bic. 'g4 5mE G;Il.7I. III :, ! !, 4
The advantages Of soifing consist In a
saving OF land, II saving Of fences, q saving
OF food, u saving Of manure md better
cure, given the stock, rs well rs increased
production from tho land. N sgt5 s,at
A correspondent OF tho New Haven
Mirror thinks that onions can be best pre-
served In sawdust, which keeps them
moist and green. lie keeps them in the
cellar, but dampens them when thoy IRE
dry. an tl5l 7tiE7i 7'E'i7I So, M
insects aro sometimes friends, as many
kinds prey on those that damage crops.
Before beginning the determination OF
them be sure you nre not assisting others
to survive that arc moro destructive. 81
An exchange remarks that tho proper
time TO gather The apple is when the stem
looscns readily from the limb, md pota.
toes should be gathered when the tubers
loosen readily from the stalk, which NAV
not DO until some time after tho tops are
dry and dead. 5} IA : H.,
Nothing Is gained by tho use OF half.
bred males for improvement, rs It is step
In n backward, direction. Only the purc
breeds can be used sufely for purposes Of
impro. emcnt, md the best that can be
procured arc cheaper than those that arc
inferior at any price. 2l la,tt.s 4 u b5,f
Salt Is used freely by some nurserymen
III pear nurseries for tho purpose OF
counteracting blight. Iron filings and |
solutions liave been used for tho same
purpose. II the remedies do not prevent
the disease, they at least correct DISPOSE
ton to blight. . m ..a5 59Ifi1.Glt III
When VIC pulvcrize the ground lon great
deptn the warm uir comes in contact with
n body cooler than itself, the water In the
soil condcnsing into drops which partially
answers in place OF rain. The deeper We
pulvcrizc, therefore, the grcaterthc amount
OF moisture collected. y''2is.
Surplus stock are nuisance in the
poultry quartels. They eat MS much rs
the hens, and yield no return for the feed
Whcra fowls have theirliberty
one cock toa flock OF twenty to twenty five
hens is enough, but where they are re-
strctcd to small runs one cock to six hens
will DO necessary. z,f,2s
1iiiaSc and tIlattttre seem to 90 together
or are intimately connected. Complete
success cannot he looked for without both.
However strong the tendency OF tho part
Of mankind to avoid labor it must be re-
that it has been proved TINT, US
4 rule, crops will not perfect themselves
attention. agSg5 5l
Tho science OF successful farming, rs
we'll us success in any other line, rccog-
nizcs the all-important factor OF economy.
Everything must be made use Of, nothing
be allowed To 20 10 waste. The bran OF the
mill must be turned into feed the rags to
paper; the manure to the soil and so on
everything must be put to use. ~!
George W. Wall writes to the Fr1li Re-
order that lie has boiled leaves and stems
II tomato plants until the juice is all cx-
racted, and finds the liquor deadly to
lice and many other enemies
VI vegetation. 1t does not injurc the
,rowth of plants, and its odor remains for
! long time to disgust insect marauders.