Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-06
AG r leu l. + u K AL
FEEDING SrOCK.

FEEDING SfOCK.
The heavy corn crops In the most OF
the country this year and especially in
the West indicate that q large amount
Of atock will be corn. ted this fall and
winter. In ma y sectioLs OF the West
farmers have not money enough to buy
IS many cattle as they would like TO
feed /; the prospect In many localities
Ia that there will be more corn than
cattle. Cattle of desirable class for
feeding are not over plenty, and the
talk now is that corn will BIZ album
daDt in the far West at 10 cents per
bu.hel.
There will be a heavy business in
feeling cattle. There IL also q fair
crop of hogs, but there are many sec
lions that have not as much of this
kind OF stock as in ferner years.
There appear to be plenty of swine and
the probabilities are that much of the
great crop OF corn will be turned into
lard and pork by pushing the young
hogs forward.
The on ~ class of stock that appears
10 be low in price In sheep. Since the
wool tariff was modified sheep farming
IN 80 much less profitable that flock
masters are disposed to get rid of their
sheep, though they find 1t difficult to
find buyers. 1t Is true that many of the
sheep are not adapted to feeding to the
best advantage, yet VIII everything IL
considered thew probably offer the best
prosp-c, Tor farm bg TO those who wish
to feed On the Atlantic slope.
The demand for good feeding cattle
will be so good that there will be but a
narrow margin tor profit in feeding this
year unless by good luck feeder may
run across q lot which he can buy right.
Farmers will have 10 keep their eyes
open If they buy cattle 10 feed this fall.
1t Is not alone The high prices current
now, but the prospective prices of mex:
spring that must be taken into con-
sideration. With q great corn crop In
the West and fair supply Of cattle on
the ranges of the plains and prairies,
though the price Of beef may be COM
paratively high here, the Western feed
ers will have the advantage. They
have lots of surplus corn and they have
learned that 1t costs less to transport 1t
In the shape Of beef, tAllOw lard, pork,
etc, than as gram. 1t would take
400, 900 cars to carry the corn that will
be raised in Kansas alone this year,
and Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska each
has about an equal crop. These things
make 1t look ~ If corn would be plenty
and cheap and that feedipg will be
largely resorted to In the West. With
stock cattle bringing 8 and 81 cents
here the will not DO much margin
when fattened and ready for market
next sprirg. That is the way it looks
to us at any rate. Others may see 1t
differently, and each will act upon bis
own conclusions after a calm survey of
the care.
PROTECTION FROM FROST.
Almost every season we have an
early frost, coming the last of August
or the first of this month, which cuts
off a large quantity Of immature fruit
and vegetables, to be generally fol-
lowed by several weeks of warm and
pleasant weather and II some means
can be employed to bridge over this
season, pleasure and profit will result.
In the family garden this Is easier than
in market gardens yet much may be
done in both cases. One of the best
means of protection Ia covering with
some good non.conducting material
like paper, or fine, dry hay or straw.
For small plants and those lying near
the ground, nothing Is better than per
fectly dry hay or straw. For taller
plants, papers are perhaps the hest.
They must often be kept In place by
tying, but care must be taken that they
do not become wet, and that there are
two thicknesses between the plant and
the outside for with q paper resting
on, or in close contact with leaf, 1t /,
as easily affected by frost.
Another method il that of building
i a. ;,,a nj nd ho En- I'M
tected. Material that will make large
] probably the best, and the addition Of
small quantities of coal tar increase,
Iboth. A little charcoal covered with
nalf.dry brush and wood gives heavy
cloud of smoke. Peator meadow turf
is good material for smoke Whatever
the material used, it should be in guam
titles large enough to keep up the heat
for Ave or six hours. H watching the
Thermometer 1t can generally be deter.
mine4l whether there Will be a frost oil
not; IL 1t indicates As degrees at o p. m.
and is going down rapidly, It ia best to
get ready, and If at Z m. 1t is at 4C
degrees and no wind, hen active work
must begin.
Il sAvINdsEED.
n Every good gaIddher will make It a
point to save q portion of his garden
seeds, and in doipgIso Will make an
effort to secure tlbss which possess
the highest points of excellence. In
saving cucumbers u will always en-.
deavor to save thosj that to all appear
ances are the best fr his own family
use, and also thosethat are the most
productive, Beanshould not be saved
!, from vines that lave had the pods
i pick ed off severa lines for table use,
o but they should bt saved from one end
/ of row from which no beans have
Ibeen gathered VILE green. 1t is very
. difficult to keep helon seed pure In q
:Igarden where several varieties are
/; planted, but If y plants but one favor
3 ite variety, andhis neighbors are not
too rear, he ca save his own seed and
, keep it pure. THAT is true of melons
will apply to suashes and many other
= Vegetables terefore In planting a
small Rardent is best to plant only a
few of the NIT desirable varieties, then
lif they mix twill not be as bad AZ II
mauy worthless varieties are planted,
simply becase they are new, and the
seeds are sol for high price.
IL CUTTING TIMBER TO LAST.
u ftrees re- cut at any time after the
SIS leaves arenlly developed and in most
r active gruth, the branches and leaves
IL.o 10 e. m fill the leaves com pletelv