Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
Current Notes and SrgCCS.ions.

- Charred grain, either Of corn wheat oats
or buckwheat, should be fed to fowls occasion
ally.
Axe-grease for use in winter: TaOw. thir
ty-ive parts oil OF resin zen parts; olive or rape
oil, sixty parts.
- Raspberries. blackberries. cooseberries
cnrrants. and grapes may be trimmed during
the February thaw.
- SoapsudS are very valuable. especially when
added to the compost heap. Strongly diluted,
they may be sprinkled on garden plants with
advantage
Colts, pigs ard calves. not being required
for use either for work or the butcher, should
be fed but little corn. as fat in excess is not
necessary with them
= The treatment prescribed by French doc
tors for horses and donkeys afflicted with ty-
phOd fever is brandy in small dOses. tonics
quinine. and gentisn and hay tea baths.
"A correspondent of Purdy's Fruit Recorder
SAYS he used mixture of sulphur and ASA
fGtida a remedy for curculiO on plum trees
and with good results. Several of his neighbOrs
have also used the slnie remedy SUCCESSFULLY
He syringes the tree and fruit every part aud
repeats it after rains.
= The jersey Reds are said TO grow to larger
size than any other breed of hogs out require
longer time Tor maturity. The heaviest weights
have been attained by Jersey Feds, and they
are hardy and not as ,aucsl subject to disease
some others. They are said to make excellent
crosses when Jersey Red sows are mated with
Essex or Berkshire bears
- Beet-sugar making and cattle feeding are
twin industries. says the DAIRY. They come
into existence together. live and grow together
support each other and enrich each other. All
that Is necessary to promote snch industry is q
plentiful supply Of roots. If dairymen would
learn to grow them they would find millions OF
capital invested in it in short time.
-Wyandottes are a comparatively new breed
OF American fowls. hut they have already found
their way to England. where 2 contemporary
thus describes them The birds are white in
body. b'ack-laced; saddle tail and hackle tpped
with black: rOse-cOn.h; yellow legs and beak
They are of the plymouth Rock type. but rather
smaller birds, round, and perhaps more COM
pact They are said TO be very hardy excellent
layers, and the eggs are buf'-pink. and Of good
size
Glover is very sensitive to excess of water,
as much or more so than is the wheat Plant 1t
is really greater loss TO fail of q clover seeding
than to fail in the wheat crop, though the latter
being readily saablc for money. its loss is more
Immediately felt. The clover roots strike
deeply. and in soil saturated by moisture the
tap root will heave 10y successive freezing and
thawiDg so that the plant will stand on stilts
or in extreme cases be entirely thrown upon the
surface.
- The foul OdOr of filthy stable must neces-
Farily perinea'e not only the animals hide but
1t has been proven that the meat of stabilized
Steers lattened under these circumstances is un-
wholesome; moreover. The milk. even during
the PERIOD of miiking. is liable to absorb the
nlthy eE1anations from such stables and to te-
cone absolutely poisonous. 1t would seem
therefore. reasonable that owners and dealers in
cattle and milk should appreciate the import
anee OF cleanliness and its relation to health
even as source OF profit.
- In speaking Of the proper iced for Young
pigs the Lancaster Fa1ulc- saws: In tie arti-
fetal feeding of young pigs skim milk stands at
TIE Ii AL Of food. and hen there is plenty OF
that there need De no serious untasiuess asont
result cooked cOrnntal may be advantage
Cusly added in small GuaiItitie 10 the milk
provided thcrei Is pcg,tX of milk a. il is the milk
that will furnish the alhull:nOitls and mineral
eiemeHts Indeed. The proportion Of ti!Os" Is so
very large, that To produce tie Very best results
cornIncal III Proportion Of say about one pound
TO a quart Of milk is very desirable.
A correspondent OF the E;j,.t;! Nelc Yoke.
describes the following method by which an ex-
tra0rdinary crop of wGtcrInclons vas raised:
Hoes were dug ten feet apart each way e.gh-
teen Inches square and fifteen inches deep
These hoits were filed with "e-r0ttp manure
which was thoroughly Incorporated with tie
SOIL low. fiat hill was then made and seed
painted When the Vines were large enough TO
oegln To run tie whole surface was covered Ia
straw The straw place.. close ul around
the vines. No cultivation whatever was given
dterWarti no weeds or grass rev. Tie vines
spread over the straw, ard the melons I:i,turcI
clean and nice.
A single system ofrCtation is net nor can
1t be applicable in all localities The onlv true
test of any system is its continued success In
planning aiu'iicocS rotation II is advisable to
alternate Wit! the n:i-rOw-Iraved cereals such
as Wheat oats. barley or rye. thosa having
broad leaves. such Us clover peas and the root
crops Perpendicular IoGtiEg plants ami sUca
a. root hoIiZ 'nt2!iy ought TO succeed each
other Two plants Favorable to The growth Of
weeds ought not To- succeed each other Grain
and OH plants should only be grown at inter-
walls. Unless the soil is in excellent condition
Plants winch Prove 10 be- the least exhaustive
Should invariably be alternate. With those Of an
opposite character.-Fdrm d:,d ftrtSide
On repeated occasions. SAYS the German
Gown Telegraph. at this season. we have urged
the mere general use al the roller upon the
grOwn- wheat rye and grass crops as soon in
the spring as the land will admit of being en-
tered upon. Ii is we'll known to every farmer
win any extent OF experience that the crops
above enumerated are liable by the fraelin,r
and thawing GENERALLY going on in February
ana earlS March. to be raised from their natural
bed. aud then. while the water returns from the
roots these remain. and are from time 10 time.
by the operations of the frost forced cut Of the
land still! farther and finally when the soil he
comes dry The roots have only half the srppcrt
from II that they naturally would have and
must hence very seriously suffer in thu. yield
which they otherwise would have afforded b.
passing the roller over these CROPS Z VIII force.
the roots back To their original position aud pat
Them In the way OF their -CTOwth almost a. if
they had not been disturbed at all!
- The cost Of keeping sheep is not great.
Gays correspondent Of the .imericaa Cuyirator,
rs hall dozen sheep will live where one COW,
would ind enough. and rs they eat coarser food
imam The cow they would subsist in many pas
lures where cows would starye lift = desired
TO latten old sheep. or force early lambs for
market. few roots and little grain will do il
easily III Is estimate! that 4 sheen will thrive
We'll upon So per cent Of its weight Of rood
nay dailf during the winter Thus a sheen of
lOo pounds we;Tht will need in five months
ABOUT $40 pounds OF hay. If grain or roots he
gwen. poorer hay or straw may l,e used keen
Ing the expense about the same Such n sheen
shouii smear from five to six pounds Of wooi
ana raise at least one good lamb Larger ave-
RACES Of WOOi are not uncommon and il is not
uncommon for many intelligent breeders who
rear improved sheep to have their fiocks average
Ihree lambs to each two sheep, one-ilalf the
nock having two lambs each.
- The objection to wire fences which on
their first appearance was quite strong. has
nearly or quite passed away This objection
Tested altogether upon the injury horses and
cattle were likely TO suffer by running against