Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-21
Agricultural Notes.

I The first dairy Fair was held in Wis
consin i'll 1875, and now Sheboygan coun-
ty has ninety cheese factories.
New Jersey has sW ung into line and
passed law against the manufacture of
oleomargarlne in that State.
In proportion to cost, even at the low
prices OF this season, eggs return more
profit than anything else sold from the
farm.
| The health of the horse has much to do
with the glosSiEeSs and smoothness of
the hide. A variable diet is therefore
best for them, especially in summer.
1t is contended that separate feeding
places should be provided for the differ
ent classes of stock. As 1t cOnduces to
greater harmony. and contentment.
A prominent fruit grower says weeds
will never bother farmer if he will keep
the land IN grass after one or two plow
ings.
The heavier an orchard is cropped the
more manure it requires. From 100 to
200 pounds each of bone dust and kainit
potash Salts per acre is recommended by
the best Orchardists.
In packing apples for shipment not one
should be placed in the barrel that has
the slightest trace of unSoundneSS, as
such apples decay sooner than the others,
and also affect all the barrel.
| If brood SOW eats too much by acci-
dent or lack of care she may be speedily
relieved by giving quart of charcoal.
1t will tone up the stomach of hog
IOuickar than ANYTHING else
| A cultivator who grated grapevines
after they had grown foot or two said
that month afterward they had done as
well as those set in December, and all the
trouble of winter protection was saved.
Salt is necessary article of food to all
classes of stock, and especially to those
turned out to grass. 1t should be fed
regularl, and not at intervals. A lump
of rock salt at convenient location is
An excellent method of providing them
with it.
| The American Cultivator reminds US
that it is not economy to make a garden
too many years in one place. TIE soil
becomes exhausted for one kind of crop
fgrewing, and insects become abundant.
We have known farmers to spend twice
the time lighting insects. than their more
enterprisiug neighboIS did. and because
they persisted in keeping the rden in
the same OLD place. The same is true in
regard 10 weeds.
An enemy of the grape-in the form
of grape-seed grub has been discover
ed. The eggs are deposited by "a small
black fly upon the skin of the grape, and
the young gruts work their way iuto the
Immature seed soon after Matching. The
infested fruit usually shrivels in mid
summer The best remedy for the pest
is to gather and burn the affected grapes.
Flies may be kept from annoying
horses by making Il wash of carbulciSOap
and water. with small quantity of ker-
osene oil added to it. This is sponged
over the horses coat and let dry two or
three times. lis effects remain for about
three or four hours. By repeating it at
intervals the flies may be prevented from
annoying the poor beasts at this season.
| Mr. w. T. Massey writes To the Amer
lean Farmer hat The pruning away of
the first top of the tomato vines hastens
the ripening of the fruit. He states that
a neighbor set out plants raised in hot
bed, which were larger than some he had
cut down, and although his own plants
were later in bIossoniug yet he had ripe
fruit soOner than the neighbor. who ap-
parently should have had them first.
|
| BUCK LEWIS died at Nashville on
Monday of last week. He was the color
ed body servant of President Andrew
johnson, and during the impeachment
trial caused great excitement by re-
vealing some of the Presidents private
Affairs to the opposition. Johnson dis
charged him with these words: Take
this 800 bill and go where you will. L
trusted you and you betrayed my confi>
dence for less than l have often given
y.u without asking. All that can say
to you is that you will never suffer as
much as YOU have'caused me to suffer
by your base treachery."
| GEN. DANIEL SICKLEs, interviewed at
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