Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-21
AGRICULTURAL.
FARM NOTES.

Fbe Rural New Yorker reports a Weld G
1919 bushels ofpotatoes on an acre of land
A top dressing Of fine stable manure il
winter ID great beniit to lawns and gras.
plots.
A German company with capital o.
100000 iE about to engage in the Angora
goat busness in Teas
A slopho!s at the back door will make
enough docvor's bills to drain the whole
farm, says the Rural Home.
The French cheesemsk.rs do not con-
o'der COW profitable un4ss she produces
to the value of fOm SljO to 5000 per an.
nun.
1t is estimated hat it costs from $40 to
Sl5 10 feed a steer through tie winter, and
sometimes as high as $50 when the animal
is forced
1t IS claimed that gooseberry mildew may
Re prevented by keeTing the ground under
The bushes cool by :hick mulch of manure
OK straw.
That sheep are the kest adapted Of all live
STOCK to assist in reEovating rundown
lam and increasing ;he fertility of xay
and is generally admitted.
Lately wheat has been three shillings rer
quarter lower in London than it has been
Tor lCl years. Low ~ wheat is, it is not
much lower than other products, meats &C.
copied.
Late corr that may not ripen before frost
LIQUID be cut up and fed in bulk. III kinds
81 stock are fond OF it, and will ratten rapi.
dy on i. For early pork and the feeding
Of mich COWS it is particularly valuable
There is no certain rule about the use of
plaster on clover. in some situations a
nushel will yield ton; in others it does no
more good than so much road dust. 1t
should be tried in al localities where fer
iiii1ers are needed.
tanners who ike cabbage green's in tn.
lTinG pail UP their cabbage, when ready 10
sc them md set the stalks close together
n trench, viii, the roots deep Ia the
l'giEr th' p will throw out sprouts that fur.
r;sh nee gr,,us.
Peach and plum stones if kept in cellar |
turing he winter must he exposed to freez-
iEg before spiug. Tho best way is 10 |
<"cad them On bed and cover them with |
% :ew inches Of earth or tanhark and allow
'hcm to remain out all winter.
Tie Journal Of Chemistry states that the
art is an active anA efficient destroyer of !
rHe cankcr-wcrm. They seize the worms,
Inch feed upon the leaves, and bear them
% Their ness in tie ground. |, is claimed
that they also attack the army worm.
Stealing horses in Delaware is bad bust.
'css for lhe thief ifcaught. One was recen.
'iN sentenced to pay TIE cSts OF prosecution.
-INO restitution money, $500 fine, to stand
o lie Eour in the lllory, receive twenty lasheS
I'd then suffer eighteen months imprlSon-
:aent.
he hens hat lay best in the winter, and
ehich are less liable to colds and Group,
toad have pnif feathers under the
wiuGg. Those that appear naked when the
.-jngG are raised mp invsriable suffer from
'o'd more than those that are plufy.-
ann and Garden.
Whatever method of feeding pigs is adop
ted, it shOul be liberal. Let the quarters be
Try and comfortable, and disturb them as
little as possible. Pigs are, in part, Liber-
eting animals and the more they sleep the
letter for them and their owner. A good
log eats and sleeps alternately.
Apples keep best when stored in close
arrels, in dry place OF an ever temper
ment. They should not be slowed away
intil the weather is somewhat cool, and will
% better in he orchard until the season is
a;Ecr advanced. Much depends upon the
sriety, however as some apples keep bet.
"r than others and the climate also Affects
heir keeping qualities.
re. glucose, etc, il known TO De erroneous,
1t ha, been demonstrated that they work
iucipslly upon the blossoms OF trees and
.wers in private gardens and in the parks.
ecs travel to lon. distances, and visit the
+, lis even wien the hive, are situated in
"a centres Of large cities.
If YOU are going TO set neH orchard re-
-sember that it is an excellent way to pre-
ere a plan of the orchard, showing the
.si,ion Of each tree, it's variety, etc. If
a.c, it can be replaced by one Of the same
.,rt. Some fruit-raisers keep book in
y liCh they register The age and variety of
, .crv tree in their orchard, together with
.ay items in regard to its grating, pro
,rltiycuefs treatment, etc, which are
:: ought to &c dezirabIe.