Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-10
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Farm and Garden Notes

salt To tue ground over the roots.
Never give fattening cattle rapid
changes OF food, but change often
aud give as much water and salt at
all times as they will take
A compost Of good muck with
lime has sometimes been foGnd us II.
r,ctiye Us manure, load for load,
upon lighf and heavy soils.
Mlnurc to be used in bo. bod-
should not b. nl',@ed I, get dry. IT.
there is any danger o. this, turn Over
IS til FORK, watering as you GO.
freely.
Hay tanals not cG"ctoaIly c.r,d
abco pr. .n The barn should have 3,
scattered over il as it I- p1, ~.
1t heIp- Z" prc-..He it and the c..,c
like it.
A cli damp airy ten,.rtre .
will cause animal. to con-uue n.af~
food without corresponding results %
bone, muscle, Il. sh or fa', much being
used .p a..p ug warmth
4 sayd -zsd fJal os,. oh,u. one
and half bu,acl, Of cn.nlan.ar
or il. !ujvalea' Tua, is aya.,.aae
an two lAirl Ounces q day On hi.
basis almost any man can calculate
the s, Of Gacs year, in case t1.
must b5y everything. Tie allowance
Is liberal small -iz d fowls ,tl
little less.
Keep the barnyards drair,d So
thorou. bly, THAT they arc at All ,.mp-
: LID and navigable. 1t does cattle no
good 10 20 wadIng about kuee-decp
ia tillh, and The cxhalalious FROM de-
posts Of liquid aud solid uanur,.
such as are too often seen on the
farm, 60 far toward poisoning The
air for long distances around. The
thrifty farmer will keep bis harnyard
free from mire.
Olmstead county, Minnesota, hes
1900 cows, and the dairymeu or
that county, it is said, make three.
dfths Of the butter that is made in the
State. The sale of cream averages
$4,000 per month in that county, and
three farm mortgages are paid of
while one is put on.
The Neu England Homestead states
that market gardeners generally use
stable manure rather than commercial
fertilizers. And it adds that il is The
best practice, for by this constant
cropping, the soil would in q few years
become exhausted of large portion
OF it's vegetable matter, we're it not
returned by these heavy applications
Of stable manure. Then the ten ical
effect Of stable manure is TO loosen
and tighten the soil whereby it more
readily receives the benefit OF the air
rain and dews.
The horse population of the United
States is now over one million, or uuc
TO eyery 1--WE persons.
Onions may 90 in the grouod A.
soon as the first signs of frost ATE
over. They arc hardy and can endure
the cold TO certain extent.
The killing frost has attacked The
tender orange buds of Florida and
dealt death and destruction among
the guava and ban ana plantations.
The American Wonder pea, dsa f
variety, Is one Of the best that can "
tried. They are early, ill out vel!
and give excellent crops for dwarfs.
Iowa clsims The distinction of hav-
ing more hogs within its borders hv
a round million than the next highest
State producing the porcine animal
In the vicinity of Elgine, ILL.,, the
farmers rat." sweet corn for tho can
ming factory, aud are careful to cave
all the soft ears. nubSins and stalks
for feed
Paiis green and London purple
may he diluted with 900 parts BY
weight Of land plaster, snd the mix
tnre will he abundantly strong to de.
stroy potato bugs snd many other
pests.
The want Of pure frAh water ac-
counts In many instances for the lack