The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-17
FARM NOTES.

Satisfy and parsnips are very hardy
and may DO Lett In the ground all white
without damage, "A err
Tansy ten Is recommended as a safe an,
sure remedy for protecting cucumbc
vines against aphides and other small In
sects. aT i332
Celery plants will still require waterin,
md working for a while, and they SHOULD
be put In u position for blancliing as soot
us they are large enough.
Sorghum seed should be carefully saved
as 1t makes al excellent food for poultry
especially II feed In connection with
wheat, corn md oats ns variety.
Not only should horses afflicted will
CHAMBERS b. killed, but the bodies shoult
be buried deeply, and lime md carbolit
acfdsprinkIed freely over the carcasses be-
fore covering. o
Wisconsin1s dairy products exceed those
OF any Other State, amounting lust year tc
nearly S20,000,0O0.' She has 100 crcameries
and 100000 COWS, tho average being nearly
500 from each COW. Gw
The last few public sales Of Jersey cattle
show decline from tho high prices form.
erly obtained and the future promises bet.
ter opportunities for procuring them for
practical purposes.
It Is best TO dig up the turnips, bects
and carrots rs soon as tho cold weather Is
liableto set in. They may DO stored In pits
in dry place, or In ccllcr, so rs to reach
them without difficulty when they arc de-
sired for feeding. So, -
In covering plants for winter it should
DO noticed that some plants may DO killed
by too much protection, and such covering
should be around the plants rather than
over them, the object being to prevent
sudden thawing and freezing,
1t is estimated by an English authority
that m inch OF rain falling upon ono acre
OF ground is sufficient to fill a tank twenty
feet square and, eleven feet deep. The
same quantity would also measure over
fifteen cubic feet on every side. G% 8
The Poultry Keeper Chicago recommends
as n remedy for chicken cholera mixture
OF four parts hyposu|phite OF soda, two
parts boracic acid, two parts extract OF log,
wood, one part lrosin, one part alum and
one part ginger. Give each fowl a full
teaspoonfut in little water.
CANADA thjstles are more easily dc.
stroycd when they arc towering than at
any other time. In order to Kill them,
however, they must be cut down when.
ever they send out new shoots, which
weakens them ateyery cutting, but which
finally cxtcrtninates them # they are
closely attended 10.
1t is suggested that seed corn DO SC.
lccted with regard to its specific gravity,
in order to discriminate between light and
dense seed corn. by putting seed in
brine the heaviest will sink willie others
will float. BY selecting those that fall to
the bottom greater uniformity will be
attained.
Put a pinch Of sulphur and half tea
spoonful Of carbo!ic acid in pint OF kero-
sene oil. II your fowls have scaly legs
take them from the perch at night, anoint
the legs with oil and set them back TO
roost. One application will usually suffice
to exteriminate the parasite pest which
makes the trouble. G1.G,5 =,
An experienced horticulturist states that
he did not succeed in securing crops from
his plum trees until he used sulphur
fumes i'll the orchard when the fruit was
set, which he continued for two months.
Although it was Il troublesome undertake
king the crop largely remuneratcd him
for so doing. stfG