Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-02
A CIR &c u L T u r AL.
HOT BEDS,

A correspondent OF the County Gen
tleman says The most important tea.
ture OF the Lot.bad ard the ono upon
which there tx the most general failure
Is the heat" (the Danure). The
quality OF the horse manure will de-
termiuo how long the heat can be main
tanned. The first requisite il that tie
manure be fresh. L. il therefore i'm
portant that it be obtaiued from large
stables, where n can all he made In two
or three days. That which is slowly
accumulated from two or three borses
IL almost useless. baye tried
1t with uniformly poor success. IT.
commonly gives feeble hear and il
does not last long. The heat will often
dwindle in week after the bed il made.
IL IL important also that the manure
shou q not contain too much straw. lei
hhou ia not be 30 light with litter that
u VIII spring up when it IL trodden
down put In straw ~ long as the ma
nnre will pack firmly. Manure from
lighiy fed horses IL best, especially
from those fed on corn. meal. Good
manure, properly managed, ought to
givea nearly uniform heat for two
months.
During January and February the
manure should DO put In to the depth
OF foot. after 1t il thoroughly PACK. d
down. 10 March and April a smaller
amount will usually be sufli Gent. I'll
tho manure is over foot deep, the heat
may he too great. Over the manure
place good loan to the depth of eight
inches or foot. II IL essential TO sue
cess v ith the hot bed that the glass be
near the earth, especially in those made |
early In the season. Three or four
inches space between the mould and
tho glass Is quite enough. While ONLY
fresh manure should be used for the
hot bed, II should not be put In until /
the heating process has commenced. I'll
IL 10 entire.y cold when packed in. it |
Will not heat. This heating usually
begins about as soon as the manure ia
made, but II it should not, in any case.
1t may be piled q day or two before 1t l
Is used. For the general farmer in this
climate, the last of February or the
first of March is early enough TO start
the hot bed, and it may be- de!ayei |
until the first ct April.
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
This in trying month for live stock
aud they will need extra care until the
pastures produce sufficien: heritage. |
AL animals should be kept from expos- |
ure to the long, cold storms. We haveI
seen many tiocks and herds that were
Obliged to be in deep mud continuously
through the spring. The yards should |
be properly drained, ard the floors oil
tho sheds and feeding rooms kept dry.
Horses have heavy " oTh at This season.
and need 20 tie fed and groomed acc0r.
dinghy. Much depends upon the driver:
let him be- patient and gentle. FrettinQl
horses are never doing their best. Mich
cowa thrive when kept clean and fed
with an abundance If wholesome food.
LOT the milking be done By careful
lanus, oiherwiae new cows will be-
spoiled, aud old ones dried off. Early
lambs, with their dams, need warm
pens. AS the days grow warmer, the
icKs get more active. Dip the infested
sheep III one or the Preparations sod
Tor the purpose For lice on calves.
pigs and fowls, nothing IL better than
grease or Kerosene. Speak now for .Junel
pigs. Give brooding hens clean nests.
with food close AT halti. BE an early
bird III the spriug
FOOD FOR POULTRY
Thero Is scarcely "A better food for
young or old, than sour milk
allowed 10 thick-n and with a portion
OF the whey drained of, or II nay be
used for wbetting!dough without sspara
ting tEe whey. Farmers who hayel
u surplus OF r, ,nmed milk, or ianii.
lies who keep but one COW, can scarce
" 90 better than use the surplus for
feeding poultry. IL will pay better
han If fed to swine, as poultry aud
'ggs always bring better pr ices by the
1ound thau swine flesh =,
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