Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-01-01
FARM AND GARDEN.

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It'"cr' 10 SOW more Whea' ana oats
a Mr. Jones, OF Ontario, Canada, is
credited with having the largest bee
farm in the world,
EHsilagc is no more nutritious than
wcIl-curcd corn fodder, but the cattle
like it much better.
Ttruips for fccdipr purpoScs should
be used at the rate of a peek day to
each full orewn COW or to each ten
sheep.
Ashes is one of the best fertilizers
klat can be used for pea growing. The
coating should not be heavy, unless
the ashes are lcachcd.
Nebraska is coming forward very
rapidly in meat production. Farmers
are turning their attention to stock
raising, and the culture of tame grass.
In Maine tine bee interest is ASSUME
inc considerable importance. The
winters are so long M there that the
little busy bcc has ,n imnroyr each
shining hour.
Every horse turned ont for winter
rrazinT should have a shed well pro-
lcctcd from the rorh. west and east
and well Uttered with straw. Ami
mails to nc healthy should have light
stables.
If You are building new sled have
the space between the stakes the same
as the space between the stakes Of
your heavy farm wagon, then boxes,
racks, etc, may be transferred from
one to the other.
Drains which are permanently well
made. and which will practically last
for all time, may he regarded as 4
good Investment, the increased crop
each year paying good interest on
/ the money they cost.
If horse is kent I'M in GOOD condi-
ton he is ready for Journey or heavy
draft at any time. If, ON tac con
trary, he is kept thin, he is not in iii
condition for good service, and be-
sides is much more likely to contract
diseases.
In covering plants for winter it
should be noticed that some plants
may be killed by too much protection,
and such covering should be around
he plants rather than over them, the
object being TO prevent sudden thaw-
ing aud freezing.
Change of seed on the farm is an
important feature in successful crop
raising. Both vegetables and cereals
do better if changed every few years,
and winter is the time TO look up ap.
proved varieties so rs to have them
ready in the spring.
An cxrhonGr saws that an cv.mcm.
her of fine S.Itc B1ard of Arrirul,nr,
of Vermont estimates the aycrar,
vcorlv huttrr urnIurt nf thnt stHI,
'at or ,hout IJj nnunLs nor COW. vet
.thorr orc many doirirs thot oyrl9g,
from y0o to 3OOn,nnJsnrr rnw
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nn"iitins
a Wisconsin former claims IN hov,
found a snro rnrc for nn,oto hmgs
II;. nlon ;s T., rnt ono ar ivvn ,I,v sc6d
in nIrh lin nf nntntocs. He saws tba
tho Lurs win sbpn if every tin,c. an,
for Tom 'yrors Lc has inns bcrn surcns.
mi in growiro nototocs while othcr
Ihnvc failed
A fine saw is a GOOD implement 70
cutting of the lar"cr rrapc-yinrs, an,
A sharp knife for the smaller ones. Il
Iall cases make clean cut, withou
hacking on brusine the wood which
10 remain. so the wound will heal II
neatly and not have a shattered stoc
to bleed and rot.
There orc Glo silos in ENGLAND
Wsirs ond scotland Of which bIi or
in ENGLAND, 36 in Wales and GO IN SEQ,
: land. Norfolk has the greatest nun
ber The largest total capacity G
, silns is found in Norfolk. with li2, 40
| rubic feet, followed by Devon wit
ll5.7l0 cubic feet, and by York wit
, M 367 cubic feet.
, A ho,icrl,urist finds that coal to
| oJioJ ~, tn wotor ia a yolpahIc insect
, %L ";In To ono roI,on of tor tbrcc oa
inns Ms of ,rotnroTc @ adJoJ Tbc souf7io
!, is sprlnklcd over rose bushes, grape