Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

large acreage Of potatoes will be planted
this spring by Now York farmers

A large acreage Of potatoes will be planted
this spring by New York farmers.
In England, many years ago, the govern
ment sought to promote good farming by
loaning money at very low rates of interest
TO be used in under draining The loans
were in every instance repaid, AZ they were
lien upon the land, and its increased produc
tive capacity enabled the farmers to grow
larger and more profitable crops
The approximate number of sheep in the
world is set down at $4,000, 600. OF this
number 80, DOC, 900, or nearly IA per cent, are
raised in the United States but this enume-
ration does not include large number of
sheep in the Asiatic and some of the North
African countries, AZ well as upon certain OF
the more important islands, of which no emu
meration has been attempted
The neglect of privies around farm houses
Is the more inexcusable because when they are
cared for properly they will furnish a very
valuable fertilizer. The contents of the PRIV
should fall into tight box, whence they can
be removed ss often necessary BY keep
ing dry earth or coal ashes near by to apply
as an absorbent and deodorizer, all unpleas-
ant orders may be avoided
A Pomfret Conn farmer, whose COWS are
accustomed TO run beside barbed wire fences
wishing to open part of the mo- wing to them
for the fall feed, drew two lines of old cord
and other pieces of twine across the field
making them fast here and there to some
beRn-poles. The whole hing was the work
OF only few minutes but not one Of bis
eight COWS ever crossed OF mol ssted that
fence. They fed up to it, and then turned
aside. Such is the force Of habit
1t is said that last winters high winds did
Thousands of dollars damage to Oastleton
farm fences
1t is stated that grain is now being brought
from the West by some OF the railroads lines
at fifteen cents per hundred pounds.
To avoid the dangers of damage by frost in
the fall the corn should be put in early.
This will give 1t the advantage OF getting a
good start before the dry weather and a
longer season in which to come to maturity.
The best means Of puiverizing the soil and
preparing 1t for the seed is to use the roller
and harrow freely. The roller is Just ~ i'm
portant a. the harro"' on cloddy ground. to
pulverize the Jumps and on light soil and
late plowed ground to settle it aud prevent it
drying out too rapidly.
According to special advioes to the Chicago
Times from the West aud North v eat the area
sown to wheat shows considerably less than
that reported last year The seeding in the
Red River valley liz 10 days earlier than at
AnaA gohit anu tue hcreaEe mas ueHu
largely increased. In Illinois. Iowa. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin unreasonable weather has
retarded farm work. The acreage of spring
wheat IN these states will suffer decrease Of
fully 10 per cent
According to an exchange, dry powdered
salt will keep moths out of q carpet The
salt should be sprinkled freely over the car
pet, particularly along the edges, then sweep
thoroughly. This should be done about once
month in moth time and there will be no
trouble from the destructive insect
The farm machinery should be kept in the
dry as much as possible even while at the
spring work. busted plows are very trying
on the patience of the pillow boy, and Is good
work cannot be done with them as when
they are bright and clean. Especially should
all steel tools be kept dry, as rust Affects
them more than any other kind. Edgt d
tools-such as axes, hoes, eto.-are greatly
injured by exposure to the weather, and new
er should be left out when not in actual use
as the temper of edged tools is injured by
the changes in temperature and exposure 10
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