Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-01

FAaia NOTES
The Ess;iogo Congress meets "a 2
York city this month. shsle the swrne-oFeeo-
| ers viii meet IA Washiagtou-
Most people choose fruit By the ere more
than by the palate. This is why the most
productive and sho~y sorts are profitable 70
the grpwera
The severe cold weather viii prove a
great drawback TO the laying hens that have
large tail combs. unless the quarters are
made very warm and dry.
Young lambs viii begin 10 come in nov,
especially the early ones. but unless given
The watchiul care of the farmer viii not
thrive, while many will be lost at birth
In matching strawberries the danger to
be ayeued is not the freezing OF the plants,
bot the thswing OF the ground when the
weather begins TO open. a mulch causes
this 10 be done gradually.
The State Of Ohio has SIS tile factories,
Indiana 600. Illinois $50, Iowa 100, Mich
gan g0-fotal number in the States named,
1895. The number Of miles OF tile laid IN
the States Eamed in the year 1888, was &c.
CPS, and many OF the factories we're not
able to supply the demand.
Do not waste the corncobs. Use them
as fuel and save the ashes, as corn-cobs con-
tain a very large proportion of potash, and
ara valuable for that substance alone. In
addition, they also make economical fuel
burning freely and easily, and can be COL
loo,a1 9Th hnt little lahor.
The agricultural papers have most thor
oughly exposed the evils resulting from al
lowing cows to drink from stagnant ponds
or from water that has remained too lang
in troughs. The sweetest, purest and most
milk is obtained when cows have ready &C
cess to clear, pure water.
The Chinese primrose is among the most
valuable Of window plants. 1t blooms con-
tinuously, and its berry foliageis very pretty
in itself, and there is that delicate, wildwood
freshness about it that is obtained in moth
ing else.
The hogs of Iowa number 1000, 600. llh-
noiss has $500, 900, and Missouri 4,6O0,OO
Estimating the average weight Of the hogs
to be 200 pounds, we have 3,lO0,0 00 oOO
pounds Of pork, or over six pounds tor
every person in the United States, and that,
too, from three States only.
The new breed Of flows, the WYandotte, is
reaching q high position in favor, as they
have compact bodies, yellow legs and skin,
and possess large size. They make good
LAYERS and mothers, and have very small
combs, thereby being less liable to frosted
combs in winter.
II is now asserted hat the common earth
worm Is the cause of the cape parasite in
chicks. In examining e%arthWorms from a
gapes-iufected district the cape parasite was
found to be coiled up in the structure OF the
earthworm, and on feeding chicks with such
earthworms the disease was at once pro-
duced among the breed.
Give a little ground feed daily to calves,
and teach colts to drink milk, if YOU have
it, and give them a few quarts per day,
Colts may be taught to drink milk either
sweet or sour by mixing a little corn meal
in il at FIST. If they are grained heavily
while young they will always require heavy
granting thereafter to keep them in good
order.
lQeft Is muCu CuuCCIH CNIhOooCN III SO"N
quarters because hog.raising has consider
ably increased in Europe since Germany
and France placed restrictions upon the IN
portation of American pork. 1t should not
be forgotten, though, that hogs and corn
must go together, and that the two can be
grown more cheaply in America than else
where.
The growth of crops must be concurrent
with feeding cattle" Every year the truth
of this saying forces itself more and more
upon the minds of farmers. Cattle furnish
strong and perfect fertilizers. These fertil
izers make stronger and better crops, and
these crops feed cattle, and thus bring
around the complete system Of agriculture,
| Take away the stock and not only the ma
nure is wanting, but a constant and sure
supply of profit is exhausted .-Southeru
| Live Stock Journal.
The wintering of sheep depends much on
| the condition Of the flock at the beginning
| of winter, remarks the Michigan Farmer
Sheep that are low in flesh in the fall hardly
ever improve, but keep going down hill al
along, until before the spring time draws
around their pelts are hanging in the shed
See then that your hocks are in good con
dition, and if there are any thin ones among
them separate them from the rest and give
them a little grain each day until they have
gained their wonted vigor.