The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23
Farm Notes.

A liberal dressing of hard wood ashes,
or, when these cannot be obtained, muir
late of potash, on peach trees is said to
be the best preventive of the yell
lows.
1t has been proved by experimenting
that the yield of milk can be largely in
creased by warming the water given to
COWS during the winter, so as to bring
the water TO about sixty-six degrees
Farenheit.
In very cold weather it is difficult to
make COWS drink as much as they should.
Giving them a daily small ration Of
salt in their feed will increase their de-
mand for drink. When fed partly with
roots or green food twice watering will
answer. Fattening cattle often drink
but once a day.
Although clay is less easily worked
than lighter soils, Il good admiXture of it
is desirable in growing all kinds Of fruit
except peaches and grapes. Even for
grapes a well-drained clay is preferable
to sandy soil. The pear bights less on
heavy soil, perhaps, because they are not
liable to sudden changes in temperature.
1t is sometimes advisable to plant an
apple orchard on land 50 stony that it
cannot be plowed, and, indeed, where
holes can scarcely be dug to set the
young trees. 1t is not necessary to d g
a hole. Set the trees on the surface and
bring in rich earth from somewhere else
to cover the roots as deeply as needed.
The trees will thrive better than if set
in hole.
1t is a good plan for farmer to grow
two or three short rows of apple trees,
planting the seeds, grating at the ROOT
the winter they are year old with va,
rietes desired Some of these trees he
will probably wish to plant himself, and
what he has left can readily be sold
to neighbors when the trees are Old
enough to plant
The old canes and branches of black
berries are very convenient to cove
Strawberries in places where other GOV
ering would be scratched off by hens
They do not blow OIL easily, and hen
will not disturb them Potato tops are gooC
covering for strawberries, as they con
tain no weed seed, and they make
very fertilizing mulch.
1t is a true saying that an ANNA
which goes into winter quarters in goot
condition is already half wintered. Blu
this is in part because an animal in poo
condition cannot be fed unreservedly a
one in good order can. 1t is best witt
all stock, when grain feeding is com
menced, to begin very gradually, takin,
care not to impair the digestion.
The coarse straw that is apparent
worthless should not be burned, unles
it contains weed seeds, which may max
burning necessary. What can be fed t
stock with grain should be SO utilized
The remainder may generally be used a
bedding Even slight mixing O
hquid or solid excrement of well fe
stock will make it valuable manure.
Farmers often desire a cement tha
win Loid substances together unde
wafer or in damp places. AS good CO
ment as can be wished is made as fol
lows: Dissolve one pound of India rub
Der in five gallons of coal naphtha. Adj
an equal weight of gum shellac, and sti
over "A low fire until the shelac is thol
oughly dissolved. The gum shellac j
rauhtha or in water makes a stronger mi
iage than gum arabic. The additio
f the India rubber makes a glue tha
Sil not be affected by water.
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