Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-25
FARM AND PRESIDE.

deep ploughing make the soil m0ister 20
/ believe it is an accepted fact that wher-
ever warm air comes in contact with a
denses into drops. On a warm day we
see it often on the outside of a pitcher of
cold water. Fogs and dews are made in
that way, and our rain, most of it, comes
up from the gulf in those heavy currents
of warm air that we frequently have.
When we pulverizs the soil deeply the
warm air which is full of moisture, pene-
trates down and all through it, and the
ground being cooler than the air, con-
denses the water into drops, which an
swers in place of rain, so the deeper and
the more we pulveriZe it the more moist
ure it will collect from the air. Not only
that, but as warm air is rich in food Tor
plants, it serves in place of manure. too.
Thirty years ago there was terrible
drought in the East. Professor Mapes,
large market gardener, had had his
ground underdrained and sub-soiled, and
his crops where he could, were cultivated
with sub-soil plough. A committee
went to see his place after nine weeks Of
drought, and found everything as flourish
ing as if there had been plenty of rain.
His corn lit was the 81 of Septernber) was
estimated at ninety bushels to the acre,
while on land cultivated in the usual way
near by it was all burnt up. While l do
not think deep ploughing is everything,
still think it will lessen the effect of
drought.
THE JERSEY RED is hog that is be-
coming prominent in favor in many local
tiles. There are few in the South. The
breed ought to be better represented in
the cotton States, Southern breeders
would do we'll to advertise these hogs. 1t
is claimed that Reds are easily fattened
at any age, that at from seven to eight
months old they can easily be made to
average from $50 to 300 pounds, that
that more lean meat is the rule with these
hogs than any other lrsed, and that
butchers prefer the meat to that of any
other hog. paying in number of cases
fifty cents more per hundred pounds.
Special attention has been called to the
superior quality of the sausage meat. The
grades are said to give general satisfac-
ton wherever known and reared. The
Reds are said to be as prolific in breeding
as any other hog. and those who cham
pion their cause are very emphatic in
assertions that this breed will make more
and better pork to a given amount of feed
than any other-one extra large and
coarse, the other smaller. Both are spoken
of in the highest Southern Live
Stock Journal.
How TO KEEP CIDER SWEET. Pure
sweet cider that is arrested in the process
of fermentation before it becomes acetic
acid Or even alcohol, and with carbonic
acid gas worked out, is one of the most
delightful beverages. The EARN, Field
and Fireside" recommends the following
scientific method Of treating cider to pre-
serve its sweetness When the saccharipe
matters by fermentation are being COP
verted to alcohol, if a bent tube be insert
ed alr-tight into the bung. with the other
end into pail of water, to allow the car
bonic acid gas evolved to pass off without
admitting any air into the barrel, a bey-
erage will be obtained that is f 5 nectar
for the gods. A handy way is to ill your
cask nearly up to the faucet when the
cask is rolled so that the bung IS down.
Get common rubber tube and slip 1t
over the end of the plug in the faucet. |
with the other end IN the pail. Then turn |
the plug 80 the cider can have communi- |
cation with the pail. After the water |
ceases to bubble, bottle or store away.
ENsILAGE.-I built a sio three years |
ago. and have used it ever since. think (
from personal experience, that a man |
keeping COWS; and making the dairy his |
specially, cannot afford to do without |
one. The ensilage keeps up the flow of
milk, is quickly eaten by cows, and gives
them in Writer the sleek appearance they
have in summer. The cat lie eat all of the
ensilage. There is no waste of stalks. The
amount of fodder that is made from an
acre of good corn is surprising. I do not
claim that sliced corn is more Nutritious
than when cut green and fed to cattle, but
do claim that it does not lose any value
by SLIDING. Last year put green clover
into my silo, and it came out fine. The
sheep relished the clover most, while the
cattle liked the corn best. | favor corn
for ensilage because it produces the most
weight to the acre. Without ensiIage l
should be lost in winter, and it would be
hard for me to go back to the old Way.-
N. Han, Yates Co., N. z, tn Honaesteod
GARDEN NOTES. Late potatoes are the
best winter keepers, but they are more
subject TO the ravages of the bugs than are
the early crops.
10 make Lima beans sprout soak them
IN Warm water until they are swollen.
Then pour off the water and lay damp
rag over them, and they will sprout in a
fsw days.
The earlier the tomato vines the sooner
they Begin TO bear, as age seems to be a
very important matter with the bearing of
the vines. The early ones also bear the
most fruit and endure drought better
than those thai are late
ANALYSIS has shown that the fallen
leaves of maple contain per cent. of val.
naDle matter soda, potash. lime, magne-
sla, phosphorus and sulphur compounds
and poplar and willow per cent, or more.
Cn L.