Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-26

Don't stint the colts.
Breed the best to the best.
Sheep like unground beans
Air slaked lime is great deodorizer.
Hornless breeds OF cows are coming in
favor.
Feed hens soft feed in the morning.
hard at night
Wisconsin is getting to be sorghum
State.
In building a poultry house allow six
square feet for each bird.
Be sure your land is not suffering for
want of lime in the soil.
For oats. we would recommend fall
blowing, for the start one gets on spring
work by the means.
The front lane defined by well kept
hedges, adds much to the appearance OF a
place. These serve thus both for use and
for beauty.
That close observer and cultivator. j..
J. Themes, is of the opinion that all farm
seeds should be covered to depth equal
to three times the diameter of the seed.
Write this rule OF the granary door.
Some Points in Poultry Keeping
no one think, when visiting the coops OF
fine fowls at the shows, that all beauty
and size lies in the breed, and not in the
keeping. Common fowls, kept as we'll as
these have been, would show an immense
improvement over common fowls as we
ordinarily see them To breed fancy or
any kind of poultry well, make up your
mind to attend to them yourself with care
and with diligence. Go in person every
day to the coop, whether it rains or shines
is hot or cold, and see that every indlvldu-
al is having its needs properly met
Improve the Potatoes Any time or
money spent in doing so will return good
! dividends. One should try numerous new
kinds on small scale, until something is
found that is better adapted to your place
| than the cd kinds grown. Even when
such ones are found, there is a chance for
every person to improve them yet further.
In digging there may be frequently met
potatoes showing slight variation from the
| type; it NAV be in size, shape or coler, but
which indicate superiority. Some of these
NAV be due only to difference of soil but
others are true sports, will reproduce their
kind II planted another year. All such
should be kept separate from this time up
to planting, and then be given a spot Of
moderately good soil by themselves. A
year later select the best from these and
so on, and the chances are you will soon
have new variety or sub variety that will
beat the old stock. This is well worth
trying for.
The Walnuts as Farm Shade Tree
lao. : 10 trao MI II do N n pr,
to crops, when standing in fields. than any
other tree, is not supported by facts. On
the other hand it is well known that the
odor of the walnut is offensive to many in
sects that trouble animals; it would thus
appear to be just the tree for shade in
pastures The walnut is one of the best
of shade trees. TOR the reason that while
the head is sufficiently close to break the
suns rays the divided leaves afford so lit
tie resistance to the air that it can circu-
late far more freely in and under the tree
than it could about heavy leaved trees like
the maple or horsechestnut. The walnut
is easily raised from the seed; we think
this is the best way to get start with
them. Plant where the tree is wanted in
the autumn, soon after gathering. A
space of soil three or more feet across
should be cultivated and in the center set
the nut, at about tour inches deep. This
spot should be protected by fence, how
ever rude. Keep the surface cultivated
for number of years and it will surprise
you to see how soon there will be good
sized tree. Seven years ought to bring it
into bearing. The annual crop of nuts is
another point in favor of walnut as farm
| tree.