Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-04-23
FARM AND HOME

ing pdiAtao4cs anu
nutritious matter.
As is well known. the peach is heavy
feeder Of potash, hence potash should oe
supplied in some form.
Now is the time to SOW theseed IN the hot
beds for early vegetables. The weather will
soon be warm and the frost out ofthe ground.
A recent Ohio law makes sixty-eight
pounds Of ear coru bushcl i'm that state
which is two pounds more than the shelIeo
bushel
Never feed in haste, but watch the pecu-
Harities of taste in your fowls, and min ster
TO them. One fowl may srarye while the
others reyel in luxury.
If you want to raise runt, stint the
young animals supply of food below Che re
CURED quantity. aud mo- amount of feed in
after years can countcract it.
Unless YOU are able and willing topper
sonally superintend the scaiding of your
milk pans it would be better 20 use earthen
ware. Nothing but boiling waterand Plent,
Of it will remove the germs OF disease chat
lurk in the half washed tin vessel.
Much of the failure in keeping salted
meats arises from the meat being packed
while in a frozen condition. Frozen meat
whether beet, pork ormuttou, will not prop
erly assimilate the SALT and cannot be dee
pended on to keep in hot weather.
Before the Spring opens look TO your hen
houses. If they cannot De made air-nsh'
there is ouse iu fumigating with sulphur
Kerosene is always a safe and sure agent n
the destruction of hen licc Useithoerai.y
saturate every beam. perch and nest ~itht
Rye is one of the worst kind of weeds
that can get into wheat field, but as 81
runs 10 head scyeraldays ear.iertha wheat
it is a comparatively easy matter TO 90
through the grain and with acone knife cut
ont the eve. Il viii not again sprout out
early enough to mature any seed.
The roots Of any trees are important;
never buy a trcec with poor roots because
it has a good top, better buy tree with
good roots and poor cop, than one With
the most beautiful top with poor roots; tor
with good roots there is chance Co make
a good top, bu, without roots the hes. top
must die
Ifaanuel dresses ofthe children are soiled,
and at an greasy. add borax 90 the water iu
which they are washed. Dissolve a large
teaspoonful Of borax ina pint of boiling wac
ter. put about a third of It in the first sud~ F.
inwhich the garment IS obe washed, another I
third in the next water. and thc rest otiti /
the rising water shake the garment, thor I
oughly before hanging them zap 90 dry.
Wood asbe, contain an the required ele- /
ments Of Plant nutrition except nitrogen. |
One hundred pounds of wood ashes contain /
Is pounds of potash, worth SD cents; 81 .
pounds of soda. worth 2ccuts. 90 pounds %. /
lime andmaguesia. worth cents; 81 pounds /
Of phosphoric acid. worth -6 cents. lu /
market the cheapest form of mauurial MAJ
terials contained In 100 pounds Of ashes
would cost sl16.
Whether it pays better 10 tatteu fine OF
coarse-wooled sheep depends upon circum-
stances. The fine woods have most valuable
pelts, but they are generally more dainty
feeders, and require greater care. The car
cass Of the coarse-woolcd sheep is more val
liable, as it is this class which Is generally
purchased for shipment Co England. wher,
it brings higher prices chan the be-tmutt u
will sell for In this country We cannot
afford to export poor mutton. as This is
nearly as dear here a, In foreign markets
The great number of uses to which kero
sene may be applied are daily multiplying
Il not only lights our homes with great bril-
liancy and very cheapy, but friend of the
writer, who has just had new house made
ready for occupancy, aud wa- unable on ace
count Of the extreme cold to Use water Cor
cleaning windows. has found chat o. cloth
dipped in kerosene and rubbed quickly over
the glass, followed by q dry cloth OF @ piece
Of chamois no, only removes all the spots,
but gives them polish like piate-g.a--.
The same is also true of mirrors. We hay,
long known that &c was valuable Tor polish
ing vanished furniture and $50 have -c>,e.
It's efficacy in relieving sesore rheluau.
pains, SD ve shall cease t1 wonder 100 it- a--
tonishing adaptabii,y Co many other human
wants. The supply seems eNLau,,cs-. So