The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-06-18
FARM EXPERIENCE.

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the most nutritious of all the
grasses.
Corn that is too thick will not
ear well, nor will the ears develop
properly.
If by bad management you now
get behind with the work, it will
crowd you all summer.
The stock needs salt very badly
while the grass Is young and tender,
more so than after it becomes more
matured.
The corn will stand any amount
of cultivatien-in fact it cannot be
given too much of judicious plow-
ing and heeing.
Plant few hills of sH eet corn
every ten days from now until the
last of July and you can have
roasting ears until frost.
In some parts of France land is
very high,yet agriculture pays, just
because the people cultivate every
inch of it as well as we do our
gardens.
To cultivate among trees use a
whifHe-tree as short as the horses
can walk with or about sixteen
inches long; round the wood at the
end, and turn the hooks in.
A little poultry manure around
the early cHcumbers will be appre-
ciated by them. A very small
quantity Of salt and lime will help
to keep the insects and bores
from working on the roots of these
plants.
1t is said that potatoe seed
brought from Nova Scotia or Cana
da will make earlier aud better pc.
tatoes than if grown in the same
latitude where planted. The early
part is true of all other kinds of
seeds as well.
The sheriff is often not far from
the door of the man who does not
grow the bulk of the grain required
for feeding on his farm; and he il
just as close ts the door of the man
who sells all of his grain in
stead of feeding it on the farm.
Do not abandon attempts at i'm
proving the cattle because at first
there do not seem to be any percep
tible signs of finer animals; and be
You'd all do not yield form and quail
ity to color, although color should
receive its share of attention, as
we'll as other fine points.
An ounce of nitrate of soda dis
solved in four gallons of water il
said to have a most excellent slim
ulant for bulbs; and it no doubt
would be equally good for all kinds
of flowers and plants. 1t should b
applied twice week after the plant
send up their stalks.
RHere is a good bit of advice
Always have on hand a paper o
copper rivets of assorted sizes ant
a piece of oiled leather for cuttin:
strings to keep the harness mendet
with; then breaks can be readil,
mended, or those threatened Of
tugs, lines, straps, ETC., either BY
riveting or sowing with the stou
leather string.
1t is foolishness to waste an,
rough feed which may be left over
We have seen farmers burn corn
fodder, straw piles, ETC., in tn
spring. This is all wrong, and il
the worst kind of waste. All thi
rough feed should be slowed away
where it will keep for another win
ter, as it may be needed. Blu
little was left for waste, though
this spring.
Do not be afraid to pull out
few plants where they are to-
thick. Plants will grow stron ge
and larger and ripen better If thin
ned. Cabbage will head better
potatoes, onions, etc, will groV
larger and nicer, tomatoes will frui
better, and the fruit will not rot 81
much. Every advantage is to b.
gained by keeping all plants, fruits
vegetables, ETC., properly Trimmed
Leave no manure around the sta
bles over summer to pollute the al
with disagreeable odors and form
a nesting place fer disease germs
and all kinds of parasites. Clear
up and scrape up all filth and ev
erything whic will decay and make
home for and may b the caus,
of spreading disease. Use lime anC
carbolic acid where there are bao
odors, and on all decaying matter
Give the pigs a chance, and d.
not expect them to root for theil
livingi through the sumpaer, anc
then fatten out into fine hogs in thu
fall, which is one of the impossib il
tiles. Continuous growth is neces-
sary to make swine profitable, anc
this cannot be obtained without
plenty Of feed. A little grain each
day with good pasture will answer
all the purposes and insure the
pigs making a very rapid growth.
One thing the farmers cannot af
ford to do is to neglect the home
surroundings. Every farmers home
may be and should be surrounded
with nice grounds, if it be nothin g
more than well graded, smoothly
shaver lawn, enclosed with neat
and nicely painted fence. 1t will
pay to make the home look invit.
ing, and to spare little time now
and then to paint the fences and
the buildings, and in every way to
add to the attractiveness of the
home.