The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-16
FAcrs ron FEAll.IRaMERs.

over aity sheep should be together IN on
flock.
The fences in,the United states have
cost 81 800, 900. 900, or nearly equal to oui
National debt.
. Strong soapsuds, with O spoonful Of car
bolic acid 10 bucket OF s1ds, is an excel
lent remedy for currant-worns.
Late potatoes are the best winter keep.
era, but they are more subject to the raw.
ages Of the bugs than are the early crops.
Il Is claimed that crop Of mangolds
1 may be grown greater In weight than the
dry stable manure used upon the land on
whichithe crop Is grown.
Apoundof suano, with two pounds Of
suIphate ofpotash, dissolved In half q bar
rel Of water, makes an excellent fertilizer
when sprinkled on lawns.
Plant peas and string beans this month
for a succession. Quite a number OF yeget.
ables can be had during the summer II
successive crops are grown.
A shoyeliull OF manure over the roots Of
hop vines will not only increase the yield
but act as 0 protection against drought in
summer and cold in winter.
A pumpkin vine should be grown on
every waste place, as quite large crop
may be thus grown without occupying
land required for regular crops.
Careful experiments and records with
sheep show thata line of twin ancestry on
both sides will nearly always produce
twin lambs with the Downs" breeds.
Go out among the trees and vines at
every opportunity remove all succors and
shoots that are starting in places that they
out not TO be; destroy all insect prepara-
tioas.
$50 make Lima beans sprout soak them
in warm water until they are swollen.
Then pour of the water and lay a damp
rag over them, and they will sprout in q
few days.
Afarmer near 1thaca, Wis, has sued q
beekeeper for injury done his pastures by
bees "trespassing" thereon, aud the result
OF the suit Is being anxiously awaited by
beekeepers.
After apple trees begin to bear the
ground ought to be seeded in grass to keep
down weeds. The grass furnishes good
sheep and hog pasture. Every second
year at least the orchard will bear dress
ing OF goo6, well.rotted manure.
Milk is Of very delicate quality and
very sensitive to bad odors or unpleasant
influences. Worrying or running COW
or ftetting her in any way injuries the
milk and causes it more quickly 70 decay.
Greater interest is being taken in pure
bred stock this season than usual, and
breeders have been well patronized.
Farmers are learning that 1t does not pay
to breed scrubs when they can easily i'm
prove at small cost.
The earlier the tomato vines the sooner
they begin to bear, as age seems to be q
very important MISTER with the bearing
ofthe vines. The early ones also bear
the most fruit and endure drought better
than those that are late.
In California they have remedy for
lice on stock composed OF an ointment of
equal parts Of lard and snuff. It is not
applied to the entire body; but q ring oil
1t two or three inches wide, completely
around the neck has the desired effect.
Rich soil, light in texture, Is the best
for watermelons. On heavy clay soils the
best method OF growing them Is to bsnk
up heap Of manure and cover with four
inches Of dirt, planting seeds on four sides
and keeping the heap damp by pouring
water into the center.
The Jersey COW, Mary Anne Of st. LAM
Eberts, will not be tested again, so it is re-
ported. Her owner thinks she has shown
her capacity under a high test, and she
will now be put upon grass only, upon
which food he believes that she can make
tKantv.sauan nnnnda Of hntter ner week.