The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-04-22

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Little Rock Rural and Workman.
Our farming season is the most
backward for years past. But as the
harvest follows seed time, we are
certain TO be rewerasd If we but do
lns-sss-ss Courage, push the farm
work farmer friends, "all is well that
ends well."
Grass growing ls becoming more
land more . necessity each year, with
our farmers, and We are gratified to
note the tendency in that direction.
We need more hay and better pas
lures, and the farmer who is wise in
his calling, will look sharply after
his meadow and pasture lands, in
the future.
Milk, we are assured by physlolc-
gists and scientists, is complete
food in ITSELF 1t contains all the ell
ements necessary to sustain life, and
growth Of body. Children should
be literally supplied at all times
with q good healthy article Of this
most nutricions Of foods.
Our farmers should not overlook
the important fact that the contin-
ued growing OF the same crop upon
the same e. i will, in the course OF a
few years render the soil compare
lively unproductive. More especial
|ly upon our uplands, unless manur-
ing is freely resorted to. A change
Of crops from year to wear, will obvi-
ate this exhausting process IN q
large degree. Try it farmer friends,
but meantime manure all you can.
The growing Of sun flowers ought
not to be neglected. They are as
easily raised as corn and require
about the same kind Of soil. All of
the little out Of the way corners in
the garden or door yard may be util-
lied for this purpose. The seed is
an excellent food for poultry; and
with all, is an excellent medicinal
remedy for animals in low condition
of health. 1t is also claimed upon
good authority, that they largely alb
sorb the malaria Of the atmosphere,
in miasmatic districts.
MANURlNG.
1t IS mistake to bury your ma
nure too deeply under the soil, for it
| is q we'll established fact that most
crops, excepting clover, derive their
food mainly from the first five or six
inches in depth of the soil. If we
can keep the surface fertile, nothing
more is needed. Pulverizing the
subsoil by the subsoil pillow is useful
mainly to enable it to hold more
moisture and to open it go that roots
may go down in search Of it. 1t is
moisture that the plant most needs,
after being well manured, when the
dry hot weather of midsummer Is at
hand. Hence the necessity tor deep
plowing, or subsoiling.
4
HOG CHOLERA.
We have heretofore remarked that
we have little faith in many vaunted
cures for hog cholera. That there arc
sanitary. or precautionary measures
which levery farmer should look to
as preventlves, goes without saying
Here is suggestion from Kansas
| farmer which contains some good
practical suggestions, he says: when
the cholera got among my hogs ! put
corn on brush heap and burned 1T
The hogs ate the ashes and the char
red corn. Then put coal oil ir
milk, few spoonfuls to each hos
and fed that to them. ] have no
lost hog" The hogs were sicl
with the cholera, and recovered un
der that treatment.
4 TOBACCO GROWING.
Here are some suggestions to GU
Arkansas farmers which we clil
from the Petersburg Virginia Rura
Messenger, which we believe ough
to be we'll considered. 1t says: It'll
not prudent for any one unaccustom
ed to raising 1t, to plant largely a
first. Go slow and learn, is the safes
and best way. The only grade 0
tobacco which ought to enlist th
best attention OF beginners or oil
planters as well, arc the fine grades
The markets are full OF the mea
grades, which are selling below til
cost Of production, and ON the bette
grades of all the types offered encoul
agement to the planters. In shorI
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