The Lambertville record., 1886-12-29


Among the Vegetables, Frnis. Livs
stock aud Poultry.
France insists on the light or pig trade.
England takes her ham, bacon and pork Of
medium and heavy mixed, while Germany
wants the whole hog or nothing" She
buys the heavy part.
Well conducted experiments in beet feed
ing, says Professor Frear, of the Pennsyl-
vania State College, are greatly needed in
this country. Farmers could realize from
them what they have lost by so long neg
lecting a crop entering in the rotation on all
we'll managed farms.
To destroy poison vine the plant should
be cut just the time the young leaves are
forming. II not cut before the leaves are
firm enough to gather food from the atmos-
phere, the roots get strength to put out
again. 1t is no use to cut down noxious
vines at this season. Wait till they are
sprouting in spring.
The increased use of commercial sertili-
zers by the farmers all over the country
would seem to prove the fact that the money
laid out for them yearly is good invest
I.n, y0' VIC AAo n'w anu 'nen ihr.nei
.1o '"y. - .o,a Ao' pay " as' 'ne'u' oe'
.ue number peiohs'hs 70 TINS CLASS is grow
ing less each year.
many hihos Oh WORK may pe aone curing
the less driving winter months il prepara-
ton is made in the fall Winter is one of
'''0 Dos' "nes 70 oui'u posi- and poaro renee,
p.o'.1e" va, p's's are SCI oe'o'e 'ns grounu
0.os0s ap' 'nei 'ns ooaras eau % na''ea on
ny ','no uu''ns 'as WINTER anu 'he poS's
",l 70 urn foA'
Farmers often complain that potatoes are
an exhaustive crop. This can hardly be
vsielw,se wnen 'ne en.'fe crop Is taken from
.'o s.li auu no part ., /" fe'nfneu. ro'a-
soes o'aM 's'se'y On .iis supply % po.ash
!. sae ,o'' Asn'e . i'oeiAi sapp'y snouia pe
$50 sA's e'9p' ~ o'aef 'na. sne SOIL may
Hs' 70 ioooea vi sn's pat'icuias eiement Oh
p'An' ioou
In storing away garden seeds place them
IN wooien bags, with piece OF gum CAM
phor IN each bag, and also dust the seeds
with insect powder These methods will
protect the seeds against insects, which de-
stroy many kinds, such Ms peas, beans, etc.
All seeds should be kept in dry place, and
an examination of them should be made
several times during the winter.
Frozen poultry il often sent 10 market
Such fowls shonld ba dry ,;skea Tha
method is to nacx Iavar of ,,anltrv IN a
case and allow il to freeze before uniting in
the next layer. and 80 continue until the
case Is full. Then nail on the lid and keep
the case where the poultry will not thaw
until market is reached, as alternate freez.
ing and thawing is injurious. The dif.
ferent kinds and sizes should he separated,
The practice of abandoning ,hs rasnberrr
and blackberry Acids fafter harvesting N,
fruitl until spring Ia pernicious The vine.
should be well cultivated in order IN kesn
down the Orasa and waeds n 10 tyuo ,ha.
by cultivation the number Of blackberyv
n,ants will ba mult;plied bnt tbav eor hs
destroyed II not desired. There is large
loss annually in allowing grass and weeds
90 monopolize tho zeids In the fall.
Corn meal is convenient, and we might
say staple, article OF food in the barn yard
and poultry yard, yet 1t Is not the best food
for chickens. IL Is very good food IN
winter, as 1t Is heating, but Tor young
chickens 1T Is not sufficiently growing. Very
young chickens that are fed on corn meal
exclusively are liable to be troubled with
bowel diseases. Give variety OF food,
give plenty OF range, and above oil, clean
quarters.
The crossing OF breeds should be done
carefully. Attempts have often been made
to establish permanent hocks OF sheep which
possessed the qualities OF both races, but
without success. The results OF those who
have had experience in sheep-breeding by
crossing any mutton breed on the Merino
with but few exceptions have failed TO real
lze their expectations, and have sacrificed
their hocks or bred back to extirpate ths
foreign blood infused into their Merino
docks.
Warm soapsuds ia one of the best insect
washes, and when mixed with tobacco water
10 as good wash as most tnlugH. III III goo6
for hnrd-wooded plants, but has to be used
With great caution Hslt may clog tue BREATH
ing pores and thus smother the plant.