Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-08
FARM NOTES.

The only truly economical manner OF
fsediug stock, ard from which the very
Rest and most profitable returns are to be
expected, is to convert the grains into
meal and feed only in such quantities (H'
regular intervals) as each animal has ca
pacity to consume and gest-New York
Telegram.
A top dressing of manure on the grass
land will cause the sod to thicsen and en-
able il to be more serVicssbls when ploued
nnder in the fall while the manure will, in
no manner be lost, "a the roots very ma
teriallv assist in retaining it, and tharebyl
rendering il more available as plant food
when plowed under.
Breeding from Jerseys at an early sgn
has probably done Much irjury 70 the
breed, Although helfers of ibis breed have
been known 10 cslve Wher but little over
one year old. yet they should not be al
lowed TO produce offspring until they are
at least two years old Nothing is gained
nv having them come in too early.
A correspondent of the Rural Ne"
Yorker advises laying out the garden in
oblong shape, with permanent fences at
the ends and movable ones stthe aide 81
hat when the garden is to be cultivated
The aide panels can be removed, the land
Tiled by horse turning on the outside OF
be garden. and the fence restored.
A successful dsirymsn in Illinois saws
that he is now feeding herd OF over 100
cows, and thst none OF them got q pound
Of hay. He feeds altogether on corn fod,
der, cut when in blossom. then bound and
| act Nd till cured. he hsrvests about seven
ons of this feed from one acre. and msin'
aims that it is far preferable to hay or
other rough food.
A Western New York farmer who buyS
sheep from the West to fstten In the fall
says he last year made profit when bis
nsighbors made none by buying split and
co'o-ed beans. which he fed with corn, In
s,sad of an slLcorn ration. He says two
| ffth beans With corn make the sheep
thrive and fatten faster than full rstions
| of corn.
Roots taken from the blackberry plants
the psst fall should be cut into lengths
aud packed into boxes with ssnd. These
boxes should be stored where frost cannot
reach them. A good plan ia 70 dig q bed
sufficiently deep to be beyond the reach of
frost and pack the boxes in il. However,
the cellar answers equally as we'll If proper
Iy protected from FROST.
In reply to an inquiry as 70 which breed
Of fowls msy be Cops dered the best layers,
We will say that the Leghorps lay the lsrg-
est humber of eggs in a year, but the Brah'
mas are claimed 10 lay the larger number
Rhen prices are high. The eggs from such
breeds sell for from 81 to S. per sitting of
thirteen, while triOs "a cock and two heus)
sell for from S. 10 S25.
Grszing the sheep upon groHiDg wheat
has proved an advantage on an Ohio
arm, increasing the yield aud 4ertilizing
he soil The fields were fed so close as
seem at distance IS though there Wss
no heritage on the ground. The American
Cultivator says that the grszed portion
gave several bushels more per acre than
| thai not given mp TO ths sheep.
Every farmer should have frost proof
s'oring.room either in the barn, or on a
level with the kitchen floor. for storing
vegetables or fruits that are to be u'ed in
the house Roots for stock should be
sored in the barn, however IN preference
to fhe arrangement near the house Double
walls filed With sswdust, will make an
excellent fross-proof house, sDd windows
may be provided of doubleglszed sash.
Is anything gained by trsnsplauiiDg
On this point Mr.. Joseph Harris in the
American Garden, states that every one
nav easily notice how rapidly tomatoes
grow when not trsnsplsnted, and be thinks
he practice OF trsnsplsntipg detrimental
In test he found cabbsges lstG 10 the row
headed as we'll as those which were trans
planted. The largest and best celery he
grew was not trans planted and some gar
deuers are beginning to abandon the prsc
tice.
Cooking starch is simply to compel it to
sbsorb sufficient water to swell and burst
All foodJ used on the farm usually con-
tain starch, but the juices of the slimen-
,ary canal are not warm enough TO cause
all the globules to burst, especially when
rhe starch is subjected 10 the rapid action
of the stomach, 80 that there is partial
waste, hence the advantage of cooking
foods containing large proportions OF
starch
/ know q Pennsylvania farmer who
throws straw in his shed, sprinkles lime
over it. turns his stock on it, and, when
trsmpled we'll he repeats the process. In
rhe spring be has many loads of good ma,
aure He claims that the lime helps make
the straw rot and keeps the insects from
the crop especially from root crops. He
also told me thar he has had no scabby
potatoes since be has used lime with his
manure. Cor. Home and Farm.