The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-11-10


stock and Poultry.
1t is estimated that the prune crop Of
Santa Clara county, CAL, this season will be
worth 81, 200, 900.
Potatoes are SO abundant in some parts of
England that they sell for $40 a ton, or
less than half cent per pound.
The decayed branches of old trees should
be promptly removed. Their unsightliness
Is the least of their evils.
If every farmer who cuts down tree will
plant young one in its place the result
will be a constant supply of timber and fuel
rs well as profit
The United States has 6, 600, 900 miles Of
fence, which cost the farmera and stock.
men about 81 900, 900, 900, and have to be
renewed every fifteen years.
The natural life of sheep is shorter than
that of any other domestic animal Five
or six years is the limit of practical useful
ness, though valuable breeding ewes may
be kept ono or two years longer by careful
treatment.
1t is rule always to plough hillside land
crossways, never straight up and down,
even when fiat enough for SO doing, as such
lands frequently wash from heavy rains
The best crops to grow on gravelly hillside.
are grapes.
There Is a large field open for those who
will make speciality in flax. 1t is o quick
growing crop, is as easily grown as wheat,
md improved machinery has made it more
'asily fitted for market. 1t gives profit in
Doth straw and feed
A North Carolina farmer has silo built
On top of the ground Of heavy plank. It
has double walls, four inches apart filled
with earth to exclude the air. The ensil-
age is covered with earth, and an ordinary
roof keeping of che rain. It is 13x16 feet,
and cost only $50.
If the peach trees have not been trimmed
II is best to defer SO doing until early in tn.
spring before the buds begin to appear. A
peach tree is often greatly benefited and
renewed by judicious trimming, and trees
would last much longer il given some care
IN that respect.
One of the first plants To ohanoe from
green to scarlet is the poison ivy. Beware
of it. Remember, the poison vine has
three leaves in n clnster the leaves of the
harmless woodbine ara in clusters of Ave
Another gray-hued plant of the early
autumn ia The poison sumao. or thu nois,n
oak.
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with different varieties Of ,ba aower and
expects within A abort time 70 be able to
supply the Southern market with the pre-.
duct. The seed makes splendid food foi
poultry, and horses and cattle are quit
fond of it.
Ono of the best and obeapest deyiees for
olouphino to prevent barking trees IN
orchard, ia n short wbifi,etrea with the
hooks for the trace. on tho back and 80
fixed that the traces will have TO be passed
over tho end. Thus when the wbifIetree
r,,bs aoaiust a tree the latter ia nrotected nv
the leather. There was once n natent on
this device, but it has long since expired.
When corn ha. thoroughly dried ont tba
cob consists principallv Of woody fibre and
has little feeding value. II NAV. however.
nav 10 Grind Il with corn. 40 as IN Give
more bulk TO the latter Pure cornmeoi j,
a very concentrated food. and stock Il easily
olovod ON a. Rut when oo,r and COILS ar.
green the latter have q con,iderab,e feeaipo
vain. Cows ara esnac,alIv fond ~ sof,
corn in the ear. and. as thew chew their
food twice feeding ID Tim. n them n moi 40
wastaful a practice as 4 MIGHT seam
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