Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-04-09

Farm and Garden Notes.
Horses and colts feed better from low
hangers.
Cows should be fed on nothing that is
hurtful or decayed, as in that case you
are sure to have it back in the milk.
An elm transplanted is said to make
no more wood in twelve or fifteen years,
than one in mother soil will in ten years
A lamb will begin to eat when it is
from ten days to two weeks old There
is nothing better for him than whole
oats.
Nothing pays better for the small cost
than soaking all wooden work liable to
exposure to the weather with copious
supply of crude petroleum.
In this country we have from two to
three tines the number of cattle, in pro-
portion to population, as compared with
the principal countries of Europe.
A farm will pay according to its fer
tility, location and management. A
farmer will succeed according to his
judgment, experience, ambition, means,
age and family, and the physical condi-
ton of his wife.
For the squash grub borer dissolve two
ounces of saltpetre in one and half gal
Ions of water, and use it frequently
around the stems and roots, commencing
soon after the plants are up. Use at in
tervals of not longer than four or five
days.
If you have a good farm horse keep
him. The difficulties in the way of Sc
curing good horse cannot be realized
until the animal is really required and
attempts are made at purchasing. But
few horses are exempt from defect of
some kind.
1t is claimed that no fungus of the APP
pie parasite is developed during the
summer, but as soon as cold autumn
rains and frosts come the little Dache3
are seen to start anew at the borders of
the old cabs, and new patches are found
developing.
Avoid getting the boar fat. Feed him
no corn at all, and allow him plenty of
room for exercise. If too fat he will be
of but little service, and as it will be less
expensive to keep him in moderate con
dition, it is a matter of economy not to
feed him heavily.
Muddy barnyards will cause the milk
to fall off. When COWS are compelled to
stand knee-deep in mud, with their
bodies plastere over with it. dit VIII
find its way into the pail, while addi-
tional food will be necessary to supply
that lost from cold and exposure.
By going over the meadows with fine
tooth harrow using II heavy one), until
the sod is torn to pieces. IN xcd gras
seed may be sOwn and the meadow re-
ncwed. In such case helvy coating OF
well rOtted manure should be aDpl ed
and the entire field rolled with heavy
roller
If p!ow Or other s eel implement
has become ye'y rdsty, make a MKT IRE
of half pint o. oil Of yitr.ol polred
slowly into quart of water. and apply
to the rustcd metal Wash off with
water and scour in the usual manner. Ii
is better, however, not 70 let any nipple
ments get rusty.
Many diseases Of swine are contagious,
and when an animal is OBJ ;eryed TO b
and placed by itself. 1t would be just a,
well to keep watchful eye on til. bal.
ancc. Clean out the pens and trough,
scrape out all decaying matter from I'M
der and around them and use some dis,
infectant.
1t will not do to crowd the ewes with
their lambs in o a small pen wi all the
other sheep. In trying to get their share
of the rotions the, will be in iGred by The
crowding and jamming which attend I'll,
feeding. The ewes need extra quiet and
comfor for some time al er thu birth
of Their young, ard colining
them in suoh qlalters is all wong.
The oh. cct in pruning is to lessen the
amount of fruit, thrs sc uring la gcl
clusters, Ia ger berries, better quality
and enab ing tie vine to maiu e its fruit
earlier A grape inc overloaded viii
not mature fruit at all. Fit ars more
than it ought, it will ri en- it. iiu,t late
or if it cars very small crop, it viii
matu it crop early and Yield better ii
quality.
Concerning the lawn, healthy grass
will keep green in a dry time easier thai
weak grass. This is why top-dressing
of rich fertilizing materials are such al
advantage to lawn. Continual NOV
ings weaken the grass. AT one time tn,
mowings were left on the grass to max
fertilizer This is not good practice
The shade from the dead grass weaken
the living grass.
Whitewashing the stems of o-char,
trees has II beneficial effect in clearin,
away old bark and destroying the egg