Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE
FAR ME R AND HOUSEWIFE.

quality Of the seed.
Make harness to fit properly and a
horse can wear it without distress, pro-
vided that 1t is also kept decently clean
and comfortably.
Overladen fruit trees mature their
fruit while it is yet small. Pick off
one-half before much growth is made,
and the remaining half may grow to
as many bushels as all would if left.
The land that will maintain twenty
common bred cows will maintain
twenty well-bred ones, and the annual
profit from the latter will be consider
ably more than from the former.
1t is the same with an animal as
with steam boiler--the more COM
bustion of the food or fuel it gets the
more satisfactory will be the result, be-
cause there is less waste.
Ounce trees should be mulched as q
protection against extreme heat and
cold, as the roots are small and usually
near the surface. The ounce bears
every year, but require some care and
may be pruned annually with advan-
tage.
Cellars are usually damp because the
walls are cooler than the air, which
cause condensation of moisture. To
prevent the condensation of moisture
it is recommended that the windows
and doors of the cellars are closed
during the day and opened at night.
Nip off the ends of grapevines, thin
out the pears and apples, remove early
peas and prepare the land at once and
SOW turnips, fodder, corn or something
else. Cut back the tall shoots of black
berries and raspberries and pinch off
the laterals.
If you have thin, fiat stones at COM
mand-say rs thick as roofing slate, or
somewhat thicker try mulching a few
strawberry plants with them. Shingles
are good, but inclined to warp. A pat
ented clay tile is sold in some places,
but stones are cheaper and better.
The best ground for a peach orchard
is LIGHT sandy soil that has been nlanted
for several Years with general crops
DO not plant on ground rich enough to
produce onions meas sninacb or lettuce
| for trees win be liable to make n lato
| autumnal growth and produce unripe
wood that will be winter-killed.
In planting calbagcs, &C., with the
dibber be sure the soil is pressed firmly
around and in close contact with eyery
fibre of their roots. A too common
practice is to merely close in the soil
round the neck of the plant by sur
face application of the point of the
dibber. The plant is thereby left hang
ing. as it were. in the hole.
The circulation of the SAP. saws the
| New Hampshire Mirror, is like the cir
culation of the blood in the human
body when the blood Is started from
the stomach. where it is made. If this
blood is stopped before it reaches the
lungs the blood becomes poisoned and
produces disease. So with the potato
vine, which, if the sap be stopped, pro-
duces disease called rust. M
Professor Cook saws the following
mixture will not only vanquish the
apple tree bark louise, but keep off the
borers swell. 1t is to heat to a boiling
point one quart OF soft soap in two
gallons OF water, and while still hot,
thoroughly stir into the mixture one
! pint Of crude carbolic acid. He thinks
the best way to apply it is to rub it on
thoroughly with a heavy cloth, using
the hands also during the operation.
The experience Of Or. Hexamer is
greatly in favor OF sawdust before any
other material as litter for pigs and
: sows, particularly for those with very
, young litters. They will keep theil
, nest entirely dry for long time. The
little pigs cannot hide themselves in il
as they VIII IN straw ana thus the dan
| ger OF the sow lying on them and Kill
ing them is removed a casualty whicl
happens very often, particularly witt
headless sows' Which are often the bes
q breeders
a Mr.. J. E. Parmly of Monmouth coun
ty, N. j., tells the Country Gentleman
!, that the advantage of keeping clean
n smooth bark on any tree is that there i
y no place for insects. The operation o
$ soaping should be gone through wit
u about three times during the warn
4 weather. Whenever the trunk an
C lower branches of any fruit tree ar
Il rough an application of potash soa
!, will bring the bark to its origins
!. smoothness. If the bark is very rougl