The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-11
Farm EXPERIENCE.


stock is the salvation of impover-
shed farms. /.
Feeding and caring for the stock
consumes most of the time of many
farmers but every spare hour should
be utilized in doing some useful
work.
Careful observation of the resnlt
Of this winters feeding will teach
stockmen many useful lessons, by
which they may profit in.future OPP
erations.
1T is a good plan to cover early
planted seeds-such IS early peas,
beans, ETC., with fine ashes, which |
will absorb any excess OF moisture
and keep the seeds dry.
The pleasant days in January
and February are most suitable
for trimming grape vines, as the
farmer can best spare the time
then and there is no danger Of in
juring the vines.
Look 70 the young fruit trees to
see that rabbits and mice are not
girdiing them. Tar paper wrap
ped around the portion Of the
Tree in reach of these vermin
will prevent their depredations.
The Germantown Telegraph says
that the great family tree should
| always be the pear tree. 1t gill
bear fruit every year. 1t will OUT
live the "oldest inhabitant," and
/ keep the family we'll supplied with
luscious fruit.
1t is said that a .bushel of corn
will make more pounds of increase
when fed to pig three months old
than when fed to an older one.
From this it might be concluded
thSt it pays best to make pork
from young swine.
The Kentucky blue grass gives
splendid results on lawns. a mix
tu.e Of grasses, though, may make
= finer appearing sward. The ma
nure applied te leEps near the
house should be so old that there
will be no smell arising from it and
ssa fine that there will be nothing to
rake away in the spring.
Those caring for stock during
cold weather cana9t be too careful
of their personal safety. A risky
colt, playful steer, or bull may,
without vicious intent, in a playful
moment, do as great harm as re-
ally vicious animal, and the attend
ant cannot be too careful ito avoid
giving any animal, however gen
tie, the advantage over him.
Pure and fresh seeds lie at the
very foundation of progressive ag-
riculture, and it will pay to look uI
and test the necessary seeds fol
next years crop during the next
1.-TWO months, so that reliable. seeds
may be ready when wanted. 1t is
well to order seeds early, as seeds
men &c by the rule, "First come
first served" and those who order
late are very apt to get stale seeds
1t is the same way in ordering
Iplants and trees; those ordering
first will usually get the best.
Popular Gardening says; II
pottings, cutting and shifting plants
many amateurs, perhaps the major
ity of them, and also some florists
press. the earth but lightly, as i
they were afraid of hurting thu
roots of the plant. Let us say thai
to lightly press the soil only give:
to the roots no fair chance to lay
hold of the food for them in the
earth, and the plants suffer to cor
respond. Press the soil very firmly
in these operations, as a rule
The soil of course must be light
porous and dry.
Deep freezing benefits the sci
and all garden plots. and where pos
sible, all other fields which are tc
be cultivated the coming season
should be thrown up as deep anC
rough as possible so as to give the
frost a better opportunity to act up
ON and fine the soil to a greater
ldepth. Not only will this benefii
the soil, especially still soil, but i,
will to great extent, free it from
grubs and insects. This Is espec-
tally beneficial to corn grounds
and gardens, as the crops raised in
these soils are the most injured by
grubs and insects.
Barley makes large and rapid
growth and is one of the best crops
for winter pasture. DR.. Phares says
of barley in this connection: 81
think that on my lands one acre Of
barley affords as much green food
during the winter as the com.
bined products Of one acre each oil
wheat, oats and rye. When graz
ed down it grows again very soon,
so that it may be grazed two or
three times 10 once with others.
The foliage stands up and hence
does not become despatched with
clay, sand, and other injurious mat
ters as that of other small grains.
The time of year Is at hand for
mapping out plans for $50, and for
deciding what fields are to be cul-
tivated the ensuing y ear, where to
put the manure to get the most ben
eft from it, which animal to sell
: and which it will pay best to keep
3 der another season, and most OF
all, 70 study the indications of the
markets to learn what crops and
Z what kind of stock promise to be
+. most profitable the coming year,
and to prepare to produce them in
as large a ratio as possible. The
! farmer may often, by giving a little
forethought to his plans, greatly in
crease his revenue, and make his
business both more pleasant and
more profitable.
The MULLEN is much used in Ire
. land as popular medicine in the
treatment of phthisis. 1t is said to