Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-11-10

Sheep will eat more, be moro con-
tented and thrive better on n new than
old range. Frequent change OF range
for them is important at this season of
the year.
Steady occupation is what counts in
any business, especially in farming, for
in this employment day or an hour
wasted is usually moro than loss Of time,
for it is opportunity gone.
It never good policy to divide a
farm in small fields, for it is waste Of
land, waste of time, and oppressive in
crease of fencing that becomes burden
some tax in construction and mante-
nance.
Tho best drug for poultry is carbolc
acid. Get q pint of the crudcst for fifty
cents, put one ounce in one gallon of
water, and sprinkle it with a broom all
over the chicken house and its furniture
once a month.
The mcrino is hardy and, being active
and industrious, does not require that
care which is often necessary for the
larger breeds. Hence the farmer is en-
abcd to make profit from the merinos
on locations not at all adapted for the
mutton breeds.
1t does not pay to haul dirt from one
field to another, yet Virginia farmer
states that he has made it profitable to
haul clay on light sandy soil, but tho
work should be done at time when the
teams have very little else to do, as it is
laborious AMI requires time.
Use plenty of muck or mari in your
manure. Mari is an excellent material
as an absorbant, and is more valuable
aftcl being mixed with the manure than
when used alone. A compost of mari
and manure is ono or the best top
dressings for grass that can be used.
Setting hens should not be fed while
on the nest. They need all the exercise
they are likely to get; too constant set
ting makes them of bird disposition and
difficult to manage when they come off
with brood. Eggs will stand a wide
range of temperature without injury.
1t is better to turn the fall apples into
cash, even if but small price be OBJ
tanned for them than to let them rot
under the trees. While apples possess
some value as food for stock, many farmers
do not seem to realize it, and, if not sold
at the stores, the apples are allowed to
decay upon the ground.
Seed corn intended for next season
should be thoroughly dried, or it will
not answer. If perfectly dry it will
endure very severe cold, but if con-
tanning much water in its composition
the extremely cold weather will iniurc
the germ. Dry it we'll and hang it up
in dry place of even temperature
This is the way one good farmer got
permanent supply of pure water: He
laid about 1000 feet of tile for draining
n wet piece of land on top of q hill
thirty or forty rods distant from the
barn. The supply of water was so per-
mancnt that he set casll to receive the
water at the outlet of the tile, and with
lead pipe conducted it to his yard.
No better investment can be made by
those who love hardy flowers than to give
them n top dressing of rotten manure in
the fall of the year. Many persons use
fresh manure for protecting roses and
other half hardy things. In this fresh
condition much salt, and many things
arc killed instead of being pro
tcctcd by it.
If we would keep our plants from
fungus diseases we must study tho laws
of health as they affect vegetation and
practice good culture. Florists often
ignore the laws of plant life. For IN
stance, day in and day out, they water
or syringe, whether plants need it or not.
The plant should never have water when
it docs not need it and excellent drain
age should be applied to carry water
rapidly away.