Connecticut western news., 1886-11-17
Sheen will eat more. be moro

6neep Will eat moro, De moro con. tented and thrive better on a new than old range. Frequent change of range for them is important at this season ol the year.
 Steady occupation is what counts in any business, especially in farming, fol in this employment day or an hour wasted is usually more than loss of time, for it is opportunity gone.
 It IS never good policy to divide a farm in small fields, for it is waste of land, waste of timc and oppressive in- crease of fencing that becomes burden, some tax in construction and mainte- nance.
 The best drug for poultry is carbolic acid. Get pint of the crudest for fifty cents, put one ounce in one gallon oi water, and sprinkle it with a broom al! over the chicken house and its furniture once month.
 The merino 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. abled to make a profit from the mcrinos on locations not at all adapted for the mutton breeds.
 It 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 the work should be done at time when the teams have very little else to do, as it is laborious and requires time.
 Use plenty of muck or mari in your manure. Marl is an excellent material as an absorbant, and is more valuable aftel being mixed with the manure than when used alone. A compost of mari and manure is ono or the best toI | 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 of with brood. Eggs will stand wide range of temperature without injury. It is better to turn the fall apples into cash, even if but a small price be ob tained 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 te decay upon the ground.
 Seed corn intended for next seasor should be thoroughly dried, or it will not answer. If perfectly dry it will endure very severe cold, but if con taining much water ill its composition the extremely cold weather will injur' the germ. Dry it we'll and hang it ul in dry place of even temperature.
 This is the way one good farmer got permanent supply of pure water: H laid about 1000 feet of tile for drainin, wet piece of land on top of hil l GulILy UT Ao1ly 1ooS u1sIdu1 AloHl eA barn. The supply of water was so per manent that he set cask to receive tn, water at the outlet of the tile, and witt lead pipe conducted it to his yad.
 No better investment can be made b. those who love hardy flowers than to giv them top dressing of rotten manure il the fall of the year. Many persons us fresh manure for protecting roses an' other half hardy things. In this fires condition much salt, and many thing ara killed instead of being pro tected by it.
 If we would keep our plants fror fungus diseases we must study the law of health as they affect vegetation ant practice good culture. Florists oftc ignore the laws of plant life. For IT stance, day in and day out, they wate or syringe, whether plants need it or not The plant should never have water whe it does not need it and excellent drair age should be applied to carry wate rapidly away.