The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-30

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oil the eggs and afterward settle down
quietly. n
Kalo is b FdS plant and easily grown.
AS the seeds fefminate quickly they may
be broadcasted over plot that has been
made into hne condition. IL Is rapid
grower and gets ahead Of the grass and
weeds. 90 ef
Don't try to set hens; but when they
want to set give them some eggs. 1t is
best TO give them some glass eggs first for
day or two, 10 see II they mean business,
or they may do as the Dutchman's hen
did-set standing up.
Good clover hay, or a variety OF grass in
the pasture, will give better results than
an exclusively grain diet TO any kind Of
stock. 1t is the variety OF food rather than
the quality and quantity that promotes d.
gestion and health.
Fresh manure should not be used II IL
can be avoided, but should be composted
and allowed TO decompose. II placed on
the land il must still undergo q change in
the soil before il becomes plant food,
which causes too much heat in dry
weather.
Ground bone Is more lasting in effect
than superphosphate, but the latter gives
more immediate results. An excellent
combination is onc-fourth superphosphate
and three-fourths ground bone, about 200
pounds being medium application for an
acre Of land.
An animal Is never at a standstill. II is
either increasing or decreasing The rule
should be to never allow an animal 10 fall
OIL. A pound gained and then lost is
simply doubling the work and food TO re-
produce 1t, which not only increases the
cost but lessons the profit.
Young onions are easily destroyed by
weeds or grass, and TO have full crop the
patch should be examined often, especially
after rain, AZ rains induce growth OF
grass. Manipulating is often required, and
the cultivation should not cease until the
crop is nearly maturcd.
Charcoal roads have given good results.
They are only OF value in sections where
timber is so cheap that II can be burned
TO get rid OF il. Tho lesson for other Sec
tons 10 learn IL that IL will pay to cart the
remains OF old charcoal pits into the parts
Of the road that contain too much water.
For growing fat stock, clover is better
than grain. Glover contains more lime
for the production OF bone and more nj
trogen Tor the production OF flesh than
corn. a liberal allowance Of bulky food is
always best for young growing stock.
Grain should only be- given once day,
and sparingly, oats being preferred.
Shropshircs are quite similarin type and
general character 10 the Southdown, but
have darker faces and legs, are somewhat
larger, and clip more wool OF superior
quality. They have neat heads, with
rather short muscular necks, long, level,
broad backs and round bodies well set
upon short legs.
Progressive men who have tried the bags
ON tomatoes say that the tomatoes thus
covered were 10 delicate in color, 50 very
smooth and perfect, that members of the
household did not, upon first seeing them,
know what they were. Now we hear OF
perfect specimens Of pears and plums
raised in this way.
When COWS refuse good hay there Is
something wrong. Most probably they
have been oyerfcd. The remedy Is TO cut
the hay with n foddor.cutter, the cost of
which will beTepaid by the saving in one
year, and wet h and mix bran with 1t,
about two quarts, for each COW, adding
small handful of salt.
Remember il isltho carly-hatched chicks
that make the fi and winter laying pull
lets. They must DC matured before cold
weather; the latser part Of March Is good
time for hatcbine them; they stay under
the hens for the inst two or three weeks
most OF the time. lnfler which the weather
begins TO be favorable.
AZ soon "a the eabbagcs are well under
way they will bc visited by hundreds Of
white butterflies tthc parents Of the cab
bagc worms. Every farmer and gardener
should endeavor 10 kill the white butter
| flies, either by employing someone 10 kill
them ~ they alight or 10y trapping them
IN some manner. They ans easily caught
That tired feeling and loss 81 appetite are
| entirely overcome by Hoods Sar,aparilla,