The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-18
FACTS FOR FARMgRA
The best soil for onions IL drained
swamp land. Try it next sprinR.

-Ah0 OeSt eOll Tor onions ID drained
swamp land. Try it next spring.
There Is no class who have a bot.
tor right to own a nice carriage and
drive fine horses than farmers
The practice Of threshing corn
with the common threshing machine
steadily wins its way toward popular
favor.
1t 10 claimed that bees have Q
special dislike for black clothing,
therefore the apiarian should dress In
= light SUIT when handling the ma.
tional little honey gatherers
Feeding red pepper to laying hens
10 not beneficial unless given very
moderately. and not oftener than
three times week. Il acts % tenn.
porary stimulant. but II given contin.
ually causes injurious effects
AS a rule. all summer pruning
checks growth, and by producing
maturity Of wood and fruit buds in
duces fruitfulness. All winter and
early spring pruning favors growth.
l. e.. causes more exuberant growth
in the parts remaining
DO not forget to blanket the horse
when It is in the stable. as we'll as
when it is standing IN the shafts wait.
ing for you At the store or post-ollce.
1t will save feed to do so. besides add.
ing to the good appearance Of the coat
Of the horse, and keeping it In good
health.
The soil of Dakota, it Is claimed,
requires no fertilizers; her climate
obviates any need Of irrigation; there
are no stones or trees to be cleared
from the farm; and smooth and level
prairies permit the use Of many labor.
saving farm tools which the rough
land and small area Of Eastern iarms
preclude. Burrows are run for miles
without . turn.
1t is generally supposed that the
pig is capable Of digesting any kind OF
food that is unfit for other classes OF
stock. On the contrary, it can be
very easily injured by improper food,
and will do best on n variety of vege.
tables and grass. Corn is not neces'
sary except to fatten the hog.
TO economize hay an excellent
authority suggests: Two pounds Of
mixture OF middlings, bran. ground
oats and corn. Of equal parts, added
to twenty-four pounds Of straw or corn
fodder, will give more growth thar
twenty-five pounds of the best timothy.
and costs about half rs much.'
Mutton should be rs plentiful o.
pork. There are hundreds Of farms
that could be devoted to sheep. bai
which are now Improbable. It re.
quires less labor for sheep than TO,
hogs while the prices for choice nut.
ton and lambs are at times very high,
though the markets at such times may
be we'll supplied with inferior grades O
carcasses>
Whether it pays best TO feed the
skim milk on the farm 10 pigs or hens
depends on circumstances Ono thing
is certain. and that is the milk will
make the hens lay, and the matter Of
profits depends upon whether eggs or
pork will 6nd a ready sale. 1t will
not do to feed all the milk to hens
unless large numbers are kept, but il
attention can be given the hens it will
pay tU feed the milk to hens and
purchase pork. If milk is plentiful
At least give the hens all they will
drink Of it. as it takes the place Of
animal food.
Some form of green food in winter
seems to be an absolute requirement
II any thing like full supply Of eggs
is expected. For this depend mainly
on refuse vegetables-cabbage leaves,
potato parings. onions, beets, carrots,
apples, etc. which chop fine with
chopping-knife on tray and feed at
least twice or three times each week,
and It is eaten with great relish il fed
in small quantities. Cabbage leaves.
loose cabbage heads. celery leaves, in
fact. any green vegetables are suited
for this purpose and may be more
proftably used in this way than in any
other.
In mulching fruit trees be careful
not to make resorts for the mice. To
avoid the disaster OF girdled stems,
raise slight mound of earth about
the tree. beat it smooth with the back
Of the spade. and keep the mulch at
least u foot or two away. Another
mistake Is In making these mounds Of
chunks Of turf or Of sod. the grass Of
which. with the crevices between,
offers a strong invitation to tho mice
to enter. Tho earth used for such
mounds should lie in pulveriZed