Sharp County record., 1888-11-15
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Neglect OF "saIUlhg '.i0 To"0 f5 pa
vents good butter, good cneeSe anu
good milk. o,,a
The rutabaga has been recommends
al for cattle food these seventy years.
and over fifty tons of that tuOer may
be grown per acre.
The smaller potatoes can be uVll-
ized by boiling them for stock 1neV
are as valuable for that purpose as the
larger ones.
-Sweet potatoes will fatten a pig
zooner than will corn. Ihe small
t,bers can be used, as well as those
that may be damaged, by cooking them
for that purpose
The ducks commonly found in this
country under the name OF Pekln are
moi of that breed at all, but are much
smaller. They are the White Ayes
oury. The Pekin is a royal'looklng
bird, nearing goose In size'-1"t
CackJer
THE american Cultivator advises
'apainst thinning forests by the annual
removal of wood as needed, and IN
favor of making an entire clearing each
wear, and then either replanting with
valuable timber or using the cleared
aand for other purposes
$N-If the hogs are not accustomed tc
having all the salt they desire, they
Should be brought to a full supply as
soon as possible when fed new corn.
II should be a rule to keep it by them
all the time Ashes, charcoal and
bituminons coal will be beneficial, al
I lowing them free access to ii.
Pure water is essential to health.
Dipbtheria, dysentery, typhoid fever,
cholera are very often caused by dis
ease germs in drinking water. Wells
should be at least one hundred feet
from manure heaps, the terminus OF
Kitchen drains and every deposit OF
foul matter, Rain water, properly
filtered, is the best drinking water
M Y Tribune.
1 The peach does best on its own
stook in light, rich, warm soil and in
a warm climate, moderately free from
Winds. At time of planting the tree
should not be more than a year old.
Some prefer to plant dormant buds,
others want seedlings, where the trees
are to bud to the varieties wanted the
following year. 1t is certain that seed
Ing peaches are surer to live and do
well.
! The farming Of the future must be
gradually contracted in the number OF
acres. Less hard work over broad
fields and closer attention to special
paying crops on the fields that sur
round the house, More pasture, more
stock and plenty of ensilage, this in
sures the purchase of less commercial
Fertilizer and the very best results
from the contents of the barn-yard.
-To cure gapes, put the chickens in
a box, tie piece of coarse sacking or
cheese cloth over the top, spread some
fine air-slacked lime on the cloth, and
Then jar it so that the fine lime will sift
down among the chicks. The lime in
hailed by the chicks affects the cape
worms so that their hold on the wind
pipe is lOosened, aud also causes the
chicks to sneeze and cough, and throw
up the worms.
,-With the increased consumption
of celery improved modes in its cult
sure have been adopted by progressive
agriculturists. Numbered with these
Improved modes is the plan of bleach
ing celery by setting up boards a foot
wide edgewise on either side of row
OF plants and pulling the soil up
against the lower edge of the board,
so that the light is expelled. The boards
are kept in position by short blocks
notched to fit them and placed across
the top, or any other contrivance that
serves the same purpose. The chief
advantages claimed for this mode over
the old plan of earth-bleaching are no
rust in warm, wet seasons, and a saw
Ing of labor.