The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-21
THE FARM.

Sickly plunB may DO iuhuo 10 grow w
an occasional application OF liquid manure.
Protect the young plants with a cover
ing at night until the cool nights shall be
over.
II is claimed by some that the peach
will thrive best when grated on the plum
stock.
Avoid condiments in feeding chicks. II
any red pepper is given at all, 1t must DO
very little indeed.
Beauty and ornament add 10 the value
OF n farm. A few trees around the house
may sometimes be Of more value than the
ground.
Hayseed swept from the barn floor is a
good thing 10 throw into chicken yards
The birds scratch it in and when II grows
up II is good for the stock.
Over 10000 boxes Of strawberries have
been grown on an acre OF land, which
shows what can be done with good varie-
ties and excellent cultivation.
An experienced breeder OF swine says
that often when hogs are sluggish and in
different about eating nothing in the
world ails them but the toothache.
ANYBODY can introduce new varieties Of
fruit by planting the seed, though the
chances are that but one variety in thou.
sand will be worthy OF retention.
The surface Of the ground around rose
bushes should DO kept loose, and II the
weather should become dry an occasional
watering OF the young plants would be oil
advantage.
The mechanical condition Of the soil has
much TO do with the growth oil crops
Lumps, clods and crusts are drawbacks
The harrow and cultivator should be used
wherever needed.
Hens coopod out with chicks soon begin
10 lay again. Look out for their eggs, or
vermin will do II for you. Some hens will
lay in the spring when their chicks are
only month TO six weeks old.
A prominent packing firm Is authority
for the statement that hogs fed for lean are
worth y cents ~ against q cents for those
fed for fat. In Germany the demand Ia
largely in favor Of the lean hog.
Coops with chicks should be stood on
little knoll. During hard rains the water
will sometimes stand In the coops and
drown the birds II placed on or below the
level Of the surrounding ground.
When many young chicks are raised on
q farm, IL is best 10 set out the coops In
small colonies rather than have them all
together. The birds thrive better II the
colonies are at least 100 feet apart.
II Is better and healthier 10 lot hens that
want 10 set do no II one has the con-
vcnience. IL Is most natural for them TO
take a rest from laying. The eggs from
such hens are more likely to be fertile.
The queen bee usually lays from
February TO October, but carly in the
spring she lays sparingly. When the
flowers bloom and the bees are gathering
honey and pollen, she lays more rapidly.
Protect the birds. Put up suitable boxes
for the wrcns. Prevent the shooting Of
6rarms in the orchards and keep as lew
cats IA possible. II Is n fact that the cats
destroy more birds than all other causes
put together.
Kerosene oil will kill all kinds Of insects
when used on trees, but the oil will injure
the trees. A small quantity used In an
emulsion may be sprayed ON apple trees
but Il will kill the peach trees, even when
used on them in small quantities.
The castor oil bean plant makes an OK.
ccllcnt and beautiful border along the
walks, but II IN strong and vigorous
grower and demands large proportion of
manure. Tho plant In said Ia .bc q pro.
tection against some kinds Of insects
Manure " complete plant food because
II contains all the elements required. Com.
mcrcial fertilizers vary in composition, and
the Advantages In their use II that they
enable the farmer 10 select special sub.
stances that may be lacking in the soil.
The ashes Of very old wood do not contain
~ much potash as ashes OF wood Of younger
growth. Ashes generally pay well on all
ordinary crops, but are specially adapted
b. the wants II fruit trees, grape vines and
aud all kinds Of vines. clover and peas.
Tho Scientific American says that copal
vnnish applied 10 soles Of shoes and no
pcated while drying until the pores shall
have been filed and the surface shall shine
like polished mahogany, will make tho
solcs waterproof and last as long as the up.
pcn.
II does not appear that Danish butter Is
oi any better quality than that Of the hest
American diaries, says the Toronto Globe,
and yet 2,OO0,Oo0 pounds OF II are taken by
the English markets annually. IL is clearly
n case in which "tho package sells the
goods"
Watering flower bed causes the grass
o. come up, ~ well as the flower seed
Pick the young grass out M fast as II shall
appear until The young flower plants shall
have become wen roolc,l. The hoe may
then he used. The FIRST cultivation Is the
musl important.
When chicks are droOpy OF weak care "A
needed 10 rcnpcrate them, little morc
green food and onions should be given.
or, u they arc too much purged, a little
powdered chalk and bone -four In their
soit iood-one toasp0oniul OF each 10 a pint
Of food is sufficient
II the cows be- dried on they will ncquin
but little food other than that secured
fom good pasture. II the COW be made
Zoo TAT before calying she will bc liable 10
milk fever when the calf shall bc due.
Grain should be fed her very sparingly.
n clover pasture h excellent for such COWS.
Every time crop is removed the soi
loses The amount Of fertility required to
grow the crop. No soil can, therefore,
Produce crops unless II Is provided with
tood, which should be In the shape Of ma.
nurc or fertilizers. Keeping up the fcrtiI.
crop. ''''
Both meadows and pastures require
some looking alter during the spring m
There bc bare or wccdy places throw ON !
little seed. II the pasture had been secdo,
last spring and the catch" was not roo,
u would be good plan 30 again 90 owe,
,he whole; giving seed rs would seem iC
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