News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05

| Yorker, that he finds more profit in cows
that come fresh in the fall than from
those that are fresh in the spring.
| 1t is recommended to give the trunks
of fruit trees a coat of thin whitewash,
in which spoonful of carbolic acid has
been mixed to each pail of water.
\ successful flock master tells that he
wlnterfeeds his sheep on straw during
December and January, with either lin
seed oil-cake meal or corn meal or ground
oats.
Clean up the yard and make the farm
neat. Nothing helps our country towns
more and increases real estate value faster
than to have the farms neat and thrifty
In appearance.
Cabbages that are fully headed are
buried with the roots up, those that are
expected to grow and head up are buried
fright side up" and with roof OF rough
boards covered with earth.
Corn fodder piled up to depth OF
more than three feet will usually heat
If it is at all damp. Stored IN most
weather it would be certain to heat II
placed in deep bays or in bins.
A. dairyman should keep as many COWS
only as he can feed well. 1t is not econ
omical to divide the food among large
number, when the same results can DC
secured from a smaller number, well
! fed
Though hens do not eat the curculio,
their presence around and under the
trees makes this shy insect more cautious
about depositing her eggs. Parlng the
soil under plum trees answers the same
| purpose.
An exchange says the man who lets
Canada thistles, wild parsnip, aud other
noxious weeds go to seed by the road
| side may Glove his neighbor as himself, "
but if so he must be exceedingly short OF
self-esteem
A writer in Vi~k's Magazine says that
after reading al account of how they
made honeyAss=I pears in Switzerland
he determined to attempt something of
the kind himself. He tried and sue
ceeded perfectly The honey was of the
pure juice of the fruit, and had the pear
flavor.
Vick's Margarine confirms the statement
that basic Stag, the refuse of steel works,
when freed from iron and reduced to
powder, proves to he a valuable fertil-
izer, principally on account of the phos-
phorus it contains. Mountains of black
Stag have accumulated about the iron
and steel works of this country, all OF
which can be profitably worked over and
made into valuable manure.
If sprouts appear on new set trees you
can now easily pinch them off with your
thumb and finger, and throw the growth
where it is wanted. But do not cut of
all the growth If the roots are good
you will find great deal of sap sent up
from the roots, and top enough should
be allowed for the roots to grow. If you
dwarf the top of young newset tree that
is making rapid growth, you are dwarf
ing the roots. If you allow too much TOP
on feeble tree you will kill the tree.E
Chrysanthcmums are vigorous feeders,
They should be supplied with liquid
manure at least three times a week, and
should also be well watered to pre-
vent tagging. To prevent black fly
steep tobacco stems in water and syringe
the plants The stimulant used is
chiefly cow manure placed in a tub of
water and stable manure placed in a
basket set in wafer. If large plants arc
required, they must, from April 1 to
July /, be pinched about twice week
to keep them bushy. The japanese
varieties are inclined to grow upright,
and with these the system of manage
ment matters little.