Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-04-15
HELPS ~ HUssANoRs.


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wa tie sharp Gals
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Anal fruit
WoEx-os4 sroozas ray DC turned - 40
coart ia tais WAY T4ks a. axe S1d cAt
tks end Of toe Knob sc a&re 81 lCst estside
tie blna.ag 1aea s&sten Il, haIcis eowa,
With 4 strap a TIA OF leather, 70 the door
step, ard yOu have t-s BEST boos-cle4ner
IMAGINABLE.
asa class. pole OF running beans are not
very hzrdY a.4a ca not be planted ungl
sstl.sd rai.d weather, szy from Nay - UntA
June I. -Four plants il : hill watE hills
four feet apart each way, is recommended
Tne dwarf kiads are Tar superior Tor snap
OF string beans 70 tbs pole beans.
TaxRx Is 10 quicker or handler way a
disposing Of refuse, sods or weeds than By
ro.ling them down Ia the compost heap.
The NEST COMMON ferinenting agent used
Ia the compost heap IS stable manure
Layers Of woodrashes, Ike or salt may also
be nsed II plenty OF moisture is applied
SOME persons seem 70 think that II a GER
tan quantity Of foed VIII keep bird or
animal in good condition. twice as much
should give corresponding galn- THIS Is
grave mistake. Tor when fowls are induced
10 eat too much, and become excessively
fat, they suffer correspcndlngly Nearly al
the diseases 10 which fowls are subject may
be traced 10 overlooking.
TuEKEfs ought not 20 be shut up or con-
fined any length OF time, as they win droop
and grow weak II is liberty or death with
them just scatter their rStions around a
little distance from the house and barn and
1t VIII keep them contented and busy with
out strolling of great distance. Some
farmers sprinkle sulphur on tue feathers
aud rub IN TO XIII the ice.
Fox lice on hogs the following is said 10
be an infallibe remedy: Two parts grease
or lard and oro part lamp-blaek, TO be APP
piled as follows: Feed the hogs with
shelled corn, and spply the grease and
lampblack with paddle II IA not neces-
sary TO put very much on, and is not neces-
sary 70 put II on all Of them, for IN bedding
together they viii paint each other.
Tnr persons who plant nuts or acorns
must keep watch on the rabbits and mice.
( The mice especially have likeing for nuts
and acorns, and what they can't eat they
are apt to carry away. When the nuts arc
planted where the trees arc TO grow it is
difficult to guard against these deprcda-
( tons. THIS is one OF the reasons why IL may
be better 10 plant the nuts IN bed and
/ transplant the trees Ct year cid.
/ MANY farmers keep old sheep too long, or
i until they are 50 Ole that they fail to return
l good profits. Farmers should not purchase
+ cid sheep under any circumstances, but
should fatten aad sell 70 the butsher every
/ old sheep which may DC in their 1ocks. Old
sheep which have even partially good teeth
rlay DC fatteEed at profit, but it is a losing
( business 70 keep such sheep ia flock.
A WORKOUT farm can not be restored 20 q
fertile and profitable condition without tho
use OF artificial fertilizers or the expendit-
ure Of considerably money for fodder and
! feed. By sIullfuI management COWS may
+ DO fed on purchased food in part, and in
/ part crops grown by artificial fertilizers and
( butter ncde which viii pay al the cost end
! leave little pr~it In four or fvo years
the farm may be made self-supporting. But
much experience and skill are needed to do
! thls. A
TIE beet requires deep, sandy loan, and
the plants rs soon IS well up should be
thinned TO eight or ten inches apart for the
carly crop. Sowing for tho winter crop
should be about July or little earlier.
Less thinning wiz be proper than for the
early crop, as the warmer weather favors
the growth Of tho plants enough TO admit
! of { il standing closer. -Four to five inch
es g ss.rt will be enough Beet tops used as
greens arc by many preferred to TIE dande-