Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-05

sowing seed, and better fruits ana crops
might be grown.
The manure made upon the farm
should oil be employed first, and then II
there is deficiency, resort to artificial
means of supply from without,
II farmers fully appreciated the value
of wood ashes, they would take better
care of them, and spread them upon now I
ing land or apply them to growing crops.
They contain the essential inorganieclc-
ments of plants.
Those who have mulched tree trunks
during the summer, to retain moisturei in
the soil, should be careful to remove the
coarse litter in time or it will become a
refuge for mice during the winter. Aga'n,
there may be so much mulching done as
to incline roots to come too near the sur.
face.
Because pigs huddle together at night,
and thus keep themselves warm. many
think that shelter is less important for
them than for other stock. Their feeding
place, especially, should always be
covered and protected from winds. The
pig has little hair on its body, and is
more sensitive to cold than any other
farm stock. After being huddled up
under cover all night, Their exposure in
feeding is all the more likely to be in
furious. a. n=.
It has generally been supposed that
tomatoes which mature during cloady or
rainy seasons are more acid than those
that mature in bright, hot sunshine. We
have found, however, that the late to-
.matoes, which were picked of to ripen
under cover are not so acid as those which
ripened ON the vines They are not 30
high-favored, it is true, but still less acid.
Nearly all the tomatoes now so abundant
in the markets are ripened under cover,
and they are larger, more shapely, with
less crack and rot than the earlier supply.
-Raral Neao Trher.
Roots for table use should not be al,
lowed to freeze, or shrink from drying.
The supply forthe kitchen may be packed
in barrels or boxes, covered with dry
earth, and placed in the cellar. Large
quantities should be stored in trenches.
Cabbages may also be stored in trenches.
Onions may be placed in barrels and tho
whole deeply covered with hay. Onion
sets are best kept by planting, II the soil
is open. Parsley may be had when
wanted, by planting roots in a box of
soil and keeping it in the kitche1 or other
light room where it will not freeze.
| We have long thought that much of the
soft corn almost wasted in fattening pork
might be more proftably fed to cows.
The well-fed pig rejects the soft green
cob, which in this stage has good deal
of nutriment. His digestion, contrary to
popular belief, is not as good as that of
the COW. Give the fattening pig a greater
variety of food, and he will not only
thrive better but make more healthfui,
if not quite so fat. pork. The corn Judi
eiously fed to milch cows will give far
better returns, keeping them from grow
ing poor, as cows are apt TO do at this
season when not given extra feed.
We are satisfied from long experience
and observation that great mistake Is
made in ordering large size 3 to year
old fruit trees in preference TO smaller
size of two years old. First, the freight
or express charges are double. Second,
the larger trees are more likely to die be-
cause Of poorer roots. in proportion to the
size Of the tree. Third, they can not be
packed as well and 20 long journey as
safely as smaller trees. In our long ex-
perienee We have found that a medium
sized year old tree taken up and set at
the same time as o large 3 or 4 year old
tree. will come into full bearing first and
be the healthier. r.-P9DalaF Gardening.
The mystery Of the formation Of the
potato scab Is explained by the Connect
. cut Experiment Station: the skin Of tht
, potato is layer Of cork-cells, and wher
|, injured it heals by the formation OF new
cork layer. When the tuber grows IN
. water, or in wet soil, the cork layel
| thickens at various points, producing
many little warts on the surface, and ren
dering the cuticle less resistant Of decay
II the excess Of water continues for con
. siderable time, decay sets in and tn
! starch and tissues Of the tuber becoml
discolored. But II the decay l. arrested
i the cork layer forms between the de
+ cayed and healthy parts and the potat'
: i scabby.
r Some farmers have tried banking "a
!, the basement Of harms. especially th
i roadway to the doors, with loose stones
4 covering the whole with dirt. Thi
!. makes dry roadway, but the objection
il is that these covered stone heaps bec0m
the harbor for rats, and II is almost i'm
|. possible to destroy or drive them away
o The best rule Is TO keep farm tools house
r when not in use. II, however, they hay
d been left out until now, no time shoul
II be lost in getting them in. The wasiag
Il from exposure of costly implements
Ic enormous every year, and II Is responsl
n BILE for considerable Of the hard time
Ir that some farmers complain OF No ma
II ter how soon tools are rnsted out, th
:. farmer cannot escape paying for then
p The principle Is well settled that II is
,. mistake 10 have great variety Of appl
d trees In the same orchard. There
e. even danger that q neN ncighboFhood {
n many kinds will lead to injurious ''crDs
70 ing of qualities By the impla1tation I
lie differing kinds Of pollen IN the san
be caIyx. The great orchardists Of Ne
be York, on the Hudson, who used to sh
70 thousands Of barrels annually to the Lo
P: don market, planted and engrIfied b
ID few varieties, and brought their fruit
n great perfection. Better have an orchal
4. ~ one thousand trees Of piUpius or son