Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-26
FACTS FOR FARMERS.


2 "A mans character can be judged
pretty well by s,cing him among his
COWS.
Make q set Of harness fit properly
and horse can wear it without dis
tress. provided that it is also kept de-
Gently clean and comfortably soft
An experienced breeder of swine
says that often when hogs arc slug
gish and Indifferent about eating.
nothing in the world ails them but tho
toothachc.
To gorge an animal with food
only serves TO overwork the stomach
in the attempt TO digest moro than tits
really able TO, and rs n result much is
avoided by the animal. and goes 10
waste.
An excellent mode of supplying
supports for growing pca-vincs Is to
have two or three strands of cord rum
ming along tho rows. 1t is cheaper
than lath or pea sticks, and can be
more easily removed after pca-harvest
is ready.
Farmers who keep sheep should
not forget that wool is only n product
of tho shcop Tho rcnl profit TO be
derived is not so much from the wool
as from tho mutton and lambs. Wool
may be low aud fail TO give a profit.
yet shcop and lambs may pay well
Tho sheep industry may be profitable,
even though gu! .sllc demand exists
for wool.
The garden needs more manure.
This fact should always be kept in
mind. and every bit of waste that is
likely TO have any value, mechanical
or otherwise. rs manure, should be
added 10 the heap. 1t is wonderful
what n lot of manure may be got to-
gcthcr by those who keep this always
before them.
Standard roses grated on dog
wood roots arc hardy, and grow to
large size. They are apparently ex-
pcnsive ut first, but take the form of n
tree. bearing pcrpetually during the
summer Use plenty of rich compost
around them, and every spring scatter
ground bone around the trunks. Grass
is injurious to rose bushes if it takes
possession of the plot.
1t is n great mistake not to sow
grass seed enough to secure q good
stand. A peck of clover seed and n
peck of timothy is not too much to
SOW OH land in fair condition. Much
,oss would do if it all grew. but it will
not and the birds will carry of some
OF it. 1t is far cheaper to pay little
extra for seed than to have weed
patches all over tho field to intlict n
positive damage by their growth.
For permanent pasture use q
variety of grasses. Tho kind best
adapted to the location will assert its
superiority, and in time give n good
reward. 1t is not advisable 10 turn
stock Oh permanent pasture until
the ground shall have been we'll COW
cred. Tramplng Injuries the grass,
while grazing II too soon Injuries its
vitality. AT least tlroe years should
be allowed for growth before turning
on stock. The greater the variety of
grasses the thicker tho growth and the
better the pasture.
Sprouts which start from tho limbs
of apple trees after saving off should
be pulled off during the months of
July and August, as then tho wounds
heal over more quickly than at any
other time of the year. while if they
are left on until the follwing spring
and then taken of. moro new sprouts
will put out TO take their place. The
same with trimming trees, June being
tho best time for tho work and March
tho worst, rs thcn tho wounds bleed
freely and tho bark below becomes
thereby moro or loss disGgurod and
subject 10 rot