The diamond drill., 1888-03-24

drainage. and prevent the soil above
from baking. II can then be watered
freely without injury.
BEES AND FLOWER FERTILIZATION
There Is no doubt that bees often
serve valuable purpose in fcrtilzlng
the flowers of fruit trees and plants.
Where there are no bees fruit crops
are less certain than where they are.
Other insects undoubtedly help some
also. But neither bees nor insects of
any kind are absolutely necessary TO
natures processes. They are helps.
and in the towering season are never
any injury. II the weather is dry and
the wind blows freely 1t helps to dis
tribute the necessary pollen. Some
flowers, as those OF corn. the bee never
visits and winds do all the distributing.
But In the fruit-trces the air In Spring
Is often moist and the pollen Is heavy.
Then bees do valuable service.
SWEET CORN FOR FODDER.
The crop of sweet corn last Fall.
though not large. was well cured. 1t
can probably be had reasonably cheap
for seed this Spring. and we advise
drilling some thinly enough to produce
ears to be fed to cows. Thus grown IL
will not yield the large bulk of the
Southern corn grown exclusively for
fodder. but II is much richer either as
fodder or to put in the silo. Sweet
corn bearing ears makes silage contain
ing all the nutriment OF the fodder aud
grain combined. II Is not alone per-
feet ration. for corn alone is not. but 1t
is first-ratc basis for feeding milch
cows or other stock. Stalks of sweet
corn. fed dry in Winter, will be eaten
with comparatively little waste.
CLEARING LAND by oRUBBING.
Cutting tree down is quick and
inexpensive way of disposing of 1t.
OF course the stump Is left but il
sprouts are burned of next July or
August. il will not sprout again to do
any hurt. and will in time rot out Who
ever tries gruhbing out trees as means
of clearing land will tire OF it. There
are places whore il will pay to remove
n few and have valuable land at once
available for other uses But ordinary
farm crops will not pay the expense. II
Is poor little tree that does not require
three feet square to be grubbed over to
get 1t out by the root. This Is Just one
square yard. IL IL could be done for
three cents II would make the land thus
obtained cost 5000 per acre. Some cal
culation of this kind Is apt to come
over a man when he has been working
a whole day to grub out tree. The
next one he tackles will be cut down
in the old-fasholned way. and leave time
to do the grubbing
CURING BALKY HORSES.
Balky horses are as obstinate as n
mule. In fact. where mules are bred
large numbers of horses not related to
them partake considerably OF the mule
nature. 1t does no good to whip them
for baking. Whipping may cure 9TH
or faults, but never that Distract the
attention OF the horse as much as pos.
sible from what you are doing. There
are many ways of doing this IL tho
horse can be made to forget that you
and he are in n contest he will do your
will. Putting dirt in his mouth or fine
gravel in his ear may sometimes get
the horse TO thinking about his own
discomfort so that he will start We
believe there Is no permanent cure for
hal A a. a.
can get some work out of him by new
or overlooking him. and always avoid
ing places or work where baking has
previously occurred. But he needs to be
a first-rate Christian before he begins.
and even then he will be in great dan
ger Of backsliding
MARKET FOR JERSEY COWS.
During the past year the great pro-
duction OF Jersey cows has begun to
have its natural effect and thousands
have been sold at prices that would
once have seemed absurdly low. 1t Is
quite certain that the extreme prices
once paid will never again DO restored
nor Is II best that they should be. The
Jersey has It's valuable points for the
dairy and will be none the worse for
passing out Of the list OF fancIes. In
this as in many things olsc. lowering
the price leads TO n much more general
introduction. II will pay farmers now
who mean merely to make good butter
at every day prices. 10 attend sales OF
Jersey cows and stock up. In doing
so. however. they must remember that,